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447 - Strength, Power, Speed & Agility with Brandon Powers
Episode 447
Monday, October 22, 2018 • Duration 01:57:37
Strength, Power, Speed and Agility Episode 447 - Physical Fitness with Brandon Powers
This is episode 447 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.
In this week’s show we take a serious look at the details of physical fitness with Brandon Powers.
Who is Brandon Powers
Brandon has a serious resume when it comes to service and understanding of physical fitness.
United States Coast Guard 2001-2008
UW-La Crosse 2011; BS Exercise and Sport Science - Fitness, Minor in Nutrition, Concentrations in Strength and Conditioning as well as Coaching Competitive Athletics
Ohio University 2013; MS Recreational and Sport Science
Strength and Conditioning Coaching experience at the D1 and D3 levels
Exercise Physiologist at Ellsworth Air Force Base training military and police
Currently doing online/distance coaching through On Target Performance
Competitive USPSA shooter - Master Class
COO of Fireline Shooting & Training Center
Husband and father. Been married for 8 years and have 5 year old little girl and 4 year old little boy
Today We Talk About:
The performance pyramid (movement, performance, skill)
Specific Purpose Prep (SPP) vs General Purpose Prep (GPP)
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In today’s Exclusive Patron only portion of the podcast we talk about beer, being a Coastie and important Coast Guard History and more nitty gritty details.
Again, check out safetysolutionsacademy.com/support for more information on how you can gain access to the exclusive patron only content.
Purchase a MagFIX Today
The MagFIX is an improved magazine base pad and sleeve for the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. The MagFIX:
Locks the sleeve in place for smooth and fast reloads
Provides improved grip on the magazine for a better grip on the gun and magazine
Helps empty mags drop free so that you can get your gun back up and running quickly when you need to most!
You can check out the MagFIX by heading to MagFIX.co to learn more or to make a purchase or you can find the MagFIX on Amazon here!
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Mental Health and Guns with Michael Sodini
Episode 446
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 • Duration 01:56:58
This is episode 444 of the SSA Podcast and I am so pleased that you have joined us.
The topic/guest of this week’s show is Michael Sodini of Eagle Imports and Walk the Talk America a pro-Second Amendment, non-profit organization dedicated to helping to bring awareness to the issues that surround firearms and mental health.
Struggling with a Mental Health Crisis? Call 1-800-273-TALK - OR - Text MHA to 741741 Topic Intro/Guest Bio
ASU Grad with a degree in communications
Spent time in fashion modeling and real estate before working for the family business, Eagle Imports
Became President of Eagle Imports in 2009
Partner in Avidity Arms
In 2018 formed WTTA a non-profit organization dedicated to making positive change in relationship to mental health, and firearm awareness.
What we talk about in today’s show:
What it’s like to own a firearms business based in New Jersey
How being a fashion model breeds a sense of humor
Stigma and how it impacts what we do and what we don’t do
How the Second Amendment community thrusts stigma onto others to avoid being stigmatized ourselves
How people like Colion Noir, Rob Pincus and Maj Toure are doing to change the firearms industry
Initiatives that WTTA are actively working on
What link mental illness and violence really have compared to what we believe they have
Why trauma mitigation can be a linch pin for preventing violence
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437 - Chuck Haggard on J-frames and Pocket Poppers
Season 1 · Episode 437
Monday, January 8, 2018 • Duration 01:15:16
Welcome to the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast! If you are working to sort out the complexities of personal protection, increase the efficiency of your defensive training and demystify the tools you need to keep yourself and those that you love safe then the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast is the place of you!
I am your host Paul Carlson and I am so glad have joined me today. You can contact me by sending comments, questions and topics for future shows to paul@safetysolutionsacademy.com I would love to hear from you!
This is episode 437 of the Safety Solutions Academy podcast and in today’s episode we will be our month of content focused on the J-frame revolver. You could think of it as J-frame January if you like. We have 4 revolver centric podcasts recorded and ready to launch with supporting blog posts and unique video content that is certain to help you learn a thing or two about revolvers.
Last week we spoke to Massad Ayoob on revolvers you can listen to that episode by simply heading to safefysolutionsacademy.com/436 and you can stay on top of all the J-frame content by heading to safefysolutionsacademy.com/jframe
This week we will take our J-frame content in another direction as we talk with Chuck Haggard of Agile Training and Consulting.
Chuck is a career law enforcement officer who retired as a Lt. from the City of Topeka Police Department and resumed his career in LE in a rather unique situation as a LE officer, fire fighter, and air crash rescue at a Kansas airport and it’s surrounding community.
