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This show we do a throwback to our 100th episode where we talk with our two most important mentors ------ Our 100th show!  We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this milestone than by having our two most important mentors on the show:  Mike Brown of the former Praesidium Group and Craig Douglas of Shivworks. Topics:   Meeting Mike in the mid 90s, how he became such an important coach and mentor to Eric and Aaron; how he pushed Eric join the TPI forums and to take ECQC.  The Twins becoming a host to Craig for multiple classes through the years and how that relationship led to training with others in the Shivworks collective.   TPI and its influence on the current multidisciplinary realm and how forums have transitioned to video and social media.  Is this good/bad?  Who are folks in this multidisciplinary realm whom both Craig and Mike recommend and what makes great instructors.  Lastly, we talk a little gear, P365s, red dots, and some other fun topics to close out the show.  Previous appearances of Mike and Craig Mike Brown Ep. 5 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/10923969 Ep 45 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/18674765 Craig's Ep 13 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/12326351 Ep 49 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/19725887 Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly so thank you in advance.   Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers). 

This show we have DB "Boon" Benton of Threat Management Solutions back on the show.  Threat Management Solutions, Dave Benton, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania Boon is a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi Al Qaeda attacks where he was one of the CIA GRS contractors who helped defend and evacuate personnel.  Boon, Tyrone "Rone" Woods, Kris "Tanto" Paronto, Jack Silva, Mark "Oz" Geist, John "Tig" Tiegen and Glenn "Bub" Doherty working for GRS saved countless lives in these attacks.  Unfortunately, Rone and Bub were both killed during their heroic acts.  We also lost Ambassador Christorpher Stevens, and Communications Specialist Sean Smith.  Their story was memorialized in the book and movie 13 Hours in Benghazi.  Boon is also co-author of the book, Benghazi Know thy Enemy with former CIA Targeting Officer Sarah Adams.   DB is also a BJJ Black belt and an expert in the field of combatives.  This show we talk details regarding some of the classes that he offers.  A few discussed but not limited to, Low Signature Pistol, Close Range Engagement, and Concealed Defensive Carbine.  A bonus discussion on Boon's preferred 556 and 300 BLK ammo was also very informative.   One really concerning topic Boon brought up was the uncovered Al-Qaeda US and Europe attacks that the terrorist organization intends to commit in 2025.   Books discussed: Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy: Adams, Sarah, Benton, Dave: 9798986822105: Amazon.com: Books Al-Qaeda 2.0: The Upcoming Attack on the United States and Europe Unveiled (Understanding Global Jihad): Archer, William: 9798338313640: Amazon.com: Books 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi: Zuckoff, Mitchell, Annex Security Team: 9781455538447: Amazon.com: Books WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Please visit our new sponsor Training Ground at https://thetrainingground.life  Training Ground offers top notch trianing in Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tang Soo Do and Firearms.  An environment where learning is paramount for both students and instructors.   Again, patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.       

