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The Safety Solutions Academy Podcast focuses on the mindset, tactics and skills needed to survive a violent encounter. At SSA we focus on reality. This means we understand the skills, the stress, and the instinctive reaction that law abiding citizens can use to survive a violent encounter whether fighting with a gun or simply their body. Tune in to learn the truth about safety and violent encounters.

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Breakthrough Military Grade Gun Cleaning Solvent

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2014/10/17

When it comes to shooting, cleaning my guns afterwards is one of my least favorite parts. Gun cleaning is messy, it smells and there is no doubt that making the wrong choice in solvents can lead to problems including damage to your firearms. Breakthrough military grade weapon cleaning solvent helps to cure some of those pains. Breakthrough is a non-toxic distilled petroleum product that removes carbon, lead and copper fouling without damaging the metal, finish, polymers or wood attached to your

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0349 - Rob Pincus and the Personal Defense Network...

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2014/09/10

Rob Pincus is the owner of ICE Training, the developer of the Combat Focus Shooting Program, Executive Editor of the PErsonal Defense Network and the man is a serious nomad. We took some time to chat about the new Personal Defense Network DVD release which includes 14 new feature length videos from a variety of outstanding defensive instructors on a whole host of important topics. You can purchase the videos by following this link to the ICE Training Store.Make sure to click here to check out the

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0339 - Ohio Concealed Carry Law Reform

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2014/09/04

I found this podcast hiding in the files from 2013 and it appears that it was never published. I wanted to make sure it got out there. It it is a repeat, I hope you enjoy it AGAIN!

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0348 – Concealed Carry in Difficult Situations

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2014/06/27

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt it was important to have your concealed carry handgun but you weren’t able to because of challenging limitations? Maybe it was some kind of athletic endeavor that limited you. Or it could be that a required wardrobe was holding you back. Maybe it was […] The post 0348 – Concealed Carry in Difficult Situations appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0346 – Modifying training to ensure safety with...

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2014/03/23

If you spend any reasonable amount of time training with firearms, you are likely to run across a situation that is less than ideal. Weather can be tough. Ranges can be problematic. There can be all kinds of issues that can pop up. When things don’t go the way we want them to with regards […] The post 0346 – Modifying training to ensure safety with Daniel Shaw appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0345 – Interview with Massad Ayoob

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2014/03/13

One of the advantages of being a Professional Defensive Firearms Instructor and the host of a popular podcast is that I get to spend time with some of the outstanding individuals in the industry. There are few that have been around as long and have such a strong expertise as Massad Ayoob. Mas is an […] The post 0345 – Interview with Massad Ayoob appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0344 – Interview with Firearms Instructor Claude Werner

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2014/02/04

Today we revisit SHOT Show and talk with Claude Werner. Claude approaches self-defense and concealed carry from an analytic and unique position in comparison to the majority of instructors that are out there and as a result Claude tends to see things in a bit of a different light than others. I always appreciate the […] The post 0344 – Interview with Firearms Instructor Claude Werner appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0343 – An Interview with Steve About PTSD, TBI,...

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2014/01/27

I’m not going to include a lot of text with this podcast. You see, with most shows I have some sort of a goal when I start out. And I guess this show isn’t really that much different. I had a goal. With some listeners I will probably achieve that goal. At the same time, […] The post 0343 – An Interview with Steve About PTSD, TBI, Missing Body Parts and Crushing Life Anyway appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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An Interview with Paul Leitner-Wise at SHOT Show 2014

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2014/01/27

Over the years SHOT Show has been the place where I have had the opportunity to sit down with some influential people in the industry. This year was no different. Among those who I sat and talked with was Paul Leitner-Wise of Leitner-Wise Manufacturing. Don’t forget to check out the details on the MAG-20 course […] The post An Interview with Paul Leitner-Wise at SHOT Show 2014 appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0341 – An Interview with Robert Farago of...

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2014/01/22

Today we share our impromptu and informal conversation with Robert Farago from The Truth About Guns. I was set up for interviews in the press room when Robert sat down and asked, “What are we going to talk about?” Being the guy I am, I pressed record and here is the result. We talk about […] The post 0341 – An Interview with Robert Farago of www.TheTruthAboutGuns.com appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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8 Holiday Safety Tips: Helping you and your family...

