Understanding Sight Alignment & Sight Picture in the Context of Defensive Shooting (Videos).

Sight Alignment and Sight Picture are not part of the most basic fundamentals of intuitive defensive shooting… but they are an incredibly important part of controlling deviation during very plausible shooting situations that could be faced by someone carrying a gun for personal defense or as part of their profession. Target Shooters all learn about SA&SP [...]

Gander Mountain Academy and I.C.E. Training Company are Teaming Up for a FIRST EVER Event!

  Next Month, I will be conducting the FIRST EVER Live Video-cast defensive firearms training event utilizing the six amazing new facilities that Gander Mountain has built around the country. If you are anywhere near a GMA Location, Sign up for this unique opportunity! Each location will have instructors that I have personally trained to [...]

Staying True to Foundational Principles while Evolving, The 2011 Combat Focus Shooting Instructor Conference

    The 2011 Combat Focus Shooting Instructor Conference ended yesterday. An intense 4 days, averaging about 17 hours of activity each day, ended with an hour long debrief in our hotel lobby before going out for dinner and beverages one last time. The debrief brought out a lot of great points about the experiences [...]

Happy Halloween from I.C.E. Training Company… watch out for Zombies!

Being Wrong is Important… and, admitting it is too! – (Or: Why Rob Pincus prefers the 9mm over the .40 for personal defense)

As followers of the DRTV Blog for the past few years know, I don’t publish a newsletter very often.  A few times a year, I share an update with our followers and those interested in our programs, but we try not to overrun inboxes with something every week or even every month. I like to [...]

Consider Joining the USCCA for the Educational Benefits!

I have been a member of the US Concealed Carry Association Board of Advisors, along with my Best Defense co-host Michael Bane, for over a year now… and I am more convinced than ever that the educational benefits of being a member are more than worth the price. I am committed to helping The USCCA [...]

Congrats to Mike Seeklander AND to fans of The Best Defense!

Michael Bane made the official announcement a few days ago that Mike Seeklander will be stepping into the Firearms Instructor/Host role in the Best Defense Series starting in January 2012, as I step aside to create space for this new perspective as well as create more time for the many of other projects that I [...]

Important New DVDs that Answer the “Why?” Questions about Tactical Training!

Two new additions to the Personal Firearms Defense Video Series: “The Body’s Natural Reactions” and “Lessons from the Street”  go a long way to answering incredibly important Why? Questions that often get asked about the techniques and methods that we teach in the Combat Focus® Shooting program or about what people should be training in [...]

Tactical Athlete programs for Efficient Fitness

Functional Fitness is all about exercising in a way that efficiently prepares you to use your body to participate in sports, live your daily life, perform you job and, possibly, get through a life threatening situation with as little trouble as possible. “Functional Fitness” is a buzz-term that has been made popular by Crossfit and [...]

Spring Training Season begins… and heads Across the Country!

This week I began the Spring 2011 Training Season. Since I really started as a full time trainer, the spring has always been a busy time, but the last few have really distinguished themselves as being incredibly packed with courses. Having courses back-to-back is always a great thing, but bouncing all around the country without [...]