Tactical Training Centers

Tactical training will help to keep you and those you care about alive when you are the only thing standing between civiization and barbarism.

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Tactical Training Schools

Suarez International

Reality-based, student focused, concepts-driven and combat proven training in weapons, tactics, and combatives.

To enhance your learning from Gabe Suarez's tactical training courses, we recommend the following books by Gabe:

tacfire: Tactical Firearms Training Institute

Reality based training for civilians & law enforcement.

OPS: Options for Personal Security

Cutting Edge Firearms, Self-Defense, and Tactical Training Across the U.S.A.

Gunsite Academy, Inc.

The Mission of Gunsite Academy is to provide good people with the skills by which they may conduct themselves as responsible citizens of a free republic.

Thunder Ranch offers state-of-the-art training facilities including classroom instruction, single- and multiple-story concrete shooting simulators, several precision and urban rifle ranges with simulators, as well as pistol and shotgun ranges.

Lethal Force Institute

Massad Ayoob and Co.

Chuck Taylor's American Small Arms Academy

No Hype, No Gimmicks, No Come-ons, No Egos. Just state-of-the-art weapons and tactics training for a fair price, taught by a competent, friendly instructional staff with real-world experience.

Front Sight Firearms Training Institute

Learn the "Street Proven" Firearms Skills You Need to Safely Protect Yourself and Others

Storm Mountain Training Center

Storm Mountain was originally developed to serve as a premier training facility for military, law enforcement and counter-terrorism personnel. SMTC is located in the scenic mountains of West Virginia, providing the unique and challenging terrain necessary for many of our courses. Due to the overwhelming demand for professional-level training to qualified individuals outside of military and law enforcement roles, SMTC has expanded its class offerings to include a number of civilian courses.

Corporate Security International, Inc.

Corporate Security International, Inc. is designated a Certified Training Institute (number NCPPSCT10002) by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board. Some of the programs we offer are for SRT / Swat Teams, and others are for police / security offficers.

Team Delta

A high speed unit of former special forces and other elite military personnel from all branches of the service, takes pride in offering realistic military experiences for those looking to challenge themselves, to learn just how much they can handle and how well they can handle it.

Executive Protection Institute

The premier professional program to certify men and women to perform in the new career field of Personal Protection.

Executive Security International

Bodyguard Training Academy Executive Protection School for Investigators and Protective Intelligence.

Enterprising Securities

Risk Mitigation; Investigations; Education; Security.

Total Security Services International

Experts in the fields of prevention and response to violence, hostage rescue, SWAT, counterterrorism, special operations, and intelligence.

S2: Safety & Intelligence

Florida's Most Respected Security and In-Services Training Facility.

Gryphon Group International, Inc.

Defensive driving, executive protection, and surveillance courses in Florida and Australia.

Trident Concepts Research Group

Trident Concepts specializes in researching and developing reality based tactics and training. Our goal is to better prepare you for the worst-case scenario. Drawing from our experiences we provide proven techniques that when mastered perform in dynamic situations. Constantly testing and evaluating new philosophies, techniques and tactics ensures the end product is the best. We are the clearinghouse for effective strategies used today by the nation's elite.

NRA Whittington Center

America's Premier Outdoor Shooting & Hunting Center

Incredible Adventures

Life is either an incredible adventure...or nothing at all

Knob Creek Gun Range

Home of the Machine Gun Shoot

BlackWater Training Center

Shooting and Executive Protection Courses

Modern Warrior

Modern Warrior teaches both certified law enforcement courses and civilian courses (self defense and martial arts) and is well known in the training community for innovative and realistic training methods.

Praesidia Defence

Executive Protection & Business Security: Use the knowledge of former members of German government security services, combined with international experience

John Brawn

Ireland's leading self defence and self protection instructor. Seminars and workshops in subjects from self defence and fitness to assertiveness and body language throughout Ireland and the UK.

Yavapai Firearms Academy

A Mobile Training Unit providing training that encompasses Gunhandling, Marksmanship and Tactics - the three elements of surviving a deadly force confrontation

Jim Wagner Training

Jim Wagner introduced the term Reality-Based to the martial arts world through his monthly column HIGH RISK in Black Belt magazine in 1998. Today the term Reality-Based is used globally, thanks in large part to Budo magazine, and represents an entirely new approach to personal protection. As a direct result, the martial arts have split into three separate directions - Traditional-Based, Sport-Based, and Reality-Based.

