Pistol CQB

Close Quarter Combat for Personal Self-Defense

Instructed by Ric Voelker

Course Description: Most deadly encounters take place at less than 7 yards.  Twenty-one feet, can be the difference in surviving or not.  These encounters can take place in your home, on the street  or anywhere in the public.

Anyone can stand still and stationary target, but what if the target is hitting you, has knocked you down, trying to take your sidearm or is trying to stab you?  When facing these close quarter situations, keeping your head, using muscle memory and properly reacting could be the difference between life and death.  Close Quarter Combat for Personal Self Defense is a one day class designed to enhance your abilities in dealing with these high stress situations.  Using hands-on drills and live-fire exercises, the student will master the basic skills and techniques to survive the most common physical assaults.  With the use of weapon retention drills, basic martial arts/fighting skills and close quarter live-fire drills, participants will be better prepared to handle these types of encounters.  Topics include: use of force review, weapon retention drills, joint locks and manipulations.  Striking drills, knife defense, grappling, ground fighting, CQB shooting drills, and multiple threat drills. Due to the advanced nature of the shooting platform being demonstrated, this course is designed for a student possessing an above-average proficiency with weapons handling, retention, and marksmanship.

Equipment Needed:

• Reliable pistol w/three magazines.
• Reliable holster
• Eye and ear protection
• Baseball-style cap
• 100 rounds of  pistol ammunition
• A sturdy belt
• Magazine pouch.
• Appropriate BDU range clothing, including inclement weather gear.

Course duration: 1 day classes (Total of 8 hours)

The weapon must be reliable and  fully functional, have all safety devices, and have no modifications that could harm other students or instructors.  Unsafe weapons will not be allowed on the range.

Holsters must be on the belt, correctly fit the weapon, completely cover the trigger guard, remain open when the weapon is removed, not allow the weapon to cover the shooter’s body, and not have a trigger guard retention device.  No thigh rigs, cross-draw, or ankle holsters etc.

No live ammunition will be allowed in the classroom.

No firearms will be allowed into the classroom, until they have been inspected, chamber flagged, and identified as safe.  All firearms will again be inspected prior to any drills that take place in the classroom.

Free bunkhouse accommodations available for those traveling from out of town.