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This foundational course is designed for new shooters and those who have obtained their CCW but lack comprehensive fundamentals training. We provide the essential knowledge and practical skills required to safely and confidently operate a handgun, establish a solid shooting foundation, and improve accuracy.

What You Will Master:

• Essential Pistol Operation: Deep dive into the mechanics and proper, safe handling of semi-automatic pistols and revolvers.

• Marksmanship Fundamentals: Detailed instruction on stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, and smooth trigger control to ensure accuracy.

• Confidence Building: Transition knowledge from the classroom to the range under the guidance of expert instructors.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Classroom Instruction & 2 Hours of Live-Fire Range Familiarization

💰 Course Fee: $260

Benefits of Taking This Course:

✅ Elevate Your Accuracy: Learn the core techniques that dramatically enhance your shooting performance. 

✅ Increase Confidence: Gain comfort and proficiency in handling your firearm. 

✅ Build a Strong Foundation: Prepare yourself for advanced defensive handgun training.

Sign up today and take your skills to the next level! 🎯

• Total Duration: Approximately 5 hours (3-hour classroom + 2-hour range session).

• Course Cost Breakdown: The total course cost is $260. A deposit of $10 is required to reserve your spot and begin training. The remaining balance is due on the day of the class.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Firearm Rental: You DO NOT need to own a firearm for this course. If you need to borrow a pistol, you must notify the instructor beforehand to ensure one is available for you at the range.

This intensive, 3-hour live-fire range session is the direct progression from our Level 1 course, designed for CCW holders and established shooters seeking to refine their mechanics and achieve greater accuracy. We move beyond the fundamentals to focus intensely on precision techniques and efficient firearm handling under realistic conditions.

What You Will Master:

• Advanced Marksmanship Refinement: Focus on minor adjustments to grip, sight picture, and trigger control for tighter groupings and superior shot placement.

• Loading & Unloading Proficiency: Drills to achieve rapid, smooth, and safe loading/unloading of the firearm and magazines.

• Precision Shooting Techniques: Introduction to positions and methods that maximize accuracy over distance or during quick follow-up shots.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive, Instructor-Led Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Benefits of Taking This Course:

✅ Superior Accuracy: Achieve noticeable improvements in your ability to hit small targets precisely. 

✅ Sharpened Handling: Develop instinctive, safe, and efficient firearm manipulation skills. 

✅ Expert Coaching: Train directly with experienced instructors who provide personalized feedback to address bad habits and optimize technique.

Sharpen your shooting skills and elevate your performance today! 🎯🔫💪

• All Shooters Must Have Their Own Firearm: Going forward from this Level 2 course, all students are REQUIRED to bring and use their own personal, operational handgun. Firearm rentals will no longer be available.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Course Duration and Cost: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session. The course fee is $260.

This intensive 3-hour live-fire range course is essential for experienced shooters (Level 2 completion recommended) who need to develop proficiency and speed in resolving firearm issues under stress. You will train like a professional, ensuring that you can maintain control and return to the fight quickly when faced with common handgun malfunctions.

What You Will Master:

• Malfunctions & Immediate Action Drills: Learn to quickly diagnose and clear common firearm stoppages (e.g., stovepipes, double feeds, failure to fire) using proven techniques.

• Tactical & Emergency Reloads: Master efficient reloading techniques using a dedicated magazine pouch to minimize downtime.

• Realistic Training Scenarios: Utilize both Live Fire and Dummy Round Drills for practical, immersive training in malfunction clearance.

• Dry Fire Proficiency: Incorporate training with the SIRT Pistol (or similar non-lethal training aid) to build muscle memory for immediate action skills safely.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Equipment Note: Students must utilize an Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster for carrying the firearm to the firing line only (drawing from the holster is NOT part of this specific course).

Train like a pro—refine your skills, minimize downtime, and take control of your firearm! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Level 1 and Level 2 (or equivalent demonstrable skill) is highly recommended.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun for this course.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring an Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch to practice reloads.

• Drawing Policy: The OWB holster is strictly for carrying the firearm to and from the firing line. Drawing from the holster is NOT part of this course.

• Duration and Cost: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session. The course fee is $260.

This advanced 3-hour range course is the final step in the skill series, focusing on high-stress techniques that are critical when the dominant hand is injured or otherwise occupied. You will learn to safely and accurately control your firearm using only your dominant hand and only your support hand, significantly enhancing your overall survivability and operational readiness.

What You Will Master:

• Support-Hand & One-Handed Shooting Techniques: Develop proper grip, stance, and sight picture mechanics for stable and accurate shooting using either hand independently.

• Firearm Control Drills: Focus on manipulating the firearm (reloading, clearing dummy rounds) effectively using only one hand.

• Skill Transfer Drills: Utilize the SIRT Pistol (or similar training aid) for repetition and muscle memory development during dry fire practice, followed by realistic Live Fire Drills for real-world application.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Equipment Note: Students must utilize an Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster for carrying the firearm to the firing line only.

Enhance your firearm skills, gain proficiency under duress, and be prepared for any situation! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (or equivalent demonstrable skill) is highly recommended.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun for this course.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring an Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Drawing Policy: The OWB holster is strictly for carrying the firearm to and from the firing line. Drawing from the holster is NOT part of this course.

• Duration and Cost: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session. The course fee is $260.

This advanced 3-hour indoor training course is the critical transition from static shooting skills to dynamic defensive performance. This course is non-live fire and utilizes SIRT pistols and dry-fire drills to focus solely on refining the efficiency, speed, and safety of your concealed draw stroke and emergency reloads in a controlled environment.

What You Will Master:

• Concealed Draw Strokes & Proper Technique: Achieve a smooth, repeatable, and safe draw from your concealed carry position, focusing on the five critical steps of the draw.

• Holster Work & Concealed Setup: Fine-tune your personal concealed carry setup and practice accessing the firearm under various cover garment conditions.

• Tactical & Emergency Reloads: Practice high-speed reloads while integrating movement and maintaining visual threat assessment.

• Realistic Drills: Utilize the SIRT Pistol (or similar training aid) for high-repetition, realistic drills to build the confidence and muscle memory required for defensive action.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Indoor Dry-Fire Training

💰 Course Fee: $210

Sharpen your concealed carry skills in a safe, controlled environment and transition to real-world readiness! 🔫🎯💪

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour indoor training session and is NON-LIVE FIRE. No live ammunition is permitted in the training area.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $210 total.

