MSP 346 Heroism Podcast
Modern Self Protection Podcast
For this podcast, I got with Rob Morse of the , , and We talked about some of the terrorist attacks in Israel and what you can do if those come to our shores.
info_outline
When to Change out Carry Ammo
Modern Self Protection Podcast
When should you change your carry ammo? Is it necessary? Will carry ammo go bad? What could make it go bad? Check out show notes at for anything you might have missed. P.S. I'm riding to raise money to fight Alzheimer's and would love if you could throw a couple bucks at it. Get some . Stay Safe, Ben
info_outline
Battlefield Leadership; Prepare Now
Modern Self Protection Podcast
Be the leader now so that you can learn to be better if you ever have to defend yourself or your family.
info_outline
De-Escalation Requires Practice
Modern Self Protection Podcast
Like every skill you have for self-defense, de-escalation should be practiced any time you can.
info_outline
MSP 342 Tactics over Skills
Modern Self Protection Podcast
I'm here to tell you that tactics are more important than the gear and the skill you have with the gear. Your understanding of what is going on and your move toward what you want to happen is your tactics. A definition of gear is obvious, it's the stuff you have. The definition of skill is how you can use that gear. Your tactics are the overall mindset and how to employ your skills towards a goal. It's just bigger thinking... See the rest at
info_outline
Welcome to the Party
Modern Self Protection Podcast
I spent 10 years in the Marine Corps including a combat tour and being part of an anti-terrorism force. I left the Marine Corps to return to Iraq as a private contractor for the U.S. Government fighting terrorism. I gave a large portion of my adult life to fighting terrorism and the horrors that most people don't want to deal with. To me, a terrorist is about the lowest scum on earth. Then in 2008, I was called a terrorist for the first time by then-President Obama. The term domestic terrorist had just started and I was on the list. Being a white male, military-aged, former military,...
info_outline
Wimps in Our World Podcast 340
Modern Self Protection Podcast
Going against the grain takes humility, guts, and the chance to lose. Courage, like most things, is a muscle that you have to exercise in life. If you don't practice courage, it will atrophy and die. How often do you practice courage? Moral and or physical? Do you do new things that you are going to look foolish at? Do you accept challenges when others ask you to do something that should be possible? Do you do things that are hard that others say are hard, shouldn't be done, or is impossible? Do you do different hard things on purpose because they are...
info_outline
Should You Give Medical Attention to a Bad Guy
Modern Self Protection Podcast
If you have to defend yourself should you give medical aid to the person that just tried to hurt you? No. Is the simple easy answer and should be the end of it. Three things to consider when making this decision: The Tactical Situation; will this act put you further in danger? Morally; is it the right thing to do? Legally; will this make your actions more or less defendable in court? See the entire discussion on
info_outline
Habits, Good, Bad, and Training Scars Podcast 337
Modern Self Protection Podcast
Habits are good and bad, but Training Scars will get you in trouble. Start with a good war story to show you had training scars creep into all of us. What training scars and bad habits do you have that will "get you killed in the street?" I know you have at least one, we all do. Check out the full notes at
info_outline
Be Prepared for anything Podcast 336
Modern Self Protection Podcast
Last weekend I participated in a church mass shooter training event. Most of the time I’m the instructor or coordinator, but this time I actually got to participate. My church got a bunch of volunteers to volunteer to be actors in the scenarios. Our head of church safety organized and ran the training. It was a lot of fun, and I got to mix it up with the bad guys more than once. Didn’t even die this time. Not bad…. but… Most of the scenarios were normal church shooter events; one domestic violence, one attack on the pastor, one run of the mill mass killer, but the last one was an...
info_outlineGet all the links from today's podcast at ModernSelfProtection.com/327
Carrying every day is an art. It's one you have to work on all the time. And sometimes you can't always carry an optimal way.
When I worked for an armored car company I carried in an optimal way. And I carried two 1911's. One on my right thigh in a tactical rig before tactical rigs were popular. The other was in a pancake holster on my left side high just behind my hip.
Then there was a third gun no one knew about in my left back pocket. Everything was optimized for what I did for a living and did every day. My left side 1911 actually set further back behind my hip than you would think was optimal. But it fit perfectly there under my body armor because it sat just behind the piece that wrapped around my side. This way the gun didn't get caught by my body armor and pinch my skin or get caught on the draw.
It took me almost three years working on my setup to come up with my perfect carry methods. Then my company changed the policy and thigh rigs were no longer permitted. Then it changed again to say 1911's were no longer permitted.
Things always change, and you should be open to new things if they continue to let you carry a gun daily.