Training Body and Mind

2020 - NRA Range Safety Officer

         - NRA Basic Pistol Instructor

         - USCCA Concealed Carry and Home Defense

         - USCCA First Aid

May 2021 - "The Mingle" , 16 hours -  

"The Mingle" is an INVITE ONLY weekend for women in the firearms industry.  With the help of sponsors, Instructors can continue their education and build relationships to support business, networking to expand contacts and to explore our own personal growth in business, tactics, self-defense, marksmanship, professions & MORE!   

July 2021 - Image Based Decisional Drills - The Class (8 hrs) 

Aug-26 - 29th - 2021 TWAW Shooting Chapters National Leadership Conference - 3 days

August, 2021 - D.I.R.T. (Dangerous Individual Recognition Training) - Terry Vaughan - 2.5 hrs 

August, 2021 - Active Shooter Training - 2.5 hrs

August 2021 - Image Based Decisional Drills (Mini-class) - 1.5 hrs

** October 2021 - Image Based Decisional Drill Instructor Certification (16 hrs)

November 2021 - Carrying With Confidence (Karen Whitlock, Lee Weems, Shelley Hill) 3 hrs

** November 2021 - NRA Refuse To Be A Victim Instructor Certification (8 hrs), Mike & Marie Bain, Defensive Specialties 

March 2022 - Reactionary Zones - 2 hours - Shelley Hill, The Complete Combatant

March 2022 - Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine - 8 hours - Greg Ellifritz

** April 2022 -  OC Spray: Instructor Certification Course (Chuck Haggard), 

May 2022 - "The Mingle", 16 hours  -  

"The Mingle" is an INVITE ONLY weekend for women in the firearms industry.  With the help of sponsors, Instructors can continue their education and build relationships to support business, networking to expand contacts and to explore our own personal growth in business, tactics, self-defense, marksmanship, professions & MORE!   

** June 2022 -3-Day Deliberate Coaching Instructor Certification, Brian Hill - The Complete Combatant  - Diagnostic. Predictive. Adaptive 

November 2022 - Organized the AWA GA State Shoot with a fantastic team of women 

 -- Alternated instructing an Image Based Decisional Drills class with Shelly Hill 

December 2022 -  (4 hrs) - Private instruction from Steve Havey on Basic Shotgun

January 2023 - (6 hrs) How to be an Effective Assistant Instructor with Citizens Safety Academy

 -- Part 1: A.I.s in the Classroom (2 hrs)

 -- Part 2: A.I.s on the Range  (2 hrs)

 -- Part 3: Practical Exercises for A.I.s

** February 2023 - 3-Day Off Body Concealed Carry Instructor Certification with Vicki Farnam of DTI, LLC

** March 2023 - - 2 days - NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Certification with Defensive Specialties 

May 2023 - 16 hours

"The Mingle: Openness to Experience" by The Complete Combatant - 16 hours

Training provided by: 

Brian Hill, The Complete Combatant

This block will be a modified version of Brian's Mixed 6 Drill adding the use of INERT POM PEPPER SPRAY to practice with. Expect BUSY hand drills, tool cycling, verbal commands and MORE!
                3 hour live fire block

• Assistant Instructor/ Range Safety Officer/Primary Medical = Mike Rossi 
• Assistant Instructor/ Range Safety Officer = Chris Bean 
• Assistant Instructor/ Range Safety Officer = Steve Havey
• Range Safety Officer = Clint Brooks 

Sarah Hauptman, Phlster  (phlsterholsters.com)

 Title: Concealed Carry Basics for ALL Body Types

Description:
How do you conceal a gun on your body? Why do some holsters print (show through your clothes) more than others? Is your holster safe? How do you get good concealment on different body shapes?

This class is appropriate for all skill levels. It includes a lecture portion on the fundamental principles of concealment, and interactive demonstrations where students will work together to address common concealment and comfort challenges, applying the skills and techniques from the lecture.

A variety of equipment will be provided for demonstrations and practice exercises. 