• Required Equipment: All students must bring their own personal concealed carry setup, including the holster they use for everyday carry and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Training Pistol: The course will utilize SIRT pistols (or similar training aids) provided by the instructor for all drills. Students do not need to bring their personal firearm.

• Focus: The training is entirely focused on technique and speed of the concealed draw and reload, without the pressure of live fire.

This advanced 3-hour range course is the culmination of the handgun series, transitioning the speed and technique mastered in Level 5 into a live-fire and dynamic training environment. This is a high-repetition, performance-based session designed to dramatically increase your speed, accuracy, and efficiency in a defensive context.

What You Will Master:

• Concealed Draw Strokes for Speed & Efficiency: Practice and refine your draw stroke under time constraints to achieve a sub-second deployment of your firearm.

• Tactical & Emergency Reloads: Perform high-speed reloads immediately following the draw, integrating the use of your concealed carry holster and magazine pouch under simulated stress.

• Simunitions Drills for Realistic Engagement: Engage in force-on-force or scenario-based training using Simunitions to experience the reality of tactical decision-making.

• Live Fire Drills for Practical Application: Apply all learned skills in a live-fire setting, focusing on first-shot accuracy and rapid target acquisition.

• Concealed Holster Qualification: Successfully complete a performance assessment to validate your mastery of the concealed draw stroke and immediate action skills.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Train like you carry—build confidence and precision under real-world conditions! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Level 5 (or equivalent verifiable proficiency in concealed draw strokes) is required.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session involving both live fire and Simunitions (force-on-force) training.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun for the live-fire portion.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring their own personal concealed carry setup, including the holster they use for everyday carry and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This non-live fire 3-hour indoor training course is designed to equip the concealed carrier with the physical and tactical skills necessary to survive a close-quarters confrontation. You will move beyond marksmanship to focus on scenario-based training that teaches you how to react under pressure, retain your firearm, and fight effectively at contact distance.

What You Will Master:

• Defensive Maneuvers & Weapon Retention: Learn physical techniques to create distance, gain a positional advantage, and successfully retain control of your firearm during a struggle.

• Close-Quarters Engagement Strategies: Practice methods for deploying a firearm and engaging a threat when the aggressor is immediately in your personal space.

• Drawing from Concealed Carry: Execute draws safely and effectively from your everyday carry position using inert training firearms.

• Situational Awareness & Tactical Decision-Making: Enhance your ability to recognize threats early and make split-second decisions regarding the use of force.

• Practical Drills: High-intensity, repetition drills using Inert Training Firearms and your personal holster(s) for real-world application.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Indoor Defensive Tactics Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Build the confidence and skills to defend yourself and maintain control in critical situations! 🔫🥋💪

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour indoor training session focused on defensive tactics and is strictly NON-LIVE FIRE. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED in the training area.

• Required Firearm: Students are required to bring their everyday carry handgun and all magazines to the class. ALL AMMUNITION MUST BE LEFT SECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.

• Training Pistol: The course will utilize Inert Training Firearms (blue guns or SIRT pistols) provided by the instructor for all close-quarters drills.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring their own personal concealed carry setup, including the holster they use for everyday carry and any magazine pouches.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which will be immediately inspected by the instructor.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 3-hour live-fire range course is designed for experienced shooters (Level 6 completion recommended) ready to tackle dynamic and unconventional shooting challenges. You will learn to maintain speed and accuracy from positions outside of the typical square range stance, preparing you to adapt to the unpredictable nature of a defensive encounter.

What You Will Master:

• Advanced Shooting Techniques for Defensive Scenarios: Focus on integrating speed and precision with tactical principles, including target transition and threat prioritization.

• Unconventional & Tactical Shooting Positions: Master shooting from kneeling, prone, and other compromised or cover-based positions.

• Dry Fire Precision: Utilize the SIRT Pistol for high-repetition dry fire drills to safely establish muscle memory for positional transitions.

• Live Fire Drills to Reinforce Skills: Apply all learned positions and techniques under live fire to ensure proficiency and reliable performance.

• Holster Integration: Practice drawing and re-holstering safely using either your Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Refine your skills, improve your reaction time, and become a more effective, adaptable defensive shooter! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Level 6 (or equivalent verifiable skill) is highly recommended.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session involving live fire.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring a durable Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 3-hour live-fire range course is dedicated to refining the foundational mechanics that directly impact speed and accuracy, specifically focusing on recoil management. By optimizing your grip and stance, you will minimize muzzle rise, enabling faster, more accurate rapid follow-up shots essential for defensive shooting.

What You Will Master:

• Grip & Stance Optimization for Better Recoil Control: Learn advanced techniques to create a more stable platform, maximizing control over the firearm's movement during recoil.

• Rapid Follow-Up Shots & Accuracy Drills: Participate in high-repetition drills designed to build speed and maintain precision during double-taps and rapid-fire strings.

• Live Fire Exercises for Real-World Application: Put theory into practice with challenging live-fire exercises that test your ability to stay on target while managing recoil effectively.

• Techniques for Both Concealed & OWB Holsters: Apply optimized mechanics regardless of your carry method, ensuring consistent performance.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Gain confidence, superior control, and precision with every shot! 🔫🎯💪

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session involving live fire.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring a durable Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This 3-hour indoor training course is the critical next step in tactical preparedness, building upon the foundational skills of Defensive Tactics 1. This is a non-live fire course that focuses on high-stress, close-quarters scenarios, teaching you advanced techniques to defend against a physical attack while carrying a concealed firearm.

What You Will Master:

• Advanced Concealed Draw & Retention Techniques: Refine your draw stroke under duress (e.g., while moving or being grabbed) and master advanced weapon retention tactics.

• Defensive Tactics for Close-Quarters Engagement: Learn and practice martial arts-based techniques for creating space and controlling an attacker at contact distance.

• Countering Threats & Disarming Techniques: Instruction on safely managing an imminent threat and defensive principles for dealing with an attacker who presents a weapon (training scenarios only).

• Escape & Tactical Movement Strategies: Drills focused on quickly and safely breaking contact and moving to cover.

