The Beyond the One Percent presentation explores the topic of how many people train, why they train, what courses they choose and why, and ways to possibly motivate more than 1% of adult gun owners to take training beyond their state minimum. It is based on my presentation at the 2017 Rangemaster Tactical Conference. Part …
The results from the 2017 Rangemaster Tactical Conference live fire match are up. The spread between the top 20 was tight, only a few seconds between Kirk Clark’s 22.78 win, Dave Reichek’s 25.90 5th place, Massad Ayoob’s 26.86 7th place, and my own 27.51 11th place finish. The split between 18th and 19th place was …
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2023 UPDATE: the material in this blog post series was expanded, compiled and combined with previously unpublished material from other Rangemaster presentations into a book: Strategies and Standards for Defensive Pistol, which was originally published in 2019 and revised to include another 50 pages of new content in 2023. If this material interests you, I …
I just got back from the 2017 Rangemaster Tactical Conference, which was held at the Direct Action Resource Center near Little Rock, AR, March 17-19. This was the 19th annual event. TacCon is the event where many of the big names in the private sector training community get together each year to present on new …
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On February 18-19, 2017 I hosted (and attended) two days of unarmed training taught by Cecil Burch. I brought Cecil to KR Training because I had trained with him at one of the Rangemaster Tactical Conferences a few years ago, and because Craig Douglas recommended him as an instructor that could teach students skills that …
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FEBRUARY & MARCH CLASS DISCOUNTS AND DEALS Deal #1) Discounts on our Basic Pistol 1, Basic Pistol 2, and License to Carry classes on Groupon. Deal #2) $90 price for half-day training with Cecil Burch. Deal #3) $180 price for all 3 classes on March 4 (DPS-2, AT-2 and Low Light Shooting). Save $40. Deal …
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY CLASS DISCOUNTS AND DEALS Deal #1) Discounts on our Basic Pistol 1, Basic Pistol 2, and License to Carry classes on Groupon. Deal #2) $50 off the Dynamic First Aid class Saturday, Feb 4. Mention this ad when you register. Deal #3) Refresher pricing for Feb 5 (Sunday afternoon) Defensive Pistol Skills …
2016 was a big year, with the biggest news being that I retired from working for the state of Texas after 33 years of service (I started working for UT when I was 18) at the end of August. I worked for the Applied Research Laboratories at UT-Austin from 1983-2006, and for the Texas A&M …
On January 7th, KR Training, in collaboration with Paul Martin, hosted the 5th annual Preparedness Conference. Each year we’ve presented a series of speakers on preparedness topics. This year we were able to bring in a national level speaker, Dr. Omar Hamada, to speak about medical and personal preparedness, as well as some returning and …
On Dec 10-11, 2016, I hosted the new Armed Parent course taught by John Johnston and Melody Lauer from Citizens Defense Research. John and Melody are best known for the Ballistic Radio podcast. The concept of the course came from articles Melody had written on the challenges of carrying around small children. It’s a new …
This is a guest post from long time KR Training student Glenn M., who shared his thoughts on shooting several different guns over several months, at a local tactical match, with permission to use as a blog post. (He’s a left handed shooter. The most common shooting error for a left handed shooter is hits …
Class AAR: Close Quarters Pistol / Tactical Medicine 25-26 June 2016 Instructors: Darryl Bolke & Caleb Causey review by Karl Rehn and Mike Byrom KR Training recently hosted a 2 day class taught by Darryl Bolke and Caleb Causey. The course combined their skills and expertise to offer training in the application of shooting and …
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Lots to learn here in this slow motion video of a drawstroke recently shown on Guns and Ammo TV. It’s from a segment where the presenter defends the SERPA holster, dismissing anyone who claims the SERPA design is unsafe as “not being able to internalize keeping their finger straight and off if the trigger” or …
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In late February 2016, the NRA will convert its Basic Pistol course to a blended learning format, where most of the course (7+ hours) will be taken online, and the course is completed (and a certificate issued) after the student attends a range session run by an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor. The Basic Pistol course …
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On February 6th, 2016 I worked as a range officer for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Winter Regional match held in College Station each year. The match is based on the classic Steel Challenge format: 5 plates, 5 runs, throw out the slowest run, fastest total time wins. One SASP stage called “Go Fast” …
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This April 2015 article about a man shooting himself in the bathroom of a Chick-Fil-A that popped up on multiple Facebook feeds today got me thinking about open carry. Let me explain… The biggest practical benefits of the legalization of open carry in Texas come from no longer having to worry about getting in trouble …
(guest blog post submitted by assistant instructor Dave Reichek) Yes, there IS such a thing as an accidental discharge! We had one on the range during an advanced pistol class this weekend. I’ve read opinions that there is no such thing as an accidental discharge, only negligent discharges. In general, I find this is mostly …
Starting January 1, 2016, open carry of handguns will be legal in Texas, making us no different from 44 other states in which open carry was already legal. Expectations Based on social media postings and media articles, it appears these things are going to happen: Some permit holders who have not been carrying concealed on …
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the main band I played with was the Ken Ragsdale Orchestra. We were a 7 piece “little big band” (keys, bass, drums, trumpet, alto, tenor, bari). All 3 sax players doubled on clarinet. Ken played bari & clarinet, led the band and booked the shows. We worked a …
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(This post is contributed by assistant instructor Dave Reichek. For those interesting in training similar to what is described below, we (KR Training) will be hosting a combo course with Dr. Aprill on June 6-7, 2015 called “Unthinkable: Concepts and Techniques for the Gravest Extreme“, taught by Dr. Aprill, Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics, …
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