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Hip Pocket Brief Vol. 1 - [DIGITAL download] Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for the Everyday Civilian
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The Hip Pocket Brief is a collection of forty, 30-second, concise training sessions meant to be read on the move as a daily primer to increase readiness and survival.
- Each briefing varies in topics ranging from Self Defense, Counter Custody, Cybersecurity, Target Hardening, Situational Awareness, Threat Detection, Non-Verbal Communication, Surveillance Avoidance, Vehicle Tactics, Personal Security, to Prepping.
- 40 briefings with full illustrations printed on 40 pages of a two-staple saddle-stitch-bound, pocket-size briefing booklet.
Topics: "Prevent a Carjacking", "Treat a Traumatic Injury while Under Fire", "Cultural Situational Awareness", "OSINT Collection", "Firearms Malfunctions", "Tools for Non-forced Entry in an Urban Environment", "Counter-Surveillance for the Everyday Civilian", and more.
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Available in Print Format: https://www.survivalgear.us/products/hip-pocket-brief-volume-1-tactics-techniques-and-etc
The Hip Pocket Brief Vol 1 features 40 short training sessions meant to be read and understood in less than a minute while providing enduring actionable Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) on topics that increase your knowledge to evade threats, prepare for disaster, react to emergencies, detect covert behaviors, survive a crisis, and collect intel.
Purpose: To provide the skills and mindset to operate in a non-permissive environment or advance the capabilities of an everyday civilian.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF):
- A Hip Pocket Brief is a short lesson delivered in a concise manner and paired with an illustration of the concept presented.
- Each Brief focuses on a specific area of interest designed to increase your awareness, preparedness level, or capability.
- Topics vary from conducting an evasive driving technique to surviving a hurricane to protecting your privacy online.
Volume 2 of the Hip Pocket Brief is Available Now! Get it here. Volume 3 of the Hip Pocket Brief is here.
*Briefings by the Grayman Briefing Classified. Illustrations by Illustration Nathan.
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