S1 Ep13 Ch3: Knife Attacks - Jared

Our third participant is Jared. He will face the same scenario as our other participants. Just like them, he will have to weigh his ability to get a shot on the target and whether or not he is willing to risk “jumping into the shark tank.”

Our second participant is MJ. She will face the same scenario that Spencer faced. She will have to decide when or if she will “jump into the shark tank” to try to stop the attacker. Or she may decide to escape the situation entirely.

Our first participant, Spencer, will have to complete his assigned task to enter the store and purchase a specific item. While doing so, he will face a sudden and violent knife attack that will test his deadly force decision-making skills and his ability to isolate and neutralize the attacker.

We will conclude your training by answering some final viewer questions and showing a special highlight video of our annual Concealed Carry Expo.

This video will cover how to travel with your firearm and best practices for storing your firearm while on the road. After discussing these topics, our team will dive into some more questions from other responsible gun owners who watched this training series.

You will learn how to handle a threat under the cover of darkness. We will also teach you the proper grip to be able to use your flashlight and your gun at the same time. Our team will conclude this training by responding to questions from actual gun owners.

Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA, will then host an expert panel to review all the training we have done so far. Kevin Michalowski, Pete Bosquez and Attorney Tom Grieve will analyze how Scott and Carolyn performed in their training and dive into questions from previous viewers.

Armed with their new training, Scott and Carolyn will face a more dynamic test in this second scenario. It is the end of the evening, and they are preparing to settle in for the night. While they are at their most vulnerable, danger strikes.

Our trainers will teach Scott and Carolyn how to command the situation and prepare for a fight. Since traveling can also entail isolation from help, Kevin will teach you the essential first-aid preparations you should have while away from home.

We get a lot of questions about self-defense while traveling. It makes sense. Traveling involves leaving the comfort of your daily life for something new. This video will show you why being a polite visitor should never mean leaving yourself vulnerable.

This training video will demonstrate a simple but effective training technique for avoiding bystanders during a gunfight by simulating the movement of a crowd of people. This type of training will help you become more proficient at shooting when you only have moments to acquire the target.

We will review an alternate outcome to the last scenario based on real-world observations of other attacks. Our team will then dive into some more questions from other responsible gun owners who watched the training series.

This training video will focus on how to effectively eliminate a shooter quickly. We have given Pastor John and Tom additional security training and more security personnel. Now we will test them with an even more dynamic scenario.

Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA, hosts this panel to discuss what we know about stopping attacks on places of worship. Kevin Michalowski, Ron Aguiar and Attorney Tom Grieve will analyze how Pastor John and his team performed in the scenarios.

Ron Aguiar will train Tom and his team on three key points to improve the security response at the church... Closing the distance with a shooter to end the threat quickly, working as a team to cover more area in the church and protecting the pulpit by creating a line of demarcation

This scenario will examine how Pastor John and his volunteer Tom respond when a late arrival turns out to be an active shooter. How will the congregation’s members respond to the attack? What steps will security take to stop the threat?

In this video, we will discuss how to handle security for doors and using ushers to assist. We will cover the best locations to stage security personnel for services. Ron will advise the team on how to detect threats and when they should intervene.

The USCCA receives thousands of questions about these training videos and our membership. We reserved this portion of your training to answer some common questions from actual gun owners.

What do police officers look for when they respond to a call about a home invasion? In the first scenario, Morgan left her house. This video will educate you on how to interact with the police after a home invasion and what you should do to protect yourself in the legal aftermath.

To help you prepare for a fight inside your house, Dave Young will teach you how to navigate your home and gain an advantage when fighting around corners by using the “cutting the pie” technique.

Our expert panel will now dive into some questions from actual gun owners who watched this video series. The panel will cover specific topics about home security strategies and how to educate your family about emergency preparedness.

Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA, will discuss how to quickly and easily make your home a harder target. Kevin Michalowski, Dave Young and attorney Tom Grieve will analyze Morgan’s performance in her scenarios before and after her training. Dave will cover the high-level do’s and don’ts for home invasion scenarios.

Watch as Morgan responds to a gang of attackers who kick in her front door while she is relaxing in her bedroom at night. Discover just how effective using covered positions and creating barricades can be against determined attackers

Dave Young will walk Morgan through strategies to detect intruders, better secure her home and ultimately fight off attackers.

This scenario will test Morgan’s ability to detect and respond to an unexpected threat when she least expects it.

Tim Schmidt will discuss why he founded the USCCA and what drives the organization to focus on training and legal protection for responsible gun owners. It is about far more than firearms. It is about serving a group of dedicated, hard-working Americans who were otherwise largely neglected by society: citizen protectors.

Tim Schmidt sat down with an actual police officer, criminal defense attorney, district attorney and counselor to discuss the emotional toll and what happens legally after a deadly force incident.

