In the world of physical defense, you’re trained to stay vigilant, assessing your environment and the people around you. Social engineering is the cyber version of psychological warfare, where a malicious actor tries to manipulate you into making a critical mistake—giving away sensitive information or access. Much like an attacker might try to lure you into a dangerous situation in the physical world, social engineers play on trust, fear, urgency, and even empathy to trick you into lowering your defenses. Understanding the Threat At Tactical Response, we teach the importance of being mentally tough and prepared for deceptive tactics in...

Preparing for Death If you have ever come to one of our Fighting Pistol classes, then you have sat through the mindset lecture. While I am not going to go into detail over what that entails (don’t want to ruin it for those who have yet to hear it), I am going to touch on an important part of the lecture that gets discussed. I am going to talk about simple steps you can take to help you better prepare for your own death. This is an uncomfortable topic for some to talk about, but it is something we need...

Another year, another Alumni Weekend! If you've never made it to one, I hate to say it, but you're missing out. Outside of all the great instruction you get from the guest instructors, this is a chance for a bunch of like minded people to hang out over a weekend and make some memories. I've talked about Alumni Weekend to a host of students these past 10 years or so, and the best description I can give is it's really just a big ol' family reunion (but better because you don't have to deal with that weird uncle).   I...

I’ve been doing some thinking lately (yes, I know that sounds dangerous) about sights and what we need them for. Bear with me on this, but we need to use our sights to make accurate hits on whatever we’re aiming at. Using sight alignment and sight picture in conjunction with a proper trigger press and follow through is what allows us to brag to our friends about how much of a better shot we are than them. The thing that has been itching my brain lately, and what started this little post, is that we have to actually be able...

  Kayla shot her first firearm when she was three years old and took her first formal firearms training class when she was nine. She got her first carry pistol, a Robar Glock 19, when she was in the 8th grade. She has been able to carry a concealed handgun daily since she was 18, and she has.  Kayla took an interest in all things medical after her first “Immediate Action Medical” class in 2007. After becoming a mom and realizing she had the stomach for it, she went to nursing school and graduated with honors. She was a Nurse in...

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NOTE: This article is the property of SWAT magazine and is posted here with their permission. It is copyrighted and may not be copied or used in any way without the permission of SWAT magazine. Guns and Gear of the Civilian Contractor in Iraq Being a Civilian Contractor providing security has to be one of the most unique occupations ever. The term “mercenary” gets thrown around quite a bit and although it may technically be correct it doesn’t adequately describe the professionalism of most of the people in the industry. Yes there are guys who are doing this purely for...

By: James Yeager There are two groups of people who shoot IDPA and I have no problem with either. One group are the “Gamers” who are constantly trying new guns, gear and techniques to make them faster and more likely to win. They are in it purely to win, and they do win, so they are accomplishing their goal. The other group is the “Martial Artists” who are there purely to prepare for violent confrontations. They have no need “win” the match. They feel no sense of failure after they loose because they knew they were going to loose before...