Training Tips

I recently certified 10 new firearms instructors, and during these classes I always encourage them to continue their education by recommending they start with some essential reading. I thought I…

I often get approached by former students, most of the time they just stop and say hi, and that they enjoyed the class. Occasionally I get more in depth questions…

It is imperative that armed church security teams enforce training and performance standards for members relative to their firearm skills. In the words of Tom Givens, Rangemaster Firearms Training Services,…

You have probably heard that saying a thousand times. It usually means something is easy to do because you’ve already learned how to do it. It implies that once you…

Recently I wrapped up a firearms instructor certification course, and as usual, it was a mixture of pro 2nd amendment civilians, law enforcement and military candidates. All of them wanted…

Recently I saw the below social media post from friend and fellow Boondocks FTA™ instructor, Andy Anderson. Andy makes it a priority to shoot regularly. His latest drill is the…

We have touched on this topic in past blogs posts like “Training To Win” (October 2021), “Tactical Mental Training” (June 2021), and “Automaticity” (October 2019), just to name a few,…

If you want to know what the best pistol for self-defense is, then it stands to reason you should seek the advice of those that shoot self-defense handguns the most.…

Mississippi was an early adopter of “Constitutional Carry” in 2016. Constitutional Carry, also called permitless carry or unrestricted carry, refers to the legal public carrying of a handgun, either openly…