Personal Defense TV

Crime happens. We not only know that, but we incorporate that fact into our lives. You’re careful, you stay alert, and you own guns, right? In fact, personal protection is the No. 1 reason for people owning guns. You’re armed, so you're prepared, right?

Probably not.

Of course, we all THINK we know how to use a gun for personal protection, but there's a saying that covers this -- you don't know what you don't know. Not to worry. We can get you started.

We created Personal Defense TV to address your personal defense concerns. In its first season, PDTV grew to be the highest rated 26-week shooting show on its network, and that level of interest hasn't let up. This weekly half-hour show features the very best instructors in personal defense. PDTV is not about becoming a high-speed, low-drag, black-clad Ninja. It's about finding all the areas of training you didn't even know existed, and what's useful in your everyday life. This show exposes you to the world of advanced personal defense training, teaches some cool techniques, and we even make sure you have some fun along with us.

On PDTV you'll see shooting at ranges measured in inches, shooting inside houses, shooting from your back, using a rifle inside your home, fighting with a knife, and you meet the country's top instructors who can entertain as well as help you stay alive

PDTV’s host, Tom Gresham, assembled an all-star cast of self defense and firearms experts. With decades of real-world law enforcement and training experience, these trainers take you through daily life choices to keep you and your loved ones safe. PDTV is about real people and real personal defense, including establishing a self-protection mindset and having an action plan.

Each week Gresham visits the top self-defense training schools in the country including Gunsite, Thunder Ranch and Shootrite Academy, bringing their personal defense teaching concepts into your living room. PDTV features instruction ranging from an awareness mindset to clearing a house. Special correspondent Massad Ayoob provides a weekly “Action Plan” helping viewers avoid dangerous situations – and showing how to handle them if everything else fails. Firearms expert Dick Metcalf shares his knowledge of the latest “Survival Tools” to keep yourself and your family safe, while “Skills Drill,” featuring Clint Smith, leaves you with self defense homework assignments you can practice on your own.

PDTV is not exclusively a gun show. It’s about personal defense, and as such covers everything from knives to pepper spray. It stresses the need for training and awareness, conflict avoidance, and winning a fight.

On PDTV you'll see shooting at ranges measured in inches, shooting inside houses, shooting from your back, using a rifle inside your home, fighting with a knife, and you meet the country's top instructors who can entertain as well as help you stay alive. --Scott E. Mayer

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