Course Description: The vehicle; be it sedan, coupe, truck or motorcycle, presents a number of unique challenges for self-defense and the defense of loved ones.  From reduced mobility to the dangers of the comfort in patterns the vehicle provides; the access and potential use of a firearm inside or while entering/ exiting a vehicle is a complicated problem that requires specific training to confront the non-traditional nature of fighting from or in an enclosed space. The Tier 1 Tactics Vehicle Defense course provides hands-on instruction and fundamental exercises for fighting in a confined environment, focusing on concepts and principles of close contact shooting and physical movement from less-than-ideal positions.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Can Vs Should engage
• Equipment selection
• In-vehicle carry
• Ammunition selection
• Vehicle body/glass ballistics
• Threat (human) anatomy
• Shooting positions
• Austere shooting positions
• On cover/off cover shooting
• Confined space engagements
• Interior/exterior defence of third parties
• Rapid target/multiple target engagement
• Judgement shooting

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Handgun, minimum of 3 magazines
• Holster (cross draw and shoulder prohibited)
• 1000 rounds training ammo
• 20 rounds personal defence ammo (for ballistics section)
• Ear and eye protection
• Long sleeves and pants recommended
• Ear and eye protection

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons
• Rifle with sling and 200 rounds of ammunition for day two (if carried)

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Previously attended Tier 1 Tactics (Tier 1  and 2 Handgun Course)

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Course Description: The Tier 1 Night Vision Fundamentals course is designed to introduce the technical and physical skills best suited for the use of night vision devices in low/no light conditions.  NVF is not a traditional shooting course; instead it is focused on developing a foundational understanding of the proper employment of force multiplication through applied technological advantages. During this two day course, students will be introduced to the concepts and principles associated with effective use of night vision and night vision devices against threats; weapon manipulation under NV and techniques designed to maximise the inherent advantages of NV use.

Since night vision devices can be cost prohibitive, Tier 1 Tac tics has partnered with Futurama to provide each attending student with NV equipment for use during the course; IR lasers, helmets, IR flashlights and Night Vision Goggles are supplied.  Students only need to bring the equipment listed ahead in the required equipment section.

NVF is not a weapons fundamentals class, attending students are expected to, and must be able to demonstrate proficiency with weapon safety and marksmanship.  Failure to do so will prevent course participation.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Introduction to Night Vision
• Weapon and movement safety in low light
• Understanding darkness
• Equipment Configuration
• Movement and Navigation
• Marksmanship and weapon use
• Threat confrontation
• transitions from NV to white light
• Partner/team techniques
• Maximising force under Night Vision

Course cost: R5000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Rifle with accessory rail, 12 o’clock position on rail must have the ability to accept picatinny mount accessories.
• Flash hider muzzle device.  Compensators/brakes are not recommended, some models may be prohibited (see below).
• Rifle sling, two point with one hand adjustment ability.
• Rifle optic (red dot recommended).
• A minimum of 7 magazines, personally marked to identify owner.
• Rifle ammunition carry system (Plate carrier recommended).
• Handgun with a min. of three magazines (a weapon mounted light is strongly recommended).
• Handgun holster, duty carry configuration with active retention.
• Handheld light with spare batteries.
• Ear and eye protection (clear eye protection for night use).
• 500 – 1000 Rounds rifle (quality ammunition, low flash recommended).
• 200 rounds handgun.

Provided equipment for course:

• Helmet with NVG mount
• Night Vision devise
• IR Laser aiming device
• White weapon mounted light

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Previously attended (Tier 2 Carbine course) and (Tier 2 Handgun course) or (Tier 2 RDS Handgun course)

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Course Description: Recognising that low-light training is one of the most difficult areas to maintain proficiency, we have developed the Low light handgun course to engage students with critical skills on the handgun and then on the carbine platform to ensure a basic understanding of solid techniques that they can then develop to proficiency.

Proper employment of white light as a deterrent, and for positive threat identification are the most important aspects of low light and the entire class it built around those goals. Our instruction with an expectation of student weapon safety and basic understanding of both marksmanship and firearms controls. While this class does not have a pre-requisite, it will be expected for students to display basic proficiency.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Equipment selection
• Ammunition selection
• light selection (weapon and handheld)
• Handheld light use for deterrence, control
• Handheld coupling techniques
• Shooting positions
• Austere shooting positions
• Transition from handheld to weapon mounted light
• Pistol to rifle/rifle to pistol transitions
• On cover/off cover shooting
• Reloads and malfunctions under low light
• Engagements in low light
• Judgement shooting

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Carbine (must have sling)
• 3+ carbine magazines
• Handgun with 3 magazines (single stack, 5-7 magazines)
• Holster (cross-draw prohibited)
• Magazine holster and magazine pouches
• Handheld light
• Weapon mounted light (if used)
• Spare batteries for all lights
• 250 – 1000 rounds of handgun ammunition
• Ear and eye protection

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Previously attended Tier 1 Tactics (Tier 2 Carbine course) and (Tier 2 Handgun Course) or (Tier 2 RDS Handgun)

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Course Description: Recognising that low-light training is one of the most difficult areas to maintain proficiency, we have developed the Low light handgun course to engage students with critical skills on the handgun to ensure a basic understanding of solid techniques that they can then develop to proficiency.

