by Ben Adams | Dec 17, 2015 | ATA Pistol I, ATA Pistol I Reviews, Student Reviews
[Josh here. I’m going to take a page from John Mosby’s book (of Mountain Guerrilla – look him up), and write all my comments in bold, italics, and brackets. Normal font will represent what the student actually wrote. Below is a review from Renae, a...
by Ben Adams | Dec 15, 2015 | Basic Training
This post is part of the Basic Training series. In this series, I lay out a roadmap to success for the armed citizen seeking tactical training. Basic Training: Where Do I Start? Basic Training: Get Your Priorities Straight Basic Training: Get Your Mind...
by Ben Adams | Dec 9, 2015 | Other Class Reviews
This is a review of another instructor’s class. My plan, of course, is to post others’ reviews of my classes on this blog, and I will get to that as soon as they start rolling in from the students at the last ATA Pistol I class. But despite being a...
by Ben Adams | Dec 8, 2015 | Book Reviews
I drive a lot. My commute to work is about 90 minutes one-way, and my USMC Reserve unit is located nearly three hours away from home. When you do as much driving as I do, you get a little sick of just listening to music, so I’ve taken to listening to a lot of...
by Ben Adams | Dec 1, 2015 | Movie Reviews, Warrior Ethos
So I want to start off by saying that I’m not some big Japanophile. I don’t obsess over giant robots, super-powered martial artists, and magical girls. Sure, I obtained a minor in Japanese while I was studying at UK, but I’ve just never been a...