The development of defensive pistol craft skills is highly important for self-defense. This 18 hour course provides the student with the necessary building blocks for success.

Course fee: $250.00 per student

Students attending the Defensive Handgun I course will be exposed to the following concepts of defensive pistol craft.

·         The basic fundamentals of marksmanship

·         The principals of self-defense

·         Selection of a defensive handgun

·         Proper car and lubrication of the defensive handgun

·         Selection of holsters and related gear

·         Manipulation of the handgun, to include:

·         The four point draw

·         Administrative loading of the pistol

·         Emergency (slide lock) reloading of the pistol

·         The tactical reload

·         Malfunction clearance

·         The retention position and live fire from this shooting position.

·         Proper use of cover

·         Proper search techniques.

·         Tactical movement

·         Shooting on the move

·         Standard response to a threat

·         Non-standard response to a threat

·         Alternate shooting positions

·         The development of combat accuracy via:

·         Multiple range exercises at close quarters distance.

·         Multiple range exercises at distance

·         Multiple qualification courses in which students must meet or exceed established standards of qualification for law enforcement agencies.

·         All scores fired in this section are recorded in order to provide a record of student proficiency.

·         Qualification standards are approximately 70% to 85%

·         Multiple range exercises requiring movement, movement to cover and the use of alternate shooting positions.