“Go beyond preparing for the self-defense incident I hope you never have to go through. There’s a reason why people look to martial arts for personal development, because that struggle, that strife, t

“If you choose to prioritize spending your money on things other than high-level training, you still have an inherent right to self-defense (and) you deserve a reliable gun that fits within your budge

“If you’ve trained to shoot fast and accurately, all the other problem solving aside, just the mechanics of shooting the gun, that’s not going to disappear. Your skill level might deteriorate a little

“One of the things I do in my scenarios is, students that gracefully exit and find a way to not use any force at all, they are praised for it.” - Karl Rehn On this episode of Ballistic Radio we wel

“When most people hear violent criminal actor, they imagine someone who is obviously mentally ill, or is going to stand out…The majority of the guys that I have dealt with over the years who have done

“I’m not trying to turn them into me. There are some of us who have adopted this as our lifestyle, this is what we do for recreation, as a part time occupation, and partly as our identity. It’s not fa

“I don’t think you necessarily need to be perfect in your execution of tactics, I think what’s probably more important might be understanding the why’s of the tactics. If we can do that then we can bu

On this episode of Ballistic Radio we welcome Rhett Neumayer, who is the owner of Demonstrated Concepts and a competitive shooter and firearms instructor. John and Rhett discuss small handgun calibers

“Concealment is a challenge. It’s made up of a number of different things, that can ultimately lead to success, but it requires that you do some research, tinker with your holsters, gun placement, clo

"Emotional fitness is absolutely as important as physical fitness for survival…and that emotional fitness is not just important for your own health, but for literally everyone around you, in ways that