I have had the opportunity to train in and observe Chuck as an instructor in multiple courses both at the and at . Several of those classes were classes specifically related to effectively shooting small guns.
436 - S&W J-Frame January with Massad Ayoob
Episode 436
Monday, January 1, 2018 • Duration 01:16:25
Welcome to the Safety Solutions Academy podcast! If you are working to sort out the complexities of personal protection, increase the efficiency of your defensive training and demystify the tools you need to keep yourself and those that you love safe then the Safety Solutions Academy podcast is the place of you!
I am your host Paul Carlson and I am so glad have joined me today. You can contact me by sending comments, questions and topics for future shows to paul@safetysolutionsacademy.com I would love to hear from you!
This is episode 436 of the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast and in today’s episode we will be kicking off an entire month of content that will be focused on the J-Frame revolver. You could think of it as J-Frame January if you like. We have 4 revolver centric podcasts recorded and ready to launch with supporting blog posts and unique video content that is certain to help you learn a thing or two about revolvers.
As far as I am concerned there is no better way to start off a month on the small wheel guns than by talking to a man that is a legend in the gun industry and is himself an accomplished revolver shooter, Massad Ayoob.
Mas is a frequent guest on the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast and for good reason. He has a very strong background in the legal aspects of self-defense and the use of lethal force as well as in defensive shooting. MAs is the owner of the Massad Ayoob Group and travels the nation teaching defensive shooting, the ins and outs of the legal aspects of the use of lethal force though his flagship course, the MAG-40 which we will be hosting in May of 2018. In addition, Mas is a prolific writer and he has teamed up with Marty Hayes of the firearms Academy of Seattle to offer instructor development courses in the use of deadly force.
Today we are going to talk about fun, interesting and educational topics such as:
Who should be looking toward the revolver as a self defense tool
How you can learn to shoot a revolver better through a better grip and trigger press
How a revolver can help you to learn to get your hits
435v2 - Bright Lights for Personal Defense
Season 1 · Episode 435
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 • Duration 01:48:00
Do you carry a light for personal defense? If you do, what light have you selected? How do you carry it? Where does it rank in importance in your EDC?
In today’s episode Richard and I talk about things like:
How Richard and I met in real life and social media safety
It has been a long time since Julie has joined us on the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast and with both of our crazy schedules it has been a while since we have had the opportunity to chat casually as well. Julie and I take full advantage of the time we had to catch up on a whole variety of topics and most of them were actually related to shooting in some way!
In Today’s Episode:
Julie and I chat about a wide range of topics including:
Julie recent World Championship with at IPSC World Shoot in France
Kids and competition and when is the right time
The recent debut of Munchkin Golob in a rimfire steel match
Julie’s thoughts on teaching kids to shoot
Gun storage and staging with kids in the home
S&W Shield 2.0 with Crimson Trace laser and the rest of the M2.0 family
Julie’s upcoming hunting season with her M&P10 and her TC Strike
Women and other minorities in the shooting world, what the the industry can do to help encourage those that are something other than the typical shooter to dive into shooting
Julie’s run for the NRA BOD
The recent NRA position and why people need to stay involved with the NRA
What is next for Julie G
And a ton more!
Patron Only Segment:
The creepy side of the firearms industry and the scary face of the anti-gunners.
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In episode 432 of the SSA Podcast I talked about Dustin Salomon’s book, Building Shooters with friend and colleague Rob Morse. Lot’s of folks had a really positive response to the episode, including the author, Dusty. He reached out and shared some positive thoughts about the episode and was receptive to continuing the conversation and that is exactly what we do in episode 433.
Dusty, Rob and I dive into a deep conversation about firearms instruction. We talk about all kinds of topics including:
Dustin’s time in the Navy, “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure!”
What key takeaways instructors should have from this episode
What key thoughts students should be focused on
Why is it that Building Shooters has been needed by the firearms training industry?
A look at the terrain of the commercial side of defensive training.
A look at the terrain of the human brain and how it guides learning.
Priming. What it is and why it is important
How the brain learns
Short term memory and how its limits are the limits of learning
How we can help transfer skills from the short term memory into the long term procedural memory.
Dustin’s new book, “Mentoring Shooters”
And a ton more!
Mike Seeklander on Building Shooters - “This book should have been written years ago.”
Dr. Jeremy Sword, Ph.D. Neuroscience- “Dustin Salomon has distilled the teaching of defensive shooting to its core elements...”
