Practical Armed Defense Course

 Surviving a violent encounter requires much more than the basic skills taught in a handgun permit class. It is imperative that you have an understanding of how your body reacts to stress, the ability to make decisions under fire, the tactical skillset to employ your firearm, and the knowledge to treat yourself and others who may be wounded. This course focuses on the 3 main skillsets needed to increase your chances of surviving a hostile situation : Mindset, Tactics, and Medical. This course teaches you how to establish a defensive mindset, how to employ your handgun in violent encounters, and how to treat yourself and others who are wounded during the critical period before EMS arrives.  This course requires a semi-automatic handgun and 2 spare magazines. Participation in the live fire exercise is optional and requires 20 rounds of ammunition.  Topics include but are not limited to:

Stage 1: Defensive Mindset

• Sympathetic Nervous System Response
• Baselines & Baseline Anomalies
• Cooper's Colors & the OODA Loop
• Environmental Efficiency
• Putting it All Together

Stage 2: Defensive Pistol Tactics

• Safety Refresher
• Shooting Fundamentals
• Draw Stroke & Presentation
• Flash Sight Picture & Point Shooting
• Emergency & Tactical Reloads
• Immediate Action
• Actions on Contact / Wyatt Protocol
• Movement Under Fire
• Cover & Concealment
• Trajectory Considerations
• Vehicles
• Laser Range Exercise

Stage 3: Tactical Casualty Care

• Basic Human Anatomy
• Casualty Assessment
• Care Under Fire / Direct Threat Care
• Tactical Field Care / Indirect Threat Care
• Hemorrhage & Hypovolemic Shock
• Tourniquet Application
• Junctional Wounds
• Pressure Dressings
• Gunshot Wounds & Explosives Injuries
• Chest Injuries
• Airway Management
• Head Injuries
• Casualty Extraction
• Triage & Mass Casualty Incidents
• Live Fire Exercise