Description
June 11-12, 2022, 8.30 to 17.00 California Tactical Academy, Piru.
Intuitive Defensive Shooting – Handgun
This course is not designed to make you the best shooter you can be on the range,
rather its goal is to help you quickly develop fundamental skills that you can apply in a
worst case scenario defensive shooting situation.
IDS is based on years of constantly evolving information about how the body works and
what really happens during Dynamic Critical Incidents and has been heavily influenced
by the diverse group of instructors that are certified to teach it and the thousands of
students who have been through courses all around the world. The program features a
variety of specialty drills and training methods that the student will be able to utilize in
their own practice after the course in order to continue to develop their abilities.
This course is two full days of training, teaching, and practice. You are encouraged to
bring a notebook and a pen. The course will cover the following topics:
• Fundamentals of Defensive Shooting & Intuitive Skill Development
• Combat Accuracy
• High Compressed Ready position
• Lateral Motion – Net Survival Positive
• Presentation from the Holster (Reactive Vs Proactive)
• Assessment – Physical & Cognitive Skill
• The Balance of Speed & Precision
• Critical Incident Reload
• Volume of Fire
• Realistic Training for Multiple Target Engagement
• Understanding the Body’s Natural Reactions during a Dynamic Critical Incident.
• One Handed & Weak Handed Shooting
• Non-Diagnostic Linear Malfunction Clearing
• Simulation Drills
• Shooting in Motion (When, How & Why)
Intuitive Defensive Carbine
This Course is designed to expose students to an efficient method of defending
themselves with a semi-automatic rifle during a dynamic critical incident. All of the
principles and fundamentals of the Intuitive Defensive Shooting program are applied
to the carbine and the following topics are covered:
• Four Points of Contact with a rifle and Intuitive Shooting Fundamentals
• Combat Accuracy
• Primary, secondary, and tertiary aiming methods
• The Balance of Speed & Precision
• Volume of Fire
• Critical Incident Reloads & Efficient Carbine Handling
• Transition to a Pistol
• Realistic Training for Multiple Target Engagement
• Counter Ambush Response simulation drills
• Shooting while Standing, Squatting, Kneeling & Seated
• Transition to support side shooting
• Shooting around Cover & in Unorthodox Shooting Positions course of fire
• Fundamentals Carbine Malfunction Clearing
Course Information
Meet up at 8.30 at the range office. California Tactical Academy 6700 Holser Canyon Road, Piru, CA 93040
- Cost for the 2 Day IDS course is $500.
- Students will fire 400/600 Pistol and 400/600
Carbine rounds during the 2 day course. - Bring a lunch, water, sunscreen, a hat, snacks, notepad and kneepads.
Michael (verified owner) –
This was an amazing class! Alessandro goes into depth about the science behind the methodology used to run this course. The skills being taught and practiced build on each other, as opposed to other classes where the drills were in without any particular objective. You are being challenged both physically and mentally. Great course and I look forward to training with Alessandro again in the future
Alex –
Day 1 was all pistol, building up from very basic to a complicated simulation with 3D dummies. I felt safe with Alessandro, who would make sure our technique was solid enough to move on to more advances drills.
Day 2 was primarily rifle, with some pistol is transition drills. The day ended with barricade shooting and again with 3D dummy simulation with running and gunning.
Alessandro provided insight into the psychology and neurobiology of a shooting incident. There was never a moment or drill where I was left wondering why?
Great course – highly recommended and I look forward to training with Alessandro again.