• Scenario-Based Drills for Realistic Application: Engage in high-intensity, reality-based scenarios to test your decision-making and physical skills under simulated pressure.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Indoor Defensive Tactics Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Enhance your ability to defend yourself and react with confidence in high-risk situations! 🔫🥋💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Defensive Tactics 1 (or equivalent verifiable skill) is highly recommended.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour indoor training session and is strictly NON-LIVE FIRE. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED in the training area.

• Required Firearm: Students are required to bring their everyday carry handgun and all magazines to the class. ALL AMMUNITION MUST BE LEFT SECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.

• Training Pistol: The course will utilize Inert Training Firearms (blue guns or SIRT pistols) provided by the instructor for all physical and scenario-based drills.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring their own personal concealed carry setup, including the holster they use for everyday carry and any magazine pouches.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which will be immediately inspected by the instructor.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 5-hour live-fire range course is dedicated to teaching the critical skill of integrating your firearm with the environment. You will learn the difference between cover (stops bullets) and concealment (hides you) and how to use both effectively to minimize exposure while maintaining the ability to engage threats.

What You Will Master:

• Proper Use of Cover & Concealment: Understand the tactical differences between cover and concealment and how to quickly assess and utilize available resources in a defensive situation.

• Shooting from Behind Cover with Minimal Exposure: Learn advanced techniques (like slicing the pie) for engaging targets from various angles of cover while keeping your body protected.

• Movement & Positioning for Tactical Advantage: Practice dynamic drills that incorporate moving to and utilizing cover effectively to improve your defensive position.

• Live Fire Drills for Realistic Engagement: Reinforce learned techniques under live fire, demonstrating speed and accuracy while fighting from behind cover.

• Integrated Holster Training: Practice drawing from your Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and moving to cover.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 5 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $385

Sharpen your defensive skills and learn to fight smarter, not harder! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of previous Handgun Levels (or equivalent verifiable skill) is highly recommended due to the intensive nature of the drills.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 5-hour range training session involving live fire and dynamic movement.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring a durable Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory. Knee pads are strongly recommended due to positional shooting drills.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $385 total.

This essential 3-hour indoor course focuses on immediate, life-saving trauma response, a crucial skill for anyone who carries a firearm or wishes to be prepared for an emergency. You will gain the knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to control massive hemorrhage caused by accidents, penetrating trauma, or other life-threatening injuries.

What You Will Master:

• Proper Use of Tourniquets & Hemostatic Agents: Hands-on training in applying and using commercial tourniquets and hemostatic gauze effectively to stop severe bleeding.

• Wound Packing & Pressure Bandaging: Practical instruction on packing severe wounds and applying pressure dressings to control non-extremity or junctional bleeding.

• Identifying & Treating Different Types of Bleeding: Learn to quickly identify arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding and prioritize treatment.

• Tactical Trauma Response & Emergency Scenarios: Integration of medical skills into a high-stress scenario, including self-aid and aid under fire principles.

• Hands-On Application: Intensive practice using provided training materials (tourniquets, wound simulators, and inert agents) only.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Indoor Blood Control Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Be prepared for the unexpected—learn to stop the bleed and save lives! 🚑💪

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour indoor training session focused on life-saving medical skills.

• Equipment: All necessary medical training supplies, including practice tourniquets, wound simulators, and inert hemostatic agents, will be provided.

• No Firearm Required: This course is NON-LIVE FIRE and focused purely on medical skills. No firearm or ammunition is required for this class.

• Safety Policy: Training will involve hands-on physical activity, including working on simulated patient wounds. Please wear comfortable, appropriate clothing.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 3-hour live-fire range course is designed to eliminate reliance on your dominant hand by developing functional, efficient shooting and manipulation skills with your support side. This training is essential for maintaining operational capability in a defensive scenario where your dominant hand is injured or otherwise occupied.

What You Will Master:

• Drawing & Shooting from the Support Side: Learn to safely and efficiently draw your firearm and achieve accurate shots using only your non-dominant hand.

• Reloading & Malfunction Drills with Non-Dominant Hand: Master critical firearm manipulations—reloads and immediate action drills—using complex single-handed techniques.

• Accuracy & Control Exercises Under Stress: Participate in demanding live-fire drills designed to test and solidify your control and accuracy with your support hand under time pressure.

• Integrated Training: Practice all drills using your OWB Holster Setup to maintain consistency with your carry gear.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Expand your shooting capabilities, eliminate reliance on your dominant hand, and be ready for any situation! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of previous Handgun Levels (especially Level 4) is highly recommended. Proficiency in single-hand shooting with the dominant hand is assumed.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session involving live fire.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring a durable Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 3-hour live-fire range course is dedicated to mastering the art of movement and engagement in a dynamic environment. You will learn to effectively shoot while advancing, retreating, and moving laterally, ensuring you can maintain accuracy and control while seeking cover or creating distance in a defensive situation.

What You Will Master:

• Shooting While Advancing, Retreating & Moving Laterally: Practice dynamic footwork and body mechanics to maintain a stable shooting platform while moving in multiple directions.

• Engaging Threats from Various Positions: Seamlessly transition between movement and shooting from different stationary and dynamic positions.

• Balance, Footwork & Stability Under Fire: Develop the coordination and technique necessary to maintain balance and stability, optimizing your sight picture and trigger control while mobile.

• Live Fire Drills for Real-World Application: Engage in challenging drills that require movement, testing your ability to process information and execute shots accurately while performing tactical actions.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 3 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Master the art of movement and improve your survivability in high-stress encounters! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of previous Handgun Levels (especially those covering draw strokes, recoil management, and positional shooting) is highly recommended.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 3-hour range training session involving live fire and dynamic movement. Students must be physically capable of moving quickly and changing position repeatedly.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring a durable Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster (concealed carry is acceptable but OWB is preferred for safety in dynamic drills) and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory. Sturdy, closed-toe shoes and durable clothing are essential.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 6-hour comprehensive course is designed to prepare students for the reality of defensive scenarios, over 50% of which occur in low-light conditions. The course is split between indoor non-live fire tactics training and live-fire range application, ensuring mastery of light discipline, identification, and engagement in reduced visibility.