International Mobile Training Team

The International Mobile Training Team is a group of professionals who design, develop and instruct weapons, security, law enforcement and special operations courses. We travel world wide, anywhere and anytime! We have literally traveled the globe training foreign nationals and US assets.

Operational Tactics

Operational Tactics, Inc., a non-profit organization, provides customized training, counseling and education for law enforcement and military agencies, SWAT teams and their commanders. Detailed training enables officers to effectively handle any crisis situation, from civil disturbances to hostage rescue. Operational Tactics teaches preparation as the key to successful execution of operational objectives.

Scotti School

Swiss training school with courses in Firearms Training and Law Enforcement Skills, Professional Driver Training, and Executive Protection Training.

The Range

The Range, Incorporated was started in 1997 to make firearm training available to everyone. Our commitment was that if we could not offer a better program than what was already available, we would not do it at all. We decided to build our own training facility, and this facility would be the "Best" in Middle Tennessee. The Range offers firearms safety, concealed carry, and tactical pistol courses.

Arizona Law Enforcement Training

Arizona Law Enforcement (Police) Training at Glendale Community College. Home of the Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA). Also offers Advanced Officer Training Courses. Firearms courses are also offered for private citizens.

Tactical Response

If power comes from diversity, Tactical Response Incorporated is truly powerful. Our Instructors come from various and diverse backgrounds. Our staff is comprised of Military, SWAT, and Civilian experts in weapons, tactics, hand-to-hand, and the most important aspect: mindset. Gunwriters, Operators, and Top Shooters make up our Internationally recognized group of professional trainers and each is motivated to pass along as much knowledge as you are willing to accept. We don't care if you are a Dentist, Navy SEAL, Computer Geek, Concerned Citizen, or Patrolman. No matter what you do for a living, we will always treat you with respect; and you will receive the best training available, regardless of cost. It is our belief that Warriors come from all walks of life and that all Warriors are our brothers. Some we have just not met yet...

InSights Training Center

InSights Training Center has been teaching quality, fast-paced, informative courses around the country since 1990. We offer the most complete self-defense, firearms, and tactical training available. We have taught more than 10,000 students - private citizens, Law Enforcement officers and instructors, SWAT teams, corrections personnel, security officers, and Military Special Operations personnel.

Rattlesnake Ridge Training Center and School

Rattlesnake Ridge Training Center and School is a full service facility with ranges, classrooms, retail shop, gun smithing and training areas located in the center of 1700 acres of private forest just 10 miles from Ft Campbell Ky and 16 miles from Clarksville, Tennessee. We provide the highest level of training to Civilians, Military and Law Enforcement in all aspects of firearms use as well as specialized and unique programs and equipment for physical security, force protection and individual protective measures. Many of our courses do not exist anywhere else in the industry. We have specialized and unique security equipment manufactured to our specifications. We are a Tennessee Department of Safety Certified Handgun Permit School and Range.

Specialized Armament Warehouse

AR-15 and M16/M4 basic training.

Impact Guns

Impact Guns offers, through certified instructors, a wide variety of self-defense, tactical, and professional courses. Courses available include: Utah State Concealed Carry, Women on the Edge (Self Defense), Tactical Handgun (multiple levels), Tactical Rifle/Shotgun (multiple levels), Entry Techniques, and Long-Range Tactical (Sniper).

Miami County of Ohio Defensive Shooting School

Miami County of Ohio Defensive Shooting School is dedicated to providing the highest degree of tactical training available. Male and female NRA certified instructors with law enforcement, military, and shooting school experience. We are dedicated to our students and you will find no self-serving attitudes, power trips, or arrogance here. We are instructors that simply enjoy teaching, shooting and making new friends while doing something we all love. These classes are fun and if you like shooting, you will have a blast (no pun intended).

Manchester Firing Line Range

Courses in Firearms Proficiency, Safe Handling of Firearms, and Personal Protection.

Chapman Academy of Practical Shooting

To provide competent instruction, requiring each instructor to apply their years of experience in instruction to assist each and every student in achieving their maximum potential in keeping with the twenty-five plus year tradition of the Chapman Academy. Each instructor assists every student so that each may become a more consistent, knowledgeable, and proficient shooter.

Defense Training International, Inc.

