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Outdoor Channel’s Original Series ‘The Best Defense’ Seeks to Educate Viewers on Self-Defense and Survival

April 19, 2023

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DENVER (April 19, 2023) – The Best Defense series, airing Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. ET on Outdoor Channel, is dedicated to educating viewers on essential tools and techniques needed for self-defense and survival. The highly-trained defensive advisors and show hosts, Richard Nance and Jeremy Stafford, provide viewers with the latest developments in home security technologies, empty-hand and grappling strategies, armed defensive skills and valuable legal advice.

Richard Nance is lifelong martial artist and recently retired Police Sergeant. During his 25-year career, Richard was a SWAT Team Leader and Defensive Tactics Program Supervisor. He has taught Firearms, Active Shooter Response, Taser, Less Lethal Munitions, Impact Weapons and Emergency Vehicle Operations. Richard is the Technology Editor of Guns & Ammo Magazine and the Self-Defense Editor of Handguns Magazine, as well as a frequent contributor to Outdoor Sportsman Group’s Special Interest Publication Division.

Jeremy Stafford has been a Police Officer with the LAPD for more than 24 years. During that time, he has worked multiple assignments, including Patrol, Narcotics, Counter-Terror operator, Training and Vice investigations. As a trainer, Jeremy has made his mark on the department by developing or helping to develop several of the departments more recent advanced training curricula, including the MACTAC (Multiple Attack Counter Terror Action Capabilities), which has become a national template for training Police Officers how to effectively counter a multiple location terror attack.

About Outdoor Channel: Outdoor Channel has been taking viewers across America and around the world on unparalleled adventures since 1993. Dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle and conservation, the independent cable network is a division of Outdoor Sportsman Group and provides a complete spectrum of riveting hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure entertainment. Outdoor Channel is the largest outdoor TV footprint in the country and is available in more than 50 countries internationally. Outdoor Channel can be viewed in HD and is accessible by broadband and mobile platforms. For program times and other information, visit www.outdoorchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. #MyOutdoorTV, #FindYourAdventure

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