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2013/12/23

The “Holiday Season” is in full swing and no matter what holidays you celebrate this time of year tends to be filled with happiness and joy. Unfortunately, there can be situations that arise that are far from pleasant. We certainly can’t live our lives expecting the worst, however, when we can take simple steps to […] The post 8 Holiday Safety Tips: Helping you and your family have a safe holiday season appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0338 – Halloween Safety: Tips to reduce child...

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2013/10/30

Every year as we approach Halloween we see a list of safety tips for enjoying Trick-or-Treating safely. Many of those tips revolve around traditional ideas such as strangers and candy safety. What should scare you more than strangers, or tainted treats, more than all the witches and werewolves is the rate of pedestrian fatality accidents […] The post 0338 – Halloween Safety: Tips to reduce child pedestrian fatalities. appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0337 – Warrior Summit Safer Faster Knife Defense...

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2013/07/31

The Warrior Summit is getting closer and today we are going to talk with WS instructor Alessandro Padovani of Safer Faster Defense. Ale is an expert close in and had extensive experience studying and teaching unarmed skills, close quarters, defensive handgun skills through the combat focus shooting program and is the developer of the Safer […] The post 0337 – Warrior Summit Safer Faster Knife Defense Program with Alessandro Padovani appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0336 – Warrior Summit and Long Range Shooting With...

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2013/07/30

In order to help and promote the upcoming Warrior Summit this Labor Day weekend I wanted to interview each of the instructors about their courses. I started out with Adam Wilson of 1MOA Solutions and he set the bar high. Instead of recording a 30 minute infomercial for our event Adam laid out some serious […] The post 0336 – Warrior Summit and Long Range Shooting With Army Sniper Adam Wilson of 1MOA Solutions appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0335 – Nick Young of Desert Tactical Arms

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2013/07/29

When I talk about long range shooting I really am talking about a hobby that I enjoy. The gear is pretty cool and the ability to reach out and get hits at “long range” is satisfying as well. When I talk about cool gear, there is nothing cooler than the rifles that Desert Tactical Arms […] The post 0335 – Nick Young of Desert Tactical Arms appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0334 – Concealed Carry Handgun Modifications:How to...

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2013/06/12

In episode 333 I stated that that would be the last of my defensive handgun Podcasts at least for a while. Well as I often do I’m going to break my promise to you and continue on with the topic. I feel like I have some fairly decent reasons to do so. First of all […] The post 0334 – Concealed Carry Handgun Modifications:How to make your concealed carry handgun the best it can be appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0333 – Selecting the Best Handgun for Concealed Carry

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2013/05/29

In recent episodes we have dedicated a good amount of time to getting out some in depth information about the choices that surround your concealed carry and or home defense handgun. Today we are going to get into specific firearm recommendations. We are going to name names! Selecting the Best Concealed Carry or Home-Defense Handgun […] The post 0333 – Selecting the Best Handgun for Concealed Carry appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0332 – 9mm, The Best Caliber for Concealed Carry?

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2013/05/22

When it comes to topics in self-defense handguns, there are few debates that are hotter than what caliber you should count on in your concealed carry handgun. There are those that carry a .45ACP because there is no .46 and those that prefer the .380 because of its diminutive size and ease of concealment. Of […] The post 0332 – 9mm, The Best Caliber for Concealed Carry? appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0331 – Selecting the Best Concealed Carry Handgun

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2013/05/15

In the past few episodes we have been discussing how it is that we can choose the Best Defensive Firearms. We know that handguns have some advantages over other firearms because of their size, their portability, their capacity, and the ability of the shooter to manage recoil. These advantages apply to handguns as home defense […] The post 0331 – Selecting the Best Concealed Carry Handgun appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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0330 – Selecting the Best Home Defense Handgun

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2013/05/08

In episode 0329 we discussed why it is that we may want to choose a handgun for defense. A handgun has many positive attributes including: portability easy to secure common availability recoil management In today’s podcast going to take some time to discuss the specific attributes of handguns and why some are better for home […] The post 0330 – Selecting the Best Home Defense Handgun appeared first on The Safety Solutions Academy » Podcast Feed.

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