This page provides convenient access to links to all my posts about Col. Jeff Cooper and Gunsite Academy, in reverse chronological order (i.e., newest first).
- The Combat Triad: How Gunsite Has Changed Its Mind(set)
- Whither the Weaver Stance and the 1911 Heavy-Duty Self-Loading Pistol at Gunsite?
- Updating the Modern Technique of the Pistol at Gunsite Academy, 2017
- On the Modern Technique of the Pistol, Simply and (Somewhat) Briefly
- The Modern Technique of the Pistol at Gunsite: Blessing and Curse?
- Cooper’s Four Rules of Firearms Safety Translated into Spanish
- Why Gunsite Apprentice Instructors Are Called “Provosts”
- The Apprentice – Private Citizen Firearms Instructor Edition
- Final Reflection from Gunsite on Being Pro-Gun vs. Pro-Truth
- The Gunsite Experience: “Dinner and a Show”
- Gunsite 250 Defensive Pistol Class and Jeff Cooper on Mental Conditioning for Combat
- The God of Gunsite
- Revisiting Col. Cooper’s “Principles of Personal Defense”
- Col. Jeff Cooper, Life Insurance Salesman
- Gunsite 40th Anniversary Commemorative Video by Panteao Productions
- Videos of Col. Jeff Cooper Interviewed by Michael Bane
- Hoplophobia: Is Fear of Guns Irrational?
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