This episode is a throwback to 2022 - we have both the Great One Rob Leatham and Mike Seeklander on the show.  Rob is arguably the most winning action pistol competitor ever, he has 8 IPSC World Titles, 34 USPSA/IPSC National Titles, and multiple IDPA and Steel challenge national titles as well.  Mike Seeklander is the current IDPA World Champion, has multiple national titles both in IDPA, and USPSA and more.   

We do a deep dive into higher level shooting concepts, mental prep, dry fire, and much more.  We also hit on Mike and Rob's joint venture The Bigger Circle - 

Check out episodes 14 and 60 for previous discussions with Mike.  

For more info on Rob and Mike check out their websites below.  

https://robleatham.com/

https://www.shooting-performance.com/

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Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers). 

This show we have another Gear and Mindset episode to help enhance your self defense posture and possibly give some new gear recommendations.

The Value and impact of The Active Response Training Blog.

https://www.activeresponsetraining.net

The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast

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The Grayl filter system - https://grayl.com/products/24oz-geopress-ti-water-filter-purifier-covert-edition

Political Rhetoric - There has Now been a third time that someone has tried to Assassinate President Trump -  rhetoric from the left that the American people are bombarded with daily for years has consequences.  

15 Agriculture Drones Stolen in NJ.

https://nj1015.com/new-jersey-drone-theft/

Decent drone for the price

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tsu-oSxHAn4

US answer to the Iran cheap Shahed Drone

https://www.newsweek.com/us-copied-iran-famous-shahed-made-it-indispensable-11761521

This episode we have our great friend and mentor Cecil Burch on to talk about Entangled Fights. We also do an AAR of the NRA ARC Level 1 match that Eric shot recently.

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More about Cecil and IA Combatives

Cecil Burch teaches people to take immediate action when the fight is on.

He is the founder of Immediate Action Combatives, specializing in clinch fighting, grappling, and weapons access in close-range encounters. His approach centers on decisive action, positional control, and finishing the problem in front of you.

Cecil is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with a proven competition record, including podium finishes at the Pan-Ams, American Nationals, and World Masters at the black belt level.

His background spans decades of training in grappling and striking, along with extensive work in weapons-based environments. This experience shapes his ability to integrate clinch, ground, and weapons access into a single, functional system.

He teaches nationally and internationally, working with law enforcement, military personnel, and civilians who want skills they can apply under pressure. His instruction scales from new students to experienced practitioners.

His standard is clear: take immediate action, establish control, and win

This episode is a repeat of a very well received and highly downloaded show with Matt Pranka//////////////

This show we have Matt Pranka of Xray Alpha on to talk Shooting, the Combatives Summit, CQB, training, dry fire and much more.  Matt is a USPSA Grand Master providing training to Military, Law Enforcement and Civilians. and is quickly becoming one of the most sought after instructors in the industry.  Matt has decades of special operations experience, yet he believes that being a high level competitor in practical shooting sports is one of the most important attributes of an operator and he hits on that in this interview.  Just recently Eric met Matt at the Combatives Summit in FL where he was continuing his education and providing his expertise to the event as well.  

⁠https://www.xrayalpha.com/

This show the Tactical Twins are back on the air! Join us in relaunching the podcast with a very jovial conversation about what has been going on in their lives recently. In addition Eric and Aaron talk about the new NRA ARC rifle competition.

For more info check out the ARC website.

https://arc.nra.org/

NRA ARC rule book

This show is a tough one... Eric and Aaron thank their biggest supporters and announce that they will be putting the show on hiatus indefinitely.  

AAR for Aaron's TacCon 2025 attendance.  

AAR for Eric's Rangemaster Master Instructor Development Class in FL.  

If you're not signed up for the upcoming 3rd Annual Combatives Summit, what are you waiting for?!  Get signed up for one of the most impactful events of your life...literally.  24-26 October 2025

https://combativessummit.com/

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Please visit our new sponsor Training Ground at https://thetrainingground.life  Training Ground offers top notch trianing in Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tang Soo Do and Firearms.  An environment where learning is paramount for both students and instructors.  

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This show we have Chris Lapre and John Valentine to do an AAR of the Ben Stoeger and Matt Pranka Pistol and Carbine classes they attended recently.  

If you're not signed up for the upcoming 3rd Annual Combatives Summit, what are you waiting for?!  Get signed up for one of the most impactful events of your life...literally.  24-26 October 2025

https://combativessummit.com/

Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.  

Please visit our new sponsor Training Ground at https://thetrainingground.life  Training Ground offers top notch trianing in Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tang Soo Do and Firearms.  An environment where learning is paramount for both students and instructors.  

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In this episode Eric and Aaron talk about some of the Christmas gifts they received, the lefts comparison of fitness with the right wing, and more info on the 2025 Al Qaeda attack plans.  

Below are the main articles discussed. 

Pandemic fitness trends have gone extreme — literally

The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise in the U.S. | TIME

The Greek philosophy of physical education in ancient Athens as compared with the philosophy of physical education in twentieth century United States a study of the Greek and modern idea of physical education as a part of education, UNCG NC DOCKS (North Carolina Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship)

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Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.  

