COURSES OF INSTRUCTION

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DEFENSIVE HANDGUN

The DTI Defensive Handgun Course is designed to prepare the responsible, adult gun owner to handle, maintain, safely store, and use their firearm safely, responsibly, correctly, and effectively, so that they are able to successfully handle nearly any personal protection situation.

An increasing number of people are seeking to improve their defensive shooting skills and expand their knowledge about the use of firearms for personal protection.

Here in the United States, many states are currently expanding access to concealed carry permits. DTI classes offer permit holders and those who are considering applying for a permit an opportunity to learn how to properly and safely carry a concealed handgun and to understand the laws regarding the use of lethal force for personal protection.

The course will consist of classroom lecture/demonstration and live-fire exercises on the range.

Classroom instruction includes:

  • • Situation Awareness
  • • Threat Evaluation
  • • The Force Continuum
  • • Courtroom Savvy
  • • The Physio/Psychological Aspects of Lethal Encounters.

Live-fire exercises on the range include:

  • • Threat evaluation
  • • Risk identification and reduction
  • • Lethal threat containment and management
  • • Precision shooting
  • • Discretionary shooting
  • • Low-light shooting (with and without a flashlight)
  • • Cover and movement
  • • Performing under stress

Tactical training is conducted in a realistic manner, stressing correct use of cover, movement, challenges, and other important individual tactics. In addition, students will practice close and extremely close encounters and weapon control.

This two day course is usually offered on a weekend with a low light shooting session at the end of the first day.

The fee for this course is $625.

Please consult the Schedule for a location and time which would be best for you.


FUNDAMENTALS OF DEFENSIVE SHOOTING
FOR WOMEN

Designed specifically for women who want to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully handle nearly any personal protection situation.

This specialized two-day defensive handgun course is designed specifically for women who want to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully handle nearly any personal protection situation. Our goal is to provide information, instruction and drills that allow students to perform to the best of their ability.

Subjects covered include:

  • • Firearms safety
  • • Safe gun handling
  • • Gun storage
  • • Handgun operation with particular attention to the autoloaders
  • • Drawing from a holster, purse or fanny pack
  • • Carrying defensive handguns concealed
  • • Mental alertness
  • • Situation awareness
  • • Danger avoidance
  • • Mental preparation,
  • • Discretionary shooting
  • • Performing under stress
  • • Target scanning and quick identification
  • • Low light shooting exercises
  • • Practical defensive marksmanship

Classroom subjects include the latest information on the physio/psychological aspects of lethal encounters, weapon/caliber selection criterion and force continuum.

Instructors for this class are Vicki Farnam and Diane Nicholl.

The fee for this course is $625.

Please consult the Schedule for a location and time which would be best for you.




ADVANCED DEFENSIVE HANDGUN

Designed for DTI Defensive Handgun course alumni, this course emphasizes control of the tactical situation. Special circumstances and extensive movement drills are used to challenge the student.

Our Advanced Defensive Handgun Course is intended for graduates of our Basic/Intermediate Defensive Handgun course. Because basics are only covered by a review, beginning students will find themselves in the uncomfortable position of being expected to know things that they do not. To avoid this situation, which is unpleasant for everyone, students which have graduated from other Basic Handgun Programs are encouraged to contact DTI directly to determine if all the prerequisities for this course have been covered.

Subject covered in the Advanced Handgun class include:

  • • Review of correct gun-handling, etiquette and range safety
  • • Review of legal and moral aspects of defensive shooting
  • • Review of handgun ammunition types and capabilities
  • • Basic/revue range exercises, administrative and tactical
    • > Interview/confrontational stance
    • > Draw/presentation
    • > Grip
    • > Stance
    • > Trigger manipulation
    • > Speed reload
    • > Military reload
    • > Stoppage reduction
    • > Covering suspects at gunpoint
    • > Verbal challenge/judo
    • > Reholstering
    • • Unfamiliar handguns/systems
    • • Options for carrying concealed handguns
    • • Close range shooting, shooting from the ground
    • • Cover and movement, retreat techniques
    • • Team Tactics exercises
    • • Moving with a gun in hand
    • • Back-up guns
    • • Advanced low-light drills, with flashlight, cover, and movement



MORE ADVANCED DEFENSIVE HANDGUN

Designed for DTI Defensive Handgun and Advanced Defensive Handgun course alumni, this course covers retention and disarms, close-range shooting, and other topics that are not covered in most other DTI courses.

This one-day Course starts with a brief review of the DTI Range and Safety Procedures.

The bulk of the Course will cover Retention and Disarms, Close-Range Shooting, and other topics that are not covered in most other DTI Courses.

Registration is limited to DTI graduates or those who have completed comparable handgun training. If you are not a DTI graduate, please contact us and tell us about your previous training.




SCENARIO-BASED (FORCE ON FORCE) DEFENSIVE HANDGUN

This is an opportunity to train and test/exercise your disengagement skills in an environment that is as real as we can make it.

This is a lecture/range course where John S. Farnam will be discussing and demonstrating close disengagement and close fighting methods using pistols, blades, and other weapons. Emphasis is on successful disengagement with reasonable force.


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