 We will cover:

• Holster safety basics
• The physics principles of concealment
• How wings and wedges work
• How body type affects concealment

HK SHOOT: 

 Co-Instructors = Howie Marbury of HM Training and Consulting  and Shannon Pable of Shannon Pable Garden and Gun

• 1.30 hour  live fire block
• HK Shoot (low ready and bench/table starts ONLY)
• We provide course of fire
• Assistant Instructor/ Range Safety Officer/Primary Medical = Karen Whitlock

ASP Team (Active Self Protection - Christopher Bean, Kaery Dudenhofer, Neil Weidner, Stephannie Weidner and Natalee Weidner

​Title: Compressed Sniper Pistol: The Path to Perfection

Topic: Because of our work on Active Self Protection, the ASP's team focus is on the particular skills needed to prevail in a defensive encounter. Description would be: Do you think that having highly accurate hits at long distances is only true in fairy tales? Come take a trip with Team ASP as we head to Precision City, a place where you will find out that dreams really do come true!

• 3 hour live fire block
• Assistant Instructor/ Range Safety Officer/Primary Medical = Neil Weidner 
•  Assistant Instructor = Natalee Weidner
• PRIMARY Range Safety Officer = Chris Barrett

 "The Mingle" is an INVITE ONLY weekend for women in the firearms industry. This Saturday and Sunday event has sponsors, guest speakers, door prizes, and guest instructors. Attendance is both days with training in all three of our 3 hour blocks (live fire and presentations).   We will be lending a hand in helping women in the firearms industry gain knowledge and meet MORE ladies in the biz.  What a fantastic opportunity to be able to "pick the brains" of the ones that paved the path before us and meet ladies who offer NEW ideas. The relationships we build here can strengthen our business and help reach personal goals, PLUS the knowledge bombs received can be passed onto others. 

With the help of sponsors, The Complete Combatant will offer a place for women to meet "like minded" ladies. Instructors can continue their education and build relationships to support business, networking to expand contacts and to explore our own personal growth in business, tactics, self-defense, marksmanship, professions & MORE! These special ladies are all patriots that will influence, support, and fight for self defense rights!  

 ** October 2023 - Active Shooter Instructor class with Ed Monk of Last Restor Firearms Training (16 hours)

 This 2-day class is designed to help instructors teach Active Shooter Response to citizens, law enforcement, churches, schools, and businesses. Classroom training will show instructors (1) how to identify trends and lessons-learned from past attacks (2) discuss the skills, tactics, gear, and mindset needed for those who choose to go armed for this threat (3) how to design and manage training specifically for this threat. Range training will allow instructors to participate in live-fire drills & scenarios that train and assess skills critical to stopping this threat. Range training will include demonstration of how to run scenarios using both 3D and photo targets. Both days will have classroom & range time.  

April 2024 - "Tac-Con" - Rangemaster Tactical Conference  (72 hours)

 Tac-Con is the premier training event for everyone interested in personal defense. Founded by Tom Givens over two decades ago, Tac-Con brings renowned trainers from across the country together in one place for one weekend. 

 The annual Rangemaster Tactical Conference (“Tac-Con”) is the premier self-defense training event in the nation. With over twenty years of history, Tac-Con has continued to grow and improve every year. Nowhere else can you learn from so many nationally-renowned defensive trainers in one place over a single weekend at such an affordable price. With as many as seven separate tracks running simultaneously, all attendees are free to customize their itineraries to fit their own unique needs and interests.
 

May 2024 - " The Mingle: Openness to Experience " (16 hours)

 "The Mingle" is an INVITE ONLY weekend for women in the firearms industry.  

 The Mingle: Openness to Experience = The personality trait that best reflects the lay concept of open-mindedness is called “openness to experience,” or simply “openness.” Open people tend to be intellectually curious, creative and imaginative. Being open-minded is generally considered a positive quality. It is a necessary ability in order to think critically and rationally. If you are not open to other ideas and perspectives, it is difficult to see all of the factors that contribute to problems or come up with effective solutions. The Mingle dedicates every event to all the ladies that come with an openness to experience. 

