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Grant Cunningham, noted Author, Teacher and Consultant, brings you weekly information on personal security, home and family defense, and defensive training — along with his own personal and sometimes controversial opinions on the personal security busines


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    Should you have a "bugout retreat"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 14:49


    Whether you're new to preparedness or an expert, you may feel inadequate because you don't have the bugout retreat people say you should have. But how realistic is it?

    Living through the pandemic — and beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 14:49


    The coronavirus is an international problem — but it's not the only one, and probably not the worst one. Here's what's coming and how to prepare for it.

    Coronavirus: What we know now, what's coming, and how to prepare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 18:20


    Everyone is talking about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Should you be concerned? What should you do? I'll try to answer these and many more questions in this extra-long episode!

    The Ambiguity Zone, Part 3: Information is power, but not if it's ignored

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 4:27


    When things are ambiguous, correctly processing all relevant information becomes critical.

    The Ambiguity Zone, Part 2: Crossing the line

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 5:44


    In Part 2 of this series, I tackle the Ambiguity Zone with tripwires. What are they and why do you need them? Listen and find out!

    The Ambiguity Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 5:32


    Every event has a moment when things aren't clear, when it's not obvious what's happening (or even that anything is happening). How do we make decisions when we're not sure we need to?

    Going shooting in the wilderness? Be safe!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 7:12


    Lots of people like to go shooting out in the woods or desert. Dangers lurk in those places, though, and I have some thoughts on keeping safe.

    Retrieving the rifle: an overlooked skill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 4:41


    One of the things I teach is the idea that the rifle is the gun we are most unlikely to have on our person when we need it. It's the firearm that needs to be retrieved in order to use, and that affects how we train and practice.

    How to get politicians to listen to you

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 9:19


    Everyone says you should write your Congressional representative. How, exactly, do you go about doing so to ensure that your voice is heard?

    You are not a security camera, and that's a problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 4:06


    What does a security camera see? It's not what you see, and that's both good and bad.

    Make up your mind, before you need to

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 6:17


    How can visualization help you in a self-defense incident? I look at a recent attack and how to use visualization to test possible defensive responses before they're actually needed.

    All or nothing? Not in my world.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 4:46


    Some people can't accept that not everyone is as interested in their hobby as they are. When that affects someone's preparedness, however, it's time to say "stop!"

    The myth of the "concealed carry lifestyle"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 4:27


    What is a "lifestyle", and does concealed carry qualify? If not, what does — and how does concealed carry fit in?

    Is there value in competitive shooting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 6:05


    The age old debate: what value does competition shooting have to defensive shooting? I've been on both sides of this debate, and come to a surprising conclusion.

    Following up on the Three Easy Steps: Readiness as a habit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 6:58


    Last week I talked about the knife and the flashlight as primary tools. Today I explain why they're important, and why carrying them every day is a key to long-term preparedness.

    How to get prepared in three easy steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 4:07


    The longest journey starts with the first step. Or, in this case, the first three steps.

    Luck happens, but sometimes it happens to someone else.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 5:11


    Understanding your own limitations is an important part of never needing to test them.

    What if you can't get the 'best' ammunition?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 2:44


    Someone asked me a question about buying ammunition, and the answer might not have been quite what he expected.

    There are no defensive shooting experts.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 2:10


    Lots of people call themselves "experts" in self defense with a firearm. But just how honest are they being?

    This guy got lucky. You might not.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 6:55


    What should you do with your gun if you catch a petty thief? I'd suggest you not follow this example.

    Yes, it's been a while.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 11:41


    Where have I been, and what have I been doing? Find out in this episode!

    Announcing my new book — PRAYING SAFE: The professional approach to protecting faith communities!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 5:23


    Where have I been lately? Well, I've been working on a new book — a very important new book. And today, I'm announcing it to the world!

    Revolver Knowledge: Resetting the double-action trigger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 6:03


    Resetting the double action trigger trips some people up. Find out who, why, and what to do about it!

    The critical skill no one teaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 5:19


    There is a defensive preparedness skill that's more valuable than all the others put together - the ability to properly assess risk. If it's so important, why doesn't anyone talk about it?

