When it comes to survival tools, few things are as good to have on hand like a knife. You can use a knife for many different things, from slicing open and preparing your prey to cutting rope. Here are nine very useful ways to use a knife when you’re out there, trying to survive. 1) … Read more
Office buildings, shopping malls, schools, and other public buildings have become primary targets for active shooters in the United States and around the world in the past few decades. While the chances of you getting into a situation like this personally are rather slim, it’s still a good idea to know what to do if … Read more
The cost of a Dashcam starts very reasonable, under $100, and go up from there depending on the recording time offered and whether or not it records when the car is off. Really nice (and expensive) versions will even overlay the speed, time and location based on readings from its internal GPS data. If you … Read more
As we become rooted completely in the digital age, we have become incredibly reliant on technology. Whether it is our smartphone, tablet or computer, the electricity to run, well, everything, or gas to fuel vehicles (or generators to keep getting electricity when the grid fails), we rely heavily on outside sources to maintain our day … Read more
Many professionals in the self-defense and home security businesses are often asked what works better, pepper spray or a stun gun. And while there is a ton of info out there about different stun guns and different types of pepper spray, there is less that actually compares the two for people trying to decide … Read more
Unfortunately, society as a whole has had to accept acts of Terrorism as a “New Norm.” Whether it’s a fellow countryman acting as a lone gunman and shooting up an elementary school, or group of extremists claiming to be fighting for a cause, we’ve had no choice but to accept that these things can, are … Read more
It is so easy to become comfortable in our daily lives, but you never do know when a threat might appear, and it is as soon as we put our guard down that this is likely to happen. If you spend a lot of time walking in the street or out in public, you can’t … Read more
There is so much we can learn from law enforcement officials about the kind of nitty-gritty fighting we just might have to face once we can no longer rely on them for our own safety. But even before war, disaster, or widespread civil unrest occur, training tips from LEOs can still give us a great … Read more
Don’t try this at home! Or…anywhere else someone might be coming at you with a knife. In this video, a real-life, movie-style knife disarm maneuver is successfully performed by a police officer confronting a knife-wielding perpetrator. While this is a perfect example of just how successful years of rigorous martial arts training can be, it’s … Read more
These days, carjacking is a simple reality of life in crime-ridden America (we won’t even get started on other countries like Brazil). It is a common way for people to become unsuspecting victims of violence, intimidation, and theft, all in a matter of seconds. If you are a parent of small children, this threat is probably … Read more
Zip ties are a frightening way to be restrained. Not only are they a common choice of restraint for police officers these days, but also, unfortunately, criminals. They are notoriously impossible to loosen, and a person can exhaust a lot of energy and cause themselves great psychological distress if they even try. While it’s not … Read more
In self-defense, a bigger weapon is of no use to you unless you can use it smartly. In this video, a would-be robber with a handgun tries to hold up a liquor store, manned by a woman who seemed barely phased by his attempt. She smartly utilizes her own defense and thwarts his attempt before … Read more
Many people who consider themselves preppers and survivors know what to do in many emergency situations. They know how and when to bug out. They can start a fire, catch a rabbit, and make shelter even in harsh conditions. However, when they are in the comfort of a normal day, they often take their safety … Read more
When a shooting happens, it dominates the news cycle for days. But often, brave men and women are able to stop active shooters before there is much carnage, and they really deserve as much attention as the successful shootings. This jaw-dropping video shows a very brave young student single-handedly thwarting an active shooter on his … Read more
While a handgun can save your life, it’s not a magical force field that protects you from attackers. It’s useless, and potentially highly dangerous, if you can’t use it correctly. The key is to train, train, train, but there are lots of simple tips and tricks to learn how to aim properly. The better your … Read more
How good of a shot are you, really? You might be an ace at the range, and you might have some tight groupings. That’s a good start, but it does not mean you are as great a shot as you might think you are. There is always room for improvement, and even the best shots … Read more
There’s a common misconception out there that women shouldn’t use semi-automatic handguns as their concealed carry weapons of choice because they’re too difficult to rack. While it is true that most women have smaller hands that perform differently than men, females still have entirely sufficient arm and hand strength to rack the slide on a semi-auto. … Read more
Ideally, you’ll always have a firearm or knife when stranded in the wilderness or stuck in a precarious situation in which we had to defend our own life. But of course, you never know when you might find yourself without a man-made weapon, and you’ll have to improvise. These are a few ideas for ways … Read more
A lot of people think of a Mad Max-type survival when they imagine a world after mass destruction or nuclear holocaust. Cruising around a desolate world, every man or woman for themselves, in a tricked-out armored car, battling road warriors and fighting for survival. But the truth about survival is that most of the scenarios … Read more
I thought this was a really insightful and important video to make, about bugging out in the city, and sleeping under a bridge at night. I think it’s really easy to imagine bugging out including simply heading for the hills and camping out there, but for a lot of people, being stuck in an urban … Read more