John S. Farnam, president of Defensive Training International, is considered the top handgun instructor in the nation. He has personally trained thousands of federal, state and local law enforcement personnel as well as civilians in the tactical use of firearms. In addition, he has authored three books on the subject -- "The Farnam Method of Defensive Handgunning," "The Farnam Method of Defensive Shotgun and Rifle Shooting" and "The Street Smart Gun Book" and has produced numerous training videos. Each year John and his wife Vicki travel across the country teaching the latest concepts in defensive marksmanship and tactics. Courses are available for a variety of defensive weapons and situations.

Firearms Academy of Seattle

At The Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc. we believe safety begins with the individual. A career law enforcement officer, Director Marty Hayes knows that the police can't protect you. YOU alone must be able to protect yourself if you expect to survive an assault on your life or the lives of your loved ones. The quality of instruction at any self-defense school and the students' resultant skill level, depends on the qualifications, background, experience and teaching skills of the instructors. Since 1987, Marty Hayes has devoted his efforts to teaching firearms safety, competency and survival skills, with the F.A.S. staff teaching thousands of Pacific Northwest citizens and law enforcement professionals the most current, effective and proven life saving skills possible. Our instructors are all certified law enforcement instructors, graduates of the Lethal Force Institute, and are cross-certified to teach in various disciplines. In addition to FAS classes, we host guest instructors who are among the top instructors in the world, in order to expand your training opportunities. A training environment that enables the student to maximize his or her training hours is of great importance. Real world dangers present themselves in a 360-degree panorama -- not only the down-range orientation of the common firing range training venue. At F.A.S. we move the student into less-static training drills as early in the curriculum as it is safe and productive to do so. In 1994 F.A.S. purchased land halfway between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, creating the FAS Tactical Training Range, to combine efficiency and realistic challenges for the very best training possible. It is specifically designed to accommodate training for the 360-degree world, with a dark-house for low light training during daylight hours, building mock-ups, reaction targets and more. Our primary facility, it is located 1 1/2 hours north of Portland, OR or 2 hours south of Seattle, WA.

GMJ Enterprises

Firearms training and concealed carry classes for Nevada, Florida, and Utah.

Special Response Diver International

Special Response Diver International offers one of the most comprehensive and professional training program and courses for public safety agencies, search and rescue, law enforcement, military special operations and scuba diving instructors.

Centennial Defense Adademy

Centennial Defense Academy is a Firearm Training School focused on instructing and assisting those individuals interested in learning or improving their practical shooting skills. NRA Courses are offered in Basic Pistol, Rifle, or Shotgun, Personal Protection in the Home, Metallic Reloading, Range Safety Officer, and Home Firearm Safety. Other Advanced Courses, (Not NRA Courses), offered include: Advanced Handgun, Defensive Handgun, Out-of-Position Shooting, Low-Light/Night Shooting, and Tactical Pistol, Rifle, or Shotgun. Centennial Defense Academy also offers Instructor Courses, and Women's Specialty Courses.

Valhalla Shooting Club and Training Center

The Valhalla Shooting Club and Training Center is unique in the world of shooting facilities. No where else on the planet will you find a more enjoyable place to shoot or a more realistic setting in which to train. Bringing the worlds of Recreational Shooting and Progressive Training together is no small task, but Valhalla achieves it by total dedication to the satisfaction of our diverse client base. The shooting facility is located on the 275 acre 5-Star rated Elk Mountain Resort on the Western Slope of the Rocky mountains near Telluride, Colorado. In addition to automated trap, skeet and 5-stand fields, VSC features a 16,000 square foot indoor pistol facility with a state of the art automated range and a two story 360 degree live fire safe scenario house.

Personal Defense Training

At Personal Defense Training, Inc., our expert instructors are committed to providing you with the most thorough defensive training available. We believe that you are entitled to protect your most valuable assets, you and your loved ones. You can experience the confidence that comes with having the proper physical skills and psychological mindset necessary to survive a violent encounter. We offer a variety of courses to individuals, corporations and law enforcement/military personnel and our goal is to provide realistic, practical training that will allow individuals to avoid or WIN a violent confrontation. These courses include shooting skills, unarmed self-defense and defensive knife tactics.

