August 2019
Labor Day Weekend
No Classes
Find out more »September 2019
MAG20 / Live Fire – Austin, TX
A two day, 20 hour immersion course in the use of the defensive handgun under extreme stress. Draw from concealment, two-handed stances, shooting from cover, one-handed stances with either hand, speed reloading, and more are taught with an overall emphasis on fast, accurate shot placement. The course will culminate with a police-style qualification course. Estimated ammo count: 500 rounds. Prerequisite: basic understanding of firearms safety. Cost: $400 What Do I bring? A good quality handgun, suitable for self-protection and/or concealed…
Find out more »MAG30/Range- Lake Villa, IL
MAG-30 Range is a three-day course is specifically designed to bring the MAG-40 Graduate to the next level of their shooting skills using Massad Ayoob’s Defensive Handgun Shooting System. MAG-30 Range is a physically and mentally demanding course. The 3,000 round count Course of Fire is extremely structured for maximum efficiency. Each core technique is trained, skill builder drills are performed and a minimum score is needed for each of the 8 qualifications. All “Standard Speed” Qualifications need a passing…
Find out more »MAG20 / Classroom – Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement – Austin, TX
MAG20: A two-day, 20-hour immersion course in rules of engagement for armed law-abiding private citizens, emphasizing legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management. Topics will include interacting with suspects, witnesses, responding police officers…threat recognition and mind-set…management of social and psychological aftermath after having had to use lethal force in defense of self or others…and preparing beforehand for legal repercussions and minimizing exposure to them. Situations in the home, at the place of business, or “on the street” will all be…
Find out more »MAG40 – Sacramento, CA
MAG40: This is an intense, four-day, 40-hour immersion course in the “rules of engagement” for armed law-abiding private citizens. The course emphasizes legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management. Topics will include interacting with suspects, witnesses, responding police officers, threat recognition and mind-set, and the management of the social and psychological aftermath of having to use lethal force in defense of self or others. Also covered is preparing beforehand for legal repercussions and minimizing your exposure to them. Situations in…
Find out more »MAG20 / Live Fire – Sacramento, CA
MAG20 - Live Fire: A two day, 20 hour immersion course in the use of the defensive handgun under extreme stress. Draw from concealment, two-handed stances, shooting from cover, one-handed stances with either hand, speed reloading, and more are taught with an overall emphasis on fast, accurate shot placement. The course will culminate with a police-style qualification course. Estimated ammo count: 500 rounds. Prerequisite: basic understanding of firearms safety. Cost: $400 What Do I bring? A good quality handgun, suitable…
Find out more »MAG20 / Classroom – Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement – Sacramento, CA
video recording of the class is not allowed. If legal to do so, student may be armed in the classroom, but there will be no handling of firearms in the lecture setting. This class is lecture only, there will not be any live fire. Please bring your own lunches, snacks, beverages etc. We have a "working lunch" in all classes. Many of our facilities do not have a place close enough to purchase meals and get back in a reasonable amount…
Find out more »MAG20 / Classroom – Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement – Cedar Rapids, IA
A two-day, 20-hour immersion course in rules of engagement for armed law-abiding private citizens, emphasizing legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management. Topics will include interacting with suspects, witnesses, responding police officers…threat recognition and mind-set…management of social and psychological aftermath after having had to use lethal force in defense of self or others…and preparing beforehand for legal repercussions and minimizing exposure to them. Situations in the home, at the place of business, or “on the street” will all be covered.…
Find out more »October 2019
MAG40 – Rochester, IN
MAG40: This is an intense, four-day, 40-hour immersion course in the “rules of engagement” for armed law-abiding private citizens. The course emphasizes legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management. Topics will include interacting with suspects, witnesses, responding police officers, threat recognition and mind-set, and the management of the social and psychological aftermath of having to use lethal force in defense of self or others. Also covered is preparing beforehand for legal repercussions and minimizing your exposure to them. Situations in…
