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Shannon Smith – On His Own Again

Shannon Smith served in the US Army and was in the Ranger's Regiment. Shannon also got into competitive shooting and worked his way up to currently being on Team USA for the upcoming World Shoot. Shannon has worked at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, FL for the ...

By |2021-02-08T04:14:30+00:00February 8, 2021|2 Comments

Thom Shea – Navy SEAL with Three Simple Things

Thom Shea is a retired Navy SEAL with 23 years of service in the US Navy. Thom served in Kosova, Iraq, and Afghanistan where he earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor as well as numerous other medals for leadership and courage. Thom also is an author ...

By |2020-12-13T15:30:32+00:00December 13, 2020|1 Comment

Yong Lee – Yong is Back!

Yong Lee is a former police officer, SWAT team leader and 4-time grandmaster shooter in USPSA. He recently retired and now teaches shooting classes for other law enforcement officers, specifically on how to run the dot on their pistols. Red dot sights on handguns are extremely popular. Understanding ...

By |2020-09-08T02:12:19+00:00September 8, 2020|3 Comments

Yousef Badou – Former Marine Teaching How to Stop Threats

Yousef Badou served in the Marine Corps with an interesting twist. Yousef was born in Kuwait and is half Arabic. That benefited him when he was deployed to Iraq and helped his command as a tactical interpreter. Yousef went on to assist in forming the Combat Hunter program ...

By |2020-08-24T03:08:11+00:00August 24, 2020|0 Comments

Andrew Branca – Getting Perspective on Recent Cases

Andrew Branca is the man behind the Law of Self-Defense. It's not only a great book to read and have in your range bag, but it's also a website with tons of information that will keep you up to date on case law and opinions related to people ...

By |2020-08-10T01:35:56+00:00August 10, 2020|0 Comments

Raul Martinez – Kickin’ Ass from Fieldcraft Survival

Raul Martinez works for Fieldcraft Survival as the Training Director and head combatives coach. Raul spent time in Iraq serving in the US Army after growing up in the South Side of Chicago. He eventually returned to Chi-town and became a police officer. During his time in Chicago ...

By |2020-08-03T02:29:53+00:00August 3, 2020|0 Comments

Keith Garcia – Making 3 Guns Great Again

Keith Garcia is one of the top 3-Gun competitors. He won the 3-Nation Championship back in 2014 and took home over $55k for his trouble. That kind of pressure is hard to overlook. Even today, Keith works hard at competing in 3-Gun although the sport has seen its ...

By |2020-07-06T02:11:36+00:00July 6, 2020|0 Comments

Mike Wood – Understanding Antifa and Riots

I have to say, 2020 has been the opposite in terms of being a great start to the decade. We are halfway through the year and it seems that life as we know it is changing. I thought COVID was horrible until I started seeing riots in the ...

By |2020-06-15T02:42:54+00:00June 15, 2020|4 Comments

Pat McNamara – Competition and Fundamentals

Pat McNamara served over 22 years in special operations and worked in the Unit. Like so many of the top tier cadre, they focused heavily on the fundamentals of marksmanship followed up with major doses of competition. Pat is a highly motivated individual who inspires thousands of Instagram ...

By |2020-05-18T02:09:16+00:00May 18, 2020|0 Comments