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Continue reading →: AAR: Responsible Armed Citizen, Amtac / Bill Rapier, May 30-31 (2016), New Holland PA“Speed, Surprise and Violence of Action wins” Summary I met Bill Rapier a few years ago during a class. He was just starting out in the training/gun-industry world after getting out of the teams and I knew I had to get into one of his classes. Since then I have…
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Continue reading →: AAR: Tactical Shooting and CQB LE ONLY Course, AMTAC / Bill Rapier, August 10-12 (2016), Undisclosed Location SE of Boston, MA.“Shoot, Assess, Move.” Summary This is the second formal training class I attended taught by Bill Rapier, the first was the Responsible Armed Citizen Class ;which I will refer to throughout this AAR. This class covered LE specific pistol and rifle implementation with an emphasis on rifle CQB tactics. Bill’s attention…
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Continue reading →: AAR: Integrated Combatives, Amtac / Bill Rapier, May 27-28 (2017), New Holland PA“I don’t care what their plan is, I am going to execute my plan on them.” Summary I have taken numerous classes with Bill and while I have a good bit of experience dealing with the topic of Integrated Combatives, but hands on training is always the best to perfect…
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Continue reading →: AAR: Force on Force AMTAC / Bill Rapier, April 7-8 (2018), Undisclosed Location in NJ“…Under these conditions students can make mistakes, learn and then rep the correct response to potentially violent encounters.” Summary Force on force (FoF) training should be pinnacle of any interpersonal violence instruction. There has to be a lot of steps before it and the only step above it is reality,…
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Continue reading →: Do not be a PedestrianWe all have our own personal priorities. Family, work, hobbies, health, religion, philosophy and everything in between. Some of us focus heavily on one aspect of our lives more than others, some are workaholics, some will intentionally disregard work in order to spend time with family. Then, out of nowhere,…






