Florida Firearms Training


Special Events
Long Range Rifle Immersion Level One at Okeechobee Shooting Sports
June 22-23, 2020 *FULL - Wait List Available*
August 17-18, 2020 *New Date - Space Available*

Our Long Range Immersion Courses have quickly become among our most popular, selling out months in advance. This course will be invaluable to anyone who wants to experience the satisfaction of long range precision marksmanship. It is specifically designed around the needs of shooters (both new and old) that are interested in learning the fundamental skills for shooting accurately out to 500 yards whether for hunting or sport. Course intent is to cover the techniques required to achieve first round hits out to 500 yards.



Ladies Only Handgun Introduction

Sat June 27, 2020 at American Police Hall of Fame, Titusville
Mon July 6, 2020 at Palm Beach Shooting Center, Lake Worth
Tue July 21, 2020 at Gun World of South Florida, Deerfield Beach

Ladies Handgun Course
This 4 Hour class is designed to teach the student the basic knowledge and attitudes necessary for selecting owning and using the pistol of their choice safely and effectively. Topics covered include: Safe gun handling, weapon selection, firearm nomenclature and manipulation, ammunition options and applications, storage & maintenance, fundamentals of pistol shooting including, grip options, stance options, sighting fundamentals, trigger control. This course also meets the requirements for the State of Florida safety course to obtain a concealed weapons permit. 

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Long Range Rifle Skills Development at Okeechobee Shooting Sports 
June 29, 2020 *FULL - Wait List Available*
This is a four hour coaching session for current or past long range FFT students that would like the opportunity to work on their 0-500 yard skills. It is not a course with a pre-set curriculum, rather a long range skills practice session. It is a chance to shoot out to 500 yards under the guidance of an FFT long range instructor working on your specific areas of concern.

Pepper Spray Training at Gun World of South Florida
 June 29, 2020

Not every self-defense situation demands a lethal response and carrying a firearm is not always an option. Pepper Spray allows the user to deal with and respond to aggression quickly and at a safe distance, in a non-lethal way with very little effort. This class will be a combination of classroom instruction and practical exercises. The course goal is to teach you about chemical spray, correct use and limitations so you may be as successful as possible should you ever need to use the weapon.



Point Shooting Clinic
July 11, 2020 at Okeechobee Shooting Sports *FULL - Wait List Available*
This specific class focuses on realistic range gun-fighting, using quick accurate hits with both two and one-handed shooting techniques. This class will prepare you for up close engagements, focusing on combative accuracy and the reality of defensive gun fights. This is a Special Event Offering with limited availability. Don't miss out!
 
Long Range Rifle Immersion Level Two
at Okeechobee Shooting Sports

July 20-21, 2020

Long Range Rifle StudentsThis course is for experienced rifle shooters that want to push their individual abilities with a precision rifle in varying conditions and  environments. It has application to many different aspects of marksmanship including competition, hunting, and military/law enforcement. Anyone interested in placing precision fire on point targets at or near the maximum effective range of their rifle will learn the art and science involved in doing so in this course. Students that complete the course will have a proficiency in handling a firearm under stress conditions, advanced marksmanship fundamentals, and a combined knowledge of their personal capabilities with their equipment. Click Here for Full Course Description. Space limited to 8 students, so Register Early. 
Night Fight Pistol Training at Okeechobee Shooting Sports -
July 18, 2020 *FULL - Wait List Available*

Most gunfights happen in the dark, at night, in a home or a parking lot. This course will be held in complete darkness to try to simulate those conditions. You will test your equipment and skill set to see if they are prepared for such fights. Students will be taught to use flash lights, ambient light, police flashing lights etc. to identify and engage threats. This is a pistol / carbine / shotgun course. Bring the firearm that you would expect to be using for defense at night, whether this may be at home or on the job as law enforcement. 


For a full course description and equipment list, click here. Space is VERY limited and this class is only held 2-3 times per year.

Practical Self-Defense: A Counter-Blade Concepts, Practical Unarmed Combatives, and Counter-Gun Concepts Skills Course with Michael Janich
August 15-16, 2020
Developed specifically for Florida Firearms Training, the customized curriculum Janich will present is designed to provide a simple, integrated skills set that enables you to defend yourself effectively with weapons, with improvised weapons like tactical pens and flashlights, and with environmental weapons of opportunity. It will also teach you how to combine these skills with your shooting tactics to "earn your draw" and seamlessly transition from contact-distance striking to use of a firearm.


 Finally, Janich will present selected elements of his Counter-Gun Concepts system of disarming attackers armed with firearms.

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Home Defense Room Clearing Course
August 29-30, 2020 
*FULL - Wait List Available*


Every day civilians obtain firearms for personal protection inside the home, yet rarely do they have the opportunity to train in such an environment. Students will learn how to best negotiate hallways, doorways, large rooms, small rooms, dark rooms, and familiar and unfamiliar rooms / buildings. We will teach you to fight in a confined space, with an elevated heart rate and in high-stress situations under the guidance of professional instructors. The class will be taught in a purpose-built shoot house and participants will use airsoft weapons in force-on-force scenarios against live adversaries. Students will be required to make ongoing decisions while under stress. 
Ladies Advanced Handgun Course

   Ladies Only Advanced Concealed Carry 
Course 

September 26, 2020 at Okeechobee Shooting Sports, Okeechobee

November 8, 2020
at Gun World of South Florida, Deerfield Beach

This Pistol Course is a Next Step for the Female Concealed Weapons License Holder seeking further training. Topics include Female-specific concealed carry options, firearm and ammunition selection, realistic ranges, grip, drawing from concealed carry, and drawing from and shooting through a handbag. The course also includes an introduction to firearms retention techniques, close-quarter shooting, pre-fight and post-fight issues.



