Cruel Hand Luke

I have Oct 6-7 open and Oct 14 before November. In November I have the 3rd, 17th and the 18th. Any of those workable? I'm hoping GottheGoods will pop in and let us know what works for him .

This one is getting closer.....This is the perfect opportunity to improve your shooting in Advanced Combat Pistol Marksmanship on Friday, explore using your firearm in an area we all spend time in with our Vehicle Gunfighting Fundamentals on Saturday , and on Sunday you'll work on operating and cooperating with others in Team Tactics Fundamentals. These are all 1 day stand alone classes. You can sign up for any and or all of them. There is a discount for signing up for more than 1 day. The 1 day price is $225. The multi day (2 or 3 days) is $200 per day.

TGO David, Mav and ChancesR, Thanks guys !!! I appreciate the kind words. I do my best to do good work and am honored that you guys would say so. Thank you.

Not exactly middle TN , but I do have a class coming up in 2 weeks in the Chattanooga area. It is our Defensive Pistol Skills class. More info can be found here in this thread........http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/46059-suarez-defensive-pistol-glock-armorer-chattanooga-area-aug-18-19/ The class has about 5 signed up so far so you'll get plenty of 1 on 1 coaching. I'm not joking when I say I'll help you to shoot better than you thought was possible.

Ka Bar TDI LE knife and spyderco Delica.

I'm definitely interested! The one day classes offer the student about 70% of a 2 day classes material for 50% the price and 50% the time. We offer 1 day pistol, shotgun, rifle, knife, Combatives, vehicle tactics, and team tactics classes.

Welcome from Ooltewah.

This one is getting closer, only about a month out. Here is a chance to get not only an excellent pistol class but also a glock armorer class the same weekend!

Suarez International High Intensity Weekend Chattanooga TN Sept 14-16 September is a great month for training and I'm offering 3 classes that you don't want to miss! We start with Advanced Combat Pistol Marksmanship. I'll help you take your marksmanship to the next level. Whether you are an accomplished competitive shooter or a novice I will make you a BETTER shooter. We will work on proactive problem solving and learn to place accurate fire from 1 to 100 yards. Friday Sept 14....... September 14, 2012 ADVANCED COMBAT PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP Chattanooga, Tennessee Instructor: Randy Harris Price $225 This class picks up where Combat Pistol Marksmanship leaves off and will train you to take longer and more difficult shots as well as using cover and the environment to assist in keeping you safe from incoming gunfire as well as aid your marksmanship. DURATION:1 day TIME:9:00AM to 5:00PM (CST) PREREQUISITES:NONE AMMUNITION:Approximately 200 rounds (Minimum) YOU NEED TO BRING:Spare clothing appropriate to the weather, lunch/snacks and water (minimum of 1 gallon per person) for the entire day, baseball or other style hat, sun screen, bug repellent, allergy medication (if needed), chair (if you have a problem with sitting on the ground, note taking paper/pen/pencil and a boo boo kit (band aids, gauze pads, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment and tape) REQUIREMENTS:Modern Defensive Pistol, Holster specifically made for that pistol and designed to be worn on the belt at the "strong side", 3 Magazines and One Magazine Pouch, A Belt of the same width as the belt loops for the holster and magazine pouches, Range Safety Gear (Eye protection and ear protection) For more info........http://www.suarezinternationalstore....anooga-tn.aspx Then on Saturday.......We all spend time in vehicles. Carjacking is a very real danger in urban areas. Finding yourself the victim , trapped in the driver's seat with no place to go is not the time to start thinking about how to deploy your weapon and use it. This class explores the tactics and techniques used when shooting in and around vehicles. September 15, 2012 VEHICLE GUNFIGHTING FUNDAMENTALS Chattanooga, Tennessee Instructor: Randy Harris Price $225 Most of us spend several hours in or around motor vehicles, yet very little time training how to fight in and around them. In this class you will learn how to do just that. We will cover everything from weapon access while seated, shooting from the car, as well as using the car itself as a barrier to attack and for cover. DURATION:1 days Time:9:00AM to 5:00PM (CST) PREREQUISITES:NONE AMMUNITION:PISTOL: Approximately 200 rounds (Minimum) YOU NEED TO BRING:Spare clothing appropriate to the weather, lunch/snacks and water (minimum of 1 gallon per person) for the entire day, baseball or other style hat, sun screen, bug repellent, allergy medication (if needed), chair (if you have a problem with sitting on the ground, note taking paper/pen/pencil and a boo boo kit (band aids, gauze pads, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment and tape) REQUIREMENTS:Modern Defensive Pistol, Holster specifically made for that pistol and designed to be worn on the belt at the "strong side", 3 Magazines and One Magazine Pouch, A Belt of the same width as the belt loops for the holster and magazine pouches, Range Safety Gear (Eye protection and ear protection) For more info......http://www.suarezinternationalstore....anooga-tn.aspx And then on Sunday.....We may not be in the military or on the SWAT team, but if you have a spouse, significant other, partner at work, then you might someday find yourself in a situation where you end up having to operate as a team. Even police in an active shooter scenario might get pulled into operating with other officers they have never met before. Having some team tactic fundamentals might go a long way in successfully solving your problem instead of simply being a couple of armed guys with no idea what to do.... September 16, 2012 TEAM TACTICS FUNDAMENTALS Chattanooga, Tennessee Instructor: Randy Harris This class is intended for husband-wife, father-son, patrol partners, or any pair of persons who spend time together. We will show the two person team how to operate as a cohesive team and mutually support each other in a gunfight. Students will learn basic two person team skills and their tactical applications via small lectures, dry and live fire work, and extended fire drills. To our knowledge, this material has never been taught outside of professional government funded schools. DURATION:1 Days TIME:9:00am to 5:00pm (CST) PREREQUISITES:NONE AMMUNITION: 200 Rounds Minimum YOU NEED TO BRING:Spare clothing appropriate to the weather, lunch/snacks and water (minimum of 1 gallon per person) for the entire day, baseball or other style hat, sun screen, bug repellent, allergy medication (if needed), chair (if you have a problem with sitting on the ground, note taking paper/pen/pencil and a boo boo kit (band aids, gauze pads, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment and tape) REQUIREMENTS:Modern Defensive Pistol, Holster specifically made for that pistol and designed to be worn on the belt at the "strong side", 3 Magazines and One Magazine Pouch, A Belt of the same width as the belt loops for the holster and magazine pouches, Range Safety Gear (Eye protection and ear protection) For more info..............http://www.suarezinternationalstore....anooga-tn.aspx

