Spartan Training Concepts

Today I found myself thinking of one of those life changing experiences I am so thankful for. When I was a kid of 21 - 22 years old I was on the scene of an armed robbery. Since I had been training hard in traditional martial arts at the time I felt invincible so I tried to stop it. Before I could close enough distance he turned the gun on me, he had 2 options at that time, shoot or not. Fortunately he did not but I swore I would never be prey again and have to feel that disgusting, worthless degrading feeling of being at the mercy of someone else ever again. I learned many things from that incident that helped me in so many ways.
#1. " carrying " a firearm does not mean in your car etc. It means on your persons! If you cannot reach it without moving past arms reach you are unarmed!
#2. Shooting a gun and gun fighting are totally different things. Even though I grew up shooting my whole life at that point I did not know how to fight with a gun.
#3. Combatives and gun fighting should not be mutually exclusive but combined. Most do one or the other, some do both, few combine them.
#4. Most traditional martial artists who teach disarming techniques do not carry a gun and or are not proficient at fighting with it.
#5. I would always prefer a CNS shot ( or any shot) to disarm someone rather than a fancy Hollywood empty hand technique unless there are no other options. They have a limited purpose but as a last resort.
The only worst feeling I could of had that day was if someone was injured or killed and I was not prepared to stop it. Never again though!

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Do you like to take your dog out into the wilderness but have no idea about how to handle a canine emergency? We are hosting a K9 MEDIC class for dog owners who like to hunt, hike and adventure with their dogs, or for dog professionals who train or dog sit and who would like to have an in-depth training on K9 first aid in the field. This class is open to the general public; you do not need to be a K9 handler or paramedic to attend. You just need to have an interest in learning real world, hands on K9 emergency assessments and procedures.

The K9 Responder/Paramedic class covers handling K9 emergencies in both conventional and remote/wilderness/tactical environments, so you’ll be prepared to respond wherever and whenever you need to. Topics range from safe K9 handling and comprehensive assessments to treating the most common emergencies such as heat stroke, bloat/GDV and airway obstructions, as well as trauma massive bleeding and falls. Veterinary professionals can learn best practices for extending clinical expertise into the pre-hospital field. This is a well rounded course that covers field based, real world scenarios that gives you hands-on instruction for helping your canine friends.

More information can be found here: http://spartantrainingconcepts.com/event/k9-responder-paramedic/

We would love to have you join us.

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Spartan Training Concepts

I always enjoy watching National Geographic but when they have a Lion pride episode I am glued to the TV. The male Lion has other rolls but its main job is security. MINDSET is on full display. He must be prepared, without notice to fight to the death 24/7
If the resident male Lion loses this fight the stackes could not be higher. Both of them will be badly wounded and one may die. His cubs will all be killed and pride taken. Should it really be that different for us? Should you not be prepared to fight to the death with any means necessary to defend you and or your family's life? When the Lord chooses to take me I pray it is such an honorable way and the others who have taken my life will be mortally wounded from the fight as well. Mindset, Tactics, Skill and Gear

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Retrieving a 9mm round from a perfectly good Thanksgiving ham in todays Tactical Medical class and wound packing. Did exactly what is was suppose to do, much different than the raw meat and the fmj AK round lol

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Spartan Training Concepts

With another of our Tactical Medical classes coming up shortly I am reminded how happy I am to see more and more folks realizing the necessity medical training. There is also a growing trend that I have seen for a long time which is rubber banding a CAT tourniquet to your rifle or on your plate carrier / chest rig. I carry multiple tourniquets on my gear and guns, some exposed, some not and while I contend the CAT is a great tourniquet but it cannot stand up to the elements. I learned this lesson a long time ago and I will NEVER (with options) trust my life or someone else's to velcro that has been exposed to mud and or sand. I won't even use velcro flap mag pouches in that environment so why would I trust exposed velcro on a life saving device? Do not learn the hard way, trust me, if you carry a CAT that is great but get a pouch for it. Anyone who tells you differently has not learned that hard lesson yet ( probably do to lack of training) let me spare you that.

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Someone emailing me about taking some classes starting it off with their heavily doctored & carefully worded resume that adds up to nothing and then asking for ours is bad enough but actually very common. When they follow it up by saying there is no legitimate training in the PNW ( but have no recognizable training listed on their resume ) and when I mention Clint Smith is in Oregon they say they don't know of him but will look him up they have told me everything about themselves.
They have never had any formal training, they never will humble themselves and take any formal training, they have no idea what it is!
If they did attempt to take a class they would be the person in class who knows everything, will not listen since they already know everything, have cheap gear that does not work, tell everyone around them what to do, is the most dangerous in the class, most likely
have an ND, I could go on & on
I will no longer be wasting my time responding to emails regarding classes that begin with the persons fabricated training resume since they will never train anyway and I would not care to have them in a class.

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