Practical CCW Skills Course

Using Braced Kneeling Position for Accuracy at Longer Ranges


Advanced CCW Course

This course starts where the basic Concealed Carry course leaves off.  After a review of firearms safety rules and basic pistol skills, this training focuses on the basic skills required to effectively use a handgun for self-defense. The course teaches you concealed carry techniques with topics that include drawing and shooting from the holster, efficient weapons handling, malfunction clearances, speed reloads, tactical reloads, off-hand shooting, basic practice drills, use of cover and concealment, target identification and multiple target prioritization, 360 degree awareness. This course employs a variety of exercises all designed to develop basic gun-handling and marksmanship skills, helping you get shots on target more quickly.

  • Tactical Alertness and attack prediction
  • Draw from concealment and weapons retention concepts
  • Failure to Stop drills (basic)
  • Instinctive target acquisition and aiming
  • Speed and Tactical Reload concepts
  • Basic marksmanship drills and self-coaching techniques
  • Psychology of developing a “win at all costs” mindset
  • Use of cover and concealment
  • Malfunction clearances
  • Engaging multiple targets

Shooting from Behind Cover

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