Is defending property really worth risking your life or the lives of others? Should you try to be a good samaritan and help someone else? After discussing these topics, our team will dive into some more questions from other responsible gun owners who watched this training series.

We will also review an additional training video that will demonstrate how to use cars as cover in a gunfight. Our team will end this training by responding to questions from actual gun owners

After your special training video, our expert panel will review Sam’s training so far, focussing on “the predator’s mentality.” Our team will then dive into survival techniques such as conflict avoidance, creating distance from threats and situational awareness.

Sam only had himself to protect in the previous scenario. His next scenario will involve an attempted carjacking at a gas station. The twist? Sam’s child is in the back seat when the attack occurs.

Suzie Hutchcraft will train Sam to better recognize and defeat common criminal tactics like the “shark bump.” She will then arm him with some key strategies for defeating similar threats

Sam will face a shark bump during his scenario-based training in a store parking lot. Sam doesn’t have much firearms training, but he is young and fast. Will he fall victim to the trick? How close will he allow his attacker to get? And if attacked, what will he do to defend himself?

We reserved this portion of your training to answer some common questions from actual gun owners who watched this training series.

Tim came to USCCA headquarters to visit with Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA. The two shared their own journeys as their families’ protectors in this special video segment.

Self-defense situations can take mere moments. But the aftermath can last a lifetime. Our panel will now examine the complex aftermath of a deadly force scenario.

Our panel of experts will review how to gain target isolation. They will then examine what happens with your body’s adrenal stress response during a self-defense situation. You will have to fight through increased stress and an elevated heart rate in a fight. All of this will make it more difficult for you to shoot accurately.

Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA, hosts this panel discussion of how to defeat an attack at home. Kevin Michalowski, Pete Bosquez and attorney Tom Grieve will analyze how Jerry performed in his scenarios before and after getting training.

We will see how Jerry handles a situation that escalates into a possible forced abduction. He will have to determine how to protect his family when faced with multiple unarmed aggressors. At what point will he see the threat as possibly deadly? How will he avoid harming members of his family when he responds?

Pete Bosquez and Kevin Michalowski will examine Jerry’s response to the attack. They will then walk Jerry through a series of drills to improve his accuracy and his ability to avoid hitting innocent bystanders.

Jerry is in his backyard celebrating his granddaughter’s birthday when the grandaughter’s ex-boyfriend shows up to confront her. The man is clearly intoxicated, and the granddaughter is not comfortable with his presence.

What happens after? You may have witnesses — all with different stories. And what about your own defense attorney?

This discussion will focus on what to expect after a self-defense encounter and how to plan ahead for a strong legal defense. We’ll analyze a host of legal and training questions.

In this next drill Kevin and Phil test your ability to move laterally while still shooting your firearm. Using laser ammo, we see how the movement changes your ability to hit your target. You can also use dry-fire training to follow along at home and practice firing your weapon safely.

Watch as the panel discusses how Phil responded initially to his fight or flight instincts. We’ll also practice drills using laser ammo to test your ability to move and shoot as you find cover. You’ll learn proper footwork while still putting rounds on target as you fight your body’s instincts.

Tim and Kevin dive into each move Phil made as he attempted to apply his training and evade his attackers during the scenario. This is not unlike a real-life self-defense situation. Every move will be analyzed by law enforcement, prosecutors, and your own legal defense. The legal implications are huge.

Scenario-based training was powerful for Phil as he tried to put his self-defense skills to practice. Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA has put together a panel of experts to analyze how Phil performed and provide a play-by-play analysis of each parking garage scenario.

Time to test Phil’s situational awareness and threat avoidance training. The Cooper Color Codes are a great tool to assess your own level of situational awareness, but sometimes you cannot avoid a threat and must escalate to deadly force. Watch now how Phil responds against multiple possible threats.

Phil failed to use situational awareness and froze when he faced an ambush from his attacker. This training segment will teach you how to:

• Use The Cooper Color Codes to improve your situational awareness.
• Use movement to “get off the X”
• Deter your attacker with strong verbal commands.

We put Heather back into the coffee shop with her sister for another version of this scenario-based training. She will have to decide when or if she is willing to draw her weapon and shoot. Will she attempt to escape? Or stay to protect an innocent bystander?

Heather’s scenario is a powerful example of how difficult it can be to shoot an attacker while protecting innocent bystanders. In this episode we’ll learn to:

• Use target identification, target acquisition and target isolation
• Overcome stress to shoot accurately
• Test your own accuracy
• Use tactics to stop the threat

This Proving Ground scenario simulates a sudden attack in a coffee shop. Our trainee, Heather, is out with her sister for coffee. She has to put her training to the test to defend herself, her sister and innocent bystanders when an armed robber gets desperate for cash.

The best gunfight is the one you avoid. But the first rule of a gunfight is don’t get shot. This scenario tests Mike’s ability to do both. Placed in the middle of a domestic argument that suddenly escalates Mike will have to decide when and how he will get involved.

