Deadly Skills

Retired Navy SEAL and best-selling author Clint Emerson demonstrates life hacks for staying alive, staying safe and staying in control.


  • Skill 28: Turn an umbrella into a lead pipe
    Skill 28: Turn an umbrella into a lead pipe

    Turn everyday items into weapons and carry a lead pipe that only looks innocent. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Skill 58: Barricade an inward-opening door
    Skill 58: Barricade an inward-opening door

    Learn to barricade an inward opening door in the event your office or home falls victim to an active shooter. Clint Emerson is a Navy SEAL (Ret.) and the author of 100 Deadly Skills. (Daniel Woolfolk and Lars Schwetje/Staff)

  • Skill 91: Perform a J-Turn
    Skill 91: Perform a J-Turn

    Learn how to perform a J-Turn from Clint — Skill #91 in his best-selling book 100 Deadly Skills.

  • Deadly Skills Extra: The importance of tire pressure
    Deadly Skills Extra: The importance of tire pressure

    If you’re going to perform high-speed maneuvers, you’ve got to have the tire pressure to back you up. Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson — author of 100 Deadly Skills — shows you how get your tires ready.

  • Deadly Skills Quickfire: Cybersecurity
    Deadly Skills Quickfire: Cybersecurity

    Military Times puts Clint Emerson in the hot seat for some rapid-fire Q&A. Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL and author of “100 Deadly Skills.”

  • Trailer: 100 Deadly Skills with Clint Emerson
    Trailer: 100 Deadly Skills with Clint Emerson

    Military Times is launching a video series based on the best-selling “100 Deadly Skills’ book series. Retired Navy SEAL and survival expert Clint Emerson lays out a step-by-step guide for how to defend yourself, escape and ultimately survive any situation.

  • Escape the Wolf provides risk mitigation advice
    Escape the Wolf provides risk mitigation advice

    Bad guys want to infiltrate your office, and it may be all too simple. Escape the Wolf founder Clint Emerson offers expert advice on how to protect yourself.

  • Meet Clint Emerson, host of 100 Deadly Skills
    Meet Clint Emerson, host of 100 Deadly Skills

    Clint is a recently retired Navy SEAL with 20 years of service with the Special Operations community. He has teamed up with Military Times for a video series based on his best-selling 100 Deadly Skills books. Meet the man and check out the series trailer.

  • Skill 28: Turn an umbrella into a lead pipe
    Skill 28: Turn an umbrella into a lead pipe

    Turn everyday items into weapons and carry a lead pipe that only looks innocent. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Skill 58: Barricade an inward-opening door
    Skill 58: Barricade an inward-opening door

    Learn to barricade an inward opening door in the event your office or home falls victim to an active shooter. Clint Emerson is a Navy SEAL (Ret.) and the author of 100 Deadly Skills. (Daniel Woolfolk and Lars Schwetje/Staff)

  • Skill 91: Perform a J-Turn
    Skill 91: Perform a J-Turn

    Learn how to perform a J-Turn from Clint — Skill #91 in his best-selling book 100 Deadly Skills.

  • Deadly Skills Extra: The importance of tire pressure
    Deadly Skills Extra: The importance of tire pressure

    If you’re going to perform high-speed maneuvers, you’ve got to have the tire pressure to back you up. Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson — author of 100 Deadly Skills — shows you how get your tires ready.

  • Deadly Skills Quickfire: Cybersecurity
    Deadly Skills Quickfire: Cybersecurity

    Military Times puts Clint Emerson in the hot seat for some rapid-fire Q&A. Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL and author of “100 Deadly Skills.”

  • Trailer: 100 Deadly Skills with Clint Emerson
    Trailer: 100 Deadly Skills with Clint Emerson

    Military Times is launching a video series based on the best-selling “100 Deadly Skills’ book series. Retired Navy SEAL and survival expert Clint Emerson lays out a step-by-step guide for how to defend yourself, escape and ultimately survive any situation.

  • Escape the Wolf provides risk mitigation advice
    Escape the Wolf provides risk mitigation advice

    Bad guys want to infiltrate your office, and it may be all too simple. Escape the Wolf founder Clint Emerson offers expert advice on how to protect yourself.

  • Meet Clint Emerson, host of 100 Deadly Skills
    Meet Clint Emerson, host of 100 Deadly Skills

    Clint is a recently retired Navy SEAL with 20 years of service with the Special Operations community. He has teamed up with Military Times for a video series based on his best-selling 100 Deadly Skills books. Meet the man and check out the series trailer.

  • Skill 28: Turn an umbrella into a lead pipe
    Skill 28: Turn an umbrella into a lead pipe

    Turn everyday items into weapons and carry a lead pipe that only looks innocent. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Skill 58: Barricade an inward-opening door
    Skill 58: Barricade an inward-opening door

    Learn to barricade an inward opening door in the event your office or home falls victim to an active shooter. Clint Emerson is a Navy SEAL (Ret.) and the author of 100 Deadly Skills. (Daniel Woolfolk and Lars Schwetje/Staff)

  • Skill 91: Perform a J-Turn
    Skill 91: Perform a J-Turn

    Learn how to perform a J-Turn from Clint — Skill #91 in his best-selling book 100 Deadly Skills.

  • Deadly Skills Extra: The importance of tire pressure
    Deadly Skills Extra: The importance of tire pressure

    If you’re going to perform high-speed maneuvers, you’ve got to have the tire pressure to back you up. Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson — author of 100 Deadly Skills — shows you how get your tires ready.

  • Deadly Skills Quickfire: Cybersecurity
    Deadly Skills Quickfire: Cybersecurity

    Military Times puts Clint Emerson in the hot seat for some rapid-fire Q&A. Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL and author of “100 Deadly Skills.”

  • Trailer: 100 Deadly Skills with Clint Emerson
    Trailer: 100 Deadly Skills with Clint Emerson

    Military Times is launching a video series based on the best-selling “100 Deadly Skills’ book series. Retired Navy SEAL and survival expert Clint Emerson lays out a step-by-step guide for how to defend yourself, escape and ultimately survive any situation.

  • Escape the Wolf provides risk mitigation advice
    Escape the Wolf provides risk mitigation advice

    Bad guys want to infiltrate your office, and it may be all too simple. Escape the Wolf founder Clint Emerson offers expert advice on how to protect yourself.

  • Meet Clint Emerson, host of 100 Deadly Skills
    Meet Clint Emerson, host of 100 Deadly Skills

    Clint is a recently retired Navy SEAL with 20 years of service with the Special Operations community. He has teamed up with Military Times for a video series based on his best-selling 100 Deadly Skills books. Meet the man and check out the series trailer.