What You Will Master:

• Techniques for Handheld & Weapon-Mounted Lights: Learn various flashlight techniques (e.g., Harries, Chapman) and proper operation of weapon-mounted lights (WML).

• Light Discipline & Target Identification: Understand how to use light without giving away your position and accurately distinguish between a threat and a non-threat in the dark.

• Manipulating Firearms While Using a Light: Practice reloading, clearing malfunctions, and transitioning with the added complexity of a light source.

• Room Clearing & Low-Light Tactics: Introduction to basic search and clear principles in a low-light environment.

• Shooting with Integrated Light: Engage targets using both a handheld flashlight (various techniques) and a weapon-mounted light.

• Low-Light Live Fire Drills: Challenging drills focusing on accurate target engagement and speed in reduced visibility.

Course Details:

• Training Time: 6 Hours Total (3 Hours Indoor + 3 Hours Range)

• Course Fee: $400

Gain the skills and confidence to operate in low-light conditions effectively! 🔦🔫🎯

• Prerequisite: Completion of previous Handgun Levels is strongly recommended due to the complexity of the dynamic drills in low-light.

• Training Environment: This is a 6-hour course split between an indoor facility (non-live fire) and the range (live fire).

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • A reliable handheld flashlight suitable for tactical use (bright, momentary switch).

• If applicable, a Weapon-Mounted Light (WML) and a compatible holster.

• A durable Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Safety Policy (Indoor): For the indoor portion, NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED. Firearms must be unloaded and inspected prior to entry.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $400 total.

This intensive 6-hour indoor scenario-based course is the most advanced defensive training in your curriculum, designed to prepare you for threats in complex, everyday environments where movement is restricted, such as restaurants, theaters, or crowded public spaces. This training uses the stress of Simunitions to test your decision-making, drawing mechanics, and tactical movement under duress.

What You Will Master:

• Drawing & Engaging Threats from a Seated Position: Refine your concealed draw stroke for optimal safety and speed while confined to a seat.

• Weapon Retention & Defensive Maneuvers in Close Quarters: Practice physical techniques to retain your firearm and create space in extremely close proximity to a threat.

• Protecting Others & Tactical Movement in Crowded Spaces: Learn principles for shielding companions (e.g., family) and navigating obstacles while managing a threat.

• SIRT Training for Precision & Mechanics: Utilize SIRT pistols for high-repetition practice of the draw stroke and point shooting mechanics.

• Simunitions-Based Scenario Drills for Realistic Application: Engage in force-on-force scenarios where role-players create realistic threats, forcing you to make rapid, defensible tactical choices.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 6 Hours of Intensive Indoor Defensive Training

💰 Course Fee: $410

Train for real-life situations and develop the skills to defend yourself and others in everyday environments! 🔫🛡️

• Prerequisite: Due to the complexity of the scenarios, completion of Handgun 13 and Defensive Tactics 2 (or equivalent verifiable skill) is mandatory.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 6-hour indoor training session focused on scenario-based drills using inert training devices. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED in the training area.

• Required Holster: A Concealed Holster is Required. NO OWB Holsters are permitted, as this course focuses exclusively on techniques for concealed carry in public.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal concealed carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted due to safety concerns during retention drills.

• Training Pistol: The course will utilize SIRT pistols and Simunition-capable firearms (provided by the instructor) for all drills.

• Safety Policy: Students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which, along with all live ammunition, MUST be left secured in your vehicle.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $410 total.

This comprehensive 6-hour course is the definitive training for fighting back from a disadvantaged position. It combines 3 hours of indoor non-live fire tactics with 3 hours of challenging live-fire range drills to ensure you can retain your weapon, maneuver, and accurately engage threats when the fight unexpectedly goes to the ground.

What You Will Master:

• Defensive Tactics fro

• Weapon Retention & Drawing Under Pressure: Practice defending your firearm and successfully executing a draw stroke while fighting on your back or side.

• Shooting Positions & Mobility While Down: Understand the safest and most stable positions for shooting from the ground.

• Scenario Training: Utilize SIRT and Simunitions to test your ground tactics and decision-making against role-players in force-on-force scenarios.

• Live-Fire Drills from Seated, Prone & Supine Positions: Engage threats accurately from various ground positions.

• Engaging Threats While Moving from the Ground: Practice firing while actively recovering or transitioning to cover.

• Reloads & Malfunction Drills Under Duress: Execute critical firearm manipulations with one hand while managing your stability on the ground.

• Tactical Recovery to Standing Position: Learn safe and fast techniques to get back on your feet and continue the fight.

Course Details:

📌Training Time: 6 Hours Total (3 Hours Indoor + 3 Hours Range)

💰Course Fee: $410

Prepare for real-world encounters where going to the ground is unavoidable. Train to fight back and win! 🔫💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of previous Handgun Levels and Defensive Tactics courses (specifically DT 1 and DT 2) is mandatory due to the extreme physical and technical demands.

• Training Environment: This is a 6-hour course split between an indoor facility (non-live fire, dynamic movement) and the range (live fire).

• Physical Demand: This course is physically demanding and requires students to move, fall, roll, and transition between positions on the ground repeatedly.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring a durable Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster (OWB is mandatory for safety during dynamic drills) and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Knee pads, elbow pads, and durable clothing (long sleeves and pants) are MANDATORY for safety during ground work.

• Safety Policy: For the indoor 

portion, all live ammunition and personal firearms MUST be left secured in your vehicle. Only inert training tools will be used indoors.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $410 total.

This advanced 4-hour live-fire range course is the capstone of your handgun training series, designed to test and integrate all previously learned skills—draw, movement, speed, accuracy, and tactical thinking—in complex, multi-threat scenarios. Students will master the ability to quickly assess, acquire, and transition between multiple targets approaching from various angles, including their sides and rear.

What You Will Master:

• Target Transitions & Engagement Strategies: Learn efficient visual and physical strategies for smoothly shifting focus and fire from one threat to the next.

• Shooting from Multiple Angles & Positions: Engage targets from challenging, dynamic perspectives (90°, 180°, and 360° turns) while maintaining control and stability.

• 360° Situational Awareness & Threat Assessment: Practice rapidly identifying, prioritizing, and managing threats located all around you before, during, and after firing.

