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FNP 171 : Joel Park - Practical Shooting Training is His New Book Feb 23, 2021

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I had Joel Park on the show last year after he and World Champion Ben Stoeger wrote their first book together "Match Mentality". Now the duo teamed up again to write "Practical Shooting Training". This new book is divided into four different shooting levels, from beginner training to someone who wants to be a National Champion. Not only does it give you a guide to follow but also has diagrams of what the targets will look like based on many different shooting problems.

Joel competes and is also part of the Practical Shooting Training Group with Ben and Hwansik Kim. Recently, Joel also started a new podcast called Training Group Live.

Links mentioned on the show:

Joel's Training Company Midwest Competitive Shooting

Shop at Bear Creek Arsenal with code Nation5 for 5% off your first order.

Download the Chapter "Why You Suck" from Joel's New Book.

Buy "Practical Shooting Training"

FNP 171 - Scott Jedlinski - A Modern Samurai with a Red Dot Feb 16, 2021

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Scott Jedlinski or "Jedi" to those that know him, is the owner of Modern Samurai Project. MSP is Jedi's training company and he travels throughout the year teaching shooting handgun primarily with a red dot. Red dots on handguns has become a tool that is invaluable and both civilians and law enforcement are changing over to them.

Scott is an interesting person who does not have a police or military background but made it to Master class in USPSA and came up with a terrific training program. Scott talks about his past as well as working with Walther Arms to release their new pistol.

Links mentioned on the show:

Modern Samurai Project

Walther Arms

Our new advertiser (use code Nation5 for 5% off your order) Bear Creek Arsenal

FNP 170 - Shannon Smith - On His Own Again Feb 08, 2021

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Shannon Smith served in the US Army and was in the Ranger's Regiment. Shannon also got into competitive shooting and worked his way up to currently being on Team USA for the upcoming World Shoot. Shannon has worked at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, FL for the past decade and is now heading off on his own. I've had Shannon on the show years ago and he was on the Shooter's Summit. Shannon is as no-nonsense as they come and we definitely have an interesting conversation.

Link mentioned on the show:

http://www.shannonsmithshooting.com/

FNP 169 - Steve Anderson - Understanding Mental Management Jan 25, 2021

Show notes

It's 2021 and to begin the year I'm bringing on Steve Anderson, shooting coach and host of "That Shooting Show". Steve is the only practical shooting instructor who has been certified in Lanny Bassham's "Mental Management Systems". This is the program Lanny teaches and coaches. Lanny wrote the book "With Winning in Mind" which a lot of competitors as well as tactical teams have used for success.

I took the program with Steve and wanted to ask him questions that help explain why people would want to learn it.

Links mentioned in the show:

Steve's Website

FNP 168 - Best of 2020 - With Grauffel, Wood and McNamara Dec 31, 2020

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Well, we made it to the end of 2020! And now we hope and pray that 2021 will be a much better year. At least I hope so. Anyway, I wanted to end the year with a "Best Of' podcast with the top three episodes from 2020. The clips are from Eric Grauffel, Mike Wood and Pat McNamara. I'll link below the individual shows if you have listen to them before.

I want to thank you, the listener and wish you a Happy New Year!

Eric Grauffel, World Champion

Mike Wood Understanding Antifa

Pat McNamara Competition and Fundamentals

FNP 167 : Thom Shea - Navy SEAL with Three Simple Things Dec 14, 2020

Show notes

Thom Shea is a retired Navy SEAL with 23 years of service in the US Navy. Thom served in Kosova, Iraq, and Afghanistan where he earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor as well as numerous other medals for leadership and courage.

Thom also is an author and leadership coach. He wrote the book "Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL's Way of Life" and recently, "Three Simple Things: Leading During Chaos". Thom coaches businesses and other people on being their best and has a system he teaches to help folks be successful.

You can learn more about Thom and his company here:

Unbreakable Leadership (Thom's website)

FNP 166 : Mason Lane - He is a National Champion Nov 24, 2020

Show notes

Mason Lane has worked hard at shooting from a young age. I met him years ago when I was shooting on Team SIG and he continued to excel each year. Mason was also a previous guest on this podcast and was on the Shooter's Summit.

This past USPSA National Championship, Mason was able to bag his first win in the Limited Division. He came close in Production but decided to shoot the Limited match and won. And, he got engaged right after!

Links from the show:

Mason's Instagram

FNP 165 : Jay Beal - Nice Guys Finish 5th at Nationals Nov 11, 2020

Show notes

Jay Beal is an up and coming USPSA competitor. Jay started out with practical carry for self-defense and quickly realized that competition would only make him a better shooter. Jay dove into USPSA and devoted a ton of time and practice to get better. Once Jay made grandmaster he went this year to the 2020 USPSA Carry Optics National Championship and took 5th place. Jay has some great training tips in this episode.

Links mentioned:

Jim Zubiena in Miami Vice

Jay's Facebook Page

FNP 164 : Mike Wood - Is there a Revolution Coming? Oct 29, 2020

Show notes

This is the third part of an ongoing theme on the current unrest in this country. Mike Wood joins me again to bring the history around the left's revolution they so desire. This isn't anything new. We've been here before but now it seems with all the 24-hour coverage, we might be on the brink.

Mike is a historian and tactician who brings a much-needed perspective and a good dose of history to understand what we are seeing.

Links mentioned:

Mike's column on PoliceOne.com

FNP 163 : Caleb Giddings - Where did all the ammo go? Oct 07, 2020

Show notes

Caleb Giddings is back on the show. Caleb was last on three years ago and since then he has grown as a writer and instructor.

Caleb is in the Air Force as an instructor for firearms and continues to write for different blogs and magazines. He wrote an article on the current state of ammunition sales and the shortage we are facing. Where and why did this happen?

Caleb and I also discuss new guns and his fascination with running revolvers with optics on them…

Links mentioned in the show:

Caleb's blog on Target Barn

Caleb's article on Recoil Magazine about ammo

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