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About Us

We are a small company providing defensive-focused training. Our philosophy starts with training our greatest asset—our mind. We accomplish that through offering classes that provide training in situational awareness, personal and team tactics, and understanding dynamic situations. Once the mind has been trained, the body can follow.  We structure our firearms  classes  to create a
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balance between tactical problem-solving and shooting mechanics. We do not make students into tier-1 operators or competition grand masters, but we will provide necessary tools for you to be better prepared for defensive/potentially defensive situations.
 

Our Story

When I first started training non-LE civilians, I found that there was a lot that I had learned over my career that was needed in everyone’s day-to-day life, but was unavailable. Most of the training was centered around shooting and carrying firearms (which I wholeheartedly support), but very little focused on before and after encounters. That drove me to begin writing mindset-focused curricula. Many of the principles I learned in the military and law enforcement were easy to translate into my everyday routine, so I began to formalize them and make them available to my students. 

Instead of trying to appeal to those who want the training that will make them look cool on social media, I took a different approach. I chose to offer practical, street-level training that is more likely to save the average citizen’s life. 
-Pete W.
 
Pete has been teaching firearms and tactics for nearly 18 years. He received specialized training from various civilian and LE instructors in addition to military and federal organizations. Aside from simply learning how to fight, Pete has also graduated from several government and civilian instructor courses in order to apply practical learning concepts to his curricula. Pete has served in the military, federal law enforcement, federal contracting, and private security industry. He is currently a national corporate trainer for Arcuri Group, LLC and Arcuri Dynamics
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Dynamics, and he is also the founder of and chief instructor for Defensive Applications Training Group, LLC, based in Beaumont, TX. 

Pete's training includes:

United States Marine Corps

--Infantry School
--Combat Marksmanship Course
--Combat Marksmanship Trainer's Course
--Formal Schools Instructor Course
--Range Officer Course
--Combat Hunter Course

US Federal Bureau of Prisons
--Disturbance Control Team Instructor

Specialized Services Group
--Combative Pistol Course

US Department of Energy
--Tactical Response Force-100

SOC-USA
--Light Machine Gun Operator's Course
--OpFor Team Member Course

Pete's Experience Includes:
--USMC Combat Marksmanship Coach
--USMC Counterinsurgency Training Detachment-Instructor
--USMC Marksmanship Training Unit-Lead Instructor
--USMC Range Safety Officer
--USMC Combat Hunter Team Member
--Private Security Training Manager
--Physical Security Project Manager
--Federal Physical Security Auditor
--Federal Tactical Team Member/Instructor
--Federal Red Team (Opposition Forces) Member

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