Our Core Training Programs

At Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting. We offer specialized programs built on realistic skills and combat-tested experience. Our small class sizes ensure personal attention, guiding you to master crucial abilities for any situation. Choose the path that empowers you.

Unlock Your Potential: Our Training Programs

Discover Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting's comprehensive programs designed to enhance your tactical, self-defense, security, and emergency preparedness skills. Whether you're an everyday citizen or an advanced operator, we have a program tailored for you. Start your journey towards greater confidence and capability today.

Program For Every Citizen

Designed for everyday citizens, this program covers essential skills like basic stop the bleed & control the bleed, foundational firearms for pistol, rifle, & shotgun, situational awareness, behavioral or emotional intelligence, environmental intelligence, church safety & security, mass casualty incident & triage, land navigation, home defense, and emergency communications. Improve your survivability and protect your loved ones.

The guardian program is for anyone and everyone wanting to improve their skills and survivability for themselves, their families, and their communities during an emergency or disaster. We empower you with practical knowledge for real-world situations.

Advanced Skills For Citizen Operators/Commandos

The Civilian Commando Program is for those individuals that want to take their skills to the next level in tactics, training, and operations. This program does require prerequisites from credible sources, ensuring a high level of dedication and prior foundational knowledge.

For individuals seeking to elevate their tactical proficiency, this program focuses on intermediate and advanced gunfighting, mid & long-range shooting, reconnaissance, tactical movements & maneuvers, team-based close quarters defense, night operations, and vehicle operations. Prerequisite from credible sources required.

Contact us to verify eligibility.

Ghost Intelligence Training

Intelligence training for civilians focuses on gathering, analyzing, and using human-derived information for security, corporate, or investigative purposes, covering skills like questioning methods, awareness, deception detection, body language, Reconnaissance, surveillance, behavioral intelligence, and much more. We teach you how to see what others miss and give you the basic understanding and introduction into the clock and dagger world.

In an era of asymmetric threats and rapidly evolving security landscapes, traditional security measures are no longer enough. The Ghost Program is an elite, multi-disciplinary training curriculum designed by Venom Tactical Techniques Training & Consulting LLC.

This program bridges the gap between raw tactical skill and high-level intelligence tradecraft. It is engineered for security professionals, corporate protection details, and high-net-worth individuals who require advanced operational awareness and self-preservation strategies in hostile or unpredictable environments.

 

Protecting The Congregation

We understand that church security cannot look like a military checkpoint. Our instructors have extensive real-world backgrounds in tactical operations, but we approach house of worship training with a strict emphasis on legal liability, high discretion, and respect for the church’s spiritual mission.

We don't just teach your team how to fight; we teach them when to act, how to de-escalate, and how to protect the flock with humility and unyielding resolve.

The modern house of worship faces a unique and delicate challenge: maintaining an open, welcoming environment for the community while robustly protecting the congregation from evolving security threats.

The Sheepdog Program is a specialized, tier-based training curriculum designed specifically for church leadership, staff, and volunteer security teams. Rooted in the philosophy that a protector must be both highly capable and deeply compassionate, this program bridges the gap between tactical proficiency and ministry-focused security. We don't turn your church into a fortress; we empower your people to become vigilant protectors.

Anti-Venom Medic Program

The Anti-Venom Medic Training Program is a specialized, intensive curriculum designed to equip everyday citizens, security teams, advanced tactical operators, or individuals who want to hyper focus on medical training with the definitive field protocols required to manage life sustaining skills before definitive care is available.

​The Anti-Venom Medic Training Program is Venom Tactical Techniques Training and Consulting’s premier tactical medical (TacMed) curriculum. Designed to bridge the gap between static first-aid and dynamic, high-stress field medicine, this course equips you with the life-saving skills needed to combat the ultimate threat: preventable death from trauma and environmental emergencies.

​Whether you are responding to a critical injury on the range, a mass casualty incident in your community, or a venomous encounter in the backcountry, this program provides the definitive antidote to panic and trauma.

Samurai Survival & Self-defense Fighting & Combatives Program

​The Samurai Survival & Self-defense Fighting Tactics program bridges traditional martial arts principles with modern close-quarters combat (CQC). Designed for both everyday citizens and defensive professionals, this course strips away sport-oriented fighting and replaces it with reality-based survival tactics engineered for asymmetrical violence, sudden ambush, and high-stress encounters.

​Rooted in martial efficiency with Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, and tactical adaptability, Samurai trains students to protect themselves and others when distance collapses, weapons fail, or lethal force options are inaccessible.

The SAMURAI program is the flagship empty-hand and integrated weapons defense system developed by Venom Tactical Techniques Training and Consulting LLC. Modern violent encounters do not adhere to ring rules, weight classes, or polite distance. SAMURAI fuses the functional leverage of traditional and modern martial disciplines with reality-based tactical weapons integration, building a complete spectrum of survival from zero-distance entanglements to lethal-force application. Modern self-defense requires seamless transitions between empty hands and tools. SAMURAI bridges martial arts and firearms manipulation where traditional range training stops.

