Overview

Course  Description:  This two day course is designed to prepare you in all aspects to survive the lethal encounter through the use of a firearm.  There are many elements to a successful defense:  Avoidance skills, mental toughness, knowing and observing legalities, persevering through the psychological and physiological effects of high stress, regaining situational awareness, preparing for arriving law enforcement, recognizing and dealing with PTSD symptoms, having the right equipment and of course effective marksmanship skills. This two day course covers the aforementioned academics subjects thoroughly and conveys a foundation of tactical pistol skills designed for effective self defense. Students will receive a practice guide at the end of the course. The students will receive a PDF textbook for this course.  This is a fun course for students new to practical / dynamic pistol shooting.

Day one is an academic day which covers the following subjects:  Building situational awareness to identify and avoid threats, mental preparation for the fight, legal issues in the use of deadly force for self-defense, physiological and psychological effects of high stress on performance, preparing for the arrival of law enforcement, the physiological and psychological effects during the immediate aftermath, PTSD symptoms, appropriate equipment for concealed carry, practical pistol marksmanship concepts.

Day two is a live fire day where the student will fire a series of defensive pistol skills exercises conveyed in a building block sequence that will convey a foundation of practical and effective response to a lethal threat. The day will culminate in several scenario-type shooting exercises that enables the students to put togther the constituent self-defense marksmanship skills learned during the day.

Logistical Information

Course Fee:   $250  DO NOT select the range fee option in Paypal - its included in the course fee. Tuitions must be submitted two weeks prior in order to hold your spot.

 Location: 

Day one is an academic day held at 1294 Rockbridge Rd, SW, Stone Mountain, GA 30087.

Day two is held at South River Gun Club south of Conyers GA., an excellent outdoor range that allows for dynamic shooting.

Class length:  Class starts at 9:00 AM ends between 3:30 and 4:30 PM depending on class size and student participation. 

Prerequisites: This is NOT a basic firearms safety course. Students should either have taken our AFT Basic Pistol Course or demonstrate a history of regular practice and safe gun handling skills. Generally we require good basic safe firearm handling skills, and the following

• You should have complete familiarity with your weapon including field stripping, and cleaning/maintenance procedures
• You should be able to SLOW FIRE six into a paper plate circle at five yards.
• You must register before attending. We will not allow any student to attend without a registration. 

Requirements:    A semi-automatic or revolver of .22 caliber or larger should be brought. Students should have a suitable belt holster, three spare magazines, and a spare magazine holder.  Shoulder carry, purse carry, and similar carry / holster equipment is NOT allowed due to safety reasons - if drawing the weapon from your holster causes the muzzle to sweep or point at you, or someone next to you - don't bring it.

General

Weather: We shoot rain or shine - bring appropriate clothing.

Round Count:   Students should bring 300 rounds of ammunition.

Location: Staybridge Suites Buckhead district in Atlanta for the classroom day, South River Gun Club Covington GA for the range day.

Why Take This Course: 

• Successful self-defense with a pistol requires the exercise of specific skills under high levels of stress. Without training, you are just flailing.
• When you use a firearm for self defense, you have broken the law!  The only remaining question is:  Were you legally justified in doing so?  You will come away with a basic foundation of how to apply the legal aspects of self defense.
• Why pull the trigger when you can win the fight by avoiding the fight? Most run-of-the-mill defensive pistol courses concentrate only on the shooting skills to win the fight. We show you how to avoid the fight altogether.
• A classic military axiom since Sun Tzu is to "Know your enemy". We explore the issue of criminality and criminal psychology so you can know your enemy, avoid him if possible, and win if necessary.
• Everyone intuitively knows we perform poorly under high stress. Leaving this course you will know the specific psychological and physiological effects of high stress situations.
• Do you know how to respond to the arrival of the police?  Are you aware of the mindset they arrive with? Understanding how police are trained to respond and how to prepare for the arrival of the police can keep you out of jail at best, and allow you to avoid getting shot.
• Our instructor ratio is never more than one instructor to four students ensuring you get personal attention.
• This course is a lot of fun and you will get to put your newfound skills up in a scenario against one of our instructors playing the criminal.
• Please see what our students say about this course here.

Testimonial April 2014:  Incredible!  I can't believe I waited this long to take this course.  We learned a ton of new concepts and practiced things that you would never be able to do on your own at an indoor range.  The scenarios at the end of the course really got my blood pumping and reinforced how important it is to train and build muscle memory rather than just relying on your intuition.  I'll definitely be coming back for more. Ian T.