Class: Protector 1
Instructor: Tim Kennedy and Staff
When: April 14th 2023 - 4/16 / 2023
Where: Sheepdog Response HQ in Austin TX
Requirements: No Prerequisites
Course Description, agenda, and packing list can all be found on SDR's site: Protector 1
Intro: I've been a shooter for quite some time and spent a good portion of the last 10 years as a senior firearms instructor for a very large school in the US. I've instructed everything from basic pistol to advanced tactics and defensive rifle.
As they say sometimes an Instructor, Always a student.
So with that in mind I headed down to Sheepdog Response for a fun 3 days.
Here's my AAR
Day 1: Classroom for 3 hours.
topics covered included
Color Code of Mental Awareness
OODA Loop
Observe
Orient
Decie
Act
Action: First you need the right mindset. it's not always just about fighting.
Make time to train! Mentally and physically
Write a schedule. Own it.
Physical Fitness - know your limits but do not be afraid to push your perceived limitations
Proficiency Training
Class Make-up: Primarily men (as expected)
5 women in the course, only one was there with a spouse. Approximately 35 students.
Director of Training asked each student to talk about themselves and why they chose to take this course. Majority of students were fairly new to training, common answers around wanting to be able to protect family. Some had never used a firearm before, some had never trained BJJ.
Good make-up of students, ages, and experience.
Youngest 16 (was there with his dad)
Oldest: probably late 50's, early 60's.
Instructor: Tim Kennedy and Staff
When: April 14th 2023 - 4/16 / 2023
Where: Sheepdog Response HQ in Austin TX
Requirements: No Prerequisites
Course Description, agenda, and packing list can all be found on SDR's site: Protector 1
Intro: I've been a shooter for quite some time and spent a good portion of the last 10 years as a senior firearms instructor for a very large school in the US. I've instructed everything from basic pistol to advanced tactics and defensive rifle.
As they say sometimes an Instructor, Always a student.
So with that in mind I headed down to Sheepdog Response for a fun 3 days.
Here's my AAR
Day 1: Classroom for 3 hours.
topics covered included
- Situational Awareness: Monkey business illusion
- Awareness and surroundings
- Global - have slight impact on you
- Regional - could have some impact on you
- intermediate - could have heavy impacts
- Near - heavy and immediate impact
- Observations
- Cover
- Obstacles
- Key Terrain
- Avenues of Approach
Color Code of Mental Awareness
- White - where most untrained people are.
- Yellow - where you should strive to be. Aware, not paranoid
- Orange - Potential threat, Unsure, need more information to PID
- Red - Specific threat. You must have drawn a line in the sand by now. If this, then then moment. Have a plan and be ready
- Black - The Fight.
OODA Loop
Observe
Orient
Decie
Act
Action: First you need the right mindset. it's not always just about fighting.
Make time to train! Mentally and physically
Write a schedule. Own it.
Physical Fitness - know your limits but do not be afraid to push your perceived limitations
Proficiency Training
- Firearms
- Non Lethal
- Martial Arts
Class Make-up: Primarily men (as expected)
5 women in the course, only one was there with a spouse. Approximately 35 students.
Director of Training asked each student to talk about themselves and why they chose to take this course. Majority of students were fairly new to training, common answers around wanting to be able to protect family. Some had never used a firearm before, some had never trained BJJ.
Good make-up of students, ages, and experience.
Youngest 16 (was there with his dad)
Oldest: probably late 50's, early 60's.