That Weems Guy

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.

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...

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

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 .