My biggest reserve about training is not knowing the quality of the instructor. I don't have a ton of money and I try to spend it wisely. When someone tells me that they were/are a LEO it's not that impressive to me. I appreciate everything LEOs do and a lot of it depends on the class I would be taking if being a LEO was good enough. However, I know several LEOs and they tell me how poor their training is, so having that as your primary credential doesn't seem credible to me. In the few people I've found training from locally they are either just LEO or they have just taken a lot of classes. I find very few with real world experience. To me that is a big deal. Maybe it shouldn't be but tactics and reasons why are a game changer.
I'm also a college student and I realize how important a good teacher can be. I also know that just because someone has a PhD doesn't mean that they are a very good teacher. So my biggest difficulty is finding an instructor as I said before. After I find an instructor I try to read all the reviews to see if they can teach.
I'm taking a class in July from a gentleman that did contract work in Iraq. I know that he has real world experience. I know several people that have taken classes from him before. It is not expensive training. I would love to go to some huge name school like Academi or something but that's simply not in the budget.
My vote is that it isn't one specific thing that keeps me from going to training classes but multiple things.
I also go with the vote that a majority of people just don't know what they don't know. When I told people I am going to take an intro to handgun class they look at me confused and ask "why?" I am a decent shot on a regular range and I've had some life experiences that make people tend to believe I am capable of defending myself.
Reasons why I choose to do training
I can't pick my opponent/s. If I'm using my firearm for self defense then it isn't something I can walk away from. I can't pick the day or time. I can't decline if I'm injured sore or sick. There are no rematches, and I know a lot of people that have better luck than me. This is why I am choosing to take training classes.
I'm also a college student and I realize how important a good teacher can be. I also know that just because someone has a PhD doesn't mean that they are a very good teacher. So my biggest difficulty is finding an instructor as I said before. After I find an instructor I try to read all the reviews to see if they can teach.
I'm taking a class in July from a gentleman that did contract work in Iraq. I know that he has real world experience. I know several people that have taken classes from him before. It is not expensive training. I would love to go to some huge name school like Academi or something but that's simply not in the budget.
My vote is that it isn't one specific thing that keeps me from going to training classes but multiple things.
I also go with the vote that a majority of people just don't know what they don't know. When I told people I am going to take an intro to handgun class they look at me confused and ask "why?" I am a decent shot on a regular range and I've had some life experiences that make people tend to believe I am capable of defending myself.
Reasons why I choose to do training
I can't pick my opponent/s. If I'm using my firearm for self defense then it isn't something I can walk away from. I can't pick the day or time. I can't decline if I'm injured sore or sick. There are no rematches, and I know a lot of people that have better luck than me. This is why I am choosing to take training classes.
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