432 - Rob Morse and the state of Defensive Shooting Instruction
Friday, September 29, 2017 • Duration 01:04:13
432 - The State of Firearms Instruction
In this episode of the SSA Podcast:
I chat with Rob Morse of slowfacts.wordpress.org a collection of blog posts that I would call the opposite of knee-jerk reactions and Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast at selfdefensegunstories.com where you take a look at defensive gun uses and analyze them for lessons that can be learned. Rob is also a member of the Polite Society Podcast where he and the rest of Paul Lathrup’s crew discuss a wide variety of firearms related topics.
On today’s episode we talk about:
what it is that makes Rob tick
Rob’s background in defensive gun training and self-defense
what got Rob started thinking about the effectiveness of defensive firearms training
the book, Building Shooters. What it is, why it is interesting and who it might be for
what Building Shooters made Rob and I start thinking about related to defensive training.
who is it that tends to benefit most from a two day training course
what we think that instructors can do to overcome some of the challenges that arise from current training models and from models that we may shift toward
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In today’s exclusive patron only portion of the show we get into self-defense, if it really happens and the reaction that we get and how we deal with it when people find out that we are “gun guys!”
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431 - MAG-30 Wrap Up with David Maglio
Episode 431
Thursday, September 21, 2017 • Duration 38:24
One of the ways that I work to stay sharp as an instructor and as a students of self-defense is to host other instructors. This past weekend, I hosted David Maglio of Concealed Carry Associates for a MAG-30 course. Way back when I took a MTG "Shoot till you puke" course and the high round count weekend was one of the ways I drove past a plateau in my shooting. I shot faster with more precision after than weekend.
In order to offer that same opportunity to students of SSA I talked with David Maglio and we set up a date for him to teach his MAG-30 at Southington Hunt Club.
This is our wrap up of that course.
In this episode of the SSA Podcast:
I chat with David Maglio on our ride to the airport after wrapping up a MAG-30 Course in NE Ohio. We discuss topics like:
What the course progression is inside the Massad Ayoob Group
What prompted David to develop the MAG-30
What struggles David typically sees when students are in the midst of a MAG-30 and what growth they experience as a result
The square range, tradition and history vs. reality
Surviving the violent encounter vs. surviving the legal aftermath
Sights and how they can help or hinder
And much more!
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In today’s Exclusive Patron only content David and I actually set the date for next years MAG-30and then dive deeper into the trigger press and the problems that history and tradition can cause for us as instructors and students of self defense.
If you would like to find out more about becoming a Patron,
430 - Establishing a Consistent Grip in the Holster
Episode 430
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 • Duration 28:11
In this episode of the SSA Podcast:
We take a look at:
Why it is important to establish a quality grip on the handgun when the gun is in the holster.
Why a solid grip is important for defensive shooting.
What is a quality grip on a ccw handgun?
8 Points of a quality grip
I describe the 8 points of the handgun grip that I start out most shooters with in this blog post titled “Get a Grip.”
When you should establish a quality grip?
When you need to reestablish a quality grip?
When it is time to release your grip?
Become a Patron to access this exclusive Patron Content:
In this episode’s Patron only content I go over the gear I will be using in the upcoming MAG-30 course that David Maglio will be teaching here on September 16-18th.
In addition, I review the goals we have set for the Safety Solutions Academy Patreon Program!
50 Patrons - One Patron will win a 2 day Critical Defensive Handgun Course
100 Patrons - One Patron will win 1000 rounds of 9mm training ammunition.
250 Patrons - One Patron will win 1000 rounds of 9mm training ammunition and a 2 day Critical Defensive Handgun Course
500 Patrons - One Patron will win 1000 rounds of 9mm training ammunition, a 2 day Critical Defensive Handgun Course and a new 9mm Gen 5 GLOCK handgun!
So, spread the word so that we can start giving away some of these awesome prizes!
You can learn more about the Safety Solutions Academy podcast by heading to ssapodcast.com where you will find the latest episodes of the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast.
Please consider subscribing to the Safety Solutions Academy podcast so that each and every episode of the Safety Solutions Academy podcast will be delivered right to your phone. You can subscribe and even leave ratings and reviews by heading to safetysolutionsacademy.com/itunes.
The Safety Solutions Academy Podcast is currently a podcast that is sponsor free and it is supported completely by it’s listeners.
In addition to helping to spread the Safety Solutions Academy podcast and it’s important personal protection podcast to a larger audience of people just like you, becoming a patron provides you with access to exclusive content available through a private feed for patrons only. Finally, patrons are eligible for exclusive rewards like training with Safety Solutions Academy, ammunition and even a chance to receive a new handgun.
In today’s Exclusive Patron only portion of the podcast we talk about
Again, check out safetysolutionsacademy.com/support for more information on how you can gain access to the exclusive patron only content.