Self Defense isn't what it used to be. Jiu jitsu has become mainstream. But what if you were to discover that no-gi training wasn't as realistic as you wished? Ruben Alverez traces a tale of growing up in the world of Jiu Jitsu, only to discover it wasn't all that he needed. ECQC or Extreme Close Quarters Concepts takes the idea of a violent encounter to a more personal level. It's no longer about how fast your concealed draw time is. Rather, Ruben illustrates how a lethal weapon changes the way people think and act when in a violent bind. Follow Ruben Alverez on Instagram at @paradox_trainingAnd get Caught up on the courses at paradox-training.comThis episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.comFollow Obsidian Arms on Instagram at @obsidianarmsSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Cecil Burch is back on for his 4th appearance to talk about his new JiuJitsu academy, Gracie University affiliation.  We also talk about his collaboration with Darryl Bolke and Chuck Haggard for their NPE Counter Robbery course.  The course teaches you to think with a gun in your hand, make critical shoot, no shoot decisions, how to manage unknown contacts (MUC), use pepper spray properly all while considering being in an environment that is non-permissive where you may not be able to carry a full size blaster.  The course also has a force on force element that uses blue guns which aids in getting folks under pressure without being overly physical.    That Weems Guy Podcast -  NPE Counter Robbery Discussion  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lee-weems/episodes/NPE-Counter-Robbery-e1i5290/a-a7sigi3 NPE Counter Robbery AAR blog post  https://www.primerpeak.com/npe-counter-robbery-with-burch-bolke-haggard-2023/ Also for more info on Cecil's course work and his academy:  https://www.iacombatives.com/      https://gjjnphx.com/ Check out Cecil's awesome YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@immediateactioncombatives5378/featured Cecil Burch is a like long martial artist training in a multitude of systems for over 40 years.  Some of the systems have been Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts under Dan Inosanto and Paul Vunak, he has trained in Thaiboxing, western boxing, Sevate and Pentjak Silat and many more.  Currently Cecil's primary focus is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in which he has a Black Belt under the legendary Megaton Diaz.  Furthermore Cecil is an avid shooter and is a part of the Shivworks Collective which is a scholarship of the finest minds in integrated martial arts, combining combative sports modalities with force on force stress inoculation using sims guns and training blades to pressure test those modalities. Intro and Outro Music by: The Tactical Twins, Jason Bieler and The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra and Tim Alexander/Fata Morgana Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Again, patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.  Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial. 

This episode Eric and Aaron do an AAR of Rangemaster TacCon 23 in Dallas.  The training was pound for pound the best training event the twins have ever attended.   For more info and how to get into TacCon next year:  https://taccon.info/ Intro and Outro Music by: The Tactical Twins, Jason Bieler and The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra and Tim Alexander/Fata Morgana Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Again, patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.  Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers). 

Our 100th show!  We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this milestone than by having our two most important mentors on the show:  Mike Brown of the former Praesidium Group and Craig Douglas of Shivworks. Topics:   Meeting Mike in the mid 90s, how he became such an important coach and mentor to Eric and Aaron; how he pushed Eric join the TPI forums and to take ECQC.  The Twins becoming a host to Craig for multiple classes through the years and how that relationship led to training with others in the Shivworks collective.   TPI and its influence on the current multidisciplinary realm and how forums have transitioned to video and social media.  Is this good/bad?  Who are folks in this multidisciplinary realm whom both Craig and Mike recommend and what makes great instructors.  Lastly, we talk a little gear, P365s, red dots, and some other fun topics to close out the show.   Previous appearances of Mike and Craig Mike Brown Ep. 5 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/10923969 Ep 45  https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/18674765 Craig's Ep 13 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/12326351 Ep 49 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/19725887 Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly so thank you in advance.   Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers).   

This is a Throwback re-air of our first episode with Craig Douglas in 2019, great content and worth the relisten: EvoSec Defensive Pistol and Combatives and Weapons Integration - 16 hr course 19-20 Nov 2022 in Tulsa Oklahoma.  Replay: This week we are extremely excited to have Craig Douglas of Shivworks on the show. Craig is the father of the real life “Fight Club” with a gun or knife. His course work Extreme Close Quarters Concepts (ECQC) has changed the lives of countless people throughout the US and around the world. This show we discuss the details of the course and hit on the experience that the EvoSec crew had in the recent Olympia ECQC that they hosted 13-15 Sep 2019.   Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly so thank you in advance.   Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers). 

Craig Douglas is the consummate gentleman with a lethal skillset and personal style! He's a former US Army Ranger and LEO and now teaches his close quarters combatives courses to government agencies, military, and civilians! This is a rerelease of our conversation from 2 years ago and it's packed with actionable content! You can find more about his coursework at www.shivworks.com

