In this episode, Lora interviews retired Green Beret & Instructor Chris Cypert of Citizens Defense Research about:

• How to find good training; what to look for in a trainer/instructor


• Different tools for different missions


• Backwards planning and how to apply it in your life


• CDR's The Armed Parent/Guardian training


• Managing & assessing risk in your everyday life


• Looking at problems through the lens of probability & severity


• What it means to truly be well rounded in self preservation


• Thinking about the off ramps of verbal agility & de-escalation


• What is mental agility and how does one develop it?


• Training under stress: ideas to test your training


• Why some people more easily stay calm and clear minded under stress


• What sells isn't always what's needed


• Why knowing your on demand skills and capabilities is imperative to self preservation


• A challenge for the 2A community

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In this episode, I talk to John McLaughlin of Iowa Firearms Coalition about:

• John is a pilot, firearms trainer and former meteorologist. What do these roles have in common? (More than you may think)


• How Iowa to protecting the 2nd Amendment


• Church Security & Medical Training


• Applying discipleship to training


• Warriors of ministry and what that means


• The medical diagnosis that drastically changed John's life


• How to navigate a Type A personality in a Type B body


• Tips for finding the right instructor


• No one has ever arrived; staying humble throughout your life

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In this episode, Lora & Adam talk to Matt Christansen of Matt Christiansen Media about:

• What started Matt on the path of gun ownership


• Why personal responsibility is so important


• Learning from evil


• How our gun rights are being affected by current events


• Democracy vs. constitutional republic


• Sacrificing individual rights for the majority


• Adam & Lora's journey to personal responsibility


• Arguments against carrying a gun


• Why Matt started Matt Christiansen Media


• How Matt's life has changed by vocalizing his beliefs publicly


• Who belongs (and doesn't belong) in your life and why


• How to disagree without destroying friendships/relationships

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On this episode, Lora interviews Stephannie Weidner from Active Self Protection about:

• Stephannie's story to firearms


• Thoughts of what to do when confronted with protecting your family from a credible threat


• Her journey from stay-at-home mom to CEO of Active Self Protection


• What makes a good team and working environment


• Our responsibility as instructors


• Get it as right as you can as often as you can


• Trust sooner & being authentically you


• Active Self Protection Instructor Certification and ASP National Conference


• Live Q&A

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In this episode, Aimee Langdon of Langdon Tactical and LTT Discover talks about her experience as a Tactical Games athlete and coach and why health and fitness is so important to the firearms carrier.

Also discussed in this episode:

• Simple ways you can incorporate movement and strength into your everyday life


• Why nutrition is key to being a defender


• Resources to help you start your fitness journey


• How to balance training, fitness and nutrition into your life


• What is LTT Discover and why it was created as a free resource


• And SO much more!

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In this episode, Lora talks to Adam Winch, founder of Defenders USA about:

• Adam's LEO and military experience & why Defenders USA was created


• Adam's transformation in his own training


• What is heartset & why it's vital to a defender


• Understanding the true depth of evil


• Creating fewer victims and steps towards that mission


• The aftermath of violence and how it changes a person


• Tips on defensive tools and why you are the weapon


• What it means to be your own defender

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In this episode, Lora and Riley Bowman of www.ConcealedCarry.com and host of The Concealed Carry Podcast discuss:

Starting with Lora's (Lengthy) TidBit of the Week: 4 Steps to Set Yourself Up For Success [Especially After You've Fallen Off the Horse]

• The more you train, the more you realize how little you know


• The process of exploring & experimenting in gun training


• Lessons from entrepreneurship


• Fail last, fail often and why it's essential


• Eternal optimism and pursuing the harder path


• Everybody starts somewhere


• Practical strategies to expanding your comfort zone


• Dryfire and visual transitions


• Accuracy in Movement


• Developing Consistency & Index Points in Training

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In this episode, Mike Willever from the Active Self Protection Podcast talks about: 

• The mission and evolution of ASP podcast


• Mike's LEO background


• Breaking down defensive encounters


• Being careful about making your job your identity


• Normalcy bias and why you should radically and rapidly accept reallity


• The trap of "it can't happen here"


• Mike's most impactful interviews from people who survived defensive encounters


• Why mental reps will help save your life


• Comparing defender vs. general public mindsets


• Emotional, physical and spiritual fitness to survive the aftermath


• Even Tom Brady needs a coach


• Are you in the 1 percent of gun owners in America?


• and SO much more!

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In this episode, JT Grover of Rev-Tac and Lora Thorson of Defenders USA discuss:

• How to manage your training expectations


• The fear of failure and making excuses


• The dangers of the Dunning Kruger effect and cognitive bias


• The importance of force-on-force training


• The standards of progression for defensive training


• How to vet your instructor and red flags to watch out for


• Student mindset and what you should strive for

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In this episode, Adam Boyce of Spartan Mode talks to us about knife defense. Topics include:

• Anatomy of knife defense; what commonly happens in an encounter


• Why one would carry a knife for defense vs. a gun


• Characteristics of a good defensive knife 


• Carry positions and what's most efficient


• Simple knife defense concepts to remember


• Why Adam chose to become a Martial Blade Concepts instructor

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