Linked below is my first (of several) patent application and supporting schematics. This pertains to one of our processes developed after extensive research and application testing in the real world. This particular training process, when executed as outlined,...
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Superior Performance Under Life Threatening Stress, AKA Grace Under Fire
This video, hilariously narrated by Officer Tatum, brilliant illustrates the difference between superior performance under stress and, well, performance lacking certain essential elements of greatness. The driver in this video is Leo Prinsloos. He is the proprietor...
Looking Back To Move Forward: Situational Awareness Training Old and New
I've been reviewing my situational awareness material to prepare for a book project and a Zoom Master Classes for my existing instructors. I ran across this old video from 2017 which does an excellent job summarizing what we've been doing for 30 years. What prompted...
Cognitive Operators, “Operationalize Don’t Intellectualize,” and Special Operations Design
"The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental." John Steinbeck "Military Design" is the emergent hotness in special operations thinking. The Joint Special Operations University has an active focus area in military design. I welcome this new interest,...
Wisdom For The Day
BABY DRIVER, Counter Carjacking and Critical Path Design
Back in the day, when I was a car jacker, I looked like this: And I drove like this: But I was young, and needed the money. On the crew I worked, I held a variety of positions: driver, shooter, ghost/sweeper, designated marksman, assistant/shift leader, team leader,...
What I Do, How I Do It, And What’s New In 2021
Welcome to 2021! A few updates... BUY HERE FICTION: I'm at work on Book #5 of THE REVENGERS: JEFF. I'm following the more expanded format I explored in MACON and digging into the characters a bit more. JEFF is a bank guard whose hobby is impersonating police, public...
I’m NOBODY…Who Are You?
The latest from David Leitch, who brought you JOHN WICK and ATOMIC BLONDE. I'm a big fan of David Leitch. He was briefly a student of mine back in the early 90s. He was a JKD instructor at the Minnesota Kali Group and attended my firearms seminars before he left for...
How To Build A Hyper-Enabled Operator: Belief Systems
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."-- G.K. Chesterton One of my friends and students is a Sergeant Major in a Tier One unit that among other things conducts deep cover counter-terror...
Welcome to 2021! Updates and Q+A (updated to add video at bottom)
Welcome to 2021! A few updates... BUY HERE FICTION: I'm at work on Book #5 of THE REVENGERS: JEFF. I'm following the more expanded format I explored in MACON and digging into the characters a bit more. JEFF is a bank guard whose hobby is impersonating police, public...