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Pre-Renewal Course

Course Description

Developed for those who have taken the Pre- or Post-CHL course, these classes re-familiarize licensees with the concepts they learned earlier, as well as covering newer developments in carry and use of firearms. The program is shorter, with more emphasis on scenarios and discussion than on range time. Ongoing seminars and Pre-Renewal training provide critical sustainment training for participants.

What You Will Learn

Participants are re-familiarized with principles of non-verbal communication and conflict resolution, situation awareness, gun safety at home, dry-fire and live-fire practice, and how to carry a gun safely and unobtrusively. Participants learn methods for handling multiple simultaneous threats, working from different shooting positions, practical home defense, and advanced conflict resolution methods.

Course Structure

Pre-Renewal training is a two-month program. Sessions are every other week and each session is three hours in duration. The instructor/student ratio is 1:4 or better (1:1 while shooting).

Curriculum

  • Non-Verbal Communication/Body Language and Recognizing Threats
  • Verbal De-escalation/Dispute Resolution Skills
  • Situation Awareness and the Defense Mindset
  • Drug Awareness and Impact – effects on others, warning signs/recognition
  • Dry-Fire Practice – shoot, reload, draw, safety
  • Basic Shooting Stance – natural point of aim
  • Real-World Shooting Positions
  • Drawing from Concealment
    Use of Cover, Lateral Movement
  • Using Movement to Protect
  • Dealing with Injuries
  • Physiology of a Defensive Incident (tachypsychia, auditory exclusion, etc.)
  • Issues in Concealed Carry
  • After a Defensive Incident (legal, psychological, and social issues)