KR TRAINING FEBRUARY 2010 NEWS

 

BEYOND THE BASICS

Also coming up on March 20 is our popular Beyond the Basics course. This course covers material not included in Defensive Pistol Skills 1 or 2. The focus of this course is on improving speed and accuracy on targets in the 5-15 yard zone, and increasing speed on multiple targets. These skills are relevant for personal defense and are of major importance to those shooting IPSC, IDPA and Steel Challenge competition.

FORCE ON FORCE TRAINING

Our AT-2 class is coming up March 13th. This one day course is all "force on force" where you face live opponents with "red guns" and Airsoft guns in realistic scenarios. Why is force on force training important? Because it teaches you skills that cannot be learned shooting lead at paper targets: how to read pre-fight cues, how to communicate, think and react to one or more live people. Just as you cannot learn unarmed fighting skills without sparring, you cannot learn gunfighting skills without force on force training. A recent article on policeone.com explains the importance of force on force training for police. The author's points are equally valid for armed citizens.

http://www.policeone.com/use-of-force/articles/1988802-21st-century-deadly-force-training-for-police/

A CHL is required to attend AT-2. Completion of Defensive Pistol Skills is recommended but not mandatory. This will be the only AT-2 offered this spring. We will be offering a second force on force class (AT-7) in April. The AT-7 scenarios and situations will be complex, so it is only open to students that have prior force on force training experience.

MAY-AUGUST CLASSES

I am working on our May-August schedule now. If there's a class you are specifically interested in or have been waiting for us to offer, now is the time to let me know so I can work it into our summer schedule.

 

TOM GIVENS RETURNS OCTOBER 2010

Tom Givens will be returning in October 2010 to teach his Combative Pistol 2 class. This is an advanced level course for shooters at the AT-4 level and beyond. If you aren't yet at that level, there's time between now and October to get there.

AIRSOFT GUN REPAIR

I have found a source to get the gas blowback Airsoft guns repaired. The folks at http://www.airsoftgunrepair.com recently repaired one of my Airsoft guns.

LA RUE 3 GUN MATCH

The good folks at LaRue Tactical (http://www.laruetactical.com) will be running their annual 3 gun match on May 8-9, 2010 at a private range in Millican, Texas. The first 160 entries will get in. Match fee is $180. 8 stages. For more information and to register, contact match director Greg Coker at gregc@laruetactical.com.

WEEKLY TRAINING IN HOUSTON

KR Training instructor Justin Galindo is teaching a training group that meets every Wednesday in Houston at a local range. For more information http://www.shilohshooters.blogspot.com

INTERESTING ARTICLES

Former Gunsite and Rangemaster instructor Jim Higginbotham recently posted an interesting article on The "Center Mass" Myth and Ending a Gunfight.

http://forums.gunsamerica.com/yaf_postst14_The-Center-Mass-Myth-and-Ending-a-Gunfight.aspx

This recent article on PoliceOne lists 10 critical habits for winning a gunfight

http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/2005634-10-critical-habits-for-winning-a-gunfight/

Great TV news spot on Practical Shooting local club matches in Oregon

http://www.kptv.com/video/20128648/index.html

UNARMED, KNIFE AND WEAPON RETENTION/DISARM TRAINING

DPS trainers Leslie Buck and Ernie Ballarta will be offering several different courses over the next few months. Weapon Retention, Disarming & Improvised Weapons  (2-27-10) Edged Weapon Defense 1 (3-20-10) Arrest & Control  / Baton Tactics (5-1-10) Weapon Retention, Disarming & Improvised Weapons  (6-19-10) As listed on the following page:
http://www.tacticalarts.net/register.htm
These courses are excellent companions to the firearms and tactics courses we offer.

MEDICAL TRAINING

The Central Texas Training Group is hosting the Tactical Response Immediate Action Medical class in Austin, TX May 15-16, 2010 Click here for more information

This course was designed from the ground up to train a person with no prior medical experience on how to keep a victim of a violent crime or terrorist act, like a stabbing, shooting or bombing, alive until an ambulance arrives. This course is narrow in scope and will center on assisting victims of violence. This class includes training on tactical safety and how to prevent injuries, moral obligations to render aid, legal issues like the Good Samaritan laws, biohazard precautions, the physical and mental effects of adrenaline, the survival principles, communication, trauma kits vs. first aid kits, scene safety, anatomical stopping power, patient movement, assessments, proper ways to stop the top 3 gunfighting injuries (blocked airway, critical blood loss and Tension Pneumothorax) as well as the Mindset, Tactics, Skill and Gear you need to keep someone alive until medical assistance arrives. Students will participate in and watch other students in multiple practical scenarios where they will be guided and tested on how to provide care under stress.

TEXAS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION VOTING GUIDE

Useful information on primary candidates' positions on gun rights.

http://www.tsrapac.com/images/stories/general/2010-TSRA-Primary-Voters-Guide.pdf

regards,
Karl, Penny and the KR Training crew