A FOUNDATION BUILT ON WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE


In the world of defensive training, your instruction is only as good as its source. My approach to self-defense is not based on a single style or a narrow perspective. Instead, it is a dedicated methodology I've built through years of training on the job and alongside the world's most respected instructors in shooting, combatives, and performance. 


My goal is simple: to filter these decades of collective wisdom into a streamlined, accessible, and high-retention program for my students. I train to meet students where they are, not where I am. Effective self-defense isn't about matching my pace; it's about building yours. 


SYSTEMS & INTEGRATED COMBATIVES

  • Craig Douglas, ShivWorks (SouthNarc)
  • Cecil Burch, Immediate Action Combatives
  • Jerry Wetzel, Red Zone Threat Management
  • Paul Sharp, Sharp Defense
  • Kelly McCann, Kembativz
  • Larry Lindenman, Point Driven Training 
  • Chris Fry, Modern Defensive Training Systems
  • Cliff Byerly, Hill Country Combatives


DEFENSIVE HANDGUN & PERFORMANCE SHOOTING

  • Tom Givens, Rangemaster (Basic to Master & Shotgun IDC)
  • Ernest Langdon, Langdon Tactical Technologies
  • Scott Jedlinkski, Modern Samaurai Project
  • Ken Hackathorn
  • Paul Howe, CSAT
  • Bill Rogers & Simon Golob, Pistol-Training.com
  • Justin Dyal, Dialed in Training 
  • Wayne Dobbs & Darryl Bolke, Hardwired Tactical Shooting
  • Karl Rehn, KR Training
  • Steve Fisher, Sentinel Concepts
  • Erick Gelhaus, Cougar Mountain Solutions
  • Marshall Luton & Billy Smith, TDSA
  • Logan Copas, Phalanx Training Group


SHOTGUN & HEAVY WEAPONRY 

  • Rob & Matt Haught, Sym-Tac Consulting
  • David Cagle, Amtac Shooting
  • Rod Ryan, Storm Mountain Training


MINDSET, LAW & DECISION DYNAMICS

  • Trained under the late William Aprill (Aprill Risk Consulting), specializing in violent criminal actors and victim selection
  • Mas Ayoob, Lethal Force Institute (LFI)
  • John Hearne, Two Pillars Training
  • John Murphy, FPF Training
  • John Holschen
  • Dustin Solomon, Building Shooters
  • Mark Fricke


TACTICAL MEDICINE

  • Caleb Causey, Lone Star Medics


SPECIALIZED EDGED TOOLS & AWARENESS

  • Hock Hockheim, Knife Fighting Coursework
  • Spencer Keepers, Awareness Defense Training 
  • John Valentine, Deeds of Arms
  • Greg Ellifritz, Active Response Training
  • Lee Weems, First Person Safety
  • Steve Moses & Allan McBee, Palisade Training Group