Training Sequences

We are frequently asked "what class should I take?".

Start withBasic Pistol (LTC Completion) if you:


- have never shot before
- do not have your own gun
- have your own gun but cannot operate, clean, or shoot it without assistance
- want to try a variety of handguns in different calibers
- want training in how to pick the right handgun for personal defense

- have been a gun owner all your life but have never had a formal class in shooting fundamentals (whether you passed the License To Carry course or not)
- want to practice the License to Carry shooting test before you take the LTC course
- passed the License to Carry shooting test with a score less than 90% (<225 points)

- want to learn state laws on self-defense even if you don't plan to carry in public
- only plan on carrying a gun in your vehicle
- answer "no" to any of these other questions

We also recommend taking the NRA's online Basic Pistol course, which covers more information than we can present in a 3 hour short course.

Understanding the fine points of Texas laws about guns and deadly force is important for any armed citizen. So is having some type of legal plan in place. We recommend CCW Safe for legal defense services.

The License to Carry course will teach you the laws but does not teach the practical gun skills essential to any self defense situation. Our Defensive Pistol series teaches those skills.

You can skipBasic Pistol (LTC Completion) if you:
- have passed (or can pass) the LTC shooting test with a score of 90% (225 points) or higher
- have prior formal handgun training

You can skip Defensive Pistol Skills and/or Advanced Training I and/or Competition Pistol 1 if you:
- have received similar training from the military,a law enforcement academy or a private sector training school
- already compete in IPSC, IDPA, Steel Challenge or other holster-using pistol sport

Here are three recommended course sequences for the most common interest areas:

RECREATIONAL & COMPETITION HANDGUN SHOOTING

The better you shoot, the more fun you will have. Proper equipment selection and training in proper technique will make you safer and help you shoot better.

1) Basic Pistol (LTC Completion)
2) Handgunning Beyond the Basics - Techniques for improving speed and accuracy
3) Competition Pistol 1 - Learn about the rules and events in pistol matches in this area. Our Defensive Pistol Skills 1 class, which is offered more often than the Competition Pistol 1 course, covers the same gun handling skills but does not cover the rules of various competitions.
4) Shoot competitions. Have fun!

HOME DEFENSE

The first step in personal protection is to prepare to defend your home. Completing this sequence of courses and training teaches you skills and tactics for protecting home and family. A good home defense plan consists of more than just having a gun and knowing how to shoot it at paper targets. Real situations involve attackers that can think, move, talk and fight back, in a 360 degree, 3-dimensional world full of family members, furniture and walls. The "Advanced Training" courses in this sequence should be considered essential for anyone serious about defending their home and family from criminal attack.

1) Basic Pistol (LTC Completion)
2) Take the online LTC classroom course and get your carry permit.
3) Home Defense Tactics and Shooting Skills
4) Any of our basic/defensive shotgun or rifle classes. Learn rifle, pistol caliber carbine or shotgun skills appropriate for home defense
5) Take a basic first aid course, a CPR course, and make sure you have first aid supplies at home
6) Personal Tactics Skills - learn how to read pre-fight cues, learn basic plans for common situations
7) Defensive Pistol Skills - Learn the essentials of defensive handgunning
8) Any or all of these courses
Defensive Pistol Skills 2 - Learn to shoot from cover and improve the skills you learned in DPS 1
Advanced Training 1A - low light handgun shooting skills, because most defensive encounters happen in low light
Defensive Pistol Skills 3 - more practice in Defensive Pistol skills
15) Practice realistic drills (not just "target shooting") with your handgun and long gun at least 4 times a year, preferably every month
16) Advanced Training 2 - experience "force on force" scenarios for home defense
17) Higher level scenario courses
18) Make changes to the lighting, exterior plants, locks, doors, windows, and other aspects of your home to reduce your risk of intrusion and improve your ability to deal with an intruder
19) Make sure that others living with you know what to do and what you will do in a home defense situation

LICENSE TO CARRY (LTC)

The next step in personal defense is to carry lifesaving equipment with you all the time, not just at home or in the car. All that is required to get a LTC is to pass the state-mandated course. The standards for the state course define the absolute minimum competency required to carry in public without being a danger to others. Just taking the LTC class and shooting your gun once every 5 years because the state requires it simply isn't enough to give you good odds of survival.

To pass the LTC shooting test you get to start with the gun in both hands, stand still, out in the open, and shoot a big, easy target straight ahead of you within generous time limits, on a well lit shooting range. You'll be poised and ready to shoot, waiting for the 'go" signal.

In a real situation it's likely that your gun will be concealed in a holster or purse, you'll be moving, you may only have one hand available (the other may be busy opening a door, carrying a bag or fending off an attacker), you'll have to move and shoot around other people and real-world obstacles (cars, desks, etc.), you may face multiple attackers anywhere in the 360 degrees around you, and you'll be trying to defend yourself and make shoot/no-shoot decisions in the dark, as fast as you can, while your life is in immediate danger.

The courses we offer past the LTC level prepare you for those realistic situations through live fire drills, integration of gun and unarmed skills, and Airsoft-based "force on force" scenario based training. The "Advanced Training" courses in this sequence should be considered essential for anyone serious about surviving a criminal attack.

1) Basic Pistol (LTC Completion)
2) Take the online LTC classroom course and get your carry permit.
3) Home Defense Tactics and Shooting Skills
4) Any of our basic/defensive shotgun or rifle classes. Learn rifle, pistol caliber carbine or shotgun skills appropriate for home defense
5) Take a basic first aid course, a CPR course, and make sure you have first aid supplies at home

Then complete the courses in our Defensive Pistol Skills Program

If you attend and pass the following classes with KR Training, you will receive a certificate and challenge coin in recognition of completion of our Defensive Pistol Skills Program. The complete program is equivalent to curriculum offered by other national schools covering similar material, such as Gunsite 250 or MAG-40.

REQUIRED COURSES (34 hours)

ELECTIVE COURSES (6 hours)

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

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