Oral IV Controversy, Part IV: Dr. Beck answers the critics… and more.

Not surprisingly, the critics of Oral IV are digging in their heels. One understandable criticism that surfaced in a few places is that I am saying that I have “no dog in the fight”, but I am selling Oral IV on my website. The fact is that I started selling Oral IV just this week to …

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Oral IV Controversy, Part 3: A few dudes at Johns Hopkins opine… and a SHADY connection is drawn.

  For the last few days, there has been some back channel chatter about  a supposed “Johns Hopkins Study” that was done at the request of the US Military. Well, now we know what that is all about… a whole bunch of “not much study” and some very interesting connections between the doctors who wrote …

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“Firearms Enthusiast” or “Defensive Firearms Owner”… Which are YOU?

If you are a regular read of the I.C.E. Training Journal, I assume that you would identify yourself as someone who primarily owns firearms for defensive purposes and not just a “gun collector” or “firearms enthusiast”.  What’s the difference? Well, I say it comes down to how time, effort and energy you put in to …

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HONEST (with yourself)

THIS is an important article. I often make comments about the “dentist wearing half the Blackhawk! Catalog” who attends ‘courses’ that are more fantasy camp than practical training. I have nothing against this practice, of course… but I think it is important to ensure that the instructor and the student are being intellectually honest about …

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Staging a Home Defense Gun in your kid’s room might be a great idea.

Let’s think about the context of an imminent home invasion or a time when you know that there is an intruder in the home. If you have kids, where is the first place you are going to be drawn to checking? What in your home is more important to protect than your children? If you …

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Omari Broussard leads his first CFS Instructor Development Course

This week begins a new era in the Combat Focus® Shooting program. This week, Omari Broussard is leading the first CFS Instructor Development Course in the 10 year history of the program that is not being taught by Rob Pincus, the program’s founder. Like any successful and popular training program, CFS has outgrown it’s original sphere of influence …

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Personal Defense Network FREE Video Clips

Personal Defense Network is the best online resource for training videos and articles thatI am aware of. Since 2005, I have been working to create the most comprehensive collection of high quality  training video through our DVD Series and in 2010, we began adding articles to the mix through the PDN Site. During that time …

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What do you do if you are caught in a Major City when an attack occurs?

Lots of people have been asking this question and thinking about this problem since the Bombing Attack in Boston earlier this week. As with any Personal Defense issue, the most important step is simply accepting that it could actually happen to you or your family. Thinking about about what you would do, imagining being there and visualizing …

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