In Mike’s training, aggressive attackers can cover 15 feet very quickly. There is little time to decide when to run or when to fight. This training segment will introduce you to the Tueller Drill. You will train to “get off the X” and get your holstered gun ready.

In this training scenario, we have our trainee Mike walk in on a crime in progress after a long day at work. We will add increased pressure to his scenarios with stress vests and by escalating the levels of violence he faces.

For this scenario, Brock will be at the park with his wife and baby. It is easy to assume you will be defending yourself when you train for a self-defense situation. But defending members of your own family adds a whole new level of complexity. We will review Brock’s performance at the end and identify key lifesaving lessons.

You can’t train for everything, but you can add variety to your training for a more flexible self-defense mindset. Kevin will review and provide training on the unexpected problems Brock encountered including:

• Handgun malfunctions
• Using the “slap, rack, roll” technique
• Creating and maintaining distance from attackers to prevent further attacks

Imagine just spending the day with your family in the park when something goes tragically wrong. Parks are challenging, they offer limited cover and concealment. In this episode of the Proving Grounds out trainee is placed in a park setting; and forced to navigate these challenges while de-escalating possible threats.

In this scenario, Bethany has to face two physically superior attackers asking her to give them money. In addition, she’ll also be accompanied by her daughter. Let’s see how she uses her new training: verbal commands, movement, point shooting, and improved knowledge about how to index her firearm.

Next, we are using UTM marking projectiles, allowing us to simulate realistic gunfire and test Bethany’s accuracy.

We’ll learn:

• How to index your firearm with your body
• How to get combat effective hits at short distances with point shooting
• How to draw your gun and move while engaging your target

In this episode of the Proving Ground we focus on how to defend yourself in the event you are alone in a confined space. For example, withdrawing money at an isolated ATM machine. Let’s see what happens when our trainee is cornered and trapped at this common criminal hotspot.

We reserved this portion of your training to answer some common questions we received from actual gun owners who watched this training series.

Dylan DeBoard’s true story starts with a strange person roaming his neighborhood and attempting to break into homes. When Dylan witnessed the same person assaulting a police officer in the street, he made the extraordinary decision to risk his own life to intervene.

Our panel will discuss what you should do to give yourself the best chance of survival when escaping. They will also discuss how the law can impact your decisions by examining duty to retreat laws, Castle Doctrine and “stand your ground” laws.

We will introduce you to a drill designed to help you pre-stage your firearm before a gunfight and how to effectively engage the target. Our panel will then tackle some questions from actual gun owners who watched Dawn’s training scenarios

Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA, hosts this panel to discuss how to make the mental shift from complacent citizen to vigilant protector. Kevin Michalowski, Amy Dillon and attorney Tom Grieve will analyze how Dawn performed in her scenarios before and after getting further training.

We increased the intensity for Dawn’s second scenario. This time we will see what happens when the clerk decides to defy the robber and refuses to turn over the cash. Armed with the training from Amy Dillon, Dawn will face a situation where she may have to actually fight her way out of the store to survive.

While Dawn did a good job of creating distance from the threat, she also may have missed an opportunity to escape. Under the stress of the attack, she made some critical mistakes that prevented her from getting to her gun quickly if the robber came after her.

For this scenario-based training, we gave Dawn a list of items to buy at a local gas station. Her challenge is to get those items and stay alert for possible threats as she moves around the aisles. We have also arranged for a mystery threat to strike at an unknown time while she is in the store.

We reserved this portion of your training to answer some common questions received from actual gun owners who watched this training series.

Our expert panel will discuss the challenges of surviving crowded places. We will then take you to a movie theater to explore how you can survive a mass shooter attack with limited exits. Kevin and Teddy will discuss exit strategies and how to pick the safest places to sit in a movie theater. They will cover some of the tools you can carry in a theater to give you an advantage and how they would respond to an attack.

Active shooters are looking for the easiest targets of opportunity to create the most carnage. That is why gun-free zones are prime targets. But even in a gun-free zone, you still have tools to fight back. So what improvised weapons are best to use against mass shooters?

Tim Schmidt, CEO and founder of the USCCA, hosts this panel to discuss how to defeat mass shooter attacks. Kevin Michalowski, Donna Anthony and attorney Tom Grieve will analyze how Teddy and the USCCA staff performed in their scenarios before and after training.

Training is one thing. Putting it into practice when the gunfight starts is another. The USCCA trained our office staff in the principles of “run, hide, fight.” We will now also remove the gun-free zone restrictions and arm some of the employees before the attack.

The mass shooter had free reign of the office while the unarmed staff remained helpless. Donna Anthony will train the team to be more proactive about survival. She will teach them to work as a team and take every opportunity to escape or actively resist the shooter.

This scenario will take place in a gun-free zone — an ordinary office in America. The participants do not know who the shooter is or when they will strike. Worse, they have not been trained to respond to the threat.