On Target at Vail

people used to use a hand gun for self-protection. While a Basic Shooting Program, over the course of the summer each student’s skill will develop to the point they could easily enter any advanced handgun program and hold their own. Safe gun handling is the prime focus of this course. I would rather teach than talk about my self, but in the last year I have had no less than eight advanced shooter tell me that I run the safest shooting program they have ever seen. Maximum enrolment: 5 students
Cost $25.00 per hour minimum eight hours of instruction per month
Location: Minturn Shooting Range. (map)

Mondays, June 7 thru August 23
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

To register please call (970) 949-8121




PERSONAL PROTECTION

The decision to get a concealed carry permit and carry a handgun, all or part of the time is arguably the most serious choice you will ever make. You are making an intellectual and moral decision to, if necessary; use deadly force as a legal means to protect your life and the lives of your loved ones from the actions of violent criminals. In my experience as a close quarter self-defense instructor, clients who seek my services tend to be farsighted. They have accepted reality, that violent crime is on the increase and, ultimately, each citizen is responsible for their own safety. I have been an instructor/public speaker for over thirty-five-years, so I tend to be verbose. To save your time, I will lay out what my program offers that others in the Central Rockies do not. The facts:
•90% of self-defense shooting happens within 15 feet.
•Of these, 90% happen within 3 feet.
•The shoot or no shoot distance for law enforcement is 21 feet. If a criminal with a knife or stick gets closer than 21 feet from a police officer, the protocol to ensure that the officer survives is he/she is to shoot. This means that there is high probability that if you were to have to protect your family or yourself with a firearm it will happen at a distance law enforcement professionals try to avoid at all cost. If you are looking to learn the basics of target shooting and how to own, operate, and store a gun safely then I am confident that any certified NRA instructor can fulfill your need. If your goal is to complete a process where, over time, you perfect your ability to use a firearm as your most effective tool in the protection of yourself and your family I am by far your best choice. Before choosing a firearms instructor you should ask yourself these questions.

1. Type of Instructor
A. Are you looking for an experienced full-time professional? Are you looking for a part-time instructor?

2. Depth of instruction
A. Do you want a shooting instructor, who understands close quarter fighting, including the use of knives, sticks and bare hands? An ordinary target shooting coach?

3. Learning in a safe environment
A. I would prefer a shooting instructor who is also a certified Range and Safety officer. Any instructor will do.

4. In summation; are you looking to? Become truly proficient in the use of a firearm in a life and death situation? Simply get your CCW permit? If you answered A to the above questions, then I am clearly the best firearms instructor to meet your needs. For over thirty years, I have made my living as a self-defense instructor. I have multiple black belts including a 5th degree in Kenpo and a 3rd degree in Ju-jitsu. I have trained with, been the instructor of, and been instructed by members of Marine Force Recon, Special Forces, Rangers and other elite fighting units. I have been POST certified as a defensive tactics instructor training with a number of law enforcement agencies including members of SWAT teams. I am well versed and have been an instructor of the majority of knife and stick fighting system for decades. In short, for over three decades, I have made a living as an instructor of close quarter combat, empty hand, knife, stick, and gun. I have been successful because students who have taken my courses have had all their expectations and needs fulfilled.

-Learning to shoot a handgun and learning to use a handgun in a life and death situation are two very different things.-