Folks, I don't know how many of you are aware that Tom Givens' outfit is putting on a Tactical Conference here in the Commonwealth, so I thought I'd post this here:
Mid-Atlantic Tactical Conference, 2010
9-10 October 2010, Culpeper, Virginia
For over a decade, Rangemaster has played host to the annual Tactical Conference, which has become one of the premiere training events in the US. Originally held in Memphis, the 2009 and 2010 events moved to the fabulous facilities of the United States Shooting Academy, in Tulsa, OK.
We are pleased to announce that in 2010 we will also host the Mid-Atlantic Tactical Conference, in scenic Culpeper, Virginia, on October 9-10, 2010. This event will be held on a private range complex, in a rustic, historic area a short distance south of Washington, DC. This is a beautiful area, with abundant activities available for family members of conference attendees.
The Mid-Atlantic Tactical Conference will be a fantastic learning opportunity for serious students of the defensive arts. We are proud to announce a total of eighteen professional trainers will be presenting two hour or four hour blocks of instruction over the course of the weekend. These blocks of instruction will include live-fire range sessions, hands-on physical training, and classroom presentations. Attendees may participate in as many instructional blocks as they wish, throughout the weekend. Pick the topics that interest you and take as much training as you can fit into two full days.
Instructors and their topics include:
Southnarc *- “Managing Unknown Contacts” and “Vehicle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”
Tom Givens- “Advanced Pistol Skills”, live fire, range
Paul Gomez- “Operating the AK” live fire on the range
Claude Werner- “Mousegun Deployment”, live fire, range
Cecil Burch- “Fundamentals of Street Grappling” and “CM Boxing”
Rob Pincus- “Combat Focus Shooting”, live fire, range
Mike Brown- “Clinch for the Weapons Based Environment”, mat room
Paul Sharp- “Enhancing MMA for the Tactical Environment”, mat room
Ryan Mayfield- “Comprehensive Edged Weapons Countermeasures”, mat room
Skip Gochenour- “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” dealing with home invasions and invaders, classroom
John Hearne- “Offenders Who Kill, Training Implications” classroom
“Belisarius” *- “Decision Making for Multi-Disciplinary Training” classroom
William Aprill- “Violent Actors, Violent Acts, a Psychological Overview” classroom
John Murphy- “Pre-Incident Criminal Behavior”, classroom
Michael DeBethencourt- “Snub Revolver Skills”, live fire, range
Chris Fry- “Carbine Combatives” , live fire, range
Larry Lindenman- “Blunt Force Trauma: Translating FMA with the pressure based model”
Chris LeBlanc- “Through the Fatal Funnel: Reflections on the TPI Paradigm, Mindset, and Gunfight Recovery” classroom
This line-up is a “dream team” for the true integrated training practitioner. Attendees will polish their skills in firearms, MMA techniques, pre-fight positioning and management, and mindset development. Cost is only $195.00, and advance registration is required. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to train with a diverse group of professionals, whose skills cover the full spectrum of self defense. After registration, you will receive hotel information, a schedule of events, and directions to the locations.
For a registration packet, contact Lynn Givens at 901-370-5600, or at
[email protected]. Don’t delay. This event is already half full, and will fill well in advance. If you want to attend, the time to register is now.
There is a LOT of excellent, practical information in the above courses that has a lot of applicability for those who carry concealed. I know a lot of us are within driving distance of Culpepper and it would be a shame to miss out.
I've already got my seat...looking forward particularly to SouthNarc's managing unknown contacts, and the snub revolver course, as well as the home invasions and violent actors course.