JD lists some of the most important things you can do to be prepared for uncertain and unsettling times. For the full explanation of each item, check out his blog. It’s full of important information. Here is his list: First, immediately develop a communications plan… Second, immediately collect open-source intelligence (OSINT)… Third, checkContinue reading “What You Should Do Right Now — Tactical Training Systems – Reblog”
Category Archives: Philosophical Thoughts
What Mortal Kombat Taught Me About Knowledge
Philosophy from a video game. “Finish him,” was the famous phrase heard on Mortal Kombat 3 when it came time to obliterate your opponent. You might remember the drunken wobble Raiden does just before Sub-Zero uppercuts him into oblivion. Good times. As a kid, another part of the game always stood out: the opening credits.Continue reading “What Mortal Kombat Taught Me About Knowledge”
2 Reasons to Improve Your Body Language
How many times have you seen the memes on social media displaying how nature differentiates apex predators? There’s one with a black snake that looks like a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Then there’s one (see inset) about people with cauliflower ears. These memes make for an interesting discussion. What about your appearance indicates you knowContinue reading “2 Reasons to Improve Your Body Language”
Why Me?: Unfairness and Life
“No fair,” cries my son when he thinks his sister got a bigger piece of candy. “No fair,” he cries when I tell him he can’t go outside and play until he cleans his room. I politely remind him that sometimes, life isn’t fair. We see this often with children, but we don’t recognize itContinue reading “Why Me?: Unfairness and Life”
How You Can Learn Empathy from a Book About War
Sun Tzu and Spying on the Enemy In a webinar on Tactical Communication put on by the Verbal Judo Institute, the instructor often cited Sun Tzu’s Art of War. In Verbal Judo, one of the key parts of de-escalation and tactical communication is empathy. Several definitions are floating around, but in essence, empathy is theContinue reading “How You Can Learn Empathy from a Book About War”
Persevering with Patience (Perspective for a Pandemic)
Amid the mire of COVID-19 (the Corona Virus), I have been soul-searching for what matters most in life. Judging by the pilfering of the bread aisle and toilet paper from grocery stores, it would seem that many think bathroom visits and toast are essential to human prosperity. The world is watching, waiting to see whatContinue reading “Persevering with Patience (Perspective for a Pandemic)”
The English Language Is, and Was, Profoundly Multicultural — Reblog
At The Public Medievalist, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne dives deep into the diverse roots of the English language, which “has always been enriched by contact with other languages.” via The English Language Is, and Was, Profoundly Multicultural — Discover
Requisite level of skill – Reblog
Originally posted on tacticalprofessor:
As long as a person can consistently (95% of one shot presentations) hit a target the size of two sheets of paper, stacked in landscape orientation, at four yards, they have the requisite level of marksmanship skill to dominate 99% of personal protection shooting incidents by non-sworn personnel. That’s not a…
Re-framing Failure: Learning from your losses.
I recently heard Yoda say this on Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery, hmm… but weakness, folly, failure also. Yes: failure, most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is. Aside from being a martial arts instructor, I run a tutoring center at a college and I alsoContinue reading “Re-framing Failure: Learning from your losses.”
Guns Don’t Keep You Safe – Reblog
Originally posted on Aaron Jannetti:
How many of you just got real pissed at that title? Hahahahahaha I love the internet. Seriously though…they don’t. At some point in time we decided that getting a gun created safety. The problem is that there was a HUGE piece of information missing from this thought. The simple fact…
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