Proper employment of white light as a deterrent, and for positive threat identification are the most important aspects of low light and the entire class it built around those goals. Our instruction with an expectation of student weapon safety and basic understanding of both marksmanship and firearms controls.   While this class does not have a pre-requisite, it will be expected for students to display basic proficiency.

Blocks of instruction include:

Real world safety

• Equipment selection
• Ammunition selection
• light selection (weapon and handheld)
• Handheld light use for deterrence, control
• Handheld coupling techniques
• Shooting positions
• Austere shooting positions
• Transition from handheld to weapon mounted light
• Pistol to rifle/rifle to pistol transitions ( combination courses only)
• On cover/off cover shooting
• Reloads and malfunctions under low light
• Engagements in low light
• Judgement shooting

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Handgun with 3 magazines (single stack, 5-7 magazines)
• Holster (cross-draw prohibited)
• Magazine holster and magazine pouches
• Handheld light
• Weapon mounted light (if used)
• Spare batteries for all lights
• 250 – 1000 rounds of handgun ammunition
• Ear and eye protection

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Sunblock
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Previously attended Tier 1 Tactics (Tier 1 and 2 Handgun Course) or (Tier 1 and 2 RDS Handgun Course )

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Course Description: Tier 1 Shotgun you with learn that the shotgun is one of the most misunderstood and under-utilised tools when it comes to defensive applications. Defensive use of the pump-action and semi-automatic shotgun requires a deep understanding and appreciation of its capabilities, handling characteristics and limitations. This intensive course bridges the gap between Tier 1 (fundamental) shotgun skills and the world of defensive shotgun shooting. Students will become familiar with the skills, manipulations and mind-set to prevail in the real world defensive situations. We will guide, students through an array or realistic live fire drills to increase their confidence and proficiency when operating the shotgun in a defensive application.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Equipment selection
• Ammunition selection
• Ideal zero distance
• Zeroing optics
• Human anatomy and the 3D threat
• Understanding stress effects on the body
• Traditional shooting positions
• Shot patterning
• “Want to” and “Need to” reloads
• Immediate and remedial action for malfunctions
• Slug changeovers
• Basic movement
• On cover/off cover shooting
• Shotgun-to-pistol/pistol-to-shotgun transitions
• Third party defense

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Shotgun with sling
• Handgun with 3 magazines ( if single
• Handgun holster
• Iron sights or optics (if used)
• 300 Rounds Bird shot
• 100  Rounds Buck shot
• 50 Rounds Slugs
• 150 rounds handgun
• Ear and eye protection
• Hat
• Shell caddy if used

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Sunblock
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads

Class size: Minimum of 6, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Previously attended Tier 1 Tactics (Tier 1 Handgun Course) or Tier 1 Tactics Force Focused Course or attended a comparable course for a recognised reputable institution.

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Course Description: Tier 2 RDS Handgun picks up where Tier 1 RDS Handgun leaves off.  In this course, students will be required to perform in less-than-ideal shooting positions against less-than-ideal threats, fully utilising the 3D nature of training.  This class focuses almost exclusively on movement and compromised points of aim, avoiding the more static, fundamentals-focused shooting seen in Tier 1 Handgun (Defensive).  This course is moderately physically demanding and the tempo is higher than some students may have experienced before; applying as much stress as possible to hone skills on the gun under closer-to-real-world circumstances.  Marksmanship requirements under as realistic as possible conditions drives this course.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Information Theory and Occam’s Razor
• Pre-assault indicators
• Stress inoculation
• Threat anatomy
• Drawing from IWB/OWB
• Tactical and emergency reloads
• Malfunction clearing (immediate and remedial action)
• Austere shooting positions
• Maximising and recognising adequate cover/concealment/deflection
• Primary-hand-only weapon manipulation
• Support-hand-only weapon manipulation
• Movement (on the move and explosive)
• Defense of third parties
• introduction to fight-to-gun mechanics

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Handgun with 3 magazines (the more the better) single stack, 5-7 magazines.
• Holster (Cross-draw prohibited)
• Magazine pouch
• At least 1000 Rounds handgun
• Ear and eye protection

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Sunblock
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Previously attended Tier 1 Tactics (Tier 1 RDS Handgun Course)

