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Effective September 1, 2019 Texans can carry
saps and blackjacks! |
Final registration for all classes starts at 8:30 am and actual class starts at 9:00 am unless indicated otherwise.
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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:
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 STUDENTS AND WILL BE IN DALLAS.
$400
Virtues of the sap include the following:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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 STUDENTS AND WILL BE IN DALLAS.
$400
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 guest instructor 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
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 guest instructor 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 Pistol Class
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 educate our students on how to deal with these situations by learning additional skills designed to avoid contact, deter contact, disengage from contact, and when no other options remain, to more effectively respond to 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.
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. 250 rounds of factory ammunition are required. $175
The objective of our experienced instructors is to better educate our students on how to deal with these situations by learning additional skills designed to avoid contact, deter contact, disengage from contact, and when no other options remain, to more effectively respond to 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.
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. 250 rounds of factory ammunition are required. $175
Practical Carbine Skills
The Palisade Training Group LLC Practical Carbine Course was designed to develop basic gunhandling and marksmanship skills unique to what is commonly referred to as the Modern Sporting Rifle (AR-15, AK-47 clone, etc.), increase understanding of its capabilities at distances from a few yards to two hundred or more yards, and teach tactics relevant to effective self-defense in scenarios most likely to be encountered by civilians. Topics addressed in this class will include snap-shooting at speed, engaging multiple targets, movement off the X, transitions to the handgun , malfunction clearance, forward movement, shooting from behind cover, and practical precision on partially occluded targets. Required equipment will include semi-auto magazine fed carbine, 3 magazines, 300 rounds factory ammunition, eye and ear protection, handgun with holster, lunch, and water. Recommended is one or more magazine pouches and lawn chair. No handgun ammunition is needed.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
Red Zone Knife Defense System Instructor Course
This 2-day course is specifically 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.
Students who are unable to attend any class taught by the PTG instructors will retain full credit towards any PTG class for one full year. Refunds for any class taught by a Guest Instructor will be made if requested 30 days or more prior to date of class.