Current Class Descriptions

Small Impact Weapons Instructor Course

Guest Instructor is Larry Lindenman. Larry is a Jun Fan and Kali instructor under martial arts legend Dan Inosanto. He retired as a Lieutenant from the Illinois State Police after 26 years of service. Lindenman spent much of his career in general criminal and narcotics investigations. Larry was a SWAT team member and served as team leader, instructor, and squad leader. He became a Defensive Tactics Instructor and was a co-author of the Illinois State Police Defensive Tactics Manual. Larry owns Point Driven Training and is also a member of the renowned Shivworks Collective where he teaches civilian, law enforcement, and military classes covering a range of defensive tactics and skills in association with Craig Douglas. Lindenman is a Carlson Gracie, Jr. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (“BJJ”) black belt currently teaching BJJ five times a week.

Virtues of the sap include the following:
  1. Saps fill a niche like no other tool readily available to the concealed carrier. While pepper spray is difficult to use during a fight once contact is established with a criminal offender, a trained concealed carrier should have the skills and ability to more safely work into a position where the sap can  effectively be deployed and utilized.​
  2. The sap may bridge the gap between ineffective empty-hand defense and use of a deadly force weapon like a knife or handgun.  Getting a knife or handgun into play may have serious legal consequences if the circumstances did not justify their use.
  3. A sap is a more likely to quickly stop a fight than a knife. Despite being slashed or stabbed multiple times a motivated attacker can continue to press his or her attack until sufficient loss of blood pressure caused by bleeding occurs. However, a properly delivered strike (or strikes) to the head with a sap can quickly render an attacker unconscious. Surgically delivered strikes to bones and joints can further impede the ability of the attacker to continually to fight effectively.
  4. The sap might be a good defensive tool for those who would never carry a knife or handgun for self-defense or are prohibited from carrying one or the other. One of the greatest fears of a parent is that a child might gain access to a knife or handgun and harm themselves or others.
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Larry teaches a class that addresses in detail the pre-fight (period of time in which violence is possible and contact may be imminent) typically as a result of attempted verbal deception or outright ambush by a criminal offender. Larry teaches his student how they can more quickly pick up on an attempt by a criminal to close distance, develop a pressure-tested plan and have it already in place, and how to correctly execute that plan. If an attack ensues, the student is shown how to cover his or her head and neck with the support hand and arm and bring the sap into play, including methods of surviving the initial contact under heavy pressure and obtaining momentary positional dominance so as to prevent the attacker from fouling the concealed carrier’s access to the sap. The student will learn multiple strike and thrust angles in order to deliver damaging blows to specific target areas previously identified in the class. Who would have thought that the back of the shoulder blade would be susceptible to a properly delivered strike?

Students are advised to wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring water and snacks if desired. Rear pockets are a must to get the most out of this class. Some movement is required, so shoes or boots with slick soles are not recommended. The class will be held in the Dallas, Texas area, and address of venue will be added to this description as soon as finalized. Students will not be required to bring their own sap or blackjack.
 
​CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED TO 20

​THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD AT: 
HOLIDAY INN DALLAS MARKET CENTER
4500 HARRY HINES BLVD
DALLAS, TX  75219
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$400

Two-Person
​Defensive Tactics

Two armed persons working in harmony are far better prepared to prevail in a lethal force encounter with one or more untrained armed individuals. This is largely due to the enhanced ability of a trained team to manage an area greater than 180 degrees, achieve concentrated fire on a single target, and more safely disengage from dangerous threats while inside or outside of structures. In addition to normal range gear, 100 rounds of live ammunition, paintball mask, CO2 cylinder or green gas-powered airsoft pistol, plastic BB pellets, and some form of throat protection (shemaghs are acceptable).

This is a force-on-force class and students should expect to take a few hits.

​Note: individuals may attend and will either be paired with another individual or a PTG instructor. There is much to gain for students who would not normally be able to pair with another trained person outside of class, as many of these skills and tactics can be shared with others after the class. Limited to 16 students.
 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
$100

RED DOT
​Transition Concepts

Most shooters who initially pick up a red-dot-equipped handgun immediately remark that is very difficult to "find the dot."
This class is an intensive four-hour “Immersion” into key techniques that will help the student make the transition from traditional iron sight-equipped pistols to Red Dot Sight ("RDS")-equipped pistols in order to take advantage of its multiple positives. The instructors will focus on critical modifications to weapon presentation for RDS-equipped pistols, which can not only co-exist with but even improve performance with standard iron-sight equipped handguns as well.
Additional skills covered include remedies for engaging the target while experiencing RDS malfunctions or failures and suggestions for setting up a pistol in order to optimize the advantages of a RDS system.
The students will leave this class with a solid foundation of critical RDS principles and enhanced ability to both refine and master the RDS equipped- pistol during future practice sessions.
Required equipment is a RDS-equipped handgun, four magazines, extra batteries, appropriate holster and magazine pouches, 250 rounds of factory ammunition, and 25 rounds of preferred carry ammunition. In order to maximize class time, students are requested to pre-zero their handgun at 10 yards before class time. Handgun zeroes will be confirmed at beginning of class.
9:00 am - 1:00 pm / CTG Range
$100

