Defensive Pistolcraft: Credentials

Self-defense and firearms training for Jonathan Low --

Instructor Development, Front Sight

Instructor Development, Rangemaster

Instructor Development, Defensive Training International

Advanced Pistol Instructor, National Rifle Association

(also Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Personal Protection, and CCW)

Tennessee Handgun Instructor

South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit Instructor

Riflery Coach Level 3 NRA / CMP / USA Shooting
Tennessee Armed Security Guard

1981 – 1985 U.S. Marine Corps (active duty)

Expert Rifle Badge (4th award), Expert Pistol Badge (2nd award), Battalion Armorer (1st Radio Battalion, Fleet Marine Force Pacific).

1985 – 2014 U.S. Marine Corps (reserve)

2002 Military Police, Provost Marshal’s Office, New River Marine Corps Air Station, qualified in pistol, shotgun, submachinegun, baton, pepper spray, hand to hand defensive tactics (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program). 2006 Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center, taught a basic pistol class while in intel school.

1997 – Present, Front Sight Firearms Institute, Pahrump, NV

Graduated from the following classes: 4-day Defensive Handgun (5 times), 4-day Practical Rifle, 2-Day Uzi Submachinegun, 4-day Select Fire M-16, 2-day Edged Weapons, 4-Day Front Sight Instructor Development. Assisted teaching the 4-day Defensive Handgun class as a line coach.

2006 – 2011 Chief Instructor at the Palmetto Gun Club.

2014 Tactical Response, Fighting Pistol.

2015 December 6th, ASSERT, Rapid Assault Tactics.

Sheepdog Seminar, 1/3/2016, Chattanooga, TN

2016 Tactical Conference, Memphis, TN.

Hebrew Hogger Training Conference, 31 July 2016, Nashville, TN.

The Law of Self Defense Seminar, 20 August 2016, by Andrew F. Branca at the Nashville Armory.

Home Defense given by Bob Allen and Don Barnes at Royal Range in Nashville, TN. 1/14/2017

ALICE training, online, 1/22/2017

Law of Self Defense Level 2: Tennessee and Kentucky, 2/26/2017

by Andrew Branca

Tactical Conference 2017, North Little Rock, Arkansas

Developing Force-on-Force Training Programs by Erik Pakieser et al

Active Killers by Tom Givens

Street Encounter Skills by John Murphy

Terrorist Bombers by Greg Ellifritz

Multiple Opponents by Paul Sharp

Use of Force Lessons / Cases by Emanuel Kapelsohn

Law of Self Defense by Andrew Branca

Problems 1 and 2 (legal justification) by Skip Gochenour

Training for the Fight by Kevin Davis

The Firearms Instructor as Expert Witness by Hayes and Ayoob

Coach Code of Conduct (online required course), USA Shooting, 12 June 2017

Krav Maga, Gordon Jewish Community Center, Nashville, TN

24 August 2017 to 14 September 2017

Law of Self Defense, Simulator module, by Andrew Branca at the

Nashville Armory in Nashville, TN on 16 September 2017

Tennessee State Armed Guard (16 hour class) by Kent Harville

20 – 21 September 2017

Instructor Development course (3 days), Rangemaster

by Tom Givens, 29 September 2017 to 1 October 2017

in Bethel, TN.

MAG-20 by Massad Ayoob, Summerville, SC, 27-28 January 2018 A.D.

2018 Tactical Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas

Ladies Panel, led by Vicki Farnam

Pistol Skill Builder by Lee Weems

Defining the Threat by Tom Givens

Unconventional Wisdom by Massad Ayoob

Concealed Carry and the Modern Woman by Tatiana Whitlock

Between Harsh Word and Gun by Chuck Haggard

Officer Involved Shootings by Kevin Davis

Keep Your Piece by Fletch Fuller

1986 Miami Shoot-Out by Tom Givens

Violent Criminals, Justification Models, and Your Training by Skip Gochenour

"Active Shooter Threats" by

Brink Fidler of Defend Systems, DefendSystems.com, at the

Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, TN.

27 September 2018 A.D.

"Home Defense" by Ken Alexandrow of Agape Tactical,

AgapeTactical.com, at the 5.11 store in Nashville, TN.

6 October 2018 A.D.

“Point of Injury Trauma Care” by Kevin Hunt of

Prepared Medical Response, at

Military Systems Group in Nashville, TN on

16 October 2018 A.D.

“Basic Tactical Trauma Care” (5.5 hours)

by Josh Black and Jason Rader, at the Goodlettsville Church in

Goodlettsville, TN on

8 December 2018 A.D.

Tactical Conference 2019, New Orleans, LA; March 15 - 17, 2019

MacGyver School of Medicine by Dr. Sherman House

Controversial Acquittals by Massad Ayoob

Surviving the Extreme Event by John Holschen

Domestic Defensive Handgunning by John Farnam

Street Encounter Shooting Skills by John Murphy

Self Defense Ammunition by Dr. Martin Topper

Police-Citizen Contacts by Chief Lee Weems

Technical Skills for Tactical Success by Gabe White

"Use of Force" class by attorney Marcos M. Garza, 7 June 2019

https://garzalaw.com/