Level 102 - This course is designed to give citizen defenders some skills needed to protect their firearm during a close physical altercation. These skills are based on concepts and principles and not relying on brute strength. This course is taught by current Law Enforcement, Executive Protection Agents, prior Military and Military Contractors that have operational experiences in working in both uniform and plain cloths units. This course was developed over 15 years ago and has been put though years of vetting and realistic based scenarios..
Course Prerequisite:
- Must be a US Citizen or Immigrant Green Card holder.
- Must be 21 years of age or older and legally able to possess a firearm.
- Must speak and understand fluent English.
- Must have taken Holster Fundamentals (level 101.5) and/or possess the equivalent skill set.
- Minimum skills/knowledge required:
- Safe and efficient gun handling practices.
- Shooting fundamentals.
- Safe holster draw-to-shot and re-holstering.
- Be familiar with your equipment.
- Be honest with yourself in regard to these skills. These skills are gained through dry practice at home and time spent on a live fire range.
- Minimum skills/knowledge required:
What You Will Learn/ Topics Covered:
- Survival Triangle.
- How to use it in your daily life.
- Attack Triangle.
- How to use and manipulate it in your favor for survivability.
- Understanding pre-attack indicators and postures.
- Insight of predatory mindset.
- Striking principles for close quarters defense.
- Grappling and counter grappling techniques for weapon retention.
- Strengths and weaknesses of different carry positions.
- Deployment of and how to employ secondary tools (knives, impact weapons).
- Close quarters encounters shooting techniques.
Equipment Requirements/ What to Bring to Class:
- Valid ID and/or Immigrant Green Card (if applicable).
- For live fire portion:
- Quality zeroed semi-automatic pistol (with iron-sights/optic).
- Hard-molded strong-side hip holster (IWB or OWB) - SERPA, soft-sided &/or pocket holsters (or their equivalents) are strictly prohibited.
- Sturdy belt.
- Must wear pants with belt loops (no athleisure wear, sweats, etc.).
- 250+ rounds of brass-cased, copper-jacketed ammunition.
- 3+ magazines.
- Magazine carrier/pouch (to hold 2+ magazines).
- Loose fitting cover garment (button down shirt, light jacket, hoody, etc).
- Eye and ear protection.
- Cleaning/repair kit and lubrication (recommended for general use/need).
- For non-live fire portion:
- Be in at least moderate health/shape - there will be movement, striking and some mat work.
- Gym or wrestling shoes.
- Mock/training handgun (SIRT/Bluegun) AND appropriate holster.
- If you do not have this, we do have a few different training firearms available to use for the course.
Course Cost:
6 Hours - $240 per person
5% DISCOUNT ON ANY GEAR AND/OR ACCESSORIES REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE (excluding firearms and ammo)
Do yourself a favor and let our professional staff help ensure you get the right gear the first time. As a side note, while WCA does carry a wide range of items, there are occasions when items are out of stock, or that will need to be brought in as a special order - come in ASAP to ensure you are ready to go on the day of class. Bring in your class confirmation to receive the discount.