Simplicity Meets Elegance with the Nero Knife
The Nero is a sleek and slim liner lock folding knife and the latest addition to the Warrior Poet Blade Shop.Straight to the PointThis knife was crafted by Fox to be one of our most cost-effective carry tools, but we were sure to meet simplicity with elegance in delivering a reliable EDC option from the knife-making capital of Italy. The drop point blade is made of satin-finished 440C st…
High Port Rifle Carry: What It Is, When It's Needed, and How To Do it
Safely operating a rifle in CQC scenarios requires a unique set of skills allowing you to maneuver with a team around and up obstacles such as cars, halls, rooms, and ladders while still maintaining a ready position for optimal effectiveness toward enemy targets. During a recent Rifle 1 Class, the highly experienced Special Operations operator and trainer Joshua Griffiths took students through t
Is There an Embarrassing Hole in Your 'Bug Out' Bag?
Let's be honest. Planning for the apocalypse can actually be kind of fun. All the cool gear and gadgets and skills and the daydreaming about finally getting to go on that grand survival adventure—it can be pretty intoxicating.
Unfortunately, the many offerings from the prepper industry can also have the effect of skewing our common sense about what an emergency scenario might actually involve.
The Warrior Poet Society Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Find the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift (That’s Also For You)
Let’s face it. Without our mothers we wouldn’t be here. At all. Because of their love and dedication as the cornerstone of our families, we have families and communities worth loving and protecting. And that’s why this Mother’s Day we want to offer a few ways you can give back to your moms and the mother of your children with some gift
Journey Through Egypt in 2023 with Warrior Poet Society
This is not one of those "walk in the footsteps of Joseph as he runs from Potiphar's wife" type trips. This is a once-in-a-lifetime journey through one of the earliest empires in the world—where statehood, nationhood, political structures, and architectural and artistic movements germinated on a large scale to shape the face and future of humanity.
You've probably read the story in the Bibl…
Why We Left Public Education
My wife and I (John Lovell) were both schooled through the public education system. She grew up in a family of public-school educators, so we're not trying today to say that all public-school education is bad or evil.
But at least for now, in the early years of our children's lives, we have decided that we are going to homeschool them, and here's why.Public Education Takes Our Kids Away f
Burglary Prevention 101: Home Burglary Statistics That Could Save Your Life
Home security is really not optional nowadays.
Maybe you grew up in a town where no one locked their doors—ever. Maybe nothing bad has ever happened in your neighborhood or to anyone you love.
So for those of you still on the fence about home security and home security systems, an important step in that life-saving, home protecting direction is to answer the big question "WHY?" Why bother? M
How to Raise Warriors
There's some debate still, even in our circles, about whether we should be raising our kids to be tough and scrappy or polite and gentile.
And I just don't think it has to be an either/or proposition. Be tough when you need to. Be gentle when appropriate. A Warrior Poet is adept at both.
I was at a party where this debate was perfectly illustrated by a mother who saw her kids wrestling.
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Become a Master of Lightning-Fast Reloads
Reloading your pistol efficiently, quickly and safely can be impressive at the tactical range and life-saving if you ever find yourself downrange in a real-life tactical situation.Speed Loading Is Important, but Not Most Important
Obviously in the grand scheme of things, your emergency reload isn't nearly as important as your draw stroke or target transitions, trigger, reset, rapid-fire, use o
What Is a Woman?
What is a Woman? Somehow, in our modern age of chaos and confusion, the most basic things that were generally accepted by the masses for millennia, have now come into question. This question was posed to Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Jackson, who could not answer in the Supreme Court Hearing last week, as she denied certain inalienable things about humanity, and indeed, even hersel…
The Ukrainian Foreign Legion, Humanitarian Aid, and the Fog of War
Forrest Cooper is a former Army Ranger with multiple combat deployments and a former security contractor. He is on the ground in Lviv, Ukraine, reporting on relief efforts and military operations in the region during the current conflict. He's also a keen observer of the historical and cultural complexities that are influencing military advancements, Ukrainian defense, and the response of the west…