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Tatiana Whitlock Shelley Luehder Hill The Complete Combatant Jimmy Turner Adam Winch Christopher Bean Aqil Qadir Pacifiers & Peacemakers with Beth Alcazar Jeff Boren

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You decide.

I just finished teaching a PACKED OUT Handgun Fundamentals in Mesa, AZ and was showering up when this came on.

I found it interesting and am simply passing the info on.

I’ve no idea of the validity or falseness of the information.

But it is intriguing and you may want to know about this as well.

Gun owners, permit holders, and those who are Constitutionally interested (shouldn’t we all be?), listen to the warnings and consider the implications.

I’ll do more research in the near future and will report back when I know more.

https://youtu.be/Fam_WKLx4l4?si=FNQXAlf8vTrQot5R

Adam Winch
Defenders USA

Gun Permits Are OVER!— New Court Ruling Changes Everything Nationwide A dramatic new court ruling is fueling nationwide debate, with some...

Last weekend, the Corpus Christi A Girl & A Gun chapter allowed me to run a Dry Fire Clinic for their people at the Corpus Christi Gun Club, hosted by the phenomenal Kimberly Ballenger and her own personal cop and lesser half, Lonnie (I love the humor of solid, salty cops!!)."
Better yet, the gracious Melissa joined in, helping and participating, adding depth and beauty to the instruction.

Talk about a fun crew, the Corpus Christi AG&AG & Others crew were constantly eager to learn, full of humor, and we all worked our hearts out. I took them into the depths of the conceptual side of dryfire and shooting, along with the mechanical "how's" specific of hand-gunnery and gear.

It was a real pleasure to watch the expansion of both understanding and the actual skills growth happening. There's just something gratifying to watch so many "ah-ha!" moments and the light come on in eyes as connections are made and they realize how much they've learned...and that seemed to happen again and again with this great group of people.

Thank you, Kimberly & Lonnie. Ya'll are incredible and it is a joy to have spent such fun, precious time with you and your people.

Thank you to Heckler & Koch, Haven Defense Co, and Vortex Optics - those attending were able to use your excellent equipment during this course.

To those who are considering attending upcoming training with me around the country, I hope you jump into the Dry Fire Clinic that usually accompany the training weekends.
You will learn so much and your shooting will get better due to that class, to include how to begin or improve your own dry fire regimen.

Adam Winch
Defenders USA

FB crushes so much of what I post so let's see if this one gets through.

The past several months have been a whirlwind, teaching at multiple fi****ms conference ranging from GA to TX to CO to GA again, then straight into many weeks of both truck and air travel all over the US for my own classes.

In the last almost two months, I've been home about two weeks total, often times only for enough time to do laundry, a quick hug of the family, and back on the road or in the air again.

There are some incredible stories to tell of great success and happenings from all of it, yet time constraints and tiredness often interfered. So, expect posts - if left unmolested by FB - to start appearing from both upcoming and previous trainings.

Recently, I had the distinct honor of teaching at The Mingle: Openness to Experience, an incredible event started a decade ago by The Complete Combatant Shelley & Brian Hill.

The Mingle's annual event is an Invite-Only training event over a busy weekend and only open to a select cadre of female fi****ms instructors.

Being of the wrong gender to attend a Mingle, I'd never been so when Brian Hill called last year asking if I would assist in teaching at the 2026 Mingle, I was humbled, honored and excited.

Understand something, teaching ladies is a real joy. They listen, are malleable, there is zero ego, they give it their hearts and souls, they are smart, they are generally nervously eager for tough challenges, and since they are already in the gun world, they prove over and over how capable and adaptable they are to what is provable better or more efficient.

One lady I'd only had occasional interactions with at other conferences or events over the last five or so years and whom I quickly came to respect is Cerino - Princess Gunslinger & Adventuress Writer (FB isn't allowing the tag).

I'd only talked to her briefly several times and doubted she would even remember my face or name but when I saw she was on the roster to attend this Mingle, I hoped she would end up in my classes.

She did, going through my last training session of the conference, with the topic being Defending Others: Shielding, Moving, Controlling, and Fighting For Others.

She was a consummate student, taking a lot of notes, oft-times with a thoughtful look in her eyes, her gaze a weight borne of curiosity and that of a journalistic storyteller who wanted to get it just right.
She asked a few questions, scribbled even more, and listened intently to the exchanges when others did.

This article written by Michelle just came out. It describes the Hill's spectacular event - The Mingle - well (lady fi****ms instructors, you should try to get on the invite list!!) and it was an unexpected surprise to be included in her article.

Michelle, it was an honor to work with you for the short times of the class. Thank you for being there and for encapsulating so well the story of The Mingle.

Adam Winch
Defenders USA

The Mingle: 10th Anniversary Steel Challenge Weekend Michelle Cerino returns from The Mingle full of new ideas. Find out more about this life-changing weekend sponsored by HK USA.

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