NURO Video with Defenders and Disciples
Full-length video looking at several applications of the NURO Shooting System.
Defenders and Disciples Podcast
Dustin talks with Taylor from the Defenders and Disciples Podcast about NURO, training design, stress resilience and more.
Stop Teaching Drawstroke First
Article 065 – Most agencies start by teaching recruits to draw from the holster. This corrupts shooting mechanics—and most officers never recover.
Does Your Range Training Make Bad Shooters?
Article 064 – As we work with law enforcement agencies around the country, it has become increasingly obvious that much of what the industry has traditionally done on the range really needs to change.
The Quiet Professional Podcast
On The Quiet Professional podcast, Dustin talking about the human brain, building better basics and training.
Primary and Secondary Podcast
Podcast with Dustin and John Holschen. This is a long one! Lots of discussion about training design process, resource management and the integration of visual processing into shooting skills.
Police Skills Matter
Article 062 – Police Skills Matter: Inadequate skills result in tragic outcomes. Officers need tools and techniques that work, training that produces competence, and effective accountability structures that work before things go wrong on the street.
Why There’s No Off Ramp: Police Firearms Training Prevents De-escalation
Article 061 – Traditional training methods produce skills that are physically separated from the brain’s ability to process information and change behavior. This is no longer acceptable for armed professionals.
A New Reality for Cops
Article 059 – A New Reality for Cops: The public now expects officers to be competent in use of force.
Second Order Effects
Article 057: Second Order Effects: The Unintended Impacts of Qualification Structure. When looking at the establishment of standards and criteria for large organizations (and, particularly, for training academies) it is also important to look at the unintended effects of these requirements.