Pre-Requisite: Tactical 2-Day Combat Pistol Course

Course Description: This 2-day firearms training course will focus on introducing the student to tactical concepts and dynamic actions that are used to negotiate doorways, make room entry and safely clear rooms. Techniques will cover strategies on how to deal with closed and opened doorways, moving through doorway openings, controlled room entry and room domination. Students will learn individual and two person team room entry techniques while engaging single threats and multiple threats during shoot/no-shoot decision making drills. Students will also learn Close Quarter Battle (CQB) techniques and advanced combat gun-handling skills that are necessary to engage threats from contact (hip rock) out to 10 yards.

Lesson 1: Pistol Knowledge and Safe Gun Handling

• Safe Gun Handling Review
• Loading and Unloading Review
• Marksmanship Fundamentals Review
• The Modern (or Modified) Isosceles (MI) Stance review
• Compressed Ready Position Review
• High Ready Position Review
• SUL Ready Position Review
• Neutral Stance Position Review
• Admin Loading Press & Mag Check Review
• Speed Loading & Tactical Loading Review
• Malfunctions & Recovery Review
• Dominating the Gun, Threat & Combat Area Review
• Advanced Pistol Methodology & Concepts Review

Lesson 2: The Mind is The Best Weapon

• Special Operations Combat Mindset & Mental Conditioning Review
• Tactical & Fieldcraft Acumen Review
• Scanning, Situational Awareness & Threat Assessment Review
• Flash Sight Picture Review
• Reducing Stimulus/Response Time

Lesson 3: Layering On & Skills Enhancement

• Basic Elements of Dynamic Room Entry
• Clearing a Single Room
• Cross Over Room Entry
• Buttonhook Room Entry
• Criss Cross Team Room Entry
• Two Person Stack Room Entry
• Slicing the Pie and Limited Penetration
• Quick Peek Techniques
• Threat Area Control and Communication
• Establishing Interlocking Fields of Fire
• Shooting on the Move
• Clearing a Connecting Room
• Clearing a Single Floor
• Clearing a Stairwell
• Securing Assailants
• General Rules/Safety/Collapsing a Room

Lesson 4: Static Drills

• Cross Over Room Entry
• Buttonhook Room Entry
• Criss Cross Team Room Entry
• Two Person Stack Room Entry
• Slicing the Pie and Limited Penetration
• Quick Peek Techniques
• Threat Area Control and Communication
• Establishing Interlocking Fields of Fire
• Shooting on the Move
• Clearing a Connecting Room
• Clearing a Single Floor
• Clearing a Stairwell
• Securing Assailants
• Collapsing a Room

Lesson 5: Live Fire Drills

• Engaging Targets Over & Around Cover
• Engaging Targets During Continuous Lateral Movement
• Engaging Targets While Advancing Lineally
• Engaging Threats While Withdrawing Lineally
• Engaging Targets at Close Quarters Distances While Moving
• Engaging Targets from the Supine Position
• Engaging Targets While Lying on the Strong Side
• Engaging Targets While Lying on the Support Side
• Engaging Targets: Shoot - Don't Shoot Drills
• Drugged assailant and body armor defeating Drills

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age & possess a valid Illinois FOID card
• Notepad and Pen
• Eye and Ear Protection
• Crew-neck Type Shirt
• Lose-fitting (preferably "tactical") Trousers
• Closed-toe (preferably "tactical") Foot-wear
• Baseball/Operator Type Hat
• Heavy (gun/operator) Belt
• Holster and Magazine Carriers
• Personal Defense Semi-automatic Pistol
• Three (3) Hi-capacity Magazines Minimum
• Handgun Cleaning Kit and Gun Oil/CLP
• 300 rounds (minimum) of Ammunition
• Knee Pads & Elbow Pads Highly Recommended
• Plate Carrier/Bullet-Proof Vest Recommended

Course Tuition: $375.00
(Tuition fee includes all range fees and targets)