PTG Snub-Nose
Revolver Class

The small-framed, short-barreled revolver (sometimes referred to as the “Snubby”) is regaining favor among concealed carriers for use as a viable defensive firearm that is ideal for certain situations. Situations that quickly come to mind are hanging around the house, working in the yard, running a quick errand in an area where crime is not common, and commercial air travel if it is the intent of the concealed carrier to don a loaded handgun prior to leaving the unsecured baggage area and exiting the terminal  by stopping off in the restroom first (I am not a fan of loading and unloading magazines and racking the slide of an semi-auto pistol while sitting on the toilet).  

​In regard to traveling with a handgun to other states, concealed carriers should be familiar with all state and federal rules governing the same. Other situations might include occasional dressing in hot weather where concealing a larger handgun and magazine pouches offers challenges.

There is simply no good reason for concealed carriers to not possess adequate Snubby skills, and this class is a great opportunity to begin developing those in a one-day course taught by Hany Mahmoud. Hany has been a commissioned peace officer for over 20 years and is a firearms instructor in a large-county police academy. He has developed and taught basic, intermediate, advanced, and instructor classes in the use of handguns and police carbines.  He is well known for his shooting abilities and placed third in the 2019 Tactical Conference handgun competition. In addition to being a talented instructor and competitor, Mahmoud is an outstanding large-frame and small-frame revolver shooter whose knowledge of Snubbys (he owns and shoots multiple brands and models) makes this class a must for concealed carriers. 

​Students will need to bring a small or medium-frame revolver with barrel length of 2-3”, non-collapsible belt holster, three speedstrips and/or speedloaders, eye and ear protection, normal range gear, water, lunch, and snacks (if desired). We use an outdoor range, so dress appropriately for weather and season. Students who normally use pocket holsters should bring those, also. Required ammunition count is 150 training rounds and 20 carry rounds. PTG recommends the use of training rounds and carry rounds that shoot largely to the same point of impact (normally only an issue when the velocities of the two vary considerably). Please note that shooting a large number of .357 Magnum or .38 Special Plus P ammunition in a lightweight revolver in one day is not recommended. $150

Urban Shotgun Skills

The defensive shotgun may be the most effective tool I can use during a home invasion. In the event of a natural disaster or civil unrest and looters are targeting homes and businesses, a shotgun is likely to have a significant deterrence effect.  A shotgun loaded with a buckshot is far more effective in stopping a lethal threat quickly than a handgun. A tube-fed pump shotgun that holds no more than 5 rounds with a conventional buttstock (no pistol grip) is likely legal in every state and probably one of the last firearms to be targeted by the anti-gunners due to their long-time sporting heritage.

PTG’s four-hour Urban Shotgun Skills will cover critical gunhandling and marksmanship skills unique to the defensive shotgun. Much emphasis is spent on keeping the shotgun up and running and finding the correct balance between speed and accuracy. Students will learn how their individual shotgun patterns buckshot and point-of-aim/point of impact with slugs at varying distances.

Required equipment: Pump-action or semi-automatic shotgun, eye and ear protection, clothing suitable for weather (class will be rescheduled if rainfall is such that road and range are unusable), and 75 birdshot, 15 buckshot (Federal Tactical reduced recoil 00 buck with Flite Control wad recommended), 10 foster-type slugs (reduced recoil recommended). In addition, students should have the means to carry additional shotshells on their shotgun (shotshell buttcuffs or receiver mounted Sidesaddles), belt, or in a 5.11 PUSH Pack (or its equivalent).  Students who wish to bring 5 full-power hardened slugs may do so.
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This class will be held at the ​Big Rock Gun Club Range at 3959 VZCR 2901, Eustace, Texas. Go to brgc.net to get directions (please note that some students in the past who relied solely car navigation systems discovered that the map directions they were given were not correct). Cost is $50, but shooters who are not members of Big Rock Gun Club must pay a $25 range fee at time of class. Class will start promptly at 9:30 AM and finish at 2:30 PM.  We will break 30 minutes for lunch. Students should bring lunch, snacks, and water.