There are many guns available on the market, both for sport, home defense, and concealment, and it might be a bit overwhelming when you’re new to concealment to know how to chose the best weapon for everyday carry. If you are not fortunate enough to buy several guns or holsters for sport and hobby and … Read more
A number of cities in the country are actually very dangerous. If the world were thrust into a survival situation, you have to imagine that they would become even worse. Many times, survival manuals provide you with information on how you can survive in the woods or the desert. It is just as important that … Read more
Self-defense is a huge element of survival, not just in a world after the SHTF, but in today’s very dangerous society. To make things clear up front, typical martial arts just aren’t going to do the trick when you are fighting for your life. Perhaps someone with 20 years of experience in a martial art … Read more
A lot of people who end up attacked and injured say they never saw the attack coming, or that they saw it at the last minute and didn’t know what to do. Many people simply don’t know how to recognize a bad situation even when they are in one, and it’s getting people hurt and … Read more
This video contains the surveillance footage from multiple cameras at a convenience store that gets held up. Luckily, despite the use of a firearm, nobody involved gets hurt, including the armed robber. There are lessons that we can learn from this video, so that if we are placed in a similar situation, we too … Read more
I have repeatedly said that a distance weapon such as pepper spray, or even a high lumen flashlight, can be combined with a knife to multiply their effectiveness. Anyone blinded by an irritant, or bright light, will be unable to effectively protect themselves from the knife. Normally, if you are being sprayed with pepper spray … Read more
When endeavoring to protect ourselves we need to make sure that we are taking into account what threats we are most likely to face, not that we shouldn’t be prepared for all reasonable threats, but it would be foolish and even dangerous to only prepare for a threat that is statistically unlikely to happen. … Read more
In this video, we see a failed car-jacking from a gas station in which, thankfully, and surprisingly, no one was hurt. But the would-be thief was not the only one making mistakes in this video. Let’s learn some lessons from what the intended victim did so that we are not faced with this potentially … Read more
This video from West Virginia is a reminder that armed robberies don’t only occur at gas stations and liquor stores. Everything turned out fine for the bystanders and for the armed defender in this case, though not for the robber. Here are a few of the lessons that we can take away from this … Read more
This video shows how important weapons safety is, not only when storing firearms but when handling them. In the video we see an armed robber accidentally shoot his partner in the back, killing him. What is a little harder to notice, is that the armed defender also nearly shoots the intended victim on accident … Read more
Many people that are relatively unfamiliar with less than lethal self-defense tools think of stun guns and tasers and virtually the same thing. But there are major differences between these two kinds of defensive tools that anyone interested in using them for personal defense needs to be aware of. Here is a basic overview … Read more
I just wrote about the importance of being armed, even if you know how to defend yourself in a one on one unarmed attack. But the unfortunate truth is that there are all sorts of places these days that limit, or completely restrict your right to protect yourself. While I will always take my … Read more
Self-defense is a factor of survival that everyone needs to think about. But when some think about self-defense, they think about learning a martial art, or krav maga, or even mixed martial arts. All of these are a good idea and will add to your ability to survive an attack, but the reality is … Read more
Kidnapping is not the most likely event that you will need to survive, but it isn’t always something that happens to other people. It isn’t something that only happens to those who are wealthy enough to pay ransom, or people living in the third world. Even in countries like the United States, people have been … Read more
Carrying a knife is a pretty common thing to do. Though most people only ever use their knives to open packages or cut their finger nails out of boredom, many people carry a knife in the thought of using it as a defensive weapon. Arming yourself is an important aspect of survival, especially for … Read more
This video is of a brazen daytime home invasion. It shows two men with knives in hand enter a home and search it room by room. Luckily the intruders never get a chance to assault, or kill, anyone inside the home. When you watch this video take note of these things: This attack … Read more
This CCTV footage is reportedly from Brazil and shows what appears to be an off-duty cop fighting off two “armed” robbers. The video description says that the guns they had were fake, and this seems likely since they point their weapons but never fire them. While the final outcome is that no innocent people are … Read more
The purpose of a “get home bag” is, as the name implies, to carry the items you would want if the worst case scenario took place while you were out, at work, the store, or running errands. It is not meant to be a long-term survival kit, or even a bug-out bag, it is only … Read more
As I’ve confessed before, I have a slight addiction to CCTV footage. It’s a little morbid, but not without its benefits. A lot can be learned from watching attacks and attempted robberies. You don’t have to wonder about what works in the real world (on the street instead of in the gym), you can … Read more
This video is of an attempted armed robber at a gas pump. “Attempted” because of the would-be victims was armed and put an end to the threat. Take a look at the video and watch as this armed defender reacts perfectly to the threat of an armed attacker. The man in blue is the … Read more