John founded Active Self Protection in 2011 to teach people from all walks of life to develop the attitude, skills, and plan to defend themselves and their families from harm.

John is a nationally-recognized subject matter expert in private citizen defensive encounters and law enforcement use of force, a master firearms instructor, martial artist, court-admitted expert witness, and teacher of teachers whose passion is to help people from all walks of life better protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence.

Part three includes:
A world-view issue
Don't become calloused
The mindset of margins
Our core commitments