Sharable videos and printables to help you train, recover, and teach.
'Breathing Doesn't Work for Me' - The Myth of the 10 Second Fix
This two page PDF (below) explains why tactical breathing works when other breathing techniques may have failed. You will feel a difference, if you do it long enough.
From '30 Day Tactical Decompression'
This one page PDF is a clinical, biology-driven protocol outlining Tactical Breathing. This is vagus nerve stimulation through controlled breathing to force your nervous system out of a survival loop before you step into your shift, and before you pull into your driveway.
Special Considerations in Firearms Ownership, Purchasing, and Concealed Carry for the Queer Community
This two page PDF (below) gives practical, actionable advice for firearms instructors.
"By adopting professional, non-political, and physiologically informed training standards, firearms instructors can effectively equip the LGBTQ+ community with the skills necessary for lawful and competent self-defense."
We offer free consultations to houses of worship about building, training, implementing, or improving their security team. This is our ministry to share our gifts and talents to protect and encourage faith spaces.
Please read our free PDF pamphlet about the Five Domains of Safety and Security (below), our tri-fold flier about our free church security assessments (below), or schedule a consultation.
These images are conveniently business card sized. Make your business cards meaningful by putting the four rules of firearms safety or the pistol correction chart on the back! Feel free to use these designs or adapt them however you'd like.
Coming Soon! Blue Syndome: The Biology of Stress in Law Enforcement: A deep-dive video breakdown by Dr. DePierre explaining "Blue Syndrome" and how shift stress impacts physical health over the lifetime of a career.
Coming Soon! How to Clean Your Gun: An instructional video breakdown by John Carp covering the absolute non-negotiables of tactical firearms maintenance, and how maintenance equates to safety.
Coming Soon! Top Ten Tips for Tactical Teens (or Shut the F*ck Up and Do What You're Told)
Coming Soon! 3 Minute Guided Tactical Breathing: A video you can watch or listen to in order to practice tactical breathing for the length of time required to experience the physiological (and psychological) benefits.
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Breathing Doesn't Work for Me - The Myth of the 10 Second Fix
Building a Culture of Resilience
Day 1 Tactical Briefing and Debriefing from 30 Day Tactical Decompression
Four Rules of Firearms Safety Graphic (Business Card Sized)
Instructing LGBTQ+ Students (for Firearms Instructors)
Protecting the Flock: Rethinking Church Safety as Hospitality
Right-Handed Pistol Correction Chart Graphic (Business Card Sized)
Safety and Security for Houses of Worship
Tactical Breathing as a 3 Minute Autonomic Override
Tacticool Coloring Pages (scroll up!)