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Why Speed in CQB Matters

September 10, 2026 by Kurt Weber

Speed in CQB is not merely physical. Kurt Weber explains how tempo collapses enemy options, makes decisions obsolete, and disrupts the adversary’s OODA loop.

Categories CQB, Tactics & Defense Tags cqb, decision making, John Boyd, OODA Loop, Urban Combat Leave a comment

Speed Within CQB

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026 by Kurt Weber
Law enforcement personnel training at DARC during a Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism Course

Kurt Weber explains why speed in CQB comes from decision-making, mastery, and executing each required task correctly—not simply moving faster.

Categories Concepts, CQB, Tactics & Defense Tags cqb, decision making, OODA Loop, Tactical Training, Team Tactics Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 388: Lone Responder

September 7, 2026May 23, 2024 by Matt Landfair

Matt Landfair, James Westerfield, and Warren Wilson discuss lone-officer response to active-shooter incidents, including information, communication, and judgment.

Categories CQB, Tactics & Defense, Law Enforcement, Miscellaneous P&S, Podcasts Tags Active Shooter Response, cqb, critical response, decision making, law enforcement, lone responder, ModCast Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 347: Centrifuge Training VCQB

September 19, 2026July 7, 2023 by Matt Landfair

The panel examines lessons from a Centrifuge Training VCQB course, including vehicle geometry, movement, observation, communication, and decision-making.

Categories CQB, Tactics & Defense, Miscellaneous P&S, Podcasts Tags after action review, Centrifuge Training, cqb, ModCast, VCQB, vehicle tactics Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 340: Perception, Cognition, Decision Cycle

September 7, 2026May 6, 2023 by Matt Landfair

The panel discusses how people perceive information, process meaning, decide, and act to gain advantage during high-pressure encounters.

Categories Concepts, CQB, Tactics & Defense, Miscellaneous P&S, Podcasts Tags cognition, cognitive load, cqb, decision making, human performance, ModCast, perception Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 273: The Evolution of Doctrine and Tactics

September 7, 2026September 28, 2021 by Matt Landfair

Bill Blowers, Ken Good, Chuck Pressburg, Ian Tashima, and Kurt Weber discuss how doctrine and tactics develop, spread, and change.

Categories Concepts, CQB, Tactics & Defense, Miscellaneous P&S, Podcasts Tags cqb, decision making, doctrine, ModCast, organizational learning, Tactics Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 270: The Father of Modern Light Tactics

September 7, 2026June 7, 2021 by Matt Landfair

Ken Good, Chuck Haggard, Tom Kelley, and Matt Little discuss the experience, principles, and influence behind modern low-light tactics.

Categories CQB, Tactics & Defense, Low Light/Use of Light/Flashlights, Miscellaneous P&S, Podcasts Tags cqb, Ken Good, light tactics, Low Light, ModCast Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 269 — CQB

September 7, 2026June 1, 2021 by Matt Landfair

Matt Little, Kurt Weber, Scott Wolf, and Matt Landfair discuss realistic close-quarters battle, decision-making, movement, training, and team performance.

Categories CQB, Tactics & Defense, Miscellaneous P&S, Podcasts Tags Close Quarters Battle, cqb, decision making, Tactical Training, Team Tactics Leave a comment

P&S ModCast 163: Cognitive Load

September 7, 2026September 18, 2018 by Matt Landfair

P&S ModCast 163 examines cognitive load, information overload, working memory, automaticity, attention, and decision-making under complex or stressful conditions.

Categories Concepts, CQB, Tactics & Defense, Podcasts, Primary & Secondary Tags attention, automaticity, cognitive load, cqb, decision making, human performance, modcast. podcast Leave a comment
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