Find out more »MAG 30/Range – Garrettsville, OH
MAG-30 Range is a three-day course is specifically designed to bring the MAG-40 Graduate to the next level of their shooting skills using Massad Ayoob’s Defensive Handgun Shooting System. MAG-30 Range is a physically and mentally demanding course. The 3,000 round count Course of Fire is extremely structured for maximum efficiency. Each core technique is trained, skill builder drills are performed and a minimum score is needed for each of the 8 qualifications. All “Standard Speed” Qualifications need a passing…
Find out more »MAG20 / Classroom – Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement – Nashville, TN
MAG20: A two-day, 20-hour immersion course in rules of engagement for armed law-abiding private citizens, emphasizing legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management. Topics will include interacting with suspects, witnesses, responding police officers…threat recognition and mind-set…management of social and psychological aftermath after having had to use lethal force in defense of self or others…and preparing beforehand for legal repercussions and minimizing exposure to them. Situations in the home, at the place of business, or “on the street” will all be…
Find out more »MAG40 – Live Oak, FL
MAG40: This is an intense, four-day, 40-hour immersion course in the “rules of engagement” for armed law-abiding private citizens. The course emphasizes legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management. Topics will include interacting with suspects, witnesses, responding police officers, threat recognition and mind-set, and the management of the social and psychological aftermath of having to use lethal force in defense of self or others. Also covered is preparing beforehand for legal repercussions and minimizing your exposure to them. Situations in…
Find out more »MAG-IC: Massad Ayoob Group – Instructor Course – Ripon, WI
This is a Subject Matter Instructor Course and NOT an Instructor Development Course. MAG-IC is a demanding three full day Course of Fire designed specifically to expose the MAG Instructor Candidate to Massad Ayoob’s Defensive Handgun Shooting System developed and pioneered in the early 1970’s and has been continually refined. The Course of Fire will include all handgun techniques of Massad Ayoob’s Defensive Handgun Shooting System. Instructor Candidates will have a complete understand of the core Massad Ayoob Defensive Handgun Shooting System, Firing Line Etiquette, Cold…
Find out more »November 2019
MAG20 – Live Fire- Albuquerque, New Mexico
MAG20 - Live Fire: A two day, 20 hour immersion course in the use of the defensive handgun under extreme stress. Draw from concealment, two-handed stances, shooting from cover, one-handed stances with either hand, speed reloading, and more are taught with an overall emphasis on fast, accurate shot placement. The course will culminate with a police-style qualification course. Estimated ammo count: 500 rounds. Prerequisite: basic understanding of firearms safety. Cost: $400 What Do I bring? A good quality handgun, suitable…
Find out more »Deadly Force Instructor Class – Sacramento, CA
Location and Registration Info To Be Announced Use of Deadly Force Instructor Taught personally by Massad Ayoob, this one week 40+ hour course of instruction is offered by the Massad Ayoob Group in conjunction with The Firearms Academy of Seattle, Inc. to teach and certify self-defense firearms instructors in the complicated and nuanced discipline of teaching the legalities of use of deadly force in self-defense. Teaching how to shoot is the easy part. Much tougher is teaching people when and…
Find out more »Thanksgiving Weekend
No Classes
Find out more »December 2019
MAG Reunion – Live Oak, FL
The MAG 10th Anniversary Reunion—December 9-12, 2019 To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we will be hosting a special 4 day gathering/training opportunity, open to all graduates of MAG 40 or higher (and the LFI equivalents). It will include a variety of special training offerings, at least some of which are not normally available in the standard MAG series of classes. Currently planned are a low-light/night shooting session, an AR rifle class conducted by David Maglio, a shotgun class by Tom…
Find out more »MAG Handgun Retention and Kubotan/Persuader Class
MAG Handgun Retention and Kubotan/Persuader Class On the day following the end of the 10th Anniversary activities, we will conduct a one-day review/refresher of MAG handgun retention and disarming techniques and use of the Kubotan/Persuader. This refresher class is open to MAG 80/LFI-II (and above) grads only. Course fee: $200
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