The MagFIX is an improved magazine base pad and sleeve for the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. The MagFIX:
Locks the sleeve in place for smooth and fast reloads
Provides improved grip on the magazine for a better grip on the gun and magazine
Helps empty mags drop free so that you can get your gun back up and running quickly when you need to most!
You can check out the MagFIX by heading to MagFIX.co to learn more or to make a purchase or you can find the MagFIX on Amazon here!
Safety Solutions Academy is dedicated to educating those that wish to be more prepared to deal with our violent world. Please take a few minutes to check out the courses we offer:
Today we are going to talk about fun, interesting and educational topics such as:
Sleep deprivation and the problems it can cause in life and in personal safety
Revolvers and pocket poppers and why they were so popular
Back up guns and why the revolver fits so well in that role
Colt Cobras and Detective Specials
Revolvers and their reliability and is it really as good as people think?
The Advantages of the J-frame when it comes to
Concealment
Quick draw
The best defensive ammunition for short barreled revolvers and what parameters you should be looking at when selecting your ammo
And a ton more.
You can learn more about the Safety Solutions Academy podcast by heading to Ssapodcast.com where you will find the latest episodes of the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast.
Please consider subscribing to the Safety Solutions Academy podcast so that each and every episode of the Safety Solutions Academy podcast will be delivered right to your phone. You can subscribe and even leave ratings and reviews by heading to safefysolutionsacademy.com/itunes.
The Safety Solutions Academy podcast is currently a podcast that is sponsor free and it is supported completely by it’s listeners. You can support the Safety Solutions Academy podcast by heading to safefysolutionsacademy.com/support and becoming a patron. In addition to helping to spread the Safety Solutions Academy podcast and it’s important personal protection podcast to a larger audience of people just like you, becoming a patron provides you with access to exclusive content available through a private feed for patrons only. Finally, patrons are eligible for exclusive rewards like training with Safety Solutions Academy, ammunition and even a chance to receive a new handgun. Head to safety solutionsacademy.com/support to become a patron today.
In today’s Exclusive Patron only portion of the podcast Chuck and I talk about how to train in a manner to be able to deal with real violence when it rears its head. Again, check out safefysolutionsacademy.com/support for more information on how you can gain access to the exclusive patron only content.
Now let's get into today's show!
Why revolvers are great tool for learning to shoot your Semi-Auto better
A comparison between the 442 and the 340M&P
And a whole lot more.
You can learn more about the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast by heading to Ssapodcast.com where you will find the latest episodes of the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast.
Please consider subscribing to the Safety Solutions Academy podcast so that each and every episode of the Safety Solutions Academy podcast will be delivered right to your phone. You can subscribe and even leave ratings and reviews by heading to safefysolutionsacademy.com/itunes.
The Safety Solutions Academy podcast is currently a podcast that is sponsor free and it is supported completely by it’s listeners. You can support the Safety Solutions Academy podcast by heading to safefysolutionsacademy.com/support and becoming a patron. In addition to helping to spread the Safety Solutions Academy podcast and it’s important personal protection podcast to a larger audience of people just like you, becoming a patron provides you with access to exclusive content available through a private feed for patrons only. Finally, patrons are eligible for exclusive rewards like training with Safety Solutions Academy, ammunition and even a chance to receive a new handgun. Head to safety solutionsacademy.com/support to become a patron today.
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Safety Solutions Academy is dedicated to educating those that wish to be more prepared to deal with our violent world. Please take a few minutes to check out the courses we offer:
Credentials aren’t necessarily important either Skepticism - Is it a bad thing?
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear."
- Thomas Jefferson
The source of our Rights
Federalists - Whatever we write down limits us to what we write down.
Anti-Federalists - All governments eventually restrict rights so we need a Bill of Rights.
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Don’t forget there is a ton of quality content available through SSA. A great place to start is SafetySolutionsAcademy.com. Make sure to check out our blog and podcast content as well as the main training courses that we offer.
Safety Solutions Academy is dedicated to educating those that wish to be more prepared to deal with our violent world. Please take a few minutes to check out the courses we offer:
Safety Solutions Academy is dedicated to educating those that wish to be more prepared to deal with our violent world. Please take a few minutes to check out the courses we offer:
Safety Solutions Academy is dedicated to educating those that wish to be more prepared to deal with our violent world. Please take a few minutes to check out the courses we offer:
Safety Solutions Academy is dedicated to educating those that wish to be more prepared to deal with our violent world. Please take a few minutes to check out the courses we offer:
Become a Patron of the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast to support the show and to gain access to exclusive content.
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