Good evening fellow THR members,
I’m looking to start weekly training sessions and have run plumb out of training partners in this area.
I’m not real comfortable tooting my horn, but I realized long ago if you offer something for free, people aren’t interested and/or waste your time because other stuff always has priority. It is a question of perceived value.
The system I train primarily is called Target Focus Training, though my training background is a lot broader than that. www.targetfocustraining.com Please check it out (and note what they charge for live training). I have been to multiple live training events and have plenty of their products as well. I am not an instructor (for them ), but am in the long process of becoming one eventually.
I have 13+ years experience training hand to hand systems including single and multiple opponents, firearms disarmament, weapons usage.
A brief summary of my relevant operational experience: Iraq 2005, 5 months as a security contractor, 4+ months as PSD team leader. Afghanistan 2006-2007, Embedded Training Team member, US Army.
Education/Certs: RL Oatman Executive Protection Course, NRA LE Handgun/Shotgun Instructor, Jim Wagner “Reality Based Personal Protection” Level I Certified Instructor.
I sincerely hope there is enough interest to get something started, I would like to get 1-3 really motivated folks who want to train once, or perhaps 2 X per week and are consistent. The max number would be maybe 6 or so because I don’t have the time to act as a formal instructor to a class (and wouldn’t get much training myself that way). The biggest obstacle is a) finding a few motivated people who really want to learn how to protect themselves and b) where to train. My house has no space for this, so I’m hoping an interested member can help with a solution, perhaps we can rent space at an un-used time from a Martial Arts studio.
The best days for me are Monday eve or Wed eve. 1-1.5 hours on either day. I won’t charge anything at all but we may need to chip in for mats and/or a place to train. I live in and would prefer somewhere on the West side of the PDX metro area.
Please respond in this thread and/or PM me if interested.
I’m looking to start weekly training sessions and have run plumb out of training partners in this area.
I’m not real comfortable tooting my horn, but I realized long ago if you offer something for free, people aren’t interested and/or waste your time because other stuff always has priority. It is a question of perceived value.
The system I train primarily is called Target Focus Training, though my training background is a lot broader than that. www.targetfocustraining.com Please check it out (and note what they charge for live training). I have been to multiple live training events and have plenty of their products as well. I am not an instructor (for them ), but am in the long process of becoming one eventually.
I have 13+ years experience training hand to hand systems including single and multiple opponents, firearms disarmament, weapons usage.
A brief summary of my relevant operational experience: Iraq 2005, 5 months as a security contractor, 4+ months as PSD team leader. Afghanistan 2006-2007, Embedded Training Team member, US Army.
Education/Certs: RL Oatman Executive Protection Course, NRA LE Handgun/Shotgun Instructor, Jim Wagner “Reality Based Personal Protection” Level I Certified Instructor.
I sincerely hope there is enough interest to get something started, I would like to get 1-3 really motivated folks who want to train once, or perhaps 2 X per week and are consistent. The max number would be maybe 6 or so because I don’t have the time to act as a formal instructor to a class (and wouldn’t get much training myself that way). The biggest obstacle is a) finding a few motivated people who really want to learn how to protect themselves and b) where to train. My house has no space for this, so I’m hoping an interested member can help with a solution, perhaps we can rent space at an un-used time from a Martial Arts studio.
The best days for me are Monday eve or Wed eve. 1-1.5 hours on either day. I won’t charge anything at all but we may need to chip in for mats and/or a place to train. I live in and would prefer somewhere on the West side of the PDX metro area.
Please respond in this thread and/or PM me if interested.