Ballistic Radio

“The standard take on people taking an interest in their own self-defense is that we are obsessed with violence. Well, we’re not; not anymore...

“If your de-escalation and avoidance skills are really good you never need any of the other skills.” — John Johnston   John and JackJack...

“I’ve found everything works pretty good if you can shoot and nothing works good if you can’t.” — Chuck Haggard   The legendary Chuck...

“All I have is this time that’s in front of me and an [unknown] expiration date looming out there. So, let’s start, right now,...

“There is no secret sauce.” — Mike Seeklander   Mike Seeklander from the American Warrior Society joins Ballistic Radio to talk defensive training and...

“For me, I enjoy the process of getting better a lot more than I enjoy the competitions themselves.” — Ben Stoeger Five-time national USPSA...

“Where I think a lot of people get confused is techniques vs tactics. The mechanics; that’s going to be the same as much as...

“Low-information articles lead to low-information audiences.” — David Merrill   JackJack hasn’t been fired in a while but John sees to that while welcoming...

“If I can’t convince [my co-instructor] that something is valid then I probably shouldn’t be teaching that [technique] anyway.” — Melody Lauer   John...

“Three [bullets] made really good punctures and the fourth one kind of grazed me. So, I don’t really count the fourth one.” — Jared...