Innovative Tactical Concepts info?

[45crittergitter]

Hi friends,

I'd like to hear any knowledgeable reviews/opinions of Brian LaMaster's ITC courses from anyone NOT affiliated with the organization. What do y'all think?

 

[Linda]

I took the advanced pistol fighting class in Nov. It's a 2 day class. It was awesome. For a 2 day class, their prices are very fair.

Brian and Tim instruct total defensive shooting, but far greater, they are teaching under the concept of reality that your firearm is probably not going to be your first line of defense. BG may be up close and personal before you have the oppurtunity to draw your gun. So, you'd better be doing something else to defend yourself first. We went thru a lot of simulated knife and gun attacks. We did a lot of shooting from the ground. I honestly had never even considered practicing shooting from the ground before that class. Reality is, chances are high that's where you're going to be fighting for your life from.

We ran through a lot of scenarios. Did night shooting, barricade shooting and a whole host of other things.

This is ALL one handed shooting for both days. I can honestly say, I never saw the sights on my gun once in the two days.

You will not be disappointed in the adv. pistol fighting class, if that is the one you're looking at.

I do want to throw this out: this class is not for a person who is not comfortable or competent with their firearm. In otherwards, this IS NOT a beginners class. You certainly do not have to be an expert shooter, but you'd better have practiced holster draws a lot prior to the class, and know and USE all the safety rules.

The new April SWAT magazine hits the newstands tomorrow. There is an article in there about this ITC class starting on page 59. Yes, the chick in the pictures on pg. 59 and 61 would be me!

 

[Mary C]

Home Defense Course is a must!

I just had to post this note to tell everyone about the Home Defense ITC class. Since your home is the most unsafe place, this course is a must. I was privleged enough to have it at my home where my entire family participated. This was another life transforming class b/c the majority of Americans are not properly trained and prepared for home defense tactical fighting. Brian LaMaster's drills/skills are priceless. My family now knows how to prepare and respond to a home invasion regardless of which floor and how many BGs there are and in just about every situation, since one will never know the circumstances. What would you do if a robber(s) broke in at night?
Do you know what to do when you arrive home to find BGs already in your house? Are you trained to pie slice every room? Do you have saferooms? Do you have proper supplies in them? More importantly, do your kids know what to do, where to go? Do you have an effective plan? We do, and we practice it everyday. This unique course has changed our lives and may protect them some day. Next time you enter your home think about 3 BGs in it. Do not let them catch you by surprise. How is your furniture arragned? Do you have proper tools? Proper mindset? To have all of these questions answered-sign up for a class. Brian LaMaster will make sure you are prepared b/c he will follow-up with emails until you have an effective plan. Train often, train hard. Keep safe, I know my family will after taking this course and practicing our plan. Best regards, MSC

 

[Ninj500]

Check out the April edition of SWAT mag it has a good write up about a class I took from ITC on November 2nd. I'm not affiliated with them at all. If you want everything you ever thought about fighting with a gun challenged in a positive way go take a class from Brian. It is worth it.

 

[BullfrogKen]

I've never taken a class from them. I rarely buy a gun magazine these days, but I'll go buy this one just to see Linda in it.

General concepts . . . When evaluating a course:

Do they require/strongly encourage specific firearms? Can you shoot it with a revolver?

If the class favors one type of firearm, ask why. "Doublestacks work best" . . . or "we really recommend a 1911" suggest to me the course was written around the gun system, rather than a system written around solving the problem.

Who are the instructors? If they highly boast about LE/Military credentials, understand that you'll probably encounter those type of personalities. I'm not convinced that LE/Military tactics have any relevant bearing on the armed citizen.

What are the moral considerations of the course? The only way to figure this out won't probably until you get involved in the class. "Kill 'em all and let God sort them out" statements are the extreme end of that philosophy. The more mainstream and "acceptable" way to phrase it is expressed in the "if he/she's not on my short list, they're on their own" statements. Maybe you subscribe to it. If you do, that's your choice. I'm not persuaded its compatable with the personality of moral men.

Do they run a hot range? Do they run a purely square range? At what point do they think Force on Force/Sims Training ought to be introduced to the student?


Those are some general questions and considerations. Its tough to evaluate a class before you get into it. Post some actual course descriptions, instructor bios, and a syllabus (if you can get it), and I'll give you my personal impression.