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Course Description: Tier 2 Handgun introduces students to techniques and skill needs above the basic level, focusing on developing mental reference points to sharpen reaction time and increase high stress marksmanship. Pulling away from the traditional, best case scenario drills and targets that reinforce complacency more than skill, Tier 2 Handgun requires students to confront more realistic situations, less than ideal shooting positions, compromised points of aim and judgment scenarios intended to stress problem solving skills.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Information Theory and Occam’s Razor
• Anatomy of the threat
• High stress marksmanship
• critical accuracy in compromised body positions
• “Want to” and “Need to” reloads
• Malfunction clearances
• Forced primary/support hand only skills
• Primary/support side hand only skills
• Transition to backup gun (if carried)
• On/off cover shooting
• linear and non-linear cover navigation
• Close quarters shooting
• Movement
• Two man techniques

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Handgun with 3 magazines (single stack, 5-7 magazines)
• OWB/ IWB holster (cross-draw prohibited)
• 250 – 500 Rounds handgun
• 50 round carry ammo
• Weapon mounted light (if carried)
• Ear and eye protection
• Hat
• Long sleeves recommended (pants mandatory)

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Sunblock
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Tier 1 Handgun

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Course Description: Tier 2 Environmental Perception we  step it up to a more advanced level. As most criminal activity happens at night or in areas of limited lighting de delve deeply into these topics. This is also why this course to conducted in late afternoon extending into the evening. This house will build on the skills already bought in the Tier 1 Environmental Perception course and limit the basic sense of sight which naturally increases stress and anxiety. The ability too mentally function in these kinds of situation will build confidence which is the single determining factor that will potentially make the difference between life and death.

YOUR LIFE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Equipment selection
• Mindset
• Criminal profiling (Night)
• Understanding stress effects on the body
• Understanding the differences between cover and concealment (Night)
• Were to find cover In your every day environments (Night)
• Were to find concealment in your every day environments (Night)
• Third party defence
• Serious bleeding introduction and considerations (Night)
• Vehicle considerations (Night)
• Known environments and considerations (Night)
• Unknown environments and considerations (Night)
• Basic hand held flashlight techniques
• Dangers of a flashlight at night
• “Get home bag” considerations

Course cost: R650.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Note pad and pen
• Hand held flashlight
• EDC equipment

Class size: Minimum of 6, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Tier 1 Environmental Perception Course

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Course Description: Tier 1 Carbine builds on the Tier 1 Carbine foundation, focusing on critical accuracy in less-than-ideal situations against less-than-ideal presented threats, fully exploring the three dimensional threat and the unlikely nature of a traditional point of aim.

This class focuses almost exclusively on movement, problem solving and compromised points of aim, avoiding the more static, fundamentals-focused shooting seen in Tier 1 Carbine.  This course is moderately physically demanding and the tempo is higher than some students may have experienced before; applying as much stress as possible to hone skills on the gun under closer-to-real-world circumstances.  Marksmanship requirements under as realistic as possible conditions drives the two day course.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real World safety
• Information Theory and Occam’s Razor
• Carry condition
• Rifle deployment and utilisation
• Optical and holographic sights
• Traditional shooting positions
• Austere shooting positions
• On cover/off cover shooting
• Negotiating angles
• Off-axis shooting
• Optic failure
• Catastrophic malfunctions
• Forced dominance transitions
• Increased distance engagements
• “Want to” and “Need to” reloads
• Immediate and remedial action for malfunctions
• Rapid target engagement
• Threat anatomy

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Rifle with 5-7 magazines
• Handgun with 3 magazines
• Holster
• Iron sights (BUIS) and optics (if used)
• Rifle sling
• 500 Rounds rifle
• 200 rounds handgun
• Ear and eye protection
• Min one magazine pouch (PCs may be used if desired)

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Sunblock
• Hydration
• Field cleaning kit
• Basic maintenance tools
• Knee and elbow pads
• Additional magazines for all weapons
• Rifle magazine belt pouch or chest rig

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: Tier 1 Carbine

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Course Description: What stops bleeding? In a STOP THE BLEED course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. The human body only has approximately 5 meters of blood in it and if 40% is lost the chances of survival is very slim, therefore stopping a major bleed is literals the difference between life or death.

Blocks of instruction include:

• Real world safety
• Appropriate emergency information to transfer during a call for HELP
• Background to bleeding and the various types
• Exposure to blood
• Recognise life threatening bleeding
• Primary principals to Immediate response to bleeding
• Appropriate ways to stop bleeding in different parts of the body
• The types and use of haemostatics
• Tourniquet types and application
• Building a personal trauma kit and EDC
• Basic fist aid refresher
• Practical component and Examination

Course cost: R650.00

Mandatory Equipment:

• Note book and pen
• Eye protection
• Appropriate cloths to comfortable carry out practical exercises

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

• Gloves
• Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
• Hydration
• Knee and elbow pads

Class size: Minimum of 6, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: None

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