This episode we have a very special guest host, Nick Davis, Son to Eric and Nephew to Aaron.  Nick is an active duty Marine, a Marine Corps Combat Firearms coach, a boxer, High School wrestler, JiuJitsu Blue Belt.  Nick is also a expert marksman, and adjunct firearms instructor for EvoSec.   We do a deep dive into Nick's upbringing, his introduction to boxing as a young boy, movement into what JiuJitsu and wrestling taught him, ECQC as a 16 year old, Marine Boot camp and much more.  Prior to Nick's story, he and Eric talk about the draconian NY State response to the Supreme Court Bruen opinion.   Bumper music Tim Alexander of Primus and Fata Morgana  Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.  Again patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.  Keepers Concealment Original authority on Appendix Holsters, Appendix Training  Offer high-Performance Handgun Training - specializing in Concealed Carry Performance.  Keepers Concealment also - proud affiliate CCWSAFE, the truly proven legal service membership company - offering dedicated legal defense heaven forbid you're forced to use lethal force.   Use code: KC10OFF and check them out at CCWSAFE.com/Keepers To buy a holster, sign up for a class, inquire about hosting a course or join CCWsafe, you'll find it all at Keepersconcealment.com Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers). 

In Episode 20, Sofia and Grace have the honor of interviewing Craig Douglas from Shivworks concerning multiple women's self-defense topics.  Thank you all for your encouragement and support.Craig Douglas (a/k/a “SouthNarc”) is the founder of ShivWorks, a consortium of like-minded professionals devoted to training and product development in the emerging field of interdisciplinary problem-solving for self-defense. Craig retired from law enforcement after 21 years of service with the bulk of his career spent in narcotics and SWAT. Since 2003, Craig has been teaching globally under the ShivWorks brand and has conducted coursework on entangled shooting skills in nearly 40 states and nine foreign countries. He has taught for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and to three branches of the U.S. military.*Copied and pasted from the ShivWorks website*If you are interested in exclusive content, become a Patreon via the link tree.Thank you to Ciguera Gear for sponsoring this episode. Use the code "SHESHIELD10" for 10% off your next Ciguera Gear order to save and support the pod!All links: https://linktr.ee/sheshieldpodResources mentioned in this episode: 1. Craig Douglas ShivWorks Website: https://shivworks.com/ 2. ShivWorks Online Courses: https://www.watchwpsn.com/shivworks-1 3. Tom Givens Rangemaster: https://rangemaster.com/

In this show we talk with Ernest Langdon about their new Langdon Tactical Technology Glocks, his wife Aimee winning the AZ Tactical Games, Ernest's experience in the Shivworks ECQC class, a Red Dot master class and much more.... Ernest Langdon has 12 years active duty as a U.S. Marine and 17 years in the firearms industry. He served as the Chief Instructor of the Second Marine Division Scout Sniper School and the High Risk Personnel Course as well as the Platoon Sergeant of a Close Quarters Battle (CQB) and Designated Marksman (DM) teams and a Scout Sniper Platoon. Ernest is a graduate of 20 formal shooting schools and 4 anti-terrorism schools. After leaving the Marine Corps and entering the private sector, he has been shooting competitively for over 15 years and has acquired a Grand Master Class rating from the United States Practical Shooting Association. He is one of the few Distinguished Masters in the International Defensive Pistol Association with 10 National Championship Shooting titles and 2 World Speed Shooting titles. He has trained over 2500 students in advanced marksmanship skills. He is a published author with several articles in print in major industry magazines on firearms techniques and tactics. Go check out Langdon Tactical for their new line of Glocks and their legendary Berreta line, training opportunities and much more: https://www.langdontactical.com/ Lens cleaners Ernest mentioned on show: https://www.mcmaster.com/lens-cleaning-wipes/ Check out our awesome sponsors: Please subscribe and share our podcast with friends and family.  Visit our website for bios, future events and info at www.evosec.org  Like, follow and share us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!!  Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below. Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path.  Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.  EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.  Use our NEW code EVO2021 at checkout for 10% off.  Again patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.  Keepers Concealment Original authority on Appendix Holsters, Appendix Training  Offer high-Performance Handgun Training - specializing in Concealed Carry Performance.  Keepers Concealment also - proud affiliate CCWSAFE, the truly proven legal service membership company - offering dedicated legal defense heaven forbid you're forced to use lethal force.   Use code: KC10OFF and check them out at CCWSAFE.com/Keepers To buy a holster, sign up for a class, inquire about hosting a course or join CCWsafe, you'll find it all at Keepersconcealment.com Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers).       

