Self-Defense TRAINING
Instructor Scott “Jedi” Jedlinski aims during his three-day self-defense course on appendix carry and red dot sights.
WHERE ‘JEDI’ MEETS MODERN SAMURAI Between his background in martial arts and sidearms training system focusing on body mechanics, Scott Jedlinksi gets shooters on target ultrafast. STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL PAWELA
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amurai: a Japanese noble warrior. Jedi: a noble order of protectors unified by their ability to tap into the power of the force. At the invitation of Kent Hower, CEO of Green Mountain Defense (greenmountaindefense.com), I recently attended a self-defense class held at the beautiful West Shore Sportsmen’s Association in Lewisberry,
Pennsylvania. Lewisberry is just 43 miles from the famous Gettysburg battlefield, where over 8,900 men fought to the death and over 22,000 more were wounded. In the end, our country was formed on the premise that our Declaration of Independence was conceived in liberty and that all men are created equal – a principle men and women fight and die for to this day. The class, led by Scott “Jedi” Jedlinski, centered around appendix carry and red dot sights on pistols. Originally, I was against both concepts
for concealed carry until my friend Ken Estes, who is one of the most analytical men I know in the business, reminded me to keep an open mind. Twenty-four red-blooded Americans of different backgrounds and ethnic nationalities signed up for this three-day course being taught by Jedlinski, who is part-Polish, part-Korean, and 100-percent pure American. JEDLINSKI WAS A very upfront and honest man right out of the gate. He explained that he had no law enforcement or americanshootingjournal.com 135
