Lt. Col. Grossman coming to CA

[DocAmentler]

Lt. Col. Grossman will be coming to California over the next few months. He will be presenting "The Bulletproof Mind: Mental Preparation For Combat". He has written several books. I have read both "On Killing" and "On Combat" and highly recommend them.

The dates are as follows:

Sacramento: November 10, 2008
Fresno: January 26, 2009
Buena Park: January 27, 2009

You can get more info at this web site:

Code 4 Public Safety

DISCLAIMER: I have nothing to do with the above web site other than using it to register for the upcoming Sacramento speaking engagement.

For those who do now know of the Lt. Col., here is his bio:

Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman

LT. COL. DAVE GROSSMAN, U.S. Army (Ret.) Director, Warrior Science Group, Warrior Science Group: Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, Author - Jonesboro, Arkansas

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.

Col. Grossman is a West Point psychology professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger who has combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor, which has been termed “killology.” In this new field Col. Grossman has made revolutionary new contributions to our understanding of killing in war, the psychological costs of war, the root causes of the current "virus" of violent crime that is raging around the world, and the process of healing the victims of violence, in war and peace.

He is the author of On Killing, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; has been translated into Japanese, Korean, and German; is on the US Marine Corps’ recommended reading list; and is required reading at the FBI academy and numerous other academies and colleges. Col. Grossman co-authored, with Gloria DeGaetano, Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence, which has been translated into Norwegian and German, and has received international acclaim. Col. Grossman’s most recent book with Loren Christensen is On Combat, the highly acclaimed sequel to On Killing.

Col. Grossman has been called upon to write the entry on “Aggression and Violence” in the Oxford Companion to American Military History, three entries in the Academic Press Encyclopedia of Violence and numerous entries in scholarly journals, to include the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.

He has presented papers before the national conventions of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

He has presented to over 40 different colleges and universities world wide.

He has been an expert witness and consultant in state and Federal courts, to include serving on the prosecution team in UNITED STATES vs. TIMOTHY MCVEIGH.

He helped train mental health professionals after the Jonesboro school shootings, and he was also involved in counseling or court cases in the aftermath of the Paducah, Springfield, and Littleton school shootings.

He has testified before U.S. Senate and Congressional committees and numerous state legislatures, and he and his research have been cited in a national address by the President of the United States.

Col. Grossman is an Airborne Ranger infantry officer, and a prior-service sergeant and paratrooper, with a total of over 23 years experience in leading U.S. soldiers worldwide. He retired from the Army in February 1998 and has devoted himself full-time to teaching, writing, speaking, and research. Today he is the director of the Warrior Science Group, and in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks he is on the road almost 300 days a year, training elite military and law enforcement organizations worldwide about the reality of combat.

[CCWInstructor]

Well worth the time. He offers 6 differnt lectures. I've been to all, School Resource, Fire Fighter, Peace officer, Narc. etc.

We could set one up in So CA for CCW holders. Dave's a good dear friend.

[RickD6023]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

Well worth the time. He offers 6 differnt lectures. I've been to all, School Resource, Fire Fighter, Peace officer, Narc. etc.

We could set one up in So CA for CCW holders. Dave's a good dear friend.

I would be in for CCW holders (or how about those of us in waiting?)

[OCRancher]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

Well worth the time. He offers 6 differnt lectures. I've been to all, School Resource, Fire Fighter, Peace officer, Narc. etc.

We could set one up in So CA for CCW holders. Dave's a good dear friend.

I'm in if we can get this set up.

[stunned_gunner]

Thanks for the heads up! I just registered for 11/10 in Sacramento.

[tikifrei]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

Well worth the time. He offers 6 differnt lectures. I've been to all, School Resource, Fire Fighter, Peace officer, Narc. etc.

We could set one up in So CA for CCW holders. Dave's a good dear friend.

Now that sounds like fun if there is enough interest to make it happen. Will he sign my book too

[rycerz]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

Well worth the time. He offers 6 differnt lectures. I've been to all, School Resource, Fire Fighter, Peace officer, Narc. etc.

We could set one up in So CA for CCW holders. Dave's a good dear friend.

I have wanted to hear him speak for a long time. I am in for the Buena Park one.

[THE Gimper]

Originally Posted by rycerz

I have wanted to hear him speak for a long time. I am in for the Buena Park one.

That's my neck of the woods. Sounds good to me.

[tango-52]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

Well worth the time. He offers 6 differnt lectures. I've been to all, School Resource, Fire Fighter, Peace officer, Narc. etc.

We could set one up in So CA for CCW holders. Dave's a good dear friend.

I will definitely set aside the time, and bring as many of my sons as I can. No girlfriends though.

[PUNK]

I'd like to go.

[El Gato]

I was off on workmans comp in Jan. when he came and spoke to our dept. ... SWMBO and I both want to attend the bullet proof mind lecture....

[PirateQueen]

Originally Posted by OCRancher

I'm in if we can get this set up.

Me/us too.

[tdogg]

His Bullet Proof Mindset lecture is awesome and inspiring. I had a chance to see him through California Narcotics Officers Association (CNOA). The lecture is worth much more than the $99 that Code4 is offering it for. But beware... you may never look at things the same anymore.

I bought his audio recording so I could play it in my car every so often to stay sharp on his information... another worthwhile investment. I consider his lecture as an integral part of my mindset training for LE work and off duty considerations.

I also highly recommend his books On Combat and On Killing.

[Dan M.]

I'll go to the Buena Park lecture too.

[CCWInstructor]

Dave is only in the area for the day and is booked before and after that date.

Everybody should sign for the BP class.