Concealed Carry: Street Encounter Skills and Tactics

Street Encounter Skills and Tactics prepares citizens for personal security challenges by equipping them with a comprehensive suite of “soft” and “hard” skills that are woven into a holistic approach to legal self-defense.  

Who is this course for?

This course is for the person who recognizes that there is much more to personal safety than simply carrying a gun.  If you want to expand your knowledge and acquire skills oriented toward the layered nature of civilian self-defense, this class is for you.

Methodology
Employing an iterative approach, students progressively acquire skills and knowledge required to enforce their security decisions and secure themselves before, during and after an incident.  Among these skills are:

Stopping Bleeding (Medical Trauma)
Employing Pepper Spray (Less-Lethal Options)
Interacting with Law Enforcement (Legal Preparation)
Street Encounter Skills (Managing contacts and conflicts for de-escalation and de-selection)

Subsequently these concepts and newly acquired skills are reinforced and validated as students are exposed to a combination of drills and scenario-based exercises emphasizing decision-making and decisively employing an appropriate course of action.

End state

Students will be equipped with an understanding of the threats they face and provided a comprehensive suite of skills and tactics that enable them to respond to these circumstances within legal and moral constraints.    

*Please note that the live-fire portions of this course are primarily concerned with the decisions and consequences involved with the application of deadly force.  Various techniques are discussed and demonstrated, but the emphasis is “when and where” to apply deadly force rather than shooting skills.

Cost
$525, which does not include applicable range fees.  These are range dependent, but usually $25/day.

Requirements: 300 rounds of ball ammunition (factory is MUCH preferred), the pistol you carry, a QUALITY holster (No SERPA type or floppy nylon!) at least 4 magazines, eye and ear protection, weather appropriate clothing, food, water, sunscreen, bug repellent, notepad and pen…the usual stuff you need on the range for a class. Students must have had prior formal training in safety, marksmanship, and drawing the pistol from concealment. All students are expected to arrive at the course well-versed in safe gun handling practices. Each student will receive two POM pepper spray trainers and one POM live agent dispenser as part of the course fee.  Students will NOT be exposed to live agent during this class. Concealed carry will be emphasized, but you can open carry if you choose.

Vehicle Environment Skills and Tactics looks at self-defense from the “vehicle environment” perspective and illustrates manners and methods by which we can be deselected, deter or, if necessary, prevail in a conflict or criminal encounter in and around our cars. Students will engage in both live fire exercises from a range car and engage in scenario-based work in and around their own vehicles. 100 rounds required. Course location and registration information here! There will be an emphasis on concealed carry, but you can open carry if you choose.

Two Person Tactics

People who are serious about self-defense tend to associate with like-minded individuals. Consequently, they may encounter situations where working a problem together can exponentially increase their chances for a successful outcome. This ten-hour Concealed Carry: Two Person Tactics course develops the skills and tactics required for individuals that possess self-defense skills to function as a team across the spectrum of street situations they are likely to encounter with techniques for cooperative communication, movement and the application of appropriate force.

Alternatively, some spouses/significant others decline to prepare for violence, yet may still be present during an event. This course will provide them basic pepper spray and 1st aid skills, as well as enable them to act in concert with their partner. Cost is $250 per person.

Before, During and After
Cost:  $250
Ammunition Required:  300 rounds
Pepper Spray:  Students will be provided with two POM trainers and one live agent dispenser

The self-reliant lifestyle requires that we possess the capacity to scale our skills to the situations we encounter. “Before, During and After” is a one-day class, augmented with prior learning via YouTube, intended to impart the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for successful boundary enforcement and self-defense. Students will achieve this end state via a series drills, exercises and scenarios that address managing situations before, during, and after they become dynamic This is NOT a how to shoot class but rather an opportunity to exercise decision making skills in a no-consequence, learning environment.



Prerequisites: Students MUST have had prior training and experience in drawing from the holster.  The course will emphasize concealed carry, but you can open carry if you wish.