Defensive Marksmanship
The Initiative
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Our Philosophy
Modern firearm instruction is evolving by combining tactical principles with practical shooting (competitive shooting). Instructors with field experience founded our curriculum to benefit the safety of others. Defensive marksmanship is the balance of accuracy & time from a reactive & innocent position. When subjective jeopardy challenges your life, instincts will be the keys to prevail. We are not born with a sub-second draw but we can establish it to be an instinct. Repetition creates muscle memory. This physical memory becomes instinctual. Consistency is accuracy: be consistent even in chaos.
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Our Program
Proper handgun marksmanship, reactive shooting, predictive shooting, garment clearing, & live fire from a draw can be seen as general disciplines at the beginning of training. Our advanced material focuses on dynamic multiple-target engagement, infinite starting positions, medical integration during live fire, & unorthodox maneuvers. Firearms safety is always taught and promoted at every skill level: no one is too good to be too safe.
FUNDAMENTALS
CLASS
CREATE A FOUNDATION TO BECOME EFFICIENT.
LEARN THE INTRACICES OF PRACTICAL SHOOTING.
APPLY THE FUNDAMENTALS TO CONTROL THE PROCESS.
THE DEFENSIVE MARKSMANSHIP COURSE
LEARN TO DRAW, REACT TO YOUR SIGHTS, AND PUT ACCURATE SHOTS WHERE YOU’RE LOOKING.
YOUR DRAW IS CRUCIAL FOR PREDICTIVE DRILLS: A DEFENSIVE FOUNDATION.
IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT AN “INDEX” IS WHEN IT COMES TO PRACTICAL SHOOTING, PLEASE ENROLL IN THIS COURSE.
BASIC CONCEALED HANDGUN TEST
4 YARDS- 4X4
RELAXED STARTING POSITION-HANDS AT SIDES, WRISTS OVER POCKETS, RELAXED ELBOWS, RELAXED SHOULDERS, NORMAL POSTURE.
DRAW, FIRE 4 SHOTS IN THE A-ZONE
1.5 SECONDS OR LESS— LIGHTNING
2.0 SECONDS OR LESS—
FIRE
2.5 SECONDS OR LESS—
WATER
7 YARDS- BILL DRILL
ALERT/READY STARTING POSITION- HANDS MAY BE STAGED AT ANY POSITION, BUT THE FIREARM CANNOT BE UNVEILED BY THE CONCEALING GARMENT.
I.E., HANDS MAY PREPARE THE COVER GARMENT TO BE CLEARED IMMEDIATELY, AS IS IN THE SUPPORT HAND IS ON THE RIM OF THE SHIRT, BUT THE SHIRT IS NOT PULLED AWAY TO UNVEIL THE HANDGUN UNTIL THE BEEP OF THE SHOTCLOCK.
DRAW, FIRE 6 SHOTS IN THE A-ZONE
2.0 SECONDS OR LESS— LIGHTNING
2.5 SECONDS OR LESS—
FIRE
3.5 SECONDS OR LESS—
WATER
15 YARDS- BIG BILL DRILL
ALERT/READY STARTING POSITION- (SEE ABOVE)
DRAW, FIRE 8 SHOTS IN THE A-ZONE
3.33 SECONDS OR LESS— LIGHTNING
4.5 SECONDS OR LESS—
FIRE
7.0 SECONDS OR LESS—
WATER
TARGET = STANDARD USPSA TARGET.
NO DRY DRAWS! THIS TEST ORIGINALLY WAS DONE AS A COLD DRILL (COLD START MEANING THE FIRST LIVE-FIRE OF THE DAY). A COLD START IS NOT MANDATORY, BUT DOES SHOW APPLICABLE DATA CONCERNING PERFORMANCE.
YOUR TIME IS YOUR SCORE. SHOTS THAT LAND IN THE C-ZONE ARE +.25 OF A SECOND TO YOUR TIME. SHOTS THAT LAND IN THE D-ZONE ARE +1.0 SECOND TO YOUR TIME. SHOTS THAT LAND HIGH IN THE 6 INCH HEAD BOX HAVE NO TIME PENALTY. ANY SHOT OFF THE SILHOUETTE IS AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.