That Weems Guy

If you could start your training journey over again knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?  Matt Landfair, Erick Gelhaus, Dan Brady, Everett Snyder, and "The Magnificient Steve" Havey join me to discuss this and more.

After a two-week hiatus, we are back with a new episode, but it's an episode with absolutely no focus.  Come ramble along with us.

Chris Cypert joins me to discuss the importance of asking the right questions.

Deep inside this discussion with Andy Stanford is buried a gem that is the most accurate summation of the training-competition dichotomy. Andy adds, “Compete with the gear you actually carry or a reasonable facsimile thereof.”.

Lindy Cooper Wisdom shares stories about her parents.  Visit the Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation page.

Steve Tarani offers great insight in this week's episode.

Sherman House is the guest on this episode to discuss the Civilian Defender concept.

John Murphy joins me to discuss The Skill Acquisition Paradigm.

Erick Gelhaus and John Hearne join me to discuss Jeff Cooper's Combat Triad.

Lew Gosnell joins me to discuss stuff and LEVERGUNS!!

Ed Mireles joins me to discuss the FBI Miami Firefight and more.  He refutes several myths and offers insight into what happened that day as well offering some great information on the lessons learned from the incident and beyond.  Be sure to get a copy of FBI Miami Firefight: Five Minutes That Changed the Bureau.

Randy Watt was the guest on this episode.  He has an amazing background and offered some brilliant insight into developing a training program.

Steve Moses, Wayne Dobbs, and Jamie Meyer joined me to discuss the realities of burglary.

Erik Lund of All Fire Dynamics attempts to break the internet by telling "gun guys" to stop giving some of their more common suggestions to novices seeking help.

Everett Snyder joins me to discuss the Federal Bureau of Prisons' history, operations, and firearms training.

Tom Givens joins me for an in-depth discussion of the Rangemaster instructor courses, and he addresses the question of when it is appropriate for a private entity to certify instructors.

In this episode, John Johnston of Citizens Defense Research and Ballistic Radio, and I discuss the reaction to a recent video by Ken Hackathorn. Ken Hackthorn video Ben Stoeger video

The Magnificent Steve takes over the show this week and interviews me.

The title will make sense when you get to the end of the episode.  Erick Gelhaus joined me for what was supposed to be a discussion of one topic, but we ended up talking about others.

Justin Dyal joined me to discuss the stages of development for instructors.

Sheriff Jerry Parsley joined me to discuss the Modern Technique, the Police Training Institute Master Firearms Instructor, Gunsite, and various other topics.

Bryan Eastridge joined me to discuss the Basics Mastered vs. Entertrainment, and then we ventured into a few other topics.

The early episodes of the show were on YouTube.  When I began publishing them as an audio podcast, I missed this content; so, here it is. https://www.krtraining.com/

Tiffany and Aqil join me to discuss their Gateway Instructor Certification. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gateway-instructor-certification-course-oh-tickets-227067002517?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Mark Fricke joins me to discuss muzzle discipline.

Mark Fricke, Rob Garrett, Hany Mahmoud, and Bryan Eastridge joined me to test the resiliency of the internet by taking on the question of when is it acceptable for trainers to begin offering instructor courses under their own umbrella.

Shannon Pable, Erik Lund, Ryan McCann, and John Hearne joined me for a panel discussion.

The PHLster team joined John Murphy and me to recap John's class.   https://www.fpftraining.com/concealed-carry   https://www.phlsterholsters.com/#!diy   https://www.armedandstyled.net/

Mas Ayoob joins me to discuss expert witness work.

Chuck Haggard, Cecil Burch, and Darryl Bolke return to the show to recap their NPE Counter Robbery class along with three students from the class.

Several of the presenters joined me to recap the Surgical Speed Shooting Summit.

Freddie Blish joins me for a chat.

Robbie Barrkman, founder of Robar and Gunsite's first full-time gunsmith, joined me for a chat.

Steve Hendricks joins me to discuss firearms training, what lead him to Gunsite, teaching for the Department of Energy, and training personnel overseas.

Ed Monk joins me to discuss effective responses to the active shooter threat.

Warren Wilson joins me to discuss working with phobic shooters.

Jerry McCown returns for another great discussion of Gunsite history.

We had a large panel for this episode with John Holschen, Steve Moses, Tim Reedy Howard Marbury along with Karen Whitlock and Jamie Meyer.

Randy Harris of Harris Combative Strategies, Michael Green of Green-Ops, and Guy Schnitzler of DFW Defensive Training and Palisade Training Group, LLC, join me for a round-robin discussion.

Erick Gelhaus and John Hearne join me once again for another episode in this series.

Cecil Burch and Darryl Bolke join me to discuss an upcoming learning opportunity.

2022 TN IDPA State Champion in the BUG Division, Randy Harris of Harris Combative Strategies, joins me to talk about running BUGs.

John Hearne and Erick Gelhaus join me for part two in our series on significant events and their impact.  In this episode, we discuss some of the initial incidents caught on dash cams and their impact.

Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant joins me to discuss his Deliberate Coaching class.

Tim Reedy of TDR Training and Rick Remington of Foundational Defensive Training, LLC join me to discuss teaching newbies.

John Daub of KR Training and the Hsoi blog join me to discuss minimum competencies.

K.A. Clark of Cryptid Endeavors joins me to discuss his amazing list of accomplishments and his insights on training.  My C Class editing skills are on display in this episode.

Erick Gelhaus and John Hearne join me to discuss significant incidents and the lessons that should have been learned from them.  This is the first episode in a series.

