Posted: 3/7/2011 10:16:15 AM EDT
In past threads, these was some postings whether or not anybody had attended one of IFT's training sessions (IFT site) and if there was reviews or comments. As it happened, I just came back from attending two of their sessions. After two full days of standing, hitting dirt, eating dirt (I found out my muzzle brake is not my friend when shooting on your back  ) and being sore and tired. I would have to say I had a fun and most enjoyable weekend of training.
Was the training like "MAGPUL" or "GUNSITE", I couldn't tell you since I've never attended either. But what I can say is what I picked up this weekend as to my limitations, abilities, reaction under stress and possible shooting simulations was a real eye opener. Too many times in this day and age, we romanticize the gun battle, defending our love ones and taking out the bad guy. But until you actually put it in practice and learn about the "now and then" of what to expect if you need to make the decision to go forward is definitely a different reality. Below is one of the drills we ran, probably typical to other training, but what make's it special is it was"our" drill. We were the ones hitting the dirt, making mistakes and learning about the reality of what it takes to survive a gunfight once you have no other avenue of escape. The reality is any training is invaluable whether from Glen or anyone else, you just need to do it... Teamwork in barriers Glen, if you read this, our hat's off to you and IFT. Oscar, Troy and I had a great time and are looking forward to doing another private session next year... 
My final comment (and shameless plug) is IFT is GTG and highly recommended... If you have any questions PM me or get ahold of IFT on their webpage, but for the cost of the class, you really can't go wrong. I'm looking at having my wife take the women's class once I see he has a weekend session come up. P.S. Forgot to mention, you can PM Glen directly here at the AZHTF...he goes by "rizzo1318" ...
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Good reveiw!
i will agree the training is very good, but enjoyable. one of the great things is Glen works with a persons disablities, and helps the trainee work around them. i haven't heard of many training facilities that do. Every time i have taken a class with Glen it has been fun. IFT has also teamed up with other good training orgs. and formed C.A.T. for traveling around the state to put on classes " in your neck of the woods" so to say. they have desinged some classes that are awsome. IFT and C.A.T. are GTG |
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Looks like a great way to spend a weekend. I posted the thread a while back asking about local training so thanks for following up with this. I'm still really looking forward to doing some courses like this, scheduling is the only limitation right now. Because we work mostly with private individuals and groups, we can offer courses based on your schedule. Courses can even be broken up into smaller sessions in order to fit your lifestyle, and we offer courses on weekdays as well as weekends. IM inbound. |
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Looks like a great way to spend a weekend. I posted the thread a while back asking about local training so thanks for following up with this. I'm still really looking forward to doing some courses like this, scheduling is the only limitation right now. 0uTkAsT; It was really a great time. We contacted Rizzo and asked him if he would be willing to give us some "one on one" training. Each of us had different thoughts of what they would like to see or learn. One person in our group was with drug enforcement (out of state) and another was an aid to a member of an elected person (out of state) with past law enforcement experience. Myself I was just your average "go out to the desert" type shooter. So it presented quite a challenge to Rizzo to give us some well-rounded training that would challenge each of us during the two days of training. All I can say is he did a great job increasing the level of training as the time rolled by each day. The three of us were really impressed with what we experienced and learned (of course, it is now up to us to keep working on some of the basics which was presented). There was even some talk in the evenings of inviting Rizzo to their home states to see if he would be interested in doing similar training to different circles of friends and associates. So I guess based upon those conversations, I would have to say he did a great job. It was enjoyable to come into the training as a small private party and to have him give us total undivided attention. I wasn't quite as up to speed as my associates, but he made me feel very comfortable in what I was able to accomplish. It really made a difference of what I took from the course and building the mind-set needed to finish. And of course, at no time did the level of training get hindered due to the differing skill sets. Anyway, he does a great job working with your schedule, capabilities and especially your equipment. At no time did he find fault with what we brought for the training, which I thought was great as we had a variety of calibers and platforms. I don't believe you could go wrong by giving him a shot (so to speak) by signing up for one of his courses... 
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Anyway, he does a great job working with your schedule, capabilities and especially your equipment. At no time did he find fault with what we brought for the training, which I thought was great as we had a variety of calibers and platforms. I don't believe you could go wrong by giving him a shot (so to speak) by signing up for one of his courses... That's huge to me. Several of the instructors I've trained with have made negative or less than "kind" remarks about what people carry or what gear they use. I don't have an issue with constructive suggestions about why a particular firearm or piece of gear may not be appropriate, but I don't like it when an instructor bashes firearms/gear that are different from what they use or carry. Glen is very good about this. He doesn't have a problem telling you what works for him and why, and why what you have may not work the way you want it to, but he'll never make someone feel inferior about what they have. |