This 40-hour course of instruction features Massad Ayoob in person. Classroom instruction consists of lecture, as well as fielding your questions on topics including--

• Assault prevention and intervention
• Psychological preparation for violent encounters
• Management of deadly force attacks
• Understanding and surviving the aftermath of using force in self-defense
• Tactics for home defense
• Street gunfighting tactics
• How to take a criminal suspect at gunpoint
• Selection of guns, ammunition and holsters
• Justifying your actions in court
• When the armed citizen can and cannot use a gun in self-defense . . . and much, much more.

Live-fire instruction on the range teaches Ayoob's StressFire method of defensive handgunning.

• Techniques that thrive under stress instead of falling apart
• Grip and stance that increase strength and speed
• Techniques to control hard-recoiling handguns
• One-handed shooting
• Speed techniques for close-quarters
• Students complete a police-style qualification shoot
• Course not suitable for beginners. Applicants should have completed our Defensive Handgun training or equivalent course elsewhere.

Due to the nature of the instruction, we must require that students have a valid, state-issued permit or license to carry a concealed weapon, or a letter from your local law enforcement agency showing that they have performed a background check on you and that you have no criminal history. Click here to view equipment requirements.