Instructor Certifications
Credentials
We have delivered over 700 instructor certifications to individuals from all walks of life and all branches of service. Training options include active-shooter to Force-on-Force. We are NRA and USCCA Training Counselors, as well as certified Simunition™ Scenario Instructors and UTM certified. We have the equipment and resources to handle any businesses--from small shops to large churches to help you prepare you for the worst. Take your skills from soft-wired to hard-wired with these credentials:
NRA – NRA Instructor Training Courses help you develop the additional knowledge, skills and techniques needed to organize and teach courses in the NRA Basic Firearm Training Program. Knowing how to shoot and how to teach others how to shoot can be two different skills.
SAFE N SECURE DEFENSIVE PISTOL & SHOTGUN – This Defensive Instructor Credential is accessible to any NRA Certified Pistol Instructor who wishes to teach defensive pistol or shotgun to civilians for the purpose of self-protection. This course encompasses basic practical shooting techniques such as drawing from a holster, shooting on the move and various positions, light disciplines, and carjacking defensive.
USCCA (US CONCEALED CARRY ASSOCIATION) BASIC & INSTRUCTOR TRAINING –For those who desire to teach Concealed Carry and Home Defense courses the USCCA instructor program enables you to effectively teach the responsible, safe, and effective use of self-defense firearms in accordance with state and federal law.
KODIAK LIFE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTRUCTOR – Florida Martial Arts Hall-of-Famer and Founder of the Kodiak Life Protection System, Keith Foskey, offers an opportunity for instructor certification in Kodiak Life Protection Systems. The Basic Combative Instructor program is an intensive course is designed to provide all the necessary training and material to teach two basic personal protection courses (an one-hour seminar, and a three-hour "hands-on" course). This program is endorsed by the National College of Martial Arts, Shinja Martial Arts University and the Original European Jujitsu Union.
From the Founder
A registered bodyguard since 1994 with previous experience across three continents, our founder and Officer In Charge (OIC), Bernard Martinage, is not only an NRA Training Counselor but also a Certified Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor credentialled to teach the law as it relates to the use of deadly force, private property and other relevant topics for Amelia residents. Having lived in third-world countries, from Africa to south America, and also eastern Europe countries, Bernard has prime experience in the development of preparedness plans. Bernard is also the author of “The American Security Guard” which is used by over 300 State-Licensed Security Guard Schools across eight States and three Countries.