I did not learn these survival principles from Jeff Cooper and Jeff Cooper did not invent them. These principles have been around since the beginning of mankind. Jeff Cooper was nice enough to remind us that they work.

The book, “The Job,,, As I Lived It” is now available on Amazon as an eBook.

Buffalo Bore Ammunition in Salmon, Idaho has been around for quite a while producing quality ammunition.

Fighting and training during a pandemic is new to most of us, but it’s nothing new to the world. A pandemic helped the Spartans win a war.

If money was no problem for you, what would you buy for your child? Would it be a new car? Would it be the latest gaming system? Would it be full tuition at a university?

In April of 1865, Charles J. Colchester, a shady character of a man, met Abraham Lincoln and warned him that his life was in danger; a few days later Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot in the head. Charles J. Colchester was a friend of John Wilkes Booth. 

Lincoln’s Secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay commented on the incident; “But he had himself so sane a mind and a heart so kindly, even to his enemies, that it was hard for him to believe in a political hatred so deadly as to lead to murder.”

Some of us still remember Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and National Geographic bringing the wildlife into our living rooms. I remember Jim always got the dirty job, as  Marlon cheered him on. Jim was as tough as they come.

In August of 2005 Hurricane Katrina came to visit America. We all can remember the images of that disaster. Many of us were directly affected. We have all seen the failures in the systems that were in place for such an event.

The person who I owe the most gratitude for introducing me to the world of self-defense training, passed away last year

There has been a misconception for decades that people take the job of police officer because they want to help people, make a difference