KR Training March 2021 Newsletter

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SPRING 2021 OUTLOOK

We have reduced the number of rounds required for most classes, and will continue to offer many no-live-fire defensive skills courses. Taking classes with .22 caliber guns will be allowed, and dry firing is always a good way to maintain and develop skills. February gave us a 100 year ice and snow storm, complete with lengthy power and water outages. March brings us the 2021 Legislative Session, with over 100 bills filed relating to firearms rights (pro and anti). Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s list of priorities is here. Note that Constitutional (permit less) carry is NOT one of his priorities, although there are several other firearms issues on his list.

FREE PREPAREDNESS SEMINAR (PAUL MARTIN)

Paul Martin is offering a free preparedness seminar Saturday March 20 in Austin. The seminar will be recorded and will be available after the event for a small fee on our Vimeo channel. We have over 14 hours of content on the Vimeo channel: lectures on Prepping for Beginners, Building Your Medical Kits (from Caleb Causey), Use of Force, Law Enforcement Guidance for Armed Citizens (from Lee Weems) and many more.

UPCOMING CLASSES AT THE A-ZONE

Here are the classes we have scheduled with space available through end of June. Don’t see the class you want here? Let us know. Many classes can be taught as weekday private lessons, or we can add it to the schedule if there’s enough interest.

Courses marked with *** are core classes that count toward the Defensive Pistol Skills Program challenge coin. Any course taught by in-house staff can count as elective.

MAY-JUNE

Overhead view of the A-Zone Range shooting bays

CLASSES WITH DOUG GREIG (CONROE AREA)

JOHN MURPHY CLASS IN MARCH

We are bringing national trainer John Murphy to KR Training in March, for his two day Street Encounters Skills and Tactics course. He has lowered the round count for this course to 250 rounds, and he has limited ammo available to sell to students. Slots are still open. John is an excellent instructor with his own facility in Culpepper Virginia, with decades of experience. It’s a great choice for those with a carry permit wanting their first post-LTC course, and it’s a great complement/refresher for the material we teach in our Defensive Pistol Skills course program.

HOME DEFENSE TACTICS IN AUSTIN SUNDAY APRIL 11

We will be offering a special session of the Home Defense Tactics course Sunday evening, April 11, from 5-8p at a student home near The Domain in Austin. In this class you learn how to do a security assessment of your own home, practice armed movement in structures (aka “houseclearing”) using red guns, and practice working in a dim/low light environment inside an actual home. This class is limited to 6 students plus the host family.

We can bring the Home Defense Tactics course to your home on request.

NEW E-BOOK FROM JOHN DAUB

John Daub has compiled his favorite drills into a PDF e-book that we are offering for free download.

Drills, Qualifications, Standards, and TestsDownload

REFRESHER SLOTS ARE HALF PRICE

Want to take a class you’ve taken before to keep your skills sharp? Refresher slots for most courses are half price!

Register for any class using our online system.

KR TRAINING ON PODCASTS

RECENT BLOG POSTS

New blog posts and Facebook article links since the last newsletter:

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

In the past few months, several of our staff have attended courses with Hock Hockheim (Karl, John Daub, Dave Reichek), Ben Stoeger (Karl & Dave), Brian Hill (John Daub), and Tom Givens (Tracy Thronburg and Sean Hoffman). Most of the staff will be attending the upcoming Rangemaster Tactical Conference in Dallas, with Karl and John both teaching sessions as lead instructors, Tracy and Dave working as assistants, and all the rest attending as participants. I’ll post some articles here on the blog about the event when we return.

Tracy’s 5×5 card from her recent Tom Givens course.

SONG OF THE MONTH

Back in 2008 I released a CD of original music called “Respectable” (link goes to amazon Mp3 version, physical copies of the CD are available from me at the A-Zone). Here’s another song from that CD: a cover of a classic Texas blues song from the 1920’s, also covered by the Grateful Dead.

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We look forward to training you!
Karl, Penny and the KR Training team