Real Deal vs. Wannabe's

[tacmedic]

Okay is just me or is there all of a sudden tons of proported former Special Forces or LE SWAT experts teaching all kinds of shooting, hand to hand, medical, and other various tactical programs?

Some of these guys don't look to be older than their mid twenties, where are they coming from and has anyone had any bad experiences with any schools or programs?

[Michael Brown]

Okay is just me or is there all of a sudden tons of proported former Special Forces or LE SWAT experts teaching all kinds of shooting, hand to hand, medical, and other various tactical programs?

Some of these guys don't look to be older than their mid twenties, where are they coming from and has anyone had any bad experiences with any schools or programs?

This is a true double-edged sword.

There is more good training available now than any other time in history.

The other edge is that there are more bad instructors than any other time in history.

Unfortunately the potential client usually doesn't know what he needs. Most people are much more willing to have someone else tell them what they need rather than truly addressing the problem and then, and only then, trying to develop a solution.

For instance, I attended a class by a well-known instructor at a facility that is truly one of the most incredible training environments available.

However the training was totally sub-par and the instructor's wife, who really has no practical experience, did a significant amount of the teaching. This facility is written about as if it were the greatest thing since popcorn and I was very unhappy with the experience and the quality of instruction.

The upshot is that if you have been through true alive training, you can't be B.S.'d about training ever again. Since you have, you should be well-equipped to vett any instructor's program pretty easily.

Michael Brown

[Hoov]

MB, how about a list of things to look out for when looking for instruction? What are some of the key phrases that should be a red flag to bail out on the instructor?

[OStateFlyer]

Some nutsack with a table, who purported to be a local LEO, at a gunshow actually told me and RobC that if we trained with him, that he would take us to his 'kill house,' but would have to blind fold us so we don't know where it is. He then proceeded to throw his M4gery from shoulder to shoulder while jumping around and talking about how tactical he was and how Small-town, OK was sooooo safe with him on duty. I'm thinking that was a pretty good sign, especially since we were only inquiring about him advertising trigger jobs.

Brad

[Michael Brown]

http://veriseal.org/about.html

A pretty funny site with real deals outting wannabes.:thumb:

Michael Brown

[firing pin]

If you want real life trainging Michael is the way to go.

If you ever see him class you'll know what i mean.

Great guy and plus is he can teach anybody thats willing to listen.

[SMS]

For instance, I attended a class by a well-known instructor at a facility that is truly one of the most incredible training environments available.

However the training was totally sub-par and the instructor's wife, who really has no practical experience, did a significant amount of the teaching. This facility is written about as if it were the greatest thing since popcorn and I was very unhappy with the experience and the quality of instruction.


Michael Brown

Local or out-of-state MB?

[Michael Brown]

Out of state.

Michael Brown