“ECQC is designed to teach deploying a firearm at extremely close ranges. But when we think that through for a second, the solution is...

This week we are extremely excited to have Craig Douglas of Shivworks on the show. Craig is the father of the real life “Fight Club” with a gun or knife. His course work Extreme Close Quarters Concepts (ECQC) has changed the lives of countless people throughout the US and around the world. This show we discuss the details of the course and hit on the experience that the EvoSec crew had in the recent Olympia ECQC that they hosted 13-15 Sep 2019. ECQC typically enlightens the patron that there is so much more to a defensive use of a weapon then the weapon itself; fight avoidance, an inoculated mind (to violence), fitness and wrestling skills are likely far more important. This point is driven hard in this monumental interview. The crew also discuss the details of Craig’s other flagship course Armed Movement inside Structures (AMIS). This class is a deep dive into one of the worst case scenarios in a self-defense, the solo movement and negotiation of a structure with the possibility of armed assailants inside said structure. In addition for those that know Craig, we go into some really interesting discussions have have likely never been aired before. Fore more details on Craig’s course work and his class schedule please visit his website at www.shivworks.com/ Please visit our website for upcoming events, AARs and more at www.evosec.org/ Also please consider supporting us financially so that we can keep this podcast free. Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/evosecusa   We will be posting exclusive content and providing great deals on equipment and much more to our patrons. Please support the EvoSec crew by liking and subscribing to our show, sharing with friends and post a review of the show on any of the primary platforms. The Evolution Security Podcast can be found on ITunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Player FM and Spotify.

Ryan Mayfield is a 14 yr Law Enforcement veteran with 10 yrs on SWAT and was the lead Defensive Tactics/Combatives instructor for his department.  He currently runs Kodiak Security Solutions, teaching lifesaving, stress inoculating MMA with knives, sticks and guns to 1000s of students.  His most important attribute is being a critical thinker and a forward thinking defensive tactician. Please join us and keep the note pad close…. This show we discuss Ryan's time in SWAT, his training background, and delve deep into his training philosophy.  Full Bio Kodiak Security Solutions, LLC “Small Batch” training Since 2001—“MMA w/knives, sticks, and guns” Heavily influenced by Patrol lab results and pre-LE encounters Personally coached 1000s of students between Kodiak, the academy, the PD, and my time as a Criminology Director at a local college. Edged-weapon defense/offense is a specialty   14yrs full-time PD (medically retired 2013, knees) 10yrs on SWAT (Scout/Sniper, Tactical Tracker) Patrol, Street Crimes Unit (High Risk Felon Apprehension Unit) veteran Lead Department DT/Combatives Instructor and Coordinator Lead California P.O.S.T. Academy DT Instructor Multiple critical incidents, decorated   Childhood Single mom Both parents fairly renowned horse trainers Grew-up showing and rodeoing Gave riding lessons and broke colts from age 12 through college Horses shaped me as a coach and affected my combative approach/mindset later in life Played college baseball, catcher    Martial Arts Kickboxing—Gene Fields, fought at Strikeforce in 1999 CA P.O.S.T. Advanced DT Cert, Aiki-jujitsu/Catch wrestling, Don Cameron & Dave Rose Brazilian Jiu-jitsu “20 year blue belt” under Paul Mendoza, Ralph Gracie BB Multiple ECQC 1/2 grad, and ECQC 3/4 (limited run) Performance Group Leader, JKDU, Burton Richardson Sayoc Tactical Group, Tom Kier Kempo—Ed Bradly Kajukenbo—Tom Theofanopoulos Daito Ryu Aiki-jujitsu—Jim Cummins under Dave Dahmen under Kiyama Sensei Dozens of private-sector classes If you like the show please share, subscribe and right a review, it helps us in our ratings and helps increase our listenership.  Like and Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @evosecusa and visit our web site at www.evosec.org/ for upcoming events and class schedules.  Please visit our sponsor Tenicor at www.tenicor.com and visit there Instagram @tenicorusa The are makers of industry leading product specializing in AIWB holsters such as their Velo 4. 

