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The Tactical Tangents Bulletin
On Jiu Jitsu, with Cecil Burch
ON JIU JISTU, IN REAL LIFE Here is an excerpt our episode we did with Cecil Burch, owner of Immediate Action Combatives, on martial arts for street fighting. "...it's not it's not a drag race, Which is what a typical martial arts in defensive tactics and fighting has...
Administrative “Tactics”
ADMINISTRATIVE "TACTICS"Jim and I occasionally wander into the less tacti-cool and more administrative topics in the podcast, and we recognize that might be kind of boring but truthfully, administrators make the world go ‘round and some of the most tactical “battles”...
Attitude and Survival
ATTITUDE AND SURVIVAL I ran a group of brand-new police recruits through an imagery/thought experiment that led to a conversation that I think is important. If you listened to our podcast episode we did with Brian Willis, we talked about what Imagery is—but in case...
Group Dynamics
GROUP DYNAMICSHave you ever gone to a class or started a new job, and noticed that it takes some time before people begin to talk to each other? Understanding group dynamics is important for anyone in a leadership role. A useful way to examine group dynamics are the...
Making Smaller Circles
MAKING SMALLER CIRCLESIn his book The Art of Learning, Joshua Waitzkin describes one of his philosophies on self-teaching he calls “making smaller circles.” (Did you know we have a recommended reading list? Check it out at www.tacticaltangents.com/reading. The page...
Spheres of Influence
SPHERES OF INFLUENCEI was at an instructor conference last week and it occurred to me that police trainers everywhere have a lot in common: Our purpose, passion, and philosophy are often in sync, and we face similar challenges—advocating for more and better training...
Backup Guns, Yay or Nay?
BACKUP GUNS: YAY OR NAY?Back in the day, I carried a secondary gun at work because, well, I guess I hadn’t really thought about why—I just did. Maybe I’d get separated from my primary, or at least be in a fight over it, and having another one would be helpful. Or...
Mantis: Data-Driven Shooting
MANTIS: IMPROVING YOUR SHOOTING WITH DATAWe are excited to announce our new sponsor, Mantis. The MantisX is a product that I believe in—which is the only sort of product I’d endorse. In fact, I asked my wife to buy me one for my birthday last year, and I’ve been using...
The Glance is the Beep
"THE GLANCE IS THE BEEP"I want to convey a great teaching point that I learned from John Correia at Active Self Protection. ASP is a massive YouTube channel that John founded to teach lessons learned from self-defense encounters caught on camera. If you haven’t heard...
Use of Force in Self Defense
USE OF FORCE IN SELF DEFENSETrying out a new format for the bulletin, we need your feedback! Leave us a comment below to let us know if you like this video. We'll still use the printed bulletins too, but we might do a little of both. Whatcha think? Mike is a full-time...