No worries.And no apologies necessary. Punching back is great and works most of the time. The problem is that when it is more than 1 assailant. Then you ARE in a lethal force situation that can go badly quickly. Especially if it is a 2 on 1 and it goes to the ground.... I'm not suggesting you stab people that just punch you....just like you can't just shoot people who punch you (unless there are circumstances that would make lethal force necessary). I have better than average Hand to Hand skills. But if 2 guys get a hold of you and it goes to the ground then you are in a BAD situation. Here is where the short knife makes getting out of that situation a lot easier. I carry a gun too. They work better at distance. But guns can be problematic when the BG at contact distance and is grappling with you. It is FAR easier for him to disarm a gun than a knife. The knife helps open the door to get out and then access your gun. I look at everything from a risk management standpoint. That is a product of experience and training. So that is my starting point in the discussion. I also get it that not everyone else does or is even interested in that. So everyone is free to make their own choices.

Thanks Mav. Mav has been in class and seen the WHY of the WHAT. It is not because I just think it is cool. It is from actually working this stuff against non cooperative opponents. And MAV, I won't cringe at you carrying a folder, as I go places (other states, foreign countries) where I can not carry a fixed blade. But if I CAN I will. It is THAT big a deal. And I do not have any illusions of fighting a knife duel. If I have to use a knife then it will be because I either do not have a gun on me, or I am tangled up with someone (or multiple someones) and the knife is the easiest tool to use to open up that clinch. I have no doubt anyone here can pull an assisted open folder very fast...as long as no one is putting real forward drive type pressure on them and as along as no one has tied them up in a clinch. There is a difference between pulling a folder standing upright with no one applying pressure to you and doing it with an adrenaline dump while someone is trying to cave your head in. Add someone trying to hit you , stab you or whatever, and move from standing to tangled up with someone on the ground, and suddenly the pocket carried folder suddenly becomes a lot less of a sure thing. In these situations pulling a blade from a belt is exponentially easier than pulling it from a pocket....especially if you are having to access it with the other hand. So if you have never tried to access your folder with someone punching you (for real, not playing "patty cake") or with someone trying to keep you from deploying the knife, then you probably do not have a real contextual basis for what I'm talking about.

