I can't wait....

Well SMT'ers, I can't wait.

After almost a year being away from the regular training work, we're getting started again.

Osseo Gun Club will be hosting regular Sealed Mindset Training sessions on Thursday nights. From 5 to 6:30 will be the Fundamentals Class and from 6:30 to 8 will be the Advanced Class.

There's just so much to do! I have to get the curriculum adjusted to work in a mixed level format, I need to gather all of my training supplies together, I need get the homework sheets all set and printed, and all while helping Range Systems market awesome range products as well!

We've had a great response to these class announcements. The Fundamentals Class, for levels 1, 2, and 3 are almost entirely sold out for the month of October and the Advanced Class, for levels 4, 5, and Warrior Mindset, are filling up quickly too.

If you'd like to sign up, go here.

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Your Fitness Matters....

Self-defense isn't purely about having a tool or practicing a martial art.

Both of those things are good, but they will only add to what you bring to the table when that self-defense happens. Same thing with adrenaline. It will only add to what you bring to the table.

If you're slow and sloppy, you're really not contributing anything more to the odds of your survival or the defense of your loved ones. Defense is also about confidence. A strong confident presence will contribute to your ability to deter a threat.

Look, when it's "go time" and every second counts in your defense, you want to move quick and hit like a ton of bricks.

When we're young bucks, it's pretty easy to be cocky and over confident. Doesn't mean that we can actually back it up, but we're pretty confident until we're proven otherwise. Some learn that lesson with maturity, some only learn it when they get run over by a threat. But as we get older, our fitness is no longer simply a function for looking good at the beach, it really does start to become about your survival.

If you haven't been to the gym lately, get going. If it's been a long time, go find a good trainer to help you get back in shape. Your family will appreciate it, both in how you'll feel, and if you ever have to defend them.

I can't tell you how good Andrew from Defensive Fitness is. He's a true professional who loves his craft and gets serious results for his clients. Check him out at defensive-fitness.com

The SIRT Pistol

Glock style SIRT

If you don't have a SIRT, why in all that is tactical - not?

If you didn't know, I HATE the word "tactical," I'll explain in a different post, but suffice it to say, WHY DON'T you own a SIRT?

The SIRT (Self Indicating Resetting Trigger) is a simulation firearm that has the same size and weight of either a Glock 17/22 or a Smith & Wesson M&P. There are two lasers in the muzzle of the SIRT and one laser can be adjusted for your sights, the other to use as an indicator of your trigger finger discipline.

Smith&Wesson style SIRT

I've been using this tool to train Citizen Defenders at SMT for years and I can't tell you how great the SIRT pistol is for training them as well as in training myself. You can get thousands of repetitions of draws, shot strings, reloads, malfunctions, etc., etc., etc., without ever firing a single round of ammunition. $avings!

Now some trainers and shooters will look at this kind of training and think it's pointless, but in fact, the opposite is true. Remember that 99.9999% of your defense or competition or (God help me :| ) "tactical" action happens BEFORE and AFTER the bang and recoil of a live round. With using only Blue Guns or Live Firearms, you limit your ability to develop the neural pathways necessary to produce superior handgun skill in real world situations. (I don't know about you, but I'm not letting you do scenario training on me with that live firearm, and I teach these firearm skills for a living! And the Blue Gun gives you zero feedback as to whether or not you hit the target when you depress the trigger.)

Mike Hughes

Next Level Training, the makers of the SIRT, have been great friends and supporters of SMT. (Big shout out to Mike Hughes!) They have a SIRT to fit your budget and your situation (Metal slide if you beat them up - like me :) or plastic slide if you can be nice to it.)

Use the Promo code: sealed for a 15% discount on your next SIRT.