• Live Fire Drills for Speed & Precision: High-speed drills focused on maintaining accurate hits on multiple targets under time pressure.

• Integrated Holster Training: Practice drawing and re-holstering safely while managing threats from unexpected directions using your Concealed or OWB Holster.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 4 Hours of Intensive Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $295

Develop the skills needed to engage multiple threats quickly and efficiently and master the art of 360° defense! 🔫🎯💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of ALL previous Handgun Levels (or documented, expert-level equivalent skill) is mandatory due to the high-risk, 360° nature of the drills.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 4-hour range training session involving live fire and complex, dynamic movement, including turning and shooting.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment: Students must bring a durable Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Physical Activity: This course is physically demanding and involves rapid movement and turning.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $295 total.

This high-level 4-hour indoor course is the most physically and technically demanding defensive tactics session in your curriculum, designed for students who have mastered the fundamentals of DT 1 and DT 2. The training focuses on advanced strategies for extreme close-quarters combat, weapon defense, and maintaining control when an attacker is at contact distance.

What You Will Master:

• Advanced Weapon Retention & Counter-Disarm Techniques: Master complex physical techniques to foil an aggressor's attempt to take your firearm and practice fighting to retain possession.

• Close-Quarters Defensive Strikes & Escapes: Learn powerful defensive strikes, body mechanics, and escapes specifically designed for immediate use when grappling or pinned in a confined space.

• Engaging & Controlling an Attacker While Armed: Practice techniques for utilizing your firearm defensively while simultaneously managing or controlling the physical threat of an attacker.

• Scenario-Based Training for Realistic Encounters: High-intensity, reality-based scenarios test your integrated skills against dynamic, resisting opponents.

• Tactical Movement & Environmental Awareness: Focus on micro-movement and utilizing environmental factors to your advantage in tight spaces.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 4 Hours of Intensive Indoor Defensive Tactics Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Take your defensive tactics to the next level—train for the unexpected and gain the confidence to prevail! 🔫🥋💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Defensive Tactics 1 and 2 (or verifiable advanced skill in weapon retention and close-quarters defense) is mandatory.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 4-hour indoor training session involving dynamic, physical contact. It is strictly NON-LIVE FIRE. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED in the training area.

• Required Firearm: Students are required to bring their everyday carry handgun and all magazines to the class. ALL AMMUNITION MUST BE LEFT SECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.

• Training Pistol: The course will utilize Inert Training Firearms (SIRT or blue guns) provided by the instructor for all drills.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal concealed carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted due to safety concerns.

• Mouthguards and protective cups are strongly recommended for scenario training.

• Physical Activity: This course involves dynamic, high-intensity physical contact. Please wear comfortable, durable clothing.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which will be immediately inspected by the instructor.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This intensive 4-hour specialized training course is designed to address the unique complexities of a defensive encounter in and around a vehicle—a high-risk location where many attacks occur. Utilizing SIRT and Simunitions, you will practice tactical movement, drawing, and engagement, leveraging your vehicle for cover and defense.

What You Will Master:

• Drawing & Engaging from Inside a Vehicle: Master the compressed and complicated draw stroke required to safely deploy a concealed firearm while seated inside a car.

• Exiting & Using the Vehicle as Cover: Learn effective techniques for safely exiting a vehicle under duress and utilizing engine blocks, pillars, and door gaps for cover while engaging a threat.

• Shooting from Seated & Standing Positions: Practice engaging targets from inside the vehicle (seated) and immediately upon exiting (standing).

• Countering Carjackings & Ambush Scenarios: Participate in realistic, scenario-based drills to test your response to common vehicle-based threats.

• Tactical Movement & Situational Awareness in Parking Lots: Develop heightened awareness and tactical movement skills for navigating common parking lot threats.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 4 Hours of Intensive Parking Lot Defensive Training

💰 Course Fee: $290

Master the skills needed to defend yourself in and around your vehicle! 🔫🚗💪

• Prerequisite: Due to the complexity and safety risks, completion of Handgun Levels 13 and 15 (or verifiable expert-level draw and maneuver skills) is highly recommended.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 4-hour scenario-based training session conducted in a controlled parking lot environment. It is NON-LIVE FIRE and utilizes inert training devices. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED on the training ground.

• Required Holster: A Concealed or OWB Holster is Required for drawing practice.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted.

• Simulations Gear: The course will utilize SIRT and Simunition-capable firearms (provided by the instructor) for all drills.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which, along with all live ammunition, MUST be left secured in your vehicle.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $290 total.

This high-intensity 6-hour specialized course is the critical integration of defensive shooting and life-saving medical skills. Building on the core competencies of Blood Control 1, this training focuses on providing effective trauma response while actively dealing with an ongoing threat. Utilizing Simunitions, you will practice immediate, life-saving measures in dynamic, active threat environments.

What You Will Master:

• Providing Medical Aid While Engaging a Threat: Learn protocols for delivering self-aid and buddy aid while prioritizing the use of cover and maintaining awareness of the threat.

• Applying Tourniquets & Wound Packing Under Stress: Practice rapidly and correctly applying blood control measures while facing the physical and psychological pressures of a simulated attack.

• Utilizing Cover & Movement While Performing First Aid: Master techniques for safely moving a casualty and performing medical interventions from behind cover.

• Defensive Shooting While Administering Care: Drills that require seamless transition between engaging a threat and delivering emergency medical assistance.

• Simulated High-Stress Scenarios: Engage in complex, force-on-force scenarios in a simulated active threat (parking lot) environment to test both your tactical and medical readiness.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 6 Hours of High-Intensity Tactical Medical Training

💰 Course Fee: $420

Be prepared to save lives—under pressure, under fire! 🔫🩸💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Blood Control 1 and a foundational defensive shooting course (e.g., Handgun Level 6 or higher) is mandatory. This course involves shooting and medical application simultaneously.

• Training Environment: This is a 6-hour, high-intensity scenario-based course conducted in a controlled environment (simulated parking lot). It is NON-LIVE FIRE and utilizes inert training devices. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED on the training ground.

• Required Holster: A Concealed or OWB Holster is Required for tactical drills.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted.

• Medical Gear: If you own a personal IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit), please bring it. Training tourniquets and inert medical supplies will be provided.

