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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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Defensive Gun Training

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2016/03/16

Defensive Gun Training: How to find a range where you can practice REALISTIC skills. I always end Safety Solutions Academy courses with a debrief session. I ask my students to provide feedback on the course or, ask questions that they are wondering about so that we have one last opportunity to discuss class related issues as a group. One of the questions that is asked with and incurable frequency is, "Where can I practice the skills we just learned?" It is a great question and an issue that I have

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Friday 15 - Concealed Carry Gear

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2016/03/11

Equipment: Why we should all be talking and learning about concealed carry gear. There seems to be some serious pushback in the defensive world to the idea of paying attention to the defensive gear you select. I understand where this resistance to gear is coming from. It stems directly from the idea that there are plenty of folks out there that focus on gear only. Consumers Retailers Media outlets They are all guilty of paying too much attention to the gear. If we are realistic about our

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0370 - Friday 15 - Mindset

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2015/12/12

Today, people are clamoring for safety and for good reason. San Bernardino was a wake up call. Paris got people’s attention, but San Bernardino hit home. It took place in a state with some of the most restrictive laws. The people that were killed were unable to stop it and police, as fast as their response was, were unable to stop it. As a result terrorists murdered Americans in cold blood. San Bernardino is smelling salts under the nose of America. The problem is that America has been asleep

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0369 - 15 Min Friday - Calling 911

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2015/10/09

You! Call 911! When you need help in an emergency situation you usually need it pretty quickly. Yet we know that once you call, you are on your own for minutes before help arrives. Minutes can seem like an eternity when lives are on the line, but so often people hesitate to call 911 when they see emergency circumstances on the horizon. Know why to call 911, when to call 911, and how to call 911. Knowing what the right reasons are for calling 911, when to call 911, and what needs to happen when

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0368 - 15 Minute Friday - Medical Skills Matter

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2015/10/02

You are doing self defense wrong! Most defensive shooters out there are doing it wrong. By definition. If you are a defensive shooter, it means that you are specialized in a very specific area of defense. Shooting might be the most fun area to specialize in. It might be the sexiest. When you need shooting it certainly is important. Most folks never need the gun. Instead they need avoidance skills. They need unarmed skills. The need medical skills. Yet very few take that seriously. Medical

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0367 - 15 Minute Friday - Emotions

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2015/09/25

15 Minute Friday is a fast paced short presentation designed to get you thinking about your own personal safety and the safety of those around you. Today in episode 0367 we are going to talk about our emotions and how our emotional state can effect our personal security. 15 Minute Friday: Your emotions and personal protection. I have experienced it and I’m sure you have as well. My emotions, whether good or bad, have at time distracted me from important tasks that need to be dealt with. This

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0366 - An Interview with Bob Mayne of Handgun World...

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2015/09/25

Ben Branam and Bob Mayne of Modern Self Protection and Handgun World In the modern world there is all kinds of information available to us just about any topic we want to learn about. That info is right at our finger tips ready for us to access at a moments notice. The firearms industry is no different. In fact it may be an industry with a higher than average density of new media options for its consumers. There are tons of YouTube channels, podcasts, blogposts, and more. That is a good

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0365 - Massad Ayoob on Deadly Force

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2015/09/05

It would be nice to live in a world where a good defensive shoot was a good defensive shoot. The unfortunate reality is that there are many things that can get involved in the legal aspect of self-defense that simply don’t belong there. Of course sometimes people make errors, or they misunderstand, but people also attack others for political gain and in the name of “social progress.” When you consider what is at stake when you find yourself in the legal system as the result of a defensive gun use,

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0364 - Paul Gomez and Paul-E-Palooza

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2015/08/29

When you find yourself in the midst of 100+ hot, dirty, tired, sweaty, men and women who have been training hard all day in the sun, and they have smiles on their faces, while they are digging deep into their pockets you know that you have found a special place and a special group of people. Each year in mid August I find myself in just such a scenario in Garettsville, Ohio at an wonderful event called Paul-E-Palooza. Today’s Safety Solutions Academy Podcast Episode # 364 we are going to talk about

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363 - Easy Ways to Increase Your Safety

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2015/08/20

Everyone wants to live a safe life right? In the firearms community folks tend to purchase a gun, head to the range and then call it good. Some folks that are a bit more dedicated get their permit and some actually get real defensive handgun training. But the question we really need to be asking our selves is, does any of that really make us safer? Today on the Safety Solutions Academy Podcast Episode # 363 we are going to talk about some very simple changes you can make to your life so that it

