Reactive Pistol Concepts with Dr. William Aprill

Mushin is pleased to welcome William Aprill of Aprill Risk Consulting and his Reactive Pistol Concepts course.

Mushin attendees are being offered a significantly discounted price by Dr. Aprill of only $150.

Class size is limited to 15. Spots will fill quickly, so message us today to secure yours with a payment via cash, check, or PayPal and to receive directions. Be sure to also check out Day 1 (September 21st) with William: Unthinkable: Concepts and Techniques for the Gravest Extreme.

Reactive Pistol Concepts:

Shooting and Fighting with a Handgun In The World’s Time

0830-0900 Introductions

Housekeeping

Safety/Medical Brief

0900-1030 Livefire Block 1

Break

1045-1215 Livefire Block 2

1215-1300 Livefire Testing

1300-1330 LUNCH

1330-1500 Livefire Block 3

Break

1545-1700 Livefire Block 4

1700-1715 Debrief

Reactive Pistol Concepts is a 1-day course designed to introduce defensive shooting practitioners to a method of shooting that will allow for effective, fight-stopping hits at speeds that were previously not thought possible.

In a collaborative and supportive environment, attendees will undertake a variety of structured exercises designed to increase speed and accuracy, demonstrate individual effectiveness, and identify limitations and issues for further improvement. All shooting will take place at ranges simulating the parameters of actual violent encounters, and attendees are not required to be “expert” shooters prior to the course.

The only non-negotiable demand of students is that they

HANDLE ALL GUNS SAFELY AT ALL TIMES.

Each attendee will leave the course with both electronic and physical copies of the targets used for the course as well as instructions for future use in individual skill-building.

Topics covered will include:

Universal Safe Gun Handling Rules

Reactive Shooting vs. Precision Shooting, and why

Target-based training methods

Accurate speed shooting

Shooting in tempo

Effective recoil control

Dominant & Support hand-only shooting, and the rationale for it

Firing from awkward positions

Firing while moving

Threat Discrimination

Tactics for dealing with multiple threats and “no-shoots” in the environment

Stress Inoculation

…and much more.

There will be a testing period involving a relatively brief but demanding course of fire focused on meeting qualification standards and resolving scenarios based on actual incidents, all conducted with concealed-carry handguns and related support gear. A record of student performance will be provided to add to permanent history of competence.

Gear List Requirements:

1 Willingness to learn and courage to try

2 Safe gun handling and commitment to work at one’s own safe speed

3 Pistol that works (2 is better)

3 Quality holster and sturdy belt

4 At least 4 pistol magazines (more is better)

6 Magazine carrier (we recommend single mag carriers)

7 Seasonally-appropriate clothing, including a brimmed hat

8 Shooting-rated eye protection

9 Ear protection, electronic preferred

10 Closed toe sneakers or boots

11 Sun block

12 Pen & Notepad

13 Hydration bladder or gallon of water

14 750-1000 rounds of reliable ammunition (though you may not use it all)

15 UPLULA magazine loading tool (your thumbs will thank you!)

16 A dark colored tee shirt that will be destroyed by gunfire