 We will be lending a hand in helping women in the firearms industry gain knowledge and meet MORE ladies in the biz.  What a fantastic opportunity to be able to "pick the brains" of the ones that paved the path before us and meet ladies who offer NEW ideas. The relationships we build here can strengthen our business and help reach personal goals, PLUS the knowledge bombs received can be passed onto others.

With the help of sponsors, The Complete Combatant will offer a place for women to meet "like minded" ladies. Instructors can continue their education and build relationships to support business, networking to expand contacts and to explore our own personal growth in business, tactics, self-defense, marksmanship, professions & MORE! These special ladies are all patriots that will influence, support, and fight for self defense rights!  

 Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant: Topic: Cover and Movement Progressive Training.

• 3 hour live fire block

 Aq Qadir of Citizens Safety Academy: 3 hour live fire block

Aqil is the founder and lead instructor of CSA. His background as a firearms instructor started at age 12, teaching urban youth in his father’s gun club. He followed in his father’s footsteps, becoming an NRA Certified Instructor at the age of 22. He has been training civilians for over 30 years and training law enforcement for over 25. His passion is teaching regular people how to keep themselves and their families safe. 

 Lee Weems of First person Safety and That Weems Guy will be PRESENTING his BRAND NEW course called Tactical Civics. This is NON live fire and will be in the classroom. 

• TACTICAL:
  A tactical move that is carefully planned and often small in scale, but important in getting control of an area. Tactical comes from the Greek taktike techne meaning "art of arrangement." When something is tactical, it is artfully arranged, or planned.
  CIVICS:
  Civics is the study of the rights and obligations of citizens in society. The term derives from the Latin word civicus, meaning "relating to a citizen". The term relates to behavior affecting other citizens.
  Lee says "this is the civics class you should have gotten in high-school."

 HK SHOOT 

 Co-Instructors = Howie Marbury of HM Training and Consulting  and Shannon Pable of Shannon Pable Garden and Gun

• 1 hour live fire block

• HK LOVES The Mingle and supports The Complete Combatant's efforts...so much so that they have donated HKs (iron sights and pistol mounted optics) for you to shoot during this block.
• ​HK will provide the ammo for this block

OCTOBER 2024 -

Trigger Management - Instructor: Lee Weems, First Person Safety

 Have you ever missed a shot and had someone tell you it was because you jerked the trigger, and when you asked how to fix it they told you not to jerk the trigger? Well, this class is for you.

Trigger management is suitable for both new and experienced shooters. The class begins with a diagnostic session to show you what causes misses and how to fix them. From there, we will work on properly resetting the trigger during recovery (recoil cycle), shooting with deliberate cadences, and more.

Lee Weems has been a peace officer since January of 1999. He earned an Advanced rating at the Rogers Shooting School and the Distinguished Weapons Expert rating from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). He is a certified firearms instructor by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, the FBI, and FLETC, and he has Master Firearms Instructor certifications from Rangemaster and the Georgia Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors. A detailed summary of his qualifications and training can be found at https://firstpersonsafety.com/. 

What Women Want Part 1; Instructor - Shannon Pable, Shannon's Garden & Gun Gallery

A Course for Firearms Instructors Teaching Female Civilian Clients

Part 1 will set the foundation for Part 2 and will cover:

§  Female personality types

§  The mental and physical differences between male and females

§  Communication!

§  Pro Tips

§  Some common responses from women

§  Suggested additional gear to have

§  Post questions for Part 2

NOVEMBER 2024 -

What Women Want Part 2; Instructor - Shannon Pable, Shannon's Garden & Gun Gallery

A Course for Firearms Instructors Teaching Female Civilian Clients 

Part 2 will cover:

§  Discuss remaining attendees’ questions from Part 1

§  The women’s detailed responses to questions (names kept private)

     ·  Questions from male instructors

     ·  Questions I asked the women

§  General comments from women

§  Discussion