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0361 - Handgun Weapon Mounted Lights

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2015/04/29

When it comes to defensive shooting in the home, light is important. Light is what allows our eye to see what is around us and since vision is the primary input when it comes to defensive situations that means light is important to home-defense. It helps to see so that we can gather information to know that an attack is imminent or in progress We need to be able to see when the threat ceases so that our use of force can also terminate. Maybe most importantly, we need to be able to see so that

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0360 - Selecting the Best Defensive Firearms Instructor

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2015/03/20

In 2015 the firearms instructor business is booming! Folks from all different kinds of backgrounds are teaching all different kinds of classes. There are introductory classes and conceal carry being taught regularly. And you can add to that advanced classes competitive courses and the high speed Tactical stuff too. With everything that is out there, the firearms instruction consumer has many different choices to make. As with anything else when there are lots of choices there are some that are

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0358 - Critical Medical Skills For Everyday People

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2015/03/01

Often, when people make the decision to take an active role in their own safety, they take steps that seem to have a great impact as opposed to steps that really make marked difference in the safety of the life they lead. A perfect example is the rush that many people have to acquire a firearm, ammunition, accessories and training that they believe will keep them safe. Now do not take this the wrong way folks! For some people, that firearm WILL mean the difference between life and death. But for

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Concealed Carry Holsters

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2015/02/26

When it comes to equipment issues there is no area where folks struggle more than in selecting the right concealed carry holster. Getting it wrong can have some serious consequences ranging from discomfort to safety issues. This means that there are some things you need to get right the first time. In my trailer, I have a bin full of holsters that students often need to dip into to solve holster problems in class. Wouldn’t it be better if we could sort out some of these issues before we make a

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William Aprill

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2015/02/14

William Aprill is a mental health professional with almost 20 years of experience in a wide variety of roles. His back ground as a Sherrif's Deputy and a Special Deputy to the US Marshall's Service combined with his mental health experience and tenure as an instructor in the combative arts puts William in a Uniqu position to understand the violent criminal's mind and what that means for those that train to lead a safer life. William takes the time to discuss why understanding the violent criminal

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0355 - Convert a GLOCK 22 to 9mm

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2014/11/29

The GLOCK 22 is one of the most common handguns out there. It is a fullsized 40 Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun with a 15+1 capacity. Many law enforcement agencies selected the GLOCK 22 as their service weapon over the last decade and a half. Recently however, many police agencies have started to transition to 9mm from the 40 as the 9mm gains strong favor as a defensive handgun round. This transition means that there is a glut of 40 Smith & Wesson handguns on the market and these

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0354 - Situational Awareness:

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2014/11/20

Situational awareness is one of the pillars that has been taught for self-defense and personal protection for decades. It is an important skill that we should use whenever possible, but we need to understand bot the limitations of situational awareness and when it can fail us.Today we will talk about specific examples where we count on situational awareness to save our tail when instead we should count on counter ambus training because awareness simply isn't likely to work. We will also talk in

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0353 - BLADETECH Straight Drop Eclipse Holster

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2014/11/03

I had the opportunity to speak with the General Manager of Blade-Tech, Kyle Thompson at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Show in Little Rock Arkansas.Kyle and I talked about a variety of topics such as the difference between Kydex and injection molded hosters, how versitile holsters can help you decide how to select the best concealed carry holster, what makes for a quality belt for concealed carry and ambi appendix carry holsters.Take a few minutes to listen to what Kyle has

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HexMag Polymer AR-15 Magazines

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2014/10/28

If you own an AR-15 you probably appreciate the number of accessories that are readily available for your rifle. Whether its stocks, rails, sights, optics, lights, lasers, or cigar cutters you can hang it off of your rifle. Of all the accessories, the most important may be the one that feeds your blaster. Magazines are an important part of your rifles function. Quality AR-15 magazines are reliable and durable. Today, magazines can do more than just feed your gun. The folks at HexMag have

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Hill and Mac Gunworks

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2014/10/23

Targets make a big difference when it comes to your defensive firearms training. Targets are more than measurement tools for recording your hits and misses. When used properly, they can also help you to recognize when scenarios require you to shoot and when they don't and even force you to think in ways that are similar to the ways you will need to in a real life violent encounter. The folks at Hill and Mac Gunworks seem to have taken the steel target and refined it. Steel targets provide great

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