Performance Pistol 11JAN25

Welcome to the Winter 2024-2025 Urban Series! This program consists of nine seminars spanning October through March, that will cover everything you need to know about how to use a modern pistol, shotgun, and carbine, how to navigate and your way through rooms, doorways, hallways, and how to understand the weapon’s role in the greater tactical framework of modern crime, home defense, concealed carry, and SHTF (Shit Hit The Fan, zombies, natural disaster, civil unrest, etc.). We’ll start with the basics, going all the way into low light gunfighting, close quarter battle, teamwork and tactics, force on force training with real live adversaries who shoot and stab back, how to calibrate and use red dots on your pistol, how to shoot your pistol with speed and precision, patterning buckshot, how bullets go through walls and cars, and so much more!

Each 10 hour day of training brings you exciting new opportunities for niche topics, specialized equipment such as Simunition non-lethal weapons and ammunition, moving targets, live fire inside our ballistic shoot house from inside a vehicle, and lots of full speed shooting and moving repetition from the holster to build up your confidence! Meet new friends and mentors along the way as you train together class after class! Don’t have gear? Don’t worry, we supply all weapons, ammunition, holsters, and protective equipment; All you need to do is bring yourself, a good attitude, and a belt. 

Pick your package of any 6 classes, and email to me the dates to info@monarchdefense.org of the classes you wish to join. Mix and match whatever fits your skill level, your schedule, and your interests. If you need to change or reschedule, simply email me. 

Want to join more than 6 classes? Buy the package, and add additional classes in the series for only $56 each! Sounds crazy, right? We aim to take care of our loyal students. Ready to look at your calendar?

Dates included in this series: 

October 19th, 2024 – Principles of Close Quarter Battle
November 16th, 2024 – High Intensity Gunfight Drills
November 24th, 2024 – Fundamentals of Pistolcraft
December 14th, 2024 –  Home Defense Shotgun
December 15th, 2024 – Live Fire Solo CQB
January 11th, 2025 – Performance Pistol
January 26th, 2025 – Fundamentals of Pistolcraft
February 8th, 2025 – Partner Force on Force CQB
February 9th, 2025 – PDW, PCC, and AR Pistols
March 8th, 2025 – Advanced Concealed Handgun

If a private citizen must conduct armed self defense, it will invariably be within the urban environment, such as in and around cars, parking lots, homes, offices, or local businesses. Thus, all students of self defense gunfighting should learn how to fight and move and problem solve in the urban environment, right?

Oh, but in our industry there is a magical aura around ‘Close Quarter Battle’, you have to whisper the words…This dark magic is only for the elite, The Special Navy Delta Recon Green Power Rangers… Yet, once you actually get in front of one of these “Tier 1” instructors, you realize that their professional experience has absolutely no bearing on the life and reality of normal people. You hear such nonsense as “I don’t teach CQB to civilians”, “you cannot do CQB by yourself”, “kneel down when reloading so your buddies can shoot over the top of your head then wait until someone grabs your armor to pull you up”…Does any instructor have a program that teaches regular civilians how to fight, defend, and win inside and around cars, parking lots, gas stations, homes, and businesses?

We do. In fact, you can think of all self defense weapons training as fundamentally close quarter battle training. 

In this class we pick up where Fundamentals of Pistolcraft leaves off. Whereas that class lays out the primary skills regarding pistol shooting, in this class we will focus on the fine tuning, optimization, data gathering, and details of speed and extreme pistol shooting performance.  

Prerequisite:

You must have prior safe weapons handling experience to attend this seminar. 

Topics: 

Stance
Grip
Recoil control 
Trigger press
Sight alignment
Draw efficiency
Zeroing pistol red dots
Pistol bullet trajectory and holdovers
Gathering data and metrics on your pistol shooting speed and accuracy
Eli Dicken Drill
Tueller Drill
Bill Drill
Jack Wilson Drill
Istanbul Drill
El Presidente Drill
1-2-3-4-5 Drill
Mozambique Drill
Stephen Willeford Drill

Location:

300 acre private facility in the Diablo mountains 1 hour east of San Jose, 1 hour south of Livermore. Cell reception is unreliable out here; Do not trust Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Wayz. Detailed driving directions will be emailed to those who register. 2 wheel drive accessible.

Packing list: 

Sturdy shoes
Belt
Pistol or revolver (school can provide weapons free of charge, contact us for info)
Holster
4+ magazines
500+ rounds of ammunition
Cleaning kit with oil, rag, toothbrush, barrel rod
Eye protection
Ear protection 
Tools for mounting and adjusting sights
Notebook and pencil
1 gallon of water
Salty snacks and bag lunch