The 2019 Rangemaster Tactical Conference was held at the Nolatac Training Facility in New Orleans, March 15-17. I’ve been a part of this conference every year since the early 2000’s, presenting training at 17 of the past 21 events. This is part two of a series of posts summarizing the sessions I attended and observed, …
The 2019 Rangemaster Tactical Conference was held at the Nolatac Training Facility in New Orleans, March 15-17. I’ve been a part of this conference every year since the early 2000’s, presenting training at 17 of the past 21 events. This is part one of a series of posts summarizing the sessions I attended and observed, …
KR Training hosted John Murphy of FPF Training in October 2018. John taught their Two Person Tactics course and their Vehicle Environment Skills course. The Vehicle Environment Skills course illustrates manners and methods by which we can be deselected, deter or, if necessary, prevail in a criminal encounter in and around our cars. Students will …
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I was the guest on Civilian Carry Radio last night (March 20, 2019) with guest hosts Lee Weems and Ashton Ray. We discussed the material in the new Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training book, the red dot study, the recent TacCon 2019 event, and much more. Thanks to CCR for having me on! …
The 2023 update of the book from KR Training instructors Karl Rehn and John Daub is now available in e-book and print format. Signed print copies are available through KR Training (select Signed Book Copy)Our signed book copies purchased direct are the same price as print copies purchased from Amazon, except they are signed and …
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Some pictures from the February 2019 session of Defensive Pistol Skills 3‘s section on shooting from sitting and crouched positions, and individual pics of the coin earners getting their coins. We have another session of the DPS-3 course scheduled for April 20, 2019. The course is intended as final class in our Defensive Pistol Skills …
Welcome to the KR Training February 2019 newsletter! Many March classes are already sold out. We’ve added more classes to our April schedule. Don’t miss the opportunity to sign up now for any classes on the schedule. Check the schedule page on the KR Training website for the full list of upcoming classes. February was …
After several weeks of waiting for my preferred distributor to get Glock 48’s in stock, I started calling all the major distributors until I found one that had some G48’s available. Ordered two. One to leave in factory original condition, and one to modify as a possible new carry gun. Historically I have favored the …
On January 19 and 20, 2019, KR Training hosted Hock Hockheim, a Texas-based trainer that has taught all over the world over the past several decades. Hock’s best known within the martial arts training community. He’s written many books and produced many videos, not just instructional materials, but also personal memoirs of his time as …
Here’s a quick summary of 2018, which was an amazing year in many ways. Great People Before I get into the numbers I want to say “thank you” to everyone I interacted with: my KR Training assistants, course and conference hosts, students in classes, blog readers, podcasters and broadcasters, bandmates, venue owners that booked me …
These classes happened back in summer 2018, but with another session of the Active Shooter course scheduled for January 26-27, now is a good time to remind everyone of this course and what it covers. Those wanting the full state certification can attend the full 2 day course. Limited on time, funds or interest in …
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This excellent article was posted recently on the Street Standards blog. It lists 25 things an armed person needs to be good at to be well prepared for armed self-defense. You have to be focused enough to avoid potentially bad places, events, etc. You have to have a gun with you. You have to be …
I have a lot of my pistols in canvas & fabric gun cases, particularly the LA Police Gear cases. I use those cases to keep all the mags and misc. parts, and manuals together with the guns. A lot of those guns are used as loaners when students need them for classes, and I’ve gone …
Force Science recently published a study looking at performance by Dallas PD in 149 officer-involved shooting incidents. Several trainers, including Tom Givens (Rangemaster), have commented on the data in the study. The full link to the study is here. One issue peripheral to the study is the qualification course of fire used by Dallas PD. …
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As part of the KR Training Historical Handgun project to increase awareness of the history & evolution of defensive handgun skills, I read and review important books on pistol shooting and related topics. The Low Light Fight – Michael Seeklander (2016) I’ve been a member of Mike Seeklander’s American Warrior Society for the past several …
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Flying back from teaching the Historical Handgun and Advanced Handgun classes in Virginia last weekend, I was thinking about how the Texas License to Carry course of fire could be modified to be a better standard, but still retaining most of the characteristics of the original drill. The Texas License to Carry course of fire …
October is always a busy month for KR Training, as we take advantage of cooler weather before we hit our annual November/December “no live fire classes on weekends during hunting season” break. The last 4 days have been a busy blur of classes and events, planned and unplanned. Friday October 12 – Force on Force …
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On Sept 29-30, instructors from KR Training and RW Training co-taught a session of the state certified School Safety/Active Shooter course to a mixed group of teachers, church security personnel and interested armed citizens. The class was held at the Golden Triangle Gun Club near Beaumont, Texas. Our students had a wide range of experience, …
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On Sept 26, 2018 I attended the How To Testify seminar taught by Rachel Malone, the Texas Director for Gun Owners of America. The seminar was intended to teach local gun owners how to prepare for, and effectively testify before the state legislature on firearms bills. The content was relevant for any type of public …
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Sept 20-21, 2018 I attended the Texas Bar CLE (continuing legal education) course held in San Antonio, Texas. They put a course on this topic on each year, at different locations around the state, and I’ve attended the past few years. They always have top tier national speakers covering recent content. By attending I picked …
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