Please visit our new sponsor Training Ground at https://thetrainingground.life  Training Ground offers top notch trianing in Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tang Soo Do and Firearms.  An environment where learning is paramount for both students and instructors.  

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This show we do a throwback to our 100th episode where we talk with our two most important mentors ------

Our 100th show!  We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this milestone than by having our two most important mentors on the show:  Mike Brown of the former Praesidium Group and Craig Douglas of Shivworks.

Topics:   Meeting Mike in the mid 90s, how he became such an important coach and mentor to Eric and Aaron; how he pushed Eric join the TPI forums and to take ECQC.  The Twins becoming a host to Craig for multiple classes through the years and how that relationship led to training with others in the Shivworks collective.   TPI and its influence on the current multidisciplinary realm and how forums have transitioned to video and social media.  Is this good/bad?  Who are folks in this multidisciplinary realm whom both Craig and Mike recommend and what makes great instructors.  Lastly, we talk a little gear, P365s, red dots, and some other fun topics to close out the show. 

Previous appearances of Mike and Craig

Mike Brown Ep. 5

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/10923969

Ep 45

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/18674765

Craig's Ep 13

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/12326351

Ep 49

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/evosec/id/19725887

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Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.   Patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly so thank you in advance.  

Evolution Security is Eric Davis, Aaron Davis and Brian Schilt; specializing in self-protection education, defensive pistol and carbine, consulting, and weapons based grappling.  Their mission is to help those serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones, become more capable though filtered information, recommended study, and highlighting their mentors who are the best in the field.   In addition, Eric and Aaron (twins) are musicians keeping with Musashi's adage that martial artist should focus on art outside of the martial (bumper music recorded by the brothers). 

This show we have DB "Boon" Benton of Threat Management Solutions back on the show. 

Threat Management Solutions, Dave Benton, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania

Boon is a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi Al Qaeda attacks where he was one of the CIA GRS contractors who helped defend and evacuate personnel.  Boon, Tyrone "Rone" Woods, Kris "Tanto" Paronto, Jack Silva, Mark "Oz" Geist, John "Tig" Tiegen and Glenn "Bub" Doherty working for GRS saved countless lives in these attacks.  Unfortunately, Rone and Bub were both killed during their heroic acts.  We also lost Ambassador Christorpher Stevens, and Communications Specialist Sean Smith.  Their story was memorialized in the book and movie 13 Hours in Benghazi. 

Boon is also co-author of the book, Benghazi Know thy Enemy with former CIA Targeting Officer Sarah Adams.   DB is also a BJJ Black belt and an expert in the field of combatives.  This show we talk details regarding some of the classes that he offers.  A few discussed but not limited to, Low Signature Pistol, Close Range Engagement, and Concealed Defensive Carbine.  A bonus discussion on Boon's preferred 556 and 300 BLK ammo was also very informative.  

One really concerning topic Boon brought up was the uncovered Al-Qaeda US and Europe attacks that the terrorist organization intends to commit in 2025.  

Books discussed:

Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy: Adams, Sarah, Benton, Dave: 9798986822105: Amazon.com: Books

Al-Qaeda 2.0: The Upcoming Attack on the United States and Europe Unveiled (Understanding Global Jihad): Archer, William: 9798338313640: Amazon.com: Books

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi: Zuckoff, Mitchell, Annex Security Team: 9781455538447: Amazon.com: Books

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Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.  

Please visit our new sponsor Training Ground at https://thetrainingground.life  Training Ground offers top notch trianing in Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tang Soo Do and Firearms.  An environment where learning is paramount for both students and instructors.  

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This episode we have a very very special guest……WE HAVE OUR BROTHER BRIAN BACK ON THE SHOW!  This was a blast having the band back together.  Brian just attended the Shivworks EWO - Edged Weapons Overview in Idaho 9-10 Nov 2024.  We do an AAR about his experience and also talk a little pistols with him as well. 

Shivworks Online Training as discussed on the show:

https://shivworksonline.thinkific.com/

HamStudy.org: Cutting edge amateur radio study tools

I used an app on my ipad and phone, since I could easily study on the road.

Ham Test Prep: Technician (Not Lite version), I believe they have same app on Android

HAM Test Prep: Technician on the App Store (apple.com)

HF is limited but you will have a section of the 10M band which is in the 28 MHz 

Basic Emergency Prep

FEMAs Basic Preparedness pdf

untitled (fema.gov)

Prepared by Mike Glover 

Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios: Glover, Mike, Carr, Jack: 9780593538142: Amazon.com: Books

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EVOSEC Originusa.com AFFILIATE LINK

Tenicor – www.tenicor.com they are educators, and innovators in the holster market.  They are firearms instructors themselves, pressure testing their gear in multiple force on force events every year.  We support those who do the work.  

Please visit our new sponsor Training Ground at https://thetrainingground.life  Training Ground offers top notch trianing in Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tang Soo Do and Firearms.  An environment where learning is paramount for both students and instructors.  

Again, patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.