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Welcome to the Reality Based Training Association NewsfeedOfficer who shot at emotionally disturbed man and his therapist in Florida in the summer of 2016 charged
Well, for those of you who saw the video last summer of the officer shooting continuously and missing an emotionally disturbed man and his unarmed therapist attempting to assist him, the officer involved has been charged with some pretty serious crimes. Greg Ellifritz...
What you don’t know can kill you – or others. The Mary Knowlton Tragedy
The photo above shows two cartridges side by side. On the left is a blank cartridge. On the right is a wadcutter, full power .38 caliber cartridge. On the night in question, Officer Lee Coel loaded his unmodified revolver with one instead of the other. He intended to...
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – how the “system” contributes to the downfall in policing
Police recruit removed from Chicago Police academy in 2007 wins 10 year legal battle to rejoin academy
The Seven Survivals – here is an excellent article by Tony Blauer that provides more support for our Seven Survivals philosophy of training
Tony Blauer, one of the clearer voices in the preparation for violent encounters world, put out a great article recently as published by Calibre Press. In his article, he discusses the necessity for going beyond Physical wins. In our training philosophy, and in our...
An interesting lunchtime discussion between Ken Murray and Tony Blauer
Always great spending time with amazing trainers. I have known Tony Blauer for 23 years and admire the dedication and innovation he has brought to the training community. Here is an interesting FaceTime Line discussion that just happened to happen. Give it a watch,...
Reckless training. Reckless trainers. All too common.
Yet another example of a reckless trainer ignoring most if not all safety protocols.
The Seven Survivals – Social Survival (hint … why this shirt is a bad idea)
Browsing Facebook, which is unavoidable, is one of the best methods for finding excellent examples what what should and should not happen in the personal and national defense world. The RBTA teaches its Seven Survivals concepts, endeavoring to move individuals and...
The question of whether conventional or non conventional munitions are the optimal method for teaching defensive shooting is discussed in a PDN video segment between Rob Pincus and Ken Murray
A short time back, Ken Murray had the fortunate opportunity to sit down with Rob Pincus, world renown shooting coach and the managing director of the Personal Defense Network. PDN provides an affordable opportunity to visit with some of the top names in the training...
The RBTA is looking for content providers and assistance in many forms
Hello writers, trainers, industry pundits and overall purveyors of all things relating to the vast realm of Reality Based Training. Although it has been floating around in the background for a couple of years in various stages of its infancy, the Reality Based...
Scenario Based Training does not always require expensive gear … the Theater of the Mind can be a valuable learning environment
The online resource Police Magazine is an excellent resource for a myriad of law enforcement related information. In todays broadcast, there was an article regarding the use of "scenarios" to analyze force options. In this case, scenarios did not mean putting on a...