6:11 Defense Blog
I write about all things personal-defense, firearms, and use-of-force. From gear to training, skills, concepts, laws, and recent events, if I think it can help someone defend themselves or others, I’ll write about it.
Favorite Drills: Trigger Control At Speed
This is a simple drill that is intended to refine your trigger control. There's no pass or fail, and no...
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Favorite Drills: Bill Drill
A simple drill that has been used for decades to assess general shooting abilities, the Bill Drill is easy to...
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Favorite Drills: 5 Yard Roundup
In a class I took with Wayne Dobbs, he called Justin Dyal the "Master of the 10 Round Drill." I...
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Favorite Drills: The 5×5
The 5x5 is a simple drill, so much so that if you've been shooting pistols for a little bit, you...
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Gabe White’s Threats Drill
Gabe White's Undertrained Concealed Carry Tactics training block at TacCon included a drill intended to get students new to tactical...
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TacCon 2026 AAR: On-Demand Skills And Concealed Carry Tactics
Learning and Teaching One of the best aspects about TacCon for me is that it provides me with the opportunity...
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TacCon 2026 AAR: Knives And Pistols For Entangled Fights
Two of my training blocks at TacCon 2026 were on techniques and concepts for extreme close-quarters and entangled fights. One...
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TacCon 2026 AAR: Managing Unknown Contacts And Potential Violence
I would summarize MUC as managing interactions with strangers with ambiguous, but potentially dangerous, intent in a socially acceptable way...
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TacCon 2026 AAR: Intro To Competition And The Pistol Match
Competition is a great way to push oneself and get acclimated to stress and pressure. I'm a firm believer that...
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