Thanks for the kind words Gotthegoods. Like I said in class, adults don't learn by being yelled at or by being talked down to. And I'm not the kind of guy who makes himself feel better by making others feel bad. That is just not me. I'm confident from what I can do...and have done....not from who I can make feel bad. If my mission were to make ME feel superior then I guess yelling at and making fun of the students would be the right thing to do. As my mission is to make YOU better, there is nothing to be gained by making you nervous or embarrassed. The hard part is convincing guys who have "been around guns their whole life" to come to class. I have been around electricity my whole life....that does not make me an electrician. And many people think that simply owning a gun makes them competent and prepared to defend themselves and their loved ones in a life threatening situation. Yet one guy in particular in class who has been a lifelong shooter and even a soldier in the 82nd Airborne said he didn't realize just how much he did not know. So sometimes it is hard to get people to take the leap of faith and sign up for class. But those that did were all asking when the next one will be. As to the gear folks used, a class like this is an excellent place to see just how well your gear and the way you set it up works in more real world type situatons. This is especially so when you use that same gear from concealment. So I look at the class as a "gear lab" where you can see whether your setup really works well for you or not. I have personal preferences, but we don't make fun of you if you don't use the same gear we do. We are not all the same and do not all have the same lifestyle or wardrobe and I'm down to earth enought to recognize that and not force MY solutions on you if they are not appropriate for you. I really enjoyed teaching this class and working with this group. It was a pretty diverse group and I think everyone benefitted not only from the class material, but from interacting with the other students. Looking forward to the next one!

We talked about maybe fall or spring....sometime just a bit cooler... I'll talk to the host in the next day or so and see what his plans are.

Thanks guys. I really enjoyed this class and am looking forward to the next time we can get together there in Knoxville. I tried to get the pics from class to post here but am having no luck so here is a link where you can view some of them and some other reviews......http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?100374-CRG-with-Randy-Harris-23-24-June-2012-(Knoxville)&p=1386040#post1386040

Yes. I have carried a small fixed blade pretty much daily since 2005. I carry a spyderco Delica folder in my pocket (utility knife that does not scare people) and either a TDI LE knife, Cold Steel Braveheart, or a Clinch Pick on my belt. Mostly been rolling with the TDI lately. I also have "trainer" versions of each to actually use in training against resisting opponents. Against a resisting opponent, there is no question a small fixed blade on the belt is much easier to access than any knife in the pocket.

Really? Can't think of ANY situation where having a knife located on your belt that does not have to be opened is useful? Really? ANY situation where you need a knife QUICKLY. ANY situation where you only have 1 hand available to access the knife ANY situation where you only have your non dominant hand available to access the knife. A centerline carried small fixed blade is EXPONENTIALLY easier to access in a hurry than ANY folding knife. Whether we are needing it NOW to cut a seat belt or needing it NOW to cut our way out of a 2 on 1 clinch, the the small fixed blade carried on the belt in front of the body is going to be easier to access with either hand and make functional (since it does not have to be opened) than ANY folder carried in a pocket.

Reminder! For those who are looking for a class that will get you started RIGHT, that is focused on teaching you to fight with a pistol not just target shoot, that covers a wide range of topics from dealing with unknown people who approach you on the street,to getting better position BEFORE the fight starts, to building a smooth efficient directional drawstroke, to robust and simple manipulations of the pistol and simplified malfunction clearance, shooting under stress and how to use your body's natural reaction to stress to your advantage, what to do (and not do) and say (and NOT say) after the shooting, this is the class for you. It is listed as our "basic" class because it is intended as the first class. But it is anything but "basic". Many "basic " classes are merely "safety and marksmanship" classes. This class is the foundation and core skills of fighting with a pistol and the entire class is run from the context of reacting to violent assault.....not shooting a bullseye match. A lot of effort went into creating this class to get the new shooter (and the experienced) familiarized with REAL criminal assault and how to deal with that problem. And it does not look at all like an IDPA match. We also are offering the glock armorer class so you glock owners who want to know everything you need to know about disassembly, reassembly, detail stripping, parts replacement and modifications can attend both at a discounted rate. Looking forward to getting people started out on the right path.

Just a few days to go ! We still have some spots available for this one. Looking forward to an EXCELLENT weekend!

The AR15 week is coming up right around the corner. How better to spend July 4th week than learning to fight with the AMERICAN service rifle? Looking forward to it!

I knew Paul. Trained with him several times as fellow students and as a student in various symposiums and tactical conferences, classes taught by himself, and classes he co instructed with Ian Mcdivett (tac med) and with Southnarc (knife, MUC , ECQC, Saps and Blackjacks) and he was a student in my presentation at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. Paul was a WEALTH of knowledge, a deep thinker and always thought outside the box, never taking anything just at face value. I am a better instructor (and person) having known him. RIP Paul.