• Safety Gear: All students will be provided with and required to wear protective equipment for Simunitions/force-on-force training (mask, neck protection). Wear comfortable, durable clothing.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which, along with all live ammunition, MUST be left secured in your vehicle.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $420 total.

This intensive 4-hour live-fire range course is the critical live-fire practical session for vehicle defense. You will learn and practice dynamic shooting techniques, positional changes, and movement principles, all focused on safely and effectively utilizing a vehicle for cover while engaging threats in a realistic environment. This course integrates essential Blood Control (BCON) principles, preparing you for immediate medical response during a high-risk encounter.

What You Will Master:

• Shooting from Inside & Around a Vehicle: Practice drawing and firing from seated positions and various points of cover around the car (pillars, engine block).

• Using a Vehicle as Cover vs. Concealment: Understand the tactical difference between cover and concealment and which vehicle components offer genuine protection from incoming fire.

• Engaging Threats from Various Angles & Positions: Execute shots while maneuvering and using the vehicle to limit exposure, addressing threats from 90° and 180° angles.

• Defensive Movement & Cover Utilization: Drills focused on quickly moving to and establishing a stable firing position behind vehicle components.

• BCON – Blood Control & Trauma Response in a Gunfight: Integrate the mental checklist for immediate self-aid or buddy aid during a high-stress scenario, applying BCON principles to your defensive routine.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 4 Hours of Intensive Live-Fire Range Training

💰 Course Fee: $260

Master defensive vehicle tactics and be ready to protect yourself in and around your car! 🔫🚗💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Handgun Level 16 (Vehicle Defense & Engagement Tactics) or verifiable equivalent skill is mandatory due to the high-risk, dynamic nature of the drills.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 4-hour live-fire range training session involving dynamic movement in and around vehicles.

• Required Firearm: All students must bring and use their own personal, operational handgun.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • A durable Concealed or Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster (OWB is preferred for safety in dynamic drills) and at least two operational magazines with a dedicated magazine pouch.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted.

• Knee pads and elbow pads are highly recommended for comfort during positional shooting drills.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, eye protection, and ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $260 total.

This 4-hour indoor training course is the most comprehensive and physically demanding session in your defensive tactics lineup, focused entirely on prevailing against threats in extreme close-quarters. Utilizing Simunitions and inert weapons, this course pushes students to integrate physical defense, weapon retention, and tactical decision-making against dynamic, resistive attackers.

What You Will Master:

• Advanced Weapon Retention & Ground Fighting: Master techniques to maintain control of your firearm when physically assaulted, including fighting back from the ground.

• Defensive Grappling & Counter-Assault Techniques: Learn effective, survival-based grappling principles to create space, escape holds, and transition from physical defense to a decisive tactical advantage.

• Multiple Attacker Defense Strategies: Introduction to movement and positioning strategies for managing and disengaging from more than one threat.

• Simunitions-Based Force-on-Force Training: Engage in high-stress scenarios against role-players to test your integrated skills in a realistic, non-lethal environment.

• Survival Mindset & Tactical Decision-Making: Enhance your ability to process information, decide on the appropriate force option, and maintain the will to survive under extreme duress.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 4 Hours of Intensive Indoor Defensive Tactics Training

💰 Course Fee: $320

Take your defensive tactics to the highest level—be ready for any close-quarters confrontation! 🔫🥋💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Defensive Tactics 1, 2, and 3 (or verifiable expert-level skill in weapon retention, grappling, and close-quarters defense) is mandatory.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 4-hour indoor training session involving dynamic, physical contact and Simunitions training. It is strictly NON-LIVE FIRE. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED in the training area.

• Required Firearm: Students are required to bring their everyday carry handgun and all magazines to the class. ALL AMMUNITION MUST BE LEFT SECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.

• Training Pistol: The course will utilize Inert Training Firearms and Simunition-capable firearms (provided by the instructor) for all drills.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal concealed carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted due to safety concerns.

• Protective Gear: All students will be provided with and required to wear protective equipment for Simunitions/force-on-force training (mask, neck protection). Mouthguards, protective cups, and knee pads are strongly recommended.

• Physical Activity: This course involves dynamic, high-intensity physical contact, including grappling and ground work. Please wear comfortable, durable clothing.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which will be immediately inspected by the instructor.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $320 total.

This full-day, 8-hour immersive training course is the final and most challenging test of all skills learned across the Handgun, Defensive Tactics, and Blood Control curricula. Conducted in a controlled parking lot environment, this course forces students to integrate drawing, movement, vehicle defense, threat assessment, and immediate medical intervention under intense, realistic, force-on-force pressure using Simunitions.

What You Will Master:

• Live Scenario-Based Defensive Drills: Respond to complex, unpredictable, and evolving threats in environments such as parking lots and public spaces.

• Engaging Threats While Using a Vehicle as Cover: Practice seamless transitions from draw to engagement, utilizing vehicle components for tactical advantage.

• Responding to Ambush & Carjacking Situations: Test your response protocols for high-stress, rapid-onset attacks.

• BCON – Blood Control & Medical Aid Under Fire: Integrate trauma care (tourniquets, wound packing) into your defensive sequence, providing aid to self or others while managing the threat.

• Force-on-Force Training with Simunitions: Engage dynamic role-players to test tactical decision-making, speed, and accuracy in a non-lethal environment.

• Decision-Making Under Stress: Enhance your ability to process information, prioritize actions (fight vs. flight vs. medic), and communicate effectively under extreme duress.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 8 Hours of Intensive Integrated Scenario Training

💰 Course Fee: $570

🔥 Test your skills in dynamic, unpredictable scenarios—be ready for anything! 🔫🚗🩸💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Handgun Levels 1-17, Defensive Tactics Levels 1-4, and Blood Control Levels 1-2 (or verifiable expert-level integration of all skills) is MANDATORY.

• Training Environment: This is a full-day (8-hour) high-intensity scenario-based course conducted in a controlled parking lot environment. It is NON-LIVE FIRE. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED on the training ground.

• Required Holster: A Concealed or OWB Holster is Required.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• NO SERPA-style holsters will be permitted.

• Medical Gear: If you own a personal IFAK, please bring it. Training medical supplies will be provided.

• Training Tools: The course will utilize SIRT and Simunition-capable firearms (provided by the instructor) for all drills.

