Natural Point of Aim and Retention Fire (Skills Lab)
Defensive Fundamentals at Extreme Close Range
2.5 hours — Practice using natural point of aim and shooting from retention when you don't have time or space to utilize the sights.
Natural point of aim and retention fire are defensive handgun skills that are hard to practice at a typical range. This skills lab focuses on developing both through targeted drills. Fast paced and focused on repetitions, this skills lab finishes with a simplified version of the alley scene drill from the movie ‘Collateral’. See an example of this drill here.
PREREQUESITES – Defensive Handgun
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds
Shooting On The Move (Skills Lab)
Getting Off The ‘X’ — Shooting On The Move From Concealment
2.5 hours — Practice moving, drawing from concealment, and getting accurate hits on target while on the move.
Gunfights aren’t static — don’t be a stationary target! This live fire skills lab teaches you to fight while moving, and train from concealment to fuse fluid movement with rapid deployment and precise accuracy. Hone your essential skills to survive with your everyday carry firearm. NTAC Defensive Rifle grads may bring a rifle or long gun.
PREREQUISITES: Defensive Handgun (or Defensive Rifle if using a long gun)
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds for each firearm used
VTAC Barricade Fundamentals (Skills Lab)
Safe Shooting Positions From Behind Cover For Rifle And Pistol
2.5 hours — Practice shooting from behind cover using the VTAC barricade system.
Concealment hides you, cover saves you. Learn to use cover decisively. Move, brace and return accurate fire from realistic positions using the VTAC barricade system. Fast paced drills build judgement and give you skills for fighting behind cover using your pistol, rifle, or both.
PREREQUISITES: Defensive Handgun / Defensive Rifle
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds for each firearm used
Shooting In Low Light Conditions (Skills Lab)
Fundamentals Of Low Light Shooting With A Flashlight
2.5 hours — Learn and practice different techniques of handheld flashlight deployment with your firearm.
Train to dominate low light encounters in areas of darkness- parking garages, corridors or other outdoors- by utilizing your handheld or weapon mounted light. Learn about the different types of lights, carry and deployment, and how to integrate lights with your everyday carry to find the technique that best works for you.
PREREQUISITES: Defensive Handgun / Defensive Rifle is required.
Handgun Manipulations, Rifle Manipulations, and Rifle-Pistol Transitions (Skills Lab) are also encouraged.
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds for each firearm used
Rifle-Pistol Transitions (Skills Lab)
Ambidextrous Training — Develop Your Strong Side And Support Side Firearms Skills
2.5 hours — How to quickly and safely transition from rifle to handgun and back, how to shoot from either strong side or support side, and how to choose which one to utilize in various different situations.
Why switch between rifle and pistol, or from your strong to support side? Smooth, safe weapon transitions give you options: engage threats at different ranges, effectively clear stoppages, and use of cover more effectively. This advanced, physically demanding course sharpens those transition skills.
- Pistol to rifle
- Rifle to pistol
- Pistol strong hand to support hand and back
- Rifle strong side to support side and back
PREREQUISITES: Defensive Handgun or Defensive Rifle is required.
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds for each firearm used
Handgun Fundamentals (Skills Lab)
Practical Concealed Carry: Draw, Manipulations and Shooting Skill Development
2.5 hours — Work on faster draws, reloads and shooting from concealment.
Sharpen your concealed carry basics with this high-speed live fire course. Practical, reps focused training from concealment using your everyday carry gear. Drills include deployment accuracy, reloads and trigger control under fast paced conditions.
PREREQUESITES – Dynamic Handgun is required, and Defensive Handgun is highly recommended.
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds for each firearm used
Home Defense and Civilian CQB (Skills Lab)
When The Fight Is Arm’s Length — Close Quarters Battle (CQB) and Home Defense
2.5 hours — Understand and practice the fundamentals of defending your family and home.
Learn and practice Close Quarters Battle (CQB) fundamentals to boost your home-defense confidence. This course teaches safe, structured movement inside structures and includes:
- Home Safety Zones: Identify and set up protective areas for your family.
- Room-To-Room Movement: Learn the fundamentals of controlled, safe techniques for gathering your family in a safe area or escaping a threatening environment.
Plus, a review of relevant Utah self-defense law and in-class application drills. Move through simulated rooms with realistic shoot/no shoot scenarios.
PREREQUESITES – Defensive Handgun / Defensive Rifle
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 100 rounds for each firearm used
CCW Challenge (Skills Lab)
Where Accuracy Meets Consistency And Knowledge
2.5 hours — This challenge is for those who don’t want to rely on luck. It rewards focus, control and smart decision making while under pressure.
Refine your concealed carry, self-defense, and decision-making skills through live-fire training scenarios built around real-world incidents—followed by scenario debriefs from the perspective of law enforcement involvement.
PREREQUESITES – Defensive Handgun / Defensive Rifle
MINIMUM ROUND COUNT – 200 rounds for each firearm used
