Review: Texas Class 2019 by William

Brady, Texas, February 2019 This is my 3rd time to S Central TX to train with Max.  Every year Max brings his A-game, and every year I learn – some are new things, others are better understanding of previously “learned” lessons. This time I took the opportunity to work as Alpha team leader, meaning point. Max […]

Introducing: HEAT NIGHT OPERATIONS

HEAT Night Operations is an entirely new class. The Night Firing option which was held as part of HEAT 1 classes has been removed, and replaced with a full HEAT Night Operations class. The first and final class for 2019 is scheduled 15-17 November. This class is in fact two nights of nocturnal tactical activity, […]

Body Armor: Full Ballistic Protection vs. Partial Ballistic Protection

Reposted from the original ShotStop Article HERE. We recently had someone reach out to us as he was researching his options for Level IV body armor protection. As he was digging deep to find the best body armor for his needs, he ran across a plate online claiming to be a 10” x 12” Level […]

Review: Corporate Force on Force / Team Building Event by Mike

Last week my company along with several clients hosted another team building force on force event with Max Velocity Tactical. We used a privately owned 50 acre site in Chantilly, VA. 90% of the acreage was old cattle grazing land with a 2 story modern house, the rest was small scrub trees lining the roads. […]

Video & Commentary: Contracting in Iraq 2004 – 2007

As is published in my bio, I spent three years in Iraq from 2004 to 2007, followed by two years in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. After that, I quit contracting and settled in the US with my new family, as a result of which, Max Velocity Tactical came about. Iraq during those years was a very […]

Review: Texas 2019 Class by Dave

Below is my review of the Texas 2019 MVT class. I will give an overview of the content of the class, and then go into more detail regarding the things that I took from it. LIVE FIRE TRAINING Day 1 was spent on the square range, going over fundamental movements. We covered the RTR drill, […]

Solving the Security Problem in a High Threat / Collapse Environment

This is the latest in the series of ‘collapse’ posts and follows directly on from this one: ‘Drilling Down on the Concept of Group Defense in a Threat Environment.‘ We got some good feedback on the forum version of the post, and I’m going to leverage those comments today. The ‘Drilling Down’ post challenged classic […]