Retrogun
​Roundup

This is a unique clinic designed for those interested in training with guns and impact weapon based upon designs over a century old that are no less effective for self-defense today in the right hands. The Retrogun Roundup will consist of three separate two-hour blocks taught by certified instructors covering the use of small-frame snub nose revolvers, pump-action shotguns, and saps and jacks. The Roundup will close with an optional two-gun match (fee is $10, with winner taking home the whole pot) requiring 5 rounds of handgun, 4 buckshot, and one shotgun slug. Limited to 25 students. Note: PTG will give away a unique S&W 442 snub nose revolver during a drawing if at least 20 students enroll in the Retrogun Roundup.
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Students should bring normal range gear, snub nose revolver, holster, speedstrips or speedloaders, 100 rounds of revolver ammunition (heavy-recoiling loads not recommended), pump-action shotgun, 75 rounds birdshot, 15 rounds buckshot, and 10 slugs. Note: only small-frame revolvers are eligible to compete in the optional two-gun match.

Medium and large-frame revolvers may be used in the snub nose revolver class.
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9:00 am - 5:00 pm  /  CTG Range
$150

Immediate Action Jiu-jitsu

Real World Application of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a Weapon-Based-Environment
​​Contrary to popular belief, many empty hand fights and those involving weapons, end up on the ground. No amount of pontificating or self-proclaimed “expert” posturing will change this simple fact. If you ignore this reality, you may very well find yourself in a situation you cannot handle with disastrous consequences.

​This course is designed and taught by Cecil Burch to give the layman a realistic and functional set of concepts, techniques, methodologies, training drills and experiences that will prepare them for a worst case “ground-fight” scenario. All techniques and concepts are high percentile applications which span a wide spectrum of confrontations. Training consists of presentation, drilling and Force-On-Force evolutions providing attendees with immediate feedback regarding the efficacy of the skills learned. The goal of this course is not to create a “ground fighter” or grappler.  The objective is to provide attendees who have limited training time and resources with solid ground survival and escape fundamentals geared toward the increasingly violent weapon based environments they may live, work and/or travel within. All techniques/concepts are from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and are combat proven over the past 90 years by thousands of practitioners, including the U.S. Army.
  • These methods are for everyone regardless of physical condition – young, old, male, female, athlete or not – You DO NOT have to be a professional fighter to perform at a functional level. This will be a class about physical training, but it is NOT boot camp. Participants may go at the pace that is comfortable for them, while trying to push the envelope of their own individual performance.
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  • Requirements : Loose, comfortable but durable clothes, mouthpiece, cup, notebook, and an open mind
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Among the topics covered
by the modules include:
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  • Surviving/defending/escaping when you are on the ground underneath an attacker
  • Surviving/defending/escaping when you are on the ground and your opponent is standing
  • Functional methods of getting back to your feet
  • IFWA (in-fight weapon access)
  • Denying your opponent’s weapon access – understanding technique, positional hierarchy AND timing
  • Multiple opponents - realistically maximizing your chances
  • Proper usage of the guard to win/escape
  • Defending against punches, elbow strikes, stomps, kicks, etc…
  • Proper role of “dirty tactics”
  • Essential training principles, methods, & drills
  • Structuring and balancing your training and integrating it into a busy real world lifestyle​​
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This class will be held at The Forge B J J
1125 S Broadway
Edmond, OK  73034

Solo and Team Movement in Primary Dwellings and Other Structures

This introductory class is expressly designed for a single armed individual as well as armed church security teams interested in learning some of the basics associated with moving more safely in homes and/or churches during extreme events (home intrusions,  home invasions, and events in houses of worship such as an active shooter,  assaults on church members, onsite robberies, and even dealing with violent emotionally disturbed persons). Students will participate in drills covering both slow and dynamic room clearing, manipulation of angles and distance so as to gain maximum tactical advantage, options for dealing with persons taken at gunpoint, and post-fight interaction with well-intentioned but armed Good Samaritans and responding law enforcement. This is not a live-fire class.  Students should bring a paintball mask, CO2 cylinder or green gas-powered airsoft pistol, plastic BB pellets, and some form of throat protection (shemaghs are acceptable). This is a force-on-force class and students should expect to take a few hits. Lead instructors are Steve Moses and Spencer Keepers.
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
$100

DA/SA
​Pistol Skills

The DA/SA pistol has made a strong comeback largely due to the efforts of Ernest Langdon and the advent of pistols like the LTT Beretta 92 and PX-4 Compact Carry, the Sig Sauer P226 Legion, and the CZ Accu Shadow. This class will be taught by PTG Friend and guest instructor Spencer Keepers who is widely recognized as one of the best DA/SA pistol instructors anywhere in the United States as well as an outstanding shooter. He is the holder of a Todd Louis Green Expert coin and Gabe White Turbo pin and certified as a Rangemaster Advanced Handgun Instructor.
 