• Safety Gear: All students will be provided with and required to wear full protective equipment for Simunitions/force-on-force training (full-face mask, neck protection, etc.). Durable clothing, knee pads, and elbow pads are highly recommended.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which, along with ALL LIVE AMMUNITION, MUST be left secured in your vehicle.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $570 total.

This intensive 4-hour indoor training course focuses on the complex, close-quarters environment of a building structure. This essential course teaches the principles of movement, communication, and threat engagement necessary to safely and effectively clear rooms and navigate tight spaces, optimized for home defense scenarios.

What You Will Master:

• Single-Person & Team-Based Room Clearing: Learn the fundamental techniques for moving through a doorway, clearing the 'fatal funnel,' and systematically searching a room (solo and with one partner).

• Cornering, Angles, & Entry Techniques: Master how to manage angles around corners and doors to minimize exposure, a key element of interior tactics.

• Threat Identification & Target Discrimination: Practice identifying and discriminating between threats and non-threats in high-stress, rapidly changing indoor environments.

• Low-Light & Stress-Based Scenarios: Integrate light discipline and tactics into dynamic drills to prepare for scenarios that often occur in darkness.

• Force-on-Force Training with Simunitions: Engage dynamic threats in structure-based scenarios to test decision-making and tactical performance under duress.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 4 Hours of Intensive Indoor Tactical Training

💰 Course Fee: $290

🔥 Master the tactics needed to defend and clear a building with confidence! 🔫🏠💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Handgun Levels 12 and 15 (Low-Light & 360° Engagement) is mandatory due to the need for advanced light handling, target discrimination, and movement skills.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 4-hour indoor training session conducted within a simulated structure. It is NON-LIVE FIRE and utilizes inert training devices. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED on the training ground.

• Required Holster: A Concealed or OWB Holster is Required.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • Students must bring their personal carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• A Handheld Tactical Flashlight is mandatory for low-light drills.

• Training Tools: The course will utilize SIRT and Simunition-capable firearms (provided by the instructor) for all drills.

• Safety Gear: All students will be provided with and required to wear protective equipment for Simunitions/force-on-force training. Knee pads are strongly recommended.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which, along with ALL LIVE AMMUNITION, MUST be left secured in your vehicle.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $290 total.

This intensive 8-hour specialized course is the pinnacle of all defensive training, providing students with the rare opportunity to utilize live ammunition while clearing a designated shoot house structure. Integrating all previous Handgun and Tactical skills—movement, angles, light, decision-making, and precision—this course offers the most realistic and demanding training available for defending an interior space.

What You Will Master:

• Live-Fire Room Clearing & Structure Navigation: Execute single-person and team-based entry techniques using live ammunition, engaging threats in close proximity within the structure.

• Threat Identification & Target Discrimination: Master the critical skill of identifying and confirming targets rapidly and accurately before engaging them inside confined spaces.

• Solo & Team-Based Entry Techniques: Refine techniques for entering doorways ("the fatal funnel"), managing angles, and moving through the structure effectively alone and with a partner.

• Engaging Moving & Reactive Targets: Practice engaging targets that move or react to your presence, simulating real-world threat dynamics.

• Decision-Making Under Stress in Close Quarters: Test your ability to prioritize threats, manage muzzle direction, and apply immediate action drills safely under extreme tactical pressure.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 8 Hours of Intensive Live-Fire Structure Training

💰 Course Fee: $650

🔥 This is the ultimate test—master the skills needed to defend any structure with live fire confidence! 🔫🏠💥

• Prerequisite: Completion of ALL previous Handgun and Defensive Tactics Levels (especially Levels 15 and 19) is MANDATORY. This course is suitable only for expert-level shooters with verifiable, impeccable safety records.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 8-hour live-fire training session conducted within a certified tactical shoot house structure.

• Safety Requirements: Due to the extreme risk of live-fire CQB, ABSOLUTE MUZZLE AND TRIGGER DISCIPLINE IS REQUIRED. Any safety violation will result in IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL from the course without refund.

• Required Firearm: All students must use a handgun chambered in 9mm. Handguns will be inspected for proper function.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring a minimum of 350 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • A durable Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster is MANDATORY (for safety in close quarters). Concealed carry holsters are not permitted for this specific course.

• A reliable Weapon-Mounted Light (WML) is MANDATORY (or a high-quality handheld light carried correctly).

• Tactical vest or chest rig is highly recommended for carrying extra magazines.

• Knee pads and elbow pads are required.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, tactical gloves, eye protection, and electronic ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $650 total.

This intensive 6-hour specialized course represents the pinnacle of tactical training, integrating advanced low-light principles (from Level 12) into the extreme environment of a live-fire shoot house (from Level 20). Students will master the use of handheld and weapon-mounted lights to safely and effectively clear structures, identify threats, and engage targets with live ammunition in reduced visibility conditions.

What You Will Master:

• Live-Fire Room Clearing in Low-Light Environments: Execute advanced CQB tactics, maintaining speed and precision while navigating structures in darkness.

• Handheld vs. Weapon-Mounted Light Techniques: Master specialized techniques for utilizing both light sources for searching, identifying, and engaging threats in various low-light conditions.

• Threat Identification & Target Discrimination in Darkness: Develop the crucial skill of quickly confirming targets and avoiding non-threats when light is used tactically and momentarily.

• Navigating Structures with Limited Visibility: Practice maintaining orientation and safety while moving through complex interior spaces with minimal or no ambient light.

• Solo & Team-Based CQB Tactics Under Low-Light Stress: Apply advanced communication and movement drills in a high-stress, live-fire environment.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 6 Hours of Intensive Low-Light Live-Fire Structure Training

💰 Course Fee: $595 (Reflects the high cost of facility rental and specialized staffing/supervision for nighttime live-fire operations.)

🔥 Master the tactics needed to dominate the dark—because threats don’t wait for daylight! 🌙🔦💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Handgun Level 20 (Live Fire Shoot House CQB) is MANDATORY. Participants must demonstrate expert proficiency in live-fire structure clearing and impeccable safety adherence.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 6-hour live-fire training session conducted within a certified tactical shoot house structure, typically starting near sunset.

