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Instructor – follow up
My prior article on instructors was primarily aimed at those that wished to be instructors and the path to get there. However, in examining the path one might follow on the road to becoming an...
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Fun Family Day
If you look down on “rednecks”, both the people and the things they do, then you should stop reading now because this post will probably offend you. Had a wonderful day with the family today....
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How to lose friends and alienate people
So long as you deny our humanity, so long as you malign our dignity, intelligence and wisdom, so long as you seek to shade us under a cloud of evil that we do not partake in or support, so long as you...
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Learning to program
Youngest walks up to me about a month ago and asks how you program (write software for computers). Oh joy! Now I’ve talked about learning to program before and even a second time. I always come back to...
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More stuff for learning to program
A few days ago I wrote about Scratch, a nifty way to help my kids learn how to program. I forgot a couple other things I found. Stencyl. This looks neat. It I haven’t used it, but from what I read it...
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Lone Star Medics – Field & Tactical Medicine Conference 2014
Lone Star Medics is hosting a Field & Tactical Medicine Conference in Dallas, Texas on March 29-30, 2014. Alas, I won’t be able to attend, but I wish I could. The lineup of presenters is...
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The importance of managing time in the classroom
The other day I spent a very long day sitting in the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor certification renewal class. It was a very long day (class officially started at 8:00 AM and I didn’t leave until...
View ArticleBeyond the 1% – ProArms Podcast
My bossman, Karl Rehn of KR Training, was interviewed for Episode 98 of the ProArms Podcast. It was about his presentation, “Beyond the One Percent” (8 part series starts here). Give it a listen!
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KR Training 2017-04-22 – BP2/DPS1 Quick Hits
Saturday April 22, 2017 was another fantastic day at KR Training. On tap: Basic Pistol 2 (our Defensive Pistol Skills Essentials) and Defensive Pistol Skills 1. These are two of the core – and arguably...
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AAR: Use of Deadly Force Instructor, February 2018
From January 31, 2018 to February 4, 2018 I participated in the Use of Deadly Force Instructor class offered by the Massad Ayoob Group in conjunction with the Firearms Academy of Seattle, hosted by KR...
View ArticleIn teaching, don’t criticize, condemn, or complain
In a recent class we had a scary incident. A student got hot brass down his shirt and did the “hot-brass dance”. Unfortunately, in this version of the dance he turned 360º and muzzled everyone on the...
View ArticleWhat is Good Enough?
We all want to know… What is good enough? Am I smart enough? Am I strong enough? Am I capable enough? Am I able to do what needs to be done? To achieve the thing I wish to achieve? I can’t answer that...
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Force Science Certification, February 2020
I participated in the Force Science Institute’s Force Science Certification course, February 17-21, 2020 in Austin, Texas. From their website: Individuals who successfully complete this program will be...
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