This is strictly a performance-focused intensive skills class designed to address the smallest nuances of efficiently and safely operating the DA/SA pistol and significantly increase the ability of each individual student to quickly draw his or her handgun and make single and multiple accurate hits on one and more targets. Round count for this class is 400 rounds.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$150

Defensive Pistol Basics

This class is expressly designed to better prepare our students to deal with potential or actual physical contact with persons whose intentions may range from suspect to overtly lethal in transitional areas such as parking lots, sidewalks, parking garages, and the exterior of malls, large shopping centers and the like where Violent Criminal Actors tend to ply their trade. Violent criminal assaults, whether armed or unarmed, tend to take place at extremely close range, and typically involve the use of ruse or ambush by the attackers in order to close distances and carry out an assault. The nature of these attacks often leaves the intended victim with very little time to process information, and even less time to respond appropriately.

The objective of our experienced instructors is to better prepare our students to deal with a deadly force threat by virtue of a reliable presentation of a handgun from a holster concealed under a real-world cover garment, enhanced ability to handle and manipulate a handgun in a high-stress situation, and achievement of better hits at a higher rate of speed.

This is not a high-round shooting class, but instead a fighting class designed for lawfully-carrying men and women who, as a last resort, wish to defend themselves and their loved ones more effectively with the handgun they have on their person.
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Requirements: Brimmed cap or hat, eye protection, ear protection, reliable pistol or revolver, three magazines or speedloaders, quality kydex holster (high-end leather holsters are acceptable), magazine or speedloader pouch, robust belt, shoes and clothes suitable for weather and season, water, snacks, and lunch. 200 rounds of factory ammunition are required.
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
$100​  

Red Zone Knife Defense System Instructor Course

This 2-day course is taught by Jerry Wetzel and is geared toward Instructor Development in the Red Zone Knife Defense System. Students will be completely immersed in the most important foundational elements of the Red Zone Knife Defense Program. The Red Zone Knife Defense Program is NOT a martial art. It is a modular training program that has been streamlined to be as efficient and effective as possible. Like learning CPR you are learning a very specific set of tactics, techniques, and training methods that are easily learned and transferrable. And also like CPR, it could save a life.
Through lecture, demonstration, and LOTS of hands-on training utilizing progressive resistance, students will be shown all of the required information and will drill it until they are confident and competent.

Contact Pistol

Effective Handgun
​Use in the Clinch
Ideally, should we have to use our Defensive Handgun to protect ourselves or our loved ones, we will be able to use it at an extended range, in the way it is designed to be used. Unfortunately, ideal and the real world rarely meet up. Oftentimes, we will be in contact – or extremely close to being in contact – with our assailant, and we will need supporting hand-to-hand skills to allow us to use our pistol. The Contact Pistol course is designed and taught by Cecil Burch to give the layman a realistic and functional set of concepts, techniques, methodologies, training drills and experiences that will prepare them for a worst case combined handgun and H2H scenario. All techniques and concepts are high percentile applications which span a wide spectrum of confrontations. Training consists of presentation, drilling and Force-On-Force evolutions providing attendees with immediate feedback regarding the efficacy of the skills learned. The goal of this course is not to create a professional boxer or MMA competitor.  The objective is to provide attendees who have limited training time and resources with solid fundamentals geared toward the increasingly violent weapon based environments they may live, work and/or travel within. 
  • These methods are for everyone regardless of physical condition – young, old, male, female, athlete or not – You DO NOT have to be a professional fighter to perform at a functional level. This will be a class about physical training, but it is NOT boot camp. Participants may go at the pace that is comfortable for them, while trying to push the envelope of their own individual performance.
  • Requirements: loose, comfortable but durable clothes, mouthpiece, cup, notebook, and an open mind. One duty/carry appropriate handgun, good belt and holster, one spare mag carrier, at least 3 spare magazines, and all needed eye and ear protection. Boxing or MMA gloves are strongly encouraged, but are not mandatory. An inert handgun trainer is also strongly suggested.​
Among the topics covered
​ by the modules include:
  • Why & How to use clinch skills in a WBE
  • Underlying Concepts and Mindset for use
  • Dealing with the Sucker Punch / Ambush
  • The Default Cover
  • Transitioning to and Regaining the Initiative
  • Fundamentals of the Clinch/Safely Entering
  • Controlling the Entanglement
  • Individual & Partner Drills
  • Gradual introduction and immersion into sparring
  • Fighting at Close Quarters; attached and unattached
  • Retention Shooting, pistol drawstroke optimized for both distance and compressed space conditions, shooting through an appropriate line of extension/compression based on proximity of threat
  • Disengaging from the clinch
  • Safely gaining distance for escape, weapons access, or orientation reset
  • Keeping the Fight standing, realistically defending the takedown
  • Performance Coaching and Troubleshooting
  • Insights and Suggestions for Solo Training
  • Tips and pointers on how to train the material with the limitations of a real world lifestyle
This class will be held at the OKC Gun Club
NE 234th Street
Arcadia, OK  73007