Massad Ayoob lectures at his famous Judicious Use of Deadly Force seminar.

Massad Ayoob's Lethal Force Institute

For over a decade, the Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc. has hosted Massad Ayoob in the Pacific Northwest, making his exceptional training courses accessible to area residents.

About Massad Ayoob . . .

  • Nationally recognized as an authority on use of deadly force
  • Sought-after expert court witness
  • Fully-sworn police officer, involved in law enforcement since 1972
  • Director of Lethal Force Institute, Inc. since 1981
  • Holds numerous state and national titles for pistol competition
  • Chairman of firearms training for the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
  • Trainer for police and private citizens in variety of skills and topics including use of deadly force, armed and unarmed combat, threat management for police, and advanced officer survival
  • Appears selectively as court-appointed expert witness in areas of dynamics of violent encounters, weapons, self defense, police training, and survival and threat management tactics and principles
  • Author of many books, monographs and articles too numerous to list; author and key instructor in eight instructional videotapes


This year, 2008, we are proud to offer Ayoob's famous LFI One class,with the option of taking just the classroom portion or training with Ayoob for four intensive days to complete the full LFI One program. The classroom element is taught as the Judicious Use of Deadly Force on July 19-20, with what we call LFI One Completion taught on July 21-22, 2008. Please click on the highlighted course titles for specific information, dates and costs.

Ayoob, seen here lecturing, is a fascinating speaker who brings to his classes a wealth of experience.