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What I Learned About Tactical Driving from Crashing Into Cars 50 or 60 Times by Mark Hatmaker

So, my wife enters some paintings in the Country Fair and I’m flipping through the brochure and see among the Fair’s offerings a Demolition Derby, and right there in the small print is “Wanna drive?”

The idea had never crossed my mind, but when the curiosity-devil beckoned my answer to “Wanna drive?” was a hale and hearty “Hell, yeah!”

I give the good folks at Tennessee Slammers & Bangers a call and they could not be more accommodating to a rookie.

Being the inquisitive sort, I ask, “Any words of advice for a first-timer?”
“Yeah, don’t wear shorts, wear jeans in case there’s a fire.”
Me: [Pause] “Um, does that happen a lot?”
Them: “Kinda.”

(In fact, two fires on my night, neither of them mine.)
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Situational Blindness

Situational Blindness

Always Be Aware Lee Child once said, “The only fights you truly win are the ones you don’t have.” With this in mind, along with the fact that crime is a product of opportunity, we go a long way towards being masters of self-defense when we simply deny any potential threat as many opportunities as Read More

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Broken Windows Theory And You

Broken Windows Theory And You

More Than A Theory? Today, let’s have a look at a partially-discredited theory of crime-prevention that was proposed to work on the large-scale. We’ll discuss the aspects that did and do, indeed, work, and we’ll briefly ponder the unintended consequences of following “broken windows” to the extreme. Lastly, we’ll wind this whole thing down discussing Read More

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5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Safe

5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Safe

Catastrophy Often Comes With Little Warning When I was an Air Force Office of Special Investigations Counterintelligence Agent, I was stationed in Turkey for two years. While there I was performing what is called HUMINT which is Human intelligence or intelligence gathered by means of interpersonal contact, as opposed to the more technical intelligence gathering Read More

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Bushcraft or BS: Collecting Rain in Water Bottles

Bushcraft or BS: Collecting Rain in Water Bottles

This is a great tip. It’s a pretty simple concept, collect water in empty water bottles. What makes this special is slitting and fanning out the sides of the bottle to maximize the surface area. Check it out:

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Combat Training & Head Trauma by Mark Hatmaker

Combat Training & Head Trauma by Mark Hatmaker

Here in the States one would have to be cloistered in a monastery or nunnery to not be aware that football season is commencing, and with that commencement the debate regarding head trauma continues. We are not here to discuss head trauma as it pertains to football injuries but we would be a bit less Read More

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