Bulls Eye Tactical Firearms Training

BullsEye Tactical Firearms Training offers basic through advanced firearms training in the Shasta County area of northern California, near Redding. The founding instructor, Christopher Ewens, has taught thousands of law enforcement officers and citizens since 1986. Chris was a member of a major California law enforcement agency SWAT team, and instructed that team for several years. Chris is certified by the California Department of Justice, Consumer Affairs, Peace Officers Standards and Training, and the National Rifle Association. Courses offered include: Basic Handgun Safety, Personal Protection, Advanced Handgun, Basic Rifle Safety, and Precision Marksman. The Personal Protection courses meet the California and Shasta County requirements for concealed carry (CCW) licenses.

Oregon Firearms Academy

Oregon Firearms Academy LLC (OFA) delivers defensive small arms and tactics instruction to law enforcement, corrections, armed security, private investigators, and private citizens. Our students travel from all over the United States including Canada to train with us. OFA courses and instructor's are Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (DPSST) certified. OFA is a member of the National Rifle Association's Business Alliance, Oregon Gun Owners, the National Rifle Association and is Adjunct Staff at Lane Community College and Linn Benton Community College.

TacTrain

TacTrain Skill at Arms Development was founded in 1996 to serve citizen civilians, military, security, and personal protection professionals in the Phoenix, Arizona area. TacTrain offers most of our courses on the weekends at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, located in north Phoenix and other nearby undisclosed wilderness locations of the Black Mountains, Bradshaw Mountains and Wickenburg Mountains areas in the Sonoran Desert. They are inexpensive, convenient and require minimum travel for local residents. We also encourage students to attend training provided by any of the many quality schools, both local and across the United States. We feel, what we have to offer blends in harmony with other trainers and instructors and we do not view any quality school or instructor as competition, but rather as strengthening an industry and our nation. Our focus is assisting students to develop proven fighting skills useful in their defense, recognizing the best defense is a superior offense. We stress the importance of combat readiness, combat mindset, accuracy, speed and the will necessary to win, that is paramount to succeed in battle. TacTrain is a fighting school, providing the stimulus for students to develop skills using various lethal tools from handguns, carbines, rifles and shotguns, to knives, and other types of lethal tools, while developing the most power weapon known to man kind, the human mind. Beyond the physical tactical reactions are thought processed strategic responses for the real world of mortal combat. Often a thin line separates lawful and moral defense from criminal and social liability. We strive to develop within each student two bottom line responsibilities; 1st, the huge responsibility of developing their own personal most power weapon and skills with lethal tools; and 2nd, a warriors mental and physical strength to survive and more importantly, to WIN...

American Firearms Training and Tactics

American Firearms Training and Tactics (A.F.T.T.) is a professional small arms training source equaled by few surpassed by none. A.F.T.T. uses the best techniques from around the world and combines them into a comprehensive training system that allows maximum results in a minimum of time and, best of all, at an affordable cost. The A.F.T.T. staff of instructors will come to your facility, thereby reducing your training cost and saving hundreds of man-hours sending students out-of-town. We offer our system approach of training for all types of small arms: handguns, shotguns, rifles, precision rifles, and sub-machine guns, which, when used with proper tactics for the given weapon, allows our students to control their immediate environment, reducing the need to use deadly force. Confrontation management is emphasized.

Williams Associates Protective Services

Williams Associates Protective Services is a full service tactical firearms training and executive security consulting firm with our main offices located in Shelton, CT. USA. In our efforts to impart our philosophy upon our clients and students that it is NOT enough to survive a violent confrontation, but that you MUST win at all costs, we utilize our expertly trained former Military, Close Security, and Law Enforcement personnel, and provide a range of training services designed to meet the needs of our clients from fully structured training programs designed for citizens, security / law enforcement, and military personnel to custom developed hybrid and individual training programs designed for those with limited time but still requiring professional training in firearms and tactics.

SCG International Risk

SCG provides instruction that takes you from victim to victor, prey to predator, survivor to winner of the situation. No matter your skill level, our expert insturctor cadre and award-winning training programs are designed to move you to a higher level of performance.

Our training courses are realistic, dynamic, interactive and packed with relevant material to help you survive the encounter, win the fight and complete your mission.

Our customers include every branch of the Uniformed Services, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, other federal agencies, sponsored allied nations, and major commercial entities. Our mobile training team have traveled across the world providing excellent instruction. Let us show you what we can do for your group.

Our instructors are of the highest caliber who actually DO what they teach you how to DO. SCG has a standing rule that you cannot instruct unless you also serve in the Division of Security Operations. This keeps the training fresh since the instructor standing before the class was probably standing in Iraq or Afghanistan the week before.

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