Last minute reminder! This one is coming up in 2 weeks. Looking forward to bringing GUNFIGHTING (not just "shooting") to Knoxville. Hope to see you there!

HERE IT IS! The one you've been waiting for. The class that ties it all together..... from empty hand to ground work, knife defense, disarms, weapon retention, in fight weapon access, fighting in a clinch, accessing weapons in a clinch, how to get better position, point shooting, shooting on the move, shooting from the ground,shooting while getting up, shooting weak handed, shooting through clothing, this class is THE class you want if you realisticly expect to be dealing reactively to hands on problems. A good many gunfights start as hand to hand struggles (ask George Zimmerman). This class covers the whole spectrum of skills to prevail in a weapons based environment when the fight starts with you being empty handed and reacting to a threat. July 28-29, 2012 0 TO 5 FT: PISTOL GUNFIGHTING Louisville, Kentucky Instructor: Randy Harris Price $450 This revolutionary class focuses on integrating the pistol into the fight at zero to five feet. This is what some trainers call "The Hole" and their entire perspective is to "Get Out Of The Hole". We don't worry about "getting out of the hole" because the reality of it is that you won't. Instead, we get comfortable in there...we set up a nice cozy camp there and learn to thrive where other men fear to walk. We make the other guy want to get out of the hole he finds himself in as we start to rip his head right off his shoulders. This will be a very thorough study on how to prevail and not get killed at this distance interval. We will do a great deal of technical work to ingrain the correct skills and then work them extensively via force on force exercises. You have never seen training and information like this before. While I do want to make sure guys are in reasonable condition to handle this, you don't need to be a hard core athlete to do this. We will play hard. . . . but within reason for the attendees we normally have in class. SOME TOPICS: Dealing against the drawn gun. What are all the options? We will look at everything from running away, to drawing and killing him, stabbing him with a knife, to disarming him and shooting him with his own gun. Dealing against the drawn knife. Both from "hold up" type situations to actual attacks. You will deal with them with the gun in hand (this one is really cool), and with empty hands, leading into a draw and shots as part of the fight. Dealing with a fight in hallways, elevators, phone booths and cars. All empty handed, and with one leading to the other. Dealing with more than one bad guy. How to position and maneuver to deny them the advantage, as well as how to immediately escalate and take them out. The combined use of various tools such as knife and gun, knife and light, light and gun, gun and stick. Not only the how, but the why as well. These and other topics will make this one of the hottest classes available to civilian operators. This course requires prior attendance at an intermediate level Suarez International Pistol class. DURATION:2 days TIME:9:00AM to 5:00PM PREREQUISITES:Students must be in reasonable physical condition and have attended a Suarez International Intermediate pistol class AMMUNITION:Approximately 250 rounds (Minimum) and 400 (Minimum) good quality biodegradable pellets. NO STEEL PELLETS YOU NEED TO BRING:Spare clothing appropriate to the weather, lunch/snacks and water (minimum of 1 gallon per person) for the entire day, baseball or other style hat, sun screen, bug repellent, allergy medication (if needed), chair (if you have a problem with sitting on the ground, note taking paper/pen/pencil and a boo boo kit (band aids, gauze pads, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment and tape) REQUIREMENTS:Pistol, holster, at least two magazines, and the usual range safety gear (ear and eye protection). Bring an airsoft pistol with the necessary gear (pellets, facemask, etc. - all of it is available athttp://www.onesourcetactical.com) LOCATION:Knob Creek Range 690 Ritchey Lane West Point, KY 40177 502-819-8515 Web: http://www.machinegunshoot.com/ World famous Knob Creek Range! For more info and to sign up.....http://www.suarezinternationalstore.com/july28-2012-zero-to-five-feet-pistol-gunfighting-louisville-ky.aspx

Welcome from another Ooltewah resident!

Who is building it for you? I have one built by Jim Fuller (Rifle Dynamics) and it is NICE.

This one is about 2 weeks out. Still time to get signed up for a class that will take both your REACTIVE shooting skills (React to danger, get off the X , get your gun out and get quick hits on target) and PROACTIVE shooting skills (getting to more stable position or cover and then using sights and trigger control to place accurate fight ending hits to vital zones from zero to 100 yards) to make you a complete shooter. Whether dealing with a criminal assault on the street where you are the target of the attack or dealing with a situation where you are not the initial target but you decide to step in and save a life by using super accurate fire from a distance, this class will polish those skills. Look forward to seeing you there.