Tactical Drills Day at Okeechobee Shooting Sports - 
Sunday, September 27, 2020

Want to shoot your pistol, shotgun or carbine in a realistic, fun and safe environment? Fed up with just paper punching at a static range? Want to shoot while moving? Well look no more! Our instructors will select key training skill sets and create multiple drills designed to practice those skills. This is a Skills Practice Day, not a Course. This event is designed for current FFT students to practice their skills from previous training between classes. However, we welcome new participants who are proficient with their chosen firearms. Those who have not taken a class from FFT in the last 18 months may attend Tactical Drills Day up to 2 times.


 3-Day Pistol Immersion Level One Course - October 2-4, 2020
at Okeechobee Shooting Sports 

This 3-Day Immersion Course takes the student through Levels One and Two of our Advanced Defense Handgun curriculum in an extended format allowing for more repetition of drills while learning to shoot under stress. Through repetition, skills and abilities will be established and honed. Progression is based on a building block concept to a level where learned skills become instinctive. This class is offered 2-3 times per year.  Click Here for Full Details.
             
Defensive Carbine Immersion Course 
at Okeechobee Shooting Sports 
October 10-11, 2020 *FULL - Wait List Available*
This 2-Day Immersion picks up where our one day Advanced Defensive Carbine Course ends with new skills practiced using repetition of drills while learning to shoot under stress. Focus will be on Drills and Techniques most commonly accepted for Fighting with a Rifle, as well as some less common techniques that we believe invaluable in an urban fighting environment. Students will develop skills that increase their speed, accuracy and confidence with a carbine. 







Hog Hunting School
in Okeechobee, Florida
November 7-8, 2020
With a Day of Training and Preparation followed by a Day of Hunting, this course is designed to allow you to experience the thrill of a real Wild Boar Hunt, while maximizing your chance of taking home the bacon in a safe, fun and humane way.



3-Day Pistol Immersion Level Two Course 
November 13-15, 2020 at Okeechobee Shooting Sports
This 3-Day Immersion Course takes the student through Levels 3 and 4 of our Advanced Defense Handgun curriculum in an extended format allowing for more repetition of advanced pistol fighting systems techniques. Here we are focused specifically teaching systems that cannot normally be taught in traditional square box ranges. We also go into some unconventional gun fighting techniques in a scenario based training environments. Topics covered include: Dynamic movement, improvised shooting positions, such as shooting from on your back, in or around a car, at a table, non-dominate hand shooting, multiple assailant techniques, fighting from the ground, hostage scenarios, fighting your way to the pistol and more.  You will shoot under a variety of scenarios and stress conditions. This class is offered twice a year. 

Bullets and Cars Course at Okeechobee Shooting Sports
- November 21-22, 2020

How much time do you spend travelling in your car? Statistically most gun fights occur moving from or to a vehicle. So, we thought it made sense to create a Two Day Course that really teaches the REALITY of fighting with a pistol IN, FROM, and THROUGH vehicles. Join us for one of the only LIVE FIRE Vehicle Courses publicly available in the country.  Yes, you really will get to shoot cars! This course is only offered twice each year. Don't miss your chance! Several Hollywood myths will be dispelled as we examine the Ballistic Effects of Various Rounds on Vehicle Glass, Body Panels, and Engine Blocks.

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This class is specifically created for Concealed Carry Permit Holders, Law Enforcement and 
Security Personnel who carry firearms in and around their vehicle. 
Force on Force Scenario Training at Okeechobee Shooting Sports
December 5-6, 2020 *FULL - Wait List Available*
So you've taken lots of training. You're ready for your "real" gun fight, right? Well, here is a Two Day Class where you can use Airsoft Pistols to truly put those theories, skills and training to the test. This is one of our most talked about classes from past students including many Law Enforcement Officers. It is a real eye opener and thought provoking. Students will run through multiple Real-Life Force-on-Force Scenarios to practice and challenge their Real-Time Deadly Force Decision Making and Practical Firearms Skills. 

Long Range Rifle Immersion
Level Three 
Next Date TBA
Anyone can hold tight groups at 100 yards, but pushing targets out to 800, 900 and 1000 yards, while shooting from realistic positions will truly test your equipment and skills. This course is designed for you to discover what you, along with your weapon system, are truly capable of. Picking up where we left off at the LRI-2, students will get to dope their guns out to 1000 yards, in 100 yard increments. 







Practical Self-Defense with Knives: The Martial Blade Concepts Skills Course featuring Michael Janich
Next Date TBA

Martial Blade Concepts (MBC) is an edged-weapon system specifically designed to meet the needs of today’s concerned citizen and armed professional. Based on Michael Janich’s extensive analysis of the Filipino martial arts and many other systems, MBC takes combat-proven tactics and adapts them to modern tools, threats, and legal concerns. The result is a practical, easy-to-learn system that is ideally suited to modern self-defense. 

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Tac Med EDC by Lone Star Medics
in Okeechobee - Next Date TBA
This course is specifically designed to teach the legally armed civilian or the armed professional, how to identify and treat immediate life-threatening injuries as a result of a violent attack.  Most EMS agencies’ policies for responding to violent calls or events require all responding units to stage at a safe location, far enough away from danger so that the police can secure the scene first.  During that time you will need to employ the tactical medical skills learned in this course in order to increase your chances of survival. 



Team Tactics
Next Date TBA at Okeechobee Shooting Sports
This Pistol Course applies to any two-person team that may encounter a deadly force scenario together such as a husband and wife, housemates or a security team. Functioning as a cohesive team under deadly force threat is something that must be planned and practiced. Situations addressed include moving through and around buildings, dealing with a home invasion, and active shooter environments.
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