• Safety Requirements: Due to the extreme risk of low-light live-fire CQB, ABSOLUTE MUZZLE AND TRIGGER DISCIPLINE IS REQUIRED. Any safety violation will result in IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL from the course without refund.

• Required Firearm: All students must use a handgun chambered in 9mm. Handguns will be inspected for proper function.

• Ammunition Requirement: All students must bring a minimum of 300 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • A reliable Weapon-Mounted Light (WML) and a reliable Handheld Tactical Flashlight (with spare batteries) are MANDATORY.

• A durable Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) Holster is MANDATORY (for safety in close quarters).

• Tactical vest or chest rig is highly recommended for carrying extra magazines.

• Knee pads and elbow pads are required.

• Safety Gear: Proper range attire, tactical gloves, and electronic ear protection are mandatory.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $595 total.

This full-day, 8-hour immersive training course is the final, non-live fire culmination of all tactical skills. Conducted inside a dedicated shoot house structure under low-light and no-light conditions, this session uses Simunitions and dynamic role-players to test your ability to safely clear rooms, discriminate between threats, and apply force effectively when sight is limited and stress is maximum.

What You Will Master:

• Low-Light & No-Light Room Clearing Techniques: Execute flawless single-person and team-based CQB tactics while managing the extreme challenge of minimal light.

• Handheld & Weapon-Mounted Light Applications: Perfect the use of light as a tool for searching, identifying, and temporarily blinding threats.

• Force-on-Force Simunitions Scenarios: Engage in complex, realistic scenarios against human role-players to test weapon retention, movement, and tactical response under fire.

• Threat Identification & Target Discrimination: Sharpen the vital skill of distinguishing threats from innocents in rapid-fire, low-light situations.

• Decision-Making Under High-Stress Conditions: Enhance psychological preparedness and the ability to choose the correct force option and light strategy when survival depends on it.

• Solo & Team-Based CQB Movements: Refine movement, communication, and mutual support strategies in a high-consequence environment.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 8 Hours of Intensive Low-Light Scenario Training

💰 Course Fee: $550 (Reflects the duration, specialized indoor environment, and cost of Simunitions/role-player staffing.)

🔥 Train for real-world encounters in the dark—because threats don’t take the night off! 🌙🔦💪

• Prerequisite: Completion of Handgun Level 19 (Building Clearing) and Level 21 (Low-Light Live Fire) is MANDATORY. This course requires expert proficiency in both CQB and low-light operations.

• Training Environment: This is an intensive 8-hour indoor training session conducted in a controlled shoot house structure under low-light/no-light conditions. It is NON-LIVE FIRE. NO LIVE AMMUNITION IS PERMITTED on the training ground.

• Required Holster: A Concealed or OWB Holster is Required.

• Required Equipment:
  
  • A reliable Weapon-Mounted Light (WML) and a reliable Handheld Tactical Flashlight (with fresh batteries) are MANDATORY.

• Students must bring their personal carry setup (holster and carry method used daily) and any magazine pouches.

• Training Tools: The course will utilize SIRT and Simunition-capable firearms (provided by the instructor) for all drills.

• Safety Gear: All students will be provided with and required to wear full protective equipment for Simunitions/force-on-force training (full-face mask, neck protection, etc.). Knee pads are strongly recommended.

• Safety Policy: All students must arrive with an unloaded and cleared firearm which, along with ALL LIVE AMMUNITION, MUST be left secured in your vehicle.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $550 total.

This intensive 5-day (40+ hour) certification course is designed to develop highly proficient, safe, and professional firearms instructors. Students will learn the critical instructional techniques, curriculum design principles, and risk management strategies necessary to teach defensive pistol skills effectively and ethically. This course culminates in a comprehensive performance assessment including a shooting qualification, written exam, and teaching presentation.

Course Details:

📌 Training Time: 5 Days (Minimum 40 Hours)

💰 Course Fee: $1,595

• Day 1: Safety, Fundamentals & Instructional Theory
  
  • Adult Learning Methodologies and Communication.

• Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning.

• Instructor Liability and Documentation.

• Review of Core Pistol Fundamentals (Grip, Stance, Sight Picture, Trigger Control).

• Range Safety Officer (RSO) duties and emergency medical planning.

• Day 2: Diagnostic Shooting & Range Command Mastery
  
  • Advanced Diagnostic Techniques: Identifying and correcting student errors (flinching, pushing, sight picture issues).

• Designing effective dry-fire and live-fire drills.

• Mastering Range Commands, Briefings, and effective student control.

• Advanced Shooting Fundamentals (Recoil Management and Follow-Up Shots).

• Day 3: Defensive Application & Tactical Methodology
  
  • Instructional methods for Concealed Draw Strokes and Reloads (Emergency/Tactical).

• Teaching Malfunction Clearance and Immediate Action Drills.

• Tactical Theory: Use of Cover, Movement, and Threat Assessment.

• Practical Application: Instructing Movement and Positional Shooting.

• Day 4: Low-Light, Scenarios & Advanced Diagnostics
  
  • Instructional techniques for Low-Light Shooting and Flashlight Integration.

• Scenario-Based Training Design and Safety Protocols (Non-Live Fire).

• Advanced Pistol Manipulations (Single-Handed and Support-Side Shooting).

• Peer Teaching Presentations and Feedback.

• Day 5: Assessment and Certification
  
  • Instructor Shooting Qualification: Completion of a standardized, high-performance course of fire (e.g., a challenging accuracy and speed standard).

• Written Examination: Comprehensive test covering safety, ballistics, instructional methods, and liability.

• Final Teaching Presentation: Each candidate presents a detailed lesson segment to the instructor cadre.

• Certification Review and Debrief.

• Prerequisite: Applicants must demonstrate prior expert-level proficiency in defensive pistol handling (equivalent to completing the entire Handgun Series) before acceptance.

• Ammunition Requirement: Minimum 1,200 rounds of FMJ 9mm ammunition (or the caliber of their training handgun).

• Required Equipment: Students must bring an operational handgun, minimum three magazines, a sturdy holster (OWB preferred), magazine pouches, a tactical light (WML recommended), and professional note-taking materials.

• Certification: Certification is performance-based, requiring successful completion of the shooting qualification, written exam (minimum 90% score), and teaching assessment.

• Course Cost: The course fee is $1,595 total.