Just received this email. :) AAR - Adaptive Pistol 2, Nov. 16th 2014, Pinal Air Park Range, Tucson, AZ Instructor: Ryan My Class Goals: - More diverse (and possibly different perspective) intermediate to advanced level pistol training from an instructor I never trained with before - Diversify my personal skill-set and knowledge as the owner and head instructor of a tactical and preparedness training school - Observe how another instructor uses their unique teaching skills to communicate and educate effectively Class Environment: The Pinal Air Park is a professionally maintained range located approx 30 miles northwest of Tucson, AZ. The facilities hosts two marked and groomed ranges as well as a single natural desert unmarked range useful for non-square range training events and exercises. Although not used for this class, an indoor classroom building is located near one of the two square ranges for classroom environment instruction. During both days we had bluebird conditions with an average temperature of 73 degrees. Overall, the training environment was extremely conducive to professional level training and minimal student distraction. Lesson Plan Summary: This class was a level II defensive pistol class that focused primarily on dynamic combative shooting with an emphasis on practical accuracy using reality-based scenario exercises and role playing. While marksmanship is important, this class made sure that you pushed your skill-set from an accuracy with speed and safety vs just a pure accuracy skills development position. This lesson plan was based on a single day training event and was outlined as follows: - Welcome, registration, and student introduction - Summary of class lesson plan for the course - Safety, medical, and admin briefing - Initial warm-up and assessment (pop quiz or test) : Ryan used this to cowboy vet the students; i.e., make sure participants belonged in a level II class as well as look for common issues the group may have as a whole - this way he can modify his lesson plan to help work out common student kinks. This also gave us a chance to warm up and get ourselves squared away. - Differentiation between precision marksmanship vs practical marksmanship in a defensive or combative shooting situation - Explanation and benefits of using stress induced training drills and exercises and how it helps us in real world situations - Holster and reloading drills and exercises - Strong and weak side (Ryan calls it weapon and reaction hand) single and double hand malfunction drills and exercises : gave me an opportunity to transition to my backup G42 for the first time (personal important lesson learned that day - malfunction clearing skills is great but nothing is wrong with becoming proficient with a New York reload in the event that your primary gun cannot be cleared due to mechanical breakage - a piece of brass did a 180 degree flip in my G19 and could not be cleared without mechanical disassembly) - Elevation/fighting position change shooting drills - Off-line dynamic shooting drills, both single and multiple target engagements - After-action tactics/behavior and situational awareness drills and concepts - Intro to dealing with barricade shooting issues and how to overcome them - Intro to using a vehicle as both cover and concealment, as well as their ballistic limitations - How to tactically enter and exit a vehicle during a crisis event - Intro to gunfighting from a vehicle - Intro to two-man shooting drills and tactics with emphasis on safety and team communication - Intro to medium distance pistol shooting for tactical/practical purposes : I observed that some students have never attempted to accurately shoot a pistol 100yrds or longer before this class - Student debrief and awards ceremony Class Observations: - Over all, students were of level II caliber and everyone had satisfactory gun manipulation skills - Ryans use of skill-set progressive development is a common methodology found with all good shooting classes - As a level II class, fundamental marksmanship was only touched upon and we were performing higher-skilled drills and exercises within the first hour of the course - if you sign up for this class, you need to bring skill. If you arent sure of your competency level, I strongly suggest for your benefit as well as the safety of your fellow students to take Ryans level I class first. - The pace of the class was definitely fast and expected for level II. As a trade-off, we did have slightly longer break times and a longer lunch due to the fact that the students were all competent enough to push the class during each exercise. - I strongly recommend this class for students who never had the opportunity to work in a realistic scenario range vs a square range. The class did most of our final lesson plan training on the natural desert unmarked range. This range was setup with shooting vehicles and barricades which allowed students to perform reality-based shooting drills. Instructor Observations: Ryans teaching methods simply work. He instinctively (or purposely?) knows how to balance education with entertainment, thus making the class a fun learning environment. It is important as an instructor to make sure students get satisfactory value for their tuition. Ryan seems to push students enough to make sure they surpass their limitations, but not so hard so that they feel frustrated. Everyone, including myself, got significant value out of this class based on comments during the student debriefing. AAR Summary: Ive had the privilege to participate in training classes hosted by nationally recognized instructors and schools; Ryans teaching skills and his subject matter knowledge makes me very comfortable in taking another class from him. Some of his material is a repeat of things I have been exposed to but I do not consider this bad. As a matter of fact, I consider this good and that his lesson plan is current and consistent with many great instructors I have trained with. Also, as a certified instructor with several nationally-recognized organizations, my opinion is that Ryans teaching method and style is on par with many well polished, well versed, professional instructors. Lastly, While I have only taken a single class from him, Ryans advertized class tuition rate is on par with class content and value. If you live in Southern Arizona, taking a class from hims would be analogous to taking a class from a larger school minus the travel overhead. The travel saving and time issues alone makes his classes tip the scale to the value end of the meter. Bottom line, you will learn significant life lessons at extremely fair prices and have fun doing it. Jay Okimoto, Director of Training Crosswalk Readyness, LLC NRA CRSO and Instructor #32625598 Suarez International Certified Combat Pistol Instructor Associate Member, Association of Defensive Shooting Instructors
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:14:49 +0000
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