Welcome!

Since 1991, KR Training has been offering affordable firearms and self-defense courses in the Central Texas area. Our team of male and female instructors teach courses for all levels: beginners, average gun owners, CHL students, serious shooters, instructors and uniformed professionals.

Our CHL courses are "one stop shopping" offering prints, photos, notary, classroom, range and lunch all in one session at one location, taught by a retired Austin PD instructor at his private training facility. Our non-CHL courses are taught by a team of instructors with diverse experience in law enforcement training, defensive skills and competition shooting.

Feel free to call us anytime between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. Please don't hang up if you call and get voice mail. Leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. The fastest way to get information is to email us. Unless a class is marked as 'SOLD OUT' on this page, there is space available. We accept Paypal, cash and checks.

Upcoming Classes

March 13, 8a-1p
$75
Mar 13, 2010, 9a-5p
$140
Mar 20, 9a-12p
$75 - only 3 slots left
Mar 20, 1p-5p
$80 - 3 slots left
Edged Weapon Defense I
Mar 20, 2010
$99 -click here to register
Mar 20, 8a-1p
$100
Mar 27, 2010, 9a-1p
$80 - SOLD OUT
Mar 27, 2010, 2p-5p
$60 - only 3 slots left
April 3, 8a-6p
$150
April 10, 8a-1p
$75
Rehn/staff
April 10, 9a-12p
$75
April 10, 2p-6p
$80
Apr 17, 2010, 9a-2p
$100
Apr 17, 8a-1p
$100
Nemerov/Garne
April 24, 9a-1p
$25
May 1, 8a-6p
$150
May 8, 8a-1p
$75
May 15, 8a-1p
$100
May 15-16
South Austin
$400
May 22, 2010, 9a-12p
$75
May 22, 2010, 2p-7p
$100
May 29, 2010, 9a-1p
$80
June 12, 2010, 9a-1p
$80
June 12, 2010, 2p-5p
$60

This schedule only shows dates coming up in the next 60-90 days. More dates available on our schedule page.
The class you want not listed or on the current schedule? Check here for updates or join the KR Training email list.

What's New?

March 2010: Additional classes added for our April, May and June schedule. Karl will be available for private lessons on weekday evenings (Tue-Wed-Thu), 6-8 pm starting in May.

February 2010: The February 2010 KR Training e-news is now online.

January 2010: The January 2010 KR Training e-news is now online.

March and April class dates added to our schedule page. 2010 CHL class dates are now online on the main page and on our schedule page. Tom Givens will return Oct 23-24, 2010 to teach Combative Pistol 2. We are now offering CHL class discounts to active duty military personnel. $100 for new permit, $50 for CHL renewal. AT-2 moved to March 13, additional Basic Pistol 1 class added, and a Defensive Pistol Skills 2 class added on Feb 6.

December 2009: Karl contributed content to a recent article on Slate.com about the origin of the "rapper" shooting stance. He also served as technical advisor to Western author James. J Griffin, whose new short story collection The Faith and the Rangers is now available from the KR Training Amazon a-store.

All scheduled Jan and Feb 2010 classes are now shown on our main and schedule pages. The December 2009 e-news is now online.

Older What's New listings can be found here.

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