Praise in Public, Criticize in Private

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A Fundamental Concept in Defensive Firearms Instruction -Kind Acknowledgement to Joe Kalil for his many years of developing instructors and demonstrating the “Praise in public, Criticize in Private” principle in every skill and certification course I have taken under his instruction. Criticize With Care: We have all been there at one point in our lives… a … Read more

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Owning Your Failures

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Defensive shooting is a skill.  It takes time, effort, focus and concentration to build those skills.  While there are many people born with natural athletic abilities or natural gifts of intellectuality and creativity, there are two significant traits which permeate those we look up to as great shooters.  They put the time and effort in, … Read more

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The Defensive Firearms Instructor Community

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 – Special thanks and acknowledgements to Jeff Chastain of NotToday Firearms Training (Nottoday.us) for contributions to this article. Competition in the Concealed Carry Instruction Arena Within the concealed carry training community, there is a great deal of competition.  Every instructor out there believes the program he/she teaches has great worth and they in turn have … Read more

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