I have known John Murphy for a while. I live within proximity to his home range and training center, FPF Training in Virginia, and I have attended many classes that he hosts there from other instructors. I have also trained with John himself in the past, taking his one-day version of what is now this... Continue Reading →
Green Ops is a training company founded by Mike Green, and it operates in Virginia and Texas. I know several of the instructors on his Virginia based cadre. I have done other firearms training with Green Ops in the past and I can assure the reader that their curriculum and their instructors are always excellent. ... Continue Reading →
This past weekend I took a two-day medical class with Lone Star Medics. Caleb Causey, founder of Lone Star Medics and a well-known individual within the firearms and self-defense training world, taught the class. I have wanted to train with Caleb for a while, though most of what he does is in Texas, his home... Continue Reading →
I have been taught low light shooting techniques in a variety of pistol classes in the past, but I have wanted to take a dedicated low light class for a long time. I always presumed that the skill would be best learned in a stand-alone, topic specific, training environment. After attending this class with Steve... Continue Reading →
This past weekend I attended one of the best training experiences I have ever been privy too. John Murphy has hosted Hardwired Tactical for the two-day First Responder Pistol class for the past several years. I have long wanted to attend this course but it never worked out previously. So, I registered for it early... Continue Reading →
You probably know the name, maybe you have seen the DVDs, or clips of his instruction on Youtube. Kelly McCann is certainly synonymous with modern combatives. I will admit that I have always wanted to train with him. McCann is a noted combatives teacher, as well as a firearms instructor who proved a true innovator... Continue Reading →
When it comes to teaching people how to shoot it is difficult to quantify what is “advanced” as shooting comes back to an essential set of skills that advanced shooters simply have a better command of. With that said, Karl Rehn proposes that his Advanced Handgun class is best suited for shooters around the IDPA... Continue Reading →
I have wanted to train with Karl Rehn for quite a long time, but it has never worked out. This year I booked two of his classes being held at FPF Training (John Murphy’s place in Virginia). The first class I had the opportunity to take this past weekend was KR Training’s Tactical Scenarios, a... Continue Reading →
Force-on-force training is one of the most beneficial activities you can partake in if you are serious about self-defense. While taking good shooting classes and routinely practicing at the range is important, I always encourage concealed carriers to do at least a little bit of competitive shooting, and to take at least some force-on-force training. ... Continue Reading →
In his timeless work The Art of War ancient author Sun Tzu wrote “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy... Continue Reading →
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