John Murphy

John recently retired after 25 years of service in the Marines and the intelligence community, but he makes no claim to being a combat veteran. He considers himself very fortunate to have trained under some of the most respected firearms instructors in the country, and he’s learned much more about shooting and self-defense outside the military than he ever did during his service. As an instructor, John has incorporated the best and most practical methods and techniques into his courses, and he continues to train and refine his skills every year, both as a defensive shooter and as a trainer. John is a graduate of Massad Ayoob’s “Lethal Force Instructor” program.

Selected instructors he’s trained under include:

• John Farnam

• Louis Awerbuck (RIP)

• Kelly McCann

• Pat Rogers (RIP)

• Jeff Gonzales

• Pat Goodale

• Craig Douglas

• Greg Ellifritz

• Massad Ayoob

• Kathy Jackson

• Andrew Branca

• Mike Green

• Brett Harnish

• Melody Lauer

• Annette Evans

• David Spaulding

• Chris Sizelove

• Kyle Defoor

• Karl Rehn

• Phillip Groff

• Tatiana Whitlock
  
  “Every technique I teach is proven to work for average citizens looking to protect themselves, their families or their community. I offer a money back guarantee. If a student is dissatisfied with a course I will refund their money with no questions asked. In fifteen years, no one has taken me up on that offer.”

Tim Chandler

Tim started training seriously 20 years ago in an effort to bring his capabilities up to the level of responsibility inherent in the choice to carry a firearm for personal protection. In that process, Tim had the opportunity to learn from the best instructors in the military, law enforcement, citizen defense, combatives, and competitive shooting worlds. He now uses those years of training and study to present classes that teach a high level of technical proficiency within the boundaries of practical self-defense. Tim has earned all instructor certifications from Rangemaster (pistol, shotgun, advanced instructor, master instructor), and he currently teaches with FPF Training, 360 Performance Shooting, and Justified Defensive Concepts. Tim has taught with Tom Givens, John Murphy, Green Ops, and the late Todd Green (he also helped Todd found Pistol-Forum.com). In 2015, Tim won the Tactical Conference Polite Society pistol match. In 2019 Tim was invited to become a presenter at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference where he has presented every year since.