Resolute Response

07/10/2025

07/04/2025

Independence Day 2008. Fireworks provided by the 1/6 Weapons Company 81mm mortar platoon 🇺🇸

06/29/2025

I had a great time yesterday working with a local church safety team at Moundsville Rifle & Pistol Club. We brushed up on marksmanship, ready positions, drawstroke, and spent the bulk of our training session focusing on stoppage identification and clearance.

Not only is it more likely for you to experience a stoppage in an actual self defense scenario as opposed to ideal conditions on the range, many active shooters also experience stoppages at some point while carrying out their heinous crimes. Being able to recognize a stoppage in an assailant's firearm could give you opportunity to engage with a counterattack, escape, help others, etc.

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06/20/2025

As I get ready to drop the newest book on skill-driven physical preparedness, I am reflecting back on my first two books. Violence of Mind has been out for over 7 years now, and currently it sits at #4 in Combat Sports and Self Defense, #5 in Martial Arts, and #10 in Criminology. It's also ranked 6700 out of over a million books on Audible. Together, both books have now sold roughly 50,000 copies, all with zero advertising spent!

So, thank you to everyone who has supported my work and continues to do so over these years. I hope this newest book will go on to help change the way people think about the physical aspects of training the way VoM changed the way many think about violence and training.

06/01/2025

I had a great day teaching my "Fundamentals of Concealment" class to 3 groups of armed defenders at the H.O.W. Security Training Conference yesterday. In this class we discussed concealment mindset, carry methods/positions, characteristics of a quality EDC holster, and characteristics of an effective cover garment.

I always learn a lot when I'm working with and getting feedback from quality guys like Knowhow Dynamics, ARC Readiness, and Special Tasks Group Training, so it was a pleasure working with them! Looking forward to doing this again!

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06/01/2025

05/30/2025

I'll be teaching a block on concealment at this event tomorrow. Would love to see you there!

H.O.W. SECURITY TRAINING CONFERENCE

Walk ins will have the same opportunities to train as those who are pre registered. They well also receive the same discount on a future course.

02/21/2025

My wife was able to attend a medical preparedness seminar last night by Dr. Brian Burke. If you’re interested in learning about preparedness beyond the tactical/military/shooting aspects, hosts a lot of events like this in the Steubenville, OH area. In addition to medical preparedness, their seminars touch on topics like raising livestock, gardening, and composting. They even host a homesteading conference every spring where you can sign up for many awesome seminars.

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02/15/2025

I’ve always thought of overblown concerns about grip angle as something nerds worry about. Just put the gun in front of your face, align the sights, and press the trigger without disturbing them. So I was honestly expecting to be underwhelmed when I visited HQ a few months ago and got an opportunity to test fire Neal’s new line of Kiral Defense pistol backstraps designed to closely mimic a 1911 grip angle.

Pros: After firing multiple pistols with prototype backstraps and then going back to my factory G19 grip, I was ready to admit I was wrong. The grip angle provided by the Kiral Defense backstrap seems to help with recoil control and more natural & consistent sight alignment, while the rubber inlay provides some nice traction in an area I’d never considered.

Cons: The backstrap slightly increases trigger reach as well as reach to the slide stop. Possibly an issue for those with smaller hands. Maybe less of an issue with something like a P365, which has a much smaller grip circumference than my G19.

I plan to keep working with this backstrap and will likely do a side by side comparison between the Kiral Defense backstrap, the good old Grip Force Adapter backstrap, and the factory G***k backstrap.

You can check out the full line of Kiral Defense handgun products at kiraldefense.com.

Full disclosure: I have known Neal for close to 20 years, deployed overseas with him, and consider him a close personal friend. He provided the Kiral Defense backstrap to me free of charge.

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02/12/2025

Free Intro to Wrestling Seminar!

📅 Saturday, February 22nd
⏰ 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
📍 Nelson Jordan Center, Wheeling, WV
🎯 Ages 12-18
💰 Completely Free!

This seminar is perfect for kids with little to no wrestling experience, those new to Jiu-Jitsu, or anyone considering joining a wrestling team next year.

Learn from Wheeling University wrestlers Courtney Rider and Cohl Wandsnider, who will be teaching the fundamentals and helping young athletes build a strong foundation in the sport.

Don’t miss this great opportunity—spread the word and bring a friend! 💪🏼

For more info, reach out to us!