Gritty Real Life Self Defense.  

Close Quarter Defensive Handgun is a technical training module which will build upon the weapons handling skills that we introduced during Basic Defensive Handgun, then add and refine the skills necessary for students to succeed in high stress, high speed close range self defense engagements. 

Note the difference between technical and tactical training. Technical training modules like this one focus on how to use the hardware and skill development, whereas tactical training modules are focused on decision making and problem solving. 

If a private citizen must conduct armed self defense, it will invariably be within close proximity, because the predator chooses the time, place, and means. Violent assault is raw, primal, and favors the aggressive. Thus, all students of self-defense gunfighting should learn how to fight and move and problem solve in this realistic context, where you must earn you right to draw, and apply a mixture of grappling, striking, knife fighting, and gunfighting at suboptimal distances in order to win.  

Prerequisite:

Self Defense Theory
Basic Defensive Handgun

Location:

Our facility is in the mountains 1 hour east of San Jose, 1 hour south from Livermore. Detail directions will be emailed to those who sign up.

Cancellations:

If you do not plan to attend, notify us immediately so that we can give your spot in class to another student. If you register for a class then no-show, you will be charged a $50 Pain In the Ass fee. We do not issue refunds. 

Questions? Call Brian at 408-892-5460 or email info@monarchdefense.org.

Learn: 

Case studies and examples of real self defense
Human anatomy and shot placement
Compressed shooting positions
Malfunction clearing under stress
Moving with the weapon
One handed shooting
Weaver position
Footwork in urban environment gunfighting
How to disarm someone
How to prevent someone from disarming you
How to disable an opponent’s weapon
How to prevent an opponent from disabling your weapon
How to stab or cut someone to gain space and time to access your firearm
How to prevent yourself from getting stabbed or cut
How to draw from concealment with one or two hands
How to foul or prevent someone from drawing their weapon from concealment
How to strike with your hands or a “cold” handgun
How to protect yourself from being struck and knocked out
How to grapple and throw someone off balance
How to stay planted and prevent yourself from being thrown or knocked down
Instinctive point shooting
Tueller principle
OODA loop
Color codes of awareness
Reactionary gap

Packing list: 

Close toe shoes
Belt and holster
Layer garments so you can adjust for cold, wet, or warm weather
Hat
Pistol with 3+ magazines 
250+ rounds of ammunition
Cleaning kit with oil, rag, toothbrush, barrel rod
Tools for mounting and adjusting your optics, holsters etc.
Individual first aid kit (IFAK)
Eye protection
Ear protection 
1 gallon of water per day
Salty snacks and bag lunch
We have weapons, magazines, magazine carriers, pistols, holsters, night vision, armor, helmet etc. for you to borrow for free. All you need to do is communicate clearly in advance what you need to borrow, and clean what you used before turning it back in.
We can supply all the ammunition you need for $80 per person per day. We can take cash, Venmo to brian-wang-11, Zelle to info@monarchdefense.org.