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Defensive Pistol Program (DPP)

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The USCCA’s Defensive Pistol Program (DPP) is a comprehensive 5-week (*or 5-day) course designed to help students develop key defensive shooting skills through a mix of live-fire and dry-fire practice. The weekly (*daily) 4-hours sessions focus on both measurable goals and performance improvement, using proven techniques to help participants learn and master the skills needed for effective pistol use in defensive situations. 

 

This is a 20-Hour 1:1 private live-fire training program 

 

Optional: In-person or Online

  • Classroom: Understanding Defensive Context, Probability & Self-Defense
    Data, Home-Defense Considerations, Ammunition & Ballistics, Concealed Carry Considerations

 

Week 1: Fundamentals of Defensive Marksmanship

  • Help students understand the fundamentals of shooting a pistol, including proper stance, grip and trigger control. Students will be able to demonstrate those skills on the range.
  • Review: Fundamentals of Defensive Marksmanship (*if you have taken the optional classroom portion)
  • New: Presentation From Concealment

 

Week 2: Presentation From Concealment

  • Ensure students know how to present a firearm from a holster in order to be able to efficiently deploy a pistol in personal defense.
  • Review: Fundamentals of Defensive Marksmanship
  • New: Presentation From Concealment

 

Week 3: The Balance of Speed & Precision

  • Ensure students know the principles and various factors that influence the balance of speed and precision relative to defensive accuracy.
  • Ensure students understand how different conditions affect shooting precision and the need for rapid response, thereby improving overall shooting proficiency.
  • Review: Presentation From Concealment
  • New: The Balance of Speed & Precision

 

Week 4: Defensive Response

  • Ensure students know about the physiological and psychological aspects of stopping an attacker and the principles of deliberate response in high-pressure situations.
  • Provide a target-engagement sequence as a progressive model based on the threat response and have students develop a strategy for their defensive responses.
  • Inform students on the unreliability of pistol rounds in a deadly force encounter.
  • Confirm students understand that firing uncontrolled rounds is unacceptable.
  • Review: The Balance of Speed & Precision
  • New: Defensive Response

 

Week 5: Malfunctions & Single-Handed Shooting

  • Introduce students to the critical aspects of handling firearms.
  • Explain common firearms malfunctions and ensure students know how to safely and effectively clear them.
  • Ensure students can implement these skills proficiently and automatically in order to mitigate real-life scenarios in which such situations may arise.
  • Review: Defensive Response
  • New: Malfunctions & Single-Handed Shooting

 

This course takes place entirely at the range, with students firing between 800 and 1,000 rounds. Over the 5-week period, students will be introduced to a variety of skills and drills.

Sessions are scheduled a week apart to give students time for dry practice at home, helping to solidify the skills learned in each class. Each session will build on the previous one, allowing students to progressively work toward mastering defensive handgun techniques.

Price: $776 

*This program can also be completed in 1-week (5-days)

**Take this class with your partner or friend and save 10%

 

Email me at: [email protected] to schedule your training