​By synthesizing the devastating flow of Filipino Kali, the disruptive balance breaks of Judo, the positional control and ground survivability of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), and the direct, non-telegraphic speed of Jeet Kune Do (JKD), this curriculum equips students to dominate lethal and non-lethal threats under extreme adrenaline spikes.

​Foundational Disciplines & Integration:

  • ​Filipino Kali (Edge & Impact Dynamics): Teaches angle awareness, limb-destructions, bio-mechanical cutting concepts, and weapon manipulation. Students master defense against sudden blade attacks, weapon redirection, and the offensive use of improvised or edged defensive tools.
  • ​Jeet Kune Do (Interception & Direct Striking): Emphasizes Bruce Lee’s philosophy of using no way as way—striking the nearest target with the nearest weapon, intercepting incoming attacks mid-motion, and explosive entry techniques that close the reactionary gap instantly.
  • ​Judo (Grip Breaking, Off-Balancing & Throws): Focuses on kuzushi (unbalancing an opponent), aggressive grip-breaking, inside pivots, and high-impact trips and throws designed to slam an attacker into concrete while keeping you on your feet.
  • ​Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Anti-Grappling & Ground Survival): Stripped of sport-oriented maneuvers, this segment concentrates on high-percentage framing, guard recovery, choke counters, joint locks, and rapid tactical stand-ups when dragged to the ground in a hostile environment.

​Tactical Weapon Integration: 

  • ​In-Holster & Drawn Weapon Retention: Neutralize grab attempts against holstered or drawn duty and concealed carry handguns. Training covers base establishment, frame-locking the firearm into the body, and rapid rotational clearing.
  • ​Extreme Close-Quarters Shooting (ECQS): Fighting off weapon-grab attempts, clearing clothing from bad angles, and shooting from retention positions (compressed ready, hip index, and pectoral index) without fouling the firearm's slide against clothing or the assailant.
  • ​Disarming & Reversals: Two-on-one limb control mechanics to redirect muzzle lines, strip firearms out of an assailant’s grip, and immediately clear, assess, or chamber the weapon.

Women's Only Focused Training

Black WIDOWS (Women’s Introduction to Defensive Options Warrior Skills) Empowerment isn't just a feeling; it’s a toolkit.  The Black WIDOWS program is designed specifically for women who want to transition from "aware" to "prepared." This isn't a one-time seminar that gathers dust on a shelf. Black WIDOWS is a monthly, continuous training program built to develop muscle memory, sharpen tactical intuition, and foster a community of resilient, capable women. 

"The goal is not to be a victim. The goal is to be the problem an attacker didn't see coming.

Sentinel Community Response Program

The central goal of CERT is "to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people." When a large-scale disaster occurs, professional first responders (police, fire, EMS) may be overwhelmed or unable to reach certain neighborhoods immediately. CERT members are trained to "bridge the gap" by providing immediate assistance to their families and neighbors until professional help arrives

 

Pushing the Limits on Demand

In the world of high-performance shooting, there is a distinct difference between "skill" and "skill on demand." Many shooters can perform miraculous feats after an hour of warming up, finding their rhythm, and acclimating to the recoil. But the "Challenge on Demand" is different. It is the uncompromising test of what you can do right now, cold, with zero preparation, when the consequences are immediate. Rise above the rest and keep pushing your limits through a Challenge on Demand Card standards

Set Yourself Apart with Qualifications

In a world where firearm ownership is common, true proficiency is rare. Many individuals own firearms for sport or protection, but a significantly smaller percentage subject themselves to the rigors of a formal qualification. Shooting a qualification course—and passing it—is not merely about hitting a target; it is a declaration of discipline, accountability, and professional capability.

Here is how completing a recognized firearms qualification sets you apart from the crowd.

Classes and Courses

Discover Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting's classes and course designed to enhance your tactical, self-defense, security, and emergency preparedness skills. Whether you're an everyday citizen or an advanced operator, we have a class for you.

"I want to give a big shoutout to Venom Tactical. I have taken a few courses from them and they do an excellent job. I would recommend them to anyone wanting to improve their skills. Thanks Stephen and VT3C for all you do."

Kathy H

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Tier 3 Guardian Classes and Courses

USCCA Basic Pistol
  • Description: If you are new to handguns, this is a great introduction to everything you need to know to start your self-protection journey. This course is a complete guide to understanding the basics of firearms ownership, safety, and nomenclature, and how it applies to home- or self-defense. After this class, students will feel confident to act as their family’s first line of defense in the event of a home invasion or other critical incident. Developing a Personal and Home Protection Plan - Self-Defense Firearms Basics - Shooting Fundamentals - Gear and Gadgets - The Legal Use of Force - Violent Encounters and the Aftermath - Basic and Advanced Skills Other topics covered: Personal Safety, Handgun Safety, Handgun Fundamentals, Handgun Operation, Handgun Selection, Physiological Reactions to Violent Encounters.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 6 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Handgun Cleaning
  • Description: a hands-on workshop designed to teach safe, proper maintenance, field stripping, cleaning, and lubrication of personal handguns. Participants typically learn to inspect for wear, identify necessary supplies, and perform a function check, ensuring reliