2016 Summer Schedule

Defensive Handgun 1  (NRA Personal Protection in the Home) -Buy A Seat- This is a 8 hours classroom and 1 hour range session course where students should expect to shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, firearms and the…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, be careful out there tonight. –Be Safe

Backing It Up!

I have been here talking about the benefits of training, learning, and growing your skill level. But hey, I’m in the training business so it is easy for me, right? I’m just a regular guy; I still have a full time job as a teacher, I’m a Father, a Volunteer Fire Fighter, a Volunteer Robotics…

Happy 2016! It’s Time to Make Some Training Goals.

Happy 2016 everyone, I hope last night wasn’t too hard on you. But it is that time to reinvest in ourselves and decide what better thing we well bring into the new year. I always making a training goal for myself each new year and this year is no different. I will make the effort…

Why Is Training So Expensive

I had a conversation via Facebook this week with a potential customer for the Holiday Special Class I am running in January 10th, 2016. This customer asked a simple question, “Is this a CCW class?” I told him no and it turned into a conversation back and forth lasting maybe 45 minutes about what training…

Mass Shooter Defense Training Seminar

Pheonix Karate Acadamy and I are putting the finishing touches on a course on techniques to increase your chances of surviving a Mass Shooting situation. This will be a class that includes information about mass murderers and their tactics, methods to secure and fortify your location, emergency services response, and how to fight back if…

2015 Holiday Class Special – Introduction to Firearms – Pistol

Intro class for 25% off that’s only $75. This class covers the basics of how firearms and ammunition work and give the student some experience with manipulating, sighting, and firing some pistols. Great class!!!! Space is limited to 12 so act quickly. For more details about the class check out the class page on the…

New Website!!!

Take a look around the new website. Same address great new look with new content to follow.  NewEnglandDefensive.com   –Be Safe

11/1/15 Ladies Day at the Range

Women are the largest growing group in the shooting sports but still feel there are many barriers to their entry.This event is an opportunity to remove as many barriers as possible to bring more women into the shooting sports. This is not my event but one sponsored by one of my ranges that I am supporting. Lets face…

Class Cancelled for June23

I hate to do this but I will have to cancel the Women Only Basic Pistol Class for Sunday due to a lack of students. I will also take the blame for it, lack of advertising and I am having difficulty finding my voice in this roll. I hope to successfully run programs directly aimed…

Happy 2013!

  Happy New Years to you and yours. I have taken the Holidays to spend time with my family and reflect upon the passing year. It has been hard to tune out all the things that have happened in the last two weeks or so. I am actually originally from Rochester, New York were two…

A Terrible Tragedy

The tragedy in Newtown, CT is absolutely reprehensible and the thoughts and prayers go to all the victims and families. There is no excuse for what has happened other then evil exists in our world. There are many heroes that will come out of this horrible incident, school’s faculty and staff and first responders. I…