This six-hour hybrid practical shooting workshop is structured with an EDC-focus for defensive application then, as a tool for development, skills are practiced on a competition match stage. Offered quarterly, every workshop is anchored in training to overdevelop core foundational shooting skills with an emphasis on a different hard skill in each class.

In the first half of each class, you’ll run a series of challenging drills based on core shooting principles and current performance shooting concepts. Run from concealment, you’ll use your actual carry gun, working aggressive shooting and hard skills you’d potentially need in a defensive encounter, including draw stroke, multiple target transitions, movement and varying distances all under time constraints.

In the second half of the class, you’ll learn the value of competition by immediately applying what you learn in a competition setting, running outlaw hit factor stages to pressure test your skills, solidify understanding and gain experience.

You’ll work with Gino Giliotti at the Lebanon County Police Combat Pistol Club in Lebanon County, PA, a natural outdoor environment that allows for effective training. Classes are capped at 10 students for maximum reps, individualized feedback and coaching. You’ll develop confidence and competence in your shooting for repeatable, on-demand performance.

This class is not for beginners. It’s geared to shooters who can demonstrate a higher level of competency in pistol shooting and gun handling.

What’s covered:

• Cold drill assessment
• Draw stroke for speed and efficiency
• Predictive and reactive shooting
• Aiming schemes and levels of confirmation
• Engaging targets at 5 to 25 yds
• Target transitions
• Shooting and moving
• High risk targets
• Single hand shooting
• Time constraints to push aggressive shooting
• What it takes to participate in a pistol match, including range rules, DQ offenses, scoring and targets, range commands, courtesy rules, range duties, safety and safe areas, and shooting classifications
• Apply skills and practice 2 outlaw hit factor match stages