So That One May Walk in Peace – Integrated Home Defense

So That One May Walk in Peace – Integrated Home Defense

So That One May Walk in Peace Lessons from Krav Maga Israel’s Integrated Home Defense Course Course: Integrated Home Defense Host Site: Montgomery Co. Reality Based Training Center Location: New Caney, Texas — 2026 Instructors: Ron Engelman, with Daniel Peña...
America 250: Will You Pass It On?

America 250: Will You Pass It On?

America 250: Will You Pass It On? A Reflection on Freedom, Responsibility, and the American Citizen Shortly before Independence Day, an email from the USCCA landed in my inbox with a simple question: “America 250 — Will You Pass It On?” The message was...
Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron Sharpens Iron Lessons from a Day with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17 That verse has lived in my mind for a long time. Ever since I first read Lt. Col. Dave Grossman’s books and listened to him speak,...
Do You Ruck?

Do You Ruck?

Fitness, Preparedness, and the Discipline of Moving Under Load A reflection from the trail. Do you ruck? It is a simple question. Most people have never heard it before. Some pause. Others assume it must be military slang. A few admit they have no idea what it means....
The Responsibility to Be Ready

The Responsibility to Be Ready

What Jeff Cooper Taught Us About the Armed Citizen A reflection from the classroom. Before every class begins, there is a moment when the room grows quiet. Students settle into their chairs. Some are a little nervous. Others are curious. A few still look unsure about...
Guns & Roses

Guns & Roses

A Valentine’s Day Love Story That Refuses to Be Helpless Valentine’s Day still matters to me. Flowers. Dinner. Time together. But after surviving the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, love carries a deeper meaning now. That night, 58 people were murdered. Hundreds...