ECQC After Action Review: This week the EvoSec crew does an AAR of the 13-15 Sep 2019 Olympia WA Extreme Close Quarters Concepts (ECQC) course with Craig Douglas.  EvoSec hosted the event.  If you are serious about self-defense, this course is a must, it is life saving and life changing.  The ShivWorks Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC) course is a two-and-a-half-day (20-hour) block of instruction that offers a multi-disciplinary approach to building functional, combative handgun skills at zero to five feet. The course is designed to instill core concepts of seamless integration and provide the platform for aggressive problem solving during a life or death struggle at arm’s length or closer. We emphasize the common body mechanics that apply across different skill sets. That way, all combative software is reinforcing. Once students’ skill sets are ingrained, they will be stress inoculated with force-on-force drills using marking cartridges and protective equipment. Please subscribe and share our podcast and visit our Instagram and Facebook @evosecusa, and visit our website for upcoming events and more information www.evosec.org/        

This week we welcome Rich Brown of the American Warrior Society.   https://americanwarriorsociety.com/  Rich is a retired Marine Officer, a former police officer, an accomplished competitive shooter, and a life time martial artist.  He is co-owner of AWS and is also co-host of the industry leading AWS podcast.  In this show we talk about Rich's life as a Marine, his time in corrections and LE, his early days of teaming with Mike Seeklander, and his philosophy on developing mindset through hard training and pressure testing.  Please support Rich and the AWS crew by subscribing and sharing their podcast on iTunes or your preferred platform, the information and instruction provided is lifesaving.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-warrior-show/id969281516 

Earlier this year we had Craig Douglas on the show to talk a little about his expertise in the self-defense world. Craig runs a company called Shivworks, and their flagship course is called Extreme Close Quarters Concepts (ECQC). ECQC specializes in clinched/entangled or "0-5 feet" fights that often involve knives and guns. Jim went to ECQC and tonight we're talking about his after-action report and lessons learned. Check out why ECQC is one of the best self-defense courses available.  Previous Episodes mentioned: Road Rage (6), Massad Ayoob (14), Craig Douglas (21) Fast Transients Bulletins mentioned: Situational Awareness, The Tactical Athlete Videos (also search Facebook and Youtube): http://shivworks.com/class-videos/ Check out our sponsor, Riton Optics! Use the discount code TacTangents and be sure to tell them that we sent you. Remember that we publish new episodes on the 1st and the 15th of every month! Find us on Facebook @TacTangents or email us at info@tacticaltangents.com www.tacticaltangents.com Intro music credit: Bensound.com

Craig Douglas is a retired SWAT and undercover narcotics cop who started a company called Shivworks, specializing in close-range and entangled gunfighting and knife defense. His classes and training philosophies are legendary, and he joined us on the podcast to discuss some of those things. He also has courses dealing with solo building searches and fighting in a vehicle, which both present a pretty unique set of problems. Listen us to pick Craig's brain about pressure-testing tactics and techniques, edged weapons, de-escalation, and the right time to draw or use a gun. Be sure to check out Craig's open-enrollment classes, he travels all over! www.shivworks.com Entanglement Considerations Verbal Agility (Trigger Time TV) Managing a Stranger's Approach Remember that we publish new episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month! Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @TacTangents, or email us info@tacticaltangents.com.  Now sponsored by Riton Optics! Use discount code TacTangents for 15% off, or contact them for deeper Military and Public Safety discounts. Be sure you let them know that we sent you in the comments field! Good gear, great prices, and a bulletproof lifetime warranty. www.ritonoptics.com

This is my after action report of the Full Contact Gun Fighting course offered by Aaron Little of Performance Edge Training.