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.

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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.

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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.

Again, patronizing our sponsors helps us greatly.

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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WE ARE PUMPED TO HAVE A NEW AFFILIATE LINK FOR ORIGIN AND JOCKO FUEL!!! Help support this show by purchasing any of your JiuJitsu gear, Jocko Supplements, books clothing and more... link below.

Origin/Jocko Fuel – Bringing back American manufacturing, producing the best Jiu-Jitsu Gis on the market, Jeans, rash guards, and world class supplements to help you on the path. Use EvoSec10 at checkout for 10% off, this helps us greatly.

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. 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).