Paul Carlson of Safety Solutions Academy joined me for a conversation.  

Annette Evans from Own Her Own joined me for this off-beat episode that I am re-releasing due to technical difficulties with the feeds last week.

This episode with Annette Evans of On Her Own just feels like it needs one of those "The More You know" banners or should be prefaced with "On a very special episode of..." as we get into some topics that are off of the beaten path of this show, but they are things that we should consider. Annette's book:  The Dry Fire Primer Annette's POM OC Spray collaboration

Andy Stanford joined me for a conversation.

Gunsite's own Ken Campbell joined me to discuss training and cop stuff.

Massad Ayoob joined me for this episode in which we discuss how he got started as both a writer and instructor, influential members of the training community, and other things. Please be patient with the buffering issues, and please be sure to check out Mas' schedule by clicking on his name above.

Erick Gelhaus, John Hearne, and gathered to discuss a study by the Force Science Institute on the gaze patterns of rookies versus that of veteran officers.  You can read articles about the study here in Part 1 and here in Part 2.  We also delved into some recent social media nonsense.

Jerry McCown joined me for a discussion touching on Gunsite's history and personalities, Jeff Cooper, and a few cop stories.

Spencer Keepers returns for an episode in which we discuss a new class that he recently taught as well as his journey through various trigger systems.  The interview ended abruptly when Spencer received word of a situation involving his nephew.  The nephew was involved in a wreck and appears to be physically okay.

Cecil Burch and I talk about stuff.

John Murphy joins me to be, well, John Murphy; a job only he can do.

Tom Givens of Rangemaster joined me to discuss Tom Givens.

Dave Spaulding of Handgun Combatives joins me to discuss his methodology as he rides off into the sunset.  

Jay Hohenhaus joins me to pay tribute to Elden Carl, one of the original Combat Masters.

Erik Lund joins me to discuss instructor credibility.

David Cagle joins me to discuss training versus practice for skill development.  Then I roam about amongst the weeds until David pulls the episode back together.

Key people and events in the evolution of firearms training get discussed in this episode.

Bruce Cartwright of SAC Tactical joined me to discuss FBI firearms training and its historical selection of firearms, and we went down a few bunny trails.

Kevin Davis joins me to discuss use of force investigations. You can get a copy of Kevin's book here.

John Hearne came on the show to inform everyone that they are wrong about everything.

Bryan Eastridge joins me to slay a few sacred cows.

Bolke and Dobbs, the dynamic duo of Hardwired Tactical Shooting join me to wrap up a discussion on the Larry Mudgett class, discuss what was happening in Texas in regards to training as the Modern Technique was spreading across the West Coast, and we talk about the need to utilize proper assessment.

John Holschen, John Hearne, David Cagle, and I review a class taught by the legendary Larry Mudgett.

John Holschen, owner of West Coast Armory North and a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, joins me to discuss individual tactics.

Shane Gosa joins me to offer his personal reflections of Jeff Cooper.

Darryl Bolke of Hardwired Tactical Shooting joined me to discuss the spread of the Modern Technique to west coast law enforcement.

In this episode, David Cagle joins me to discuss establishing a baseline of proficiency, and he challenges common advice given in the training community.

Here's the latest in my Stop & Think series.  In it, I question the adoption of traditional double-action pistols by AIWB carriers due to safety concerns. Here is the Greg Ellifritz article that I reference.

Caleb Causey joins me to discuss Range Response Plans.

Spencer Keepers joins me for this episode in which we discuss the technical and application dichotomy.

In this episode, I discuss the four biggest influences on me as a firearms instructor.

This show, such that it is, began as an effort to inspire some critical thinking and dialog.  The first effort was a video clip in which I questioned the notion that just saying "training accident" was a magic phrase that would speed up the emergency response.  This podcast is the audio from that first video along with two responses, and I am packaging the audio in this format as a setup for an upcoming episode with Caleb Causey in which we discuss Range Response plans. Chris Cypert of Citizen Defense Research and Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics are featured in this episode.

Thanks to:  Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives,   Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant, Steve Moses and Guy Schnitzler of Palisade Training Group for providing their expertise in this episode.

Bryan Eastridge of the Off Duty On Duty Podcast joined me to talk about things more important than a sub-second draw.

Morgan Ballis of the Campus Safety Alliance joins me to discuss the need for instructors to avoid confirmation bias in designing their curriculum. 

Karl Rehn of KR Training joins me for part two of his interview to discuss the logistics of hosting, traveling, and facilities of firearms training

Steve Moses of Palisade Training Group joins me to discuss firearms instructors needing to stay in their lane with classes that are relevant to their certifications and experience.

Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant joins me to discuss the importance of proper form.

John Hearne of Two Pillars Training joins me to discuss the question of do we shoot too much in shooting classes.

Karen Whitlock of Trigger Time Range joins me to compare firearms instructor programs.

Erick Gelhaus of Cougar Mountain Solutions joined me to discuss integrating pistol mounted optics into the Modern Technique.

Tim Chandler of Justified Defensive Concepts joins me to discuss pathways to becoming a firearms instructor.

John Hearne of Two Pillar Training joined me to discuss building motor programs.

Chuck Haggard of Agile Training and Consulting joins me to talk about the notion that "Cops Point Guns at People All of the Time". This podcast was in response to this video.

Erick Gelhaus of Cougar Mounted Solutions joined me to discuss a particular justification being put forth for pistol mounted optics. This episode was in response to this video.