    You shouldn't listen to the “shoulds”. Or should you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 4:44


    The word "should" is often just a way to avoid reality. Here's why, and what to do instead.

    Here's your sign.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 4:53


    For some reason, people don't pay attention to the little signs the universe gives them. This makes them less safe, and in this episode I explain why.

    Interchangeable chokes for defensive shotguns? Why not!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 4:19


    Choke tubes aren't popular on defensive shotguns, but they should be. Here's why.

    Safe storage and self defense aren't incompatible

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 6:05


    The NRA would have you believe that storing your firearms responsibly makes you a victim. I disagree, and here's why.

    "Justifiable" isn't the same thing as "desirable".

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 5:33


    Self defense is a serious business, but it shouldn't be void of humanity.

    Self defense, quantum physics, and negative outcomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 4:16


    What does a German physicist have to do with self defense? More than you might think.

    What if nothing happens?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 6:02


    If nothing happens, what happens to you?

    The best defense is still not being there

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 7:23


    Is a gunfight inevitable? Some think so, but I think that's bad thinking.

    Keep your perspective as safe as you keep your jewelry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 6:08


    What can Ferris Bueller teach us about self defense and preparedness? It's not what you might think!

    The fishing hook fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 5:44


    What do fishooks have to do with preparedness and self defense? It's more about what they DON'T have to do with preparedness and self defense. It's all about asking the right questions.

    When friends are strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 7:59


    A woman in Tennessee recently learned — the hard way — a lesson about trusting her child's friends, and her experience is a caution for the rest of us.

    "But what if..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 6:28


    Some of the worst questions start with "but what if..." Find out why I avoid answering those questions.

    Can buying less really give you more safety?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 5:28


    What does minimalism have in common with preparedness? You might be surprised.

    A new way of looking at likelihood and plausbility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 8:14


    What's important in self defense and preparedness? One way to measure is the likelihood of something happening, but it's not easy to ascertain that without a tool, a standard. Today's blog introduces that standard: The Plausibility Line.

    The importance of rifle balance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 7:38


    What is a balanced rifle and why is it important? Well, I'll tell you...

    Yet another tactical hobbyist fantasy bites the dust

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018 6:46


    Another no-nonsense look at defensive gun use; this time, it's all about rifle capacity and the "short duration gunfight".

    Selling defense without talking about prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 4:31


    Why do we focus so much on marketing defensive shooting, and very little on how to stay safe? Because there's no money in the latter, and almost anything can be spun to make it a shooting problem. Here's one example.

    Do you have conflicting security priorities? You're not alone.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 9:02


    What happens when your desire for protection conflicts with the life you lead? Here's one example. (Notice the change in labeling? Readers requested that I swap the title and subtitle, so they could see the actual topics in their podcast player. I'm happy to oblige!)

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for April 2, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 5:52


    What happens when you take self defense and preparedness too far? Believe it or not, chef and inveterate traveler Anthony Bourdain has the answer.

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for March 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 10:06


    I've come to the conclusion that the defensive training world is doing something wrong, something which leads their students in the wrong direction regarding responsible self-defense. Because of this, I've made an evolution in what I teach. Listen to learn more.

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for March 19, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 5:58


    The goal of self defense isn't to get to your gun, or to use your gun — it's to get out of danger. Listen to what happens when instructors forget that.

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for March 12, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 4:44


    Here I go again...this time, I'm tearing into the notion of "winning a fight" and some people are going to be awfully mad at me!

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for February 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 6:54


    Ever heard of "defensive gun use porn"? Ever read any of it? Here's why I don't like it, don't promote it, and suggest that you avoid it.

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for February 5, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 5:05


    You may have been taught to move off the line of attack as part of drawing your defensive firearm. Why, though, is that important? It's not what you think, and probably not what your instructor thinks either!

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for January 29, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 4:17


    Should you avoid carrying the gun you like just because it might be taken as evidence in a self defense incident? I think not, and today I explain why.

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for January 22, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 5:45


    What does the term "worst case scenario" bring to mind? I'll bet I have a different way of looking at it than you do!

    The Grant Cunningham Blog for December 15, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 4:47


    Understanding your tripwires, what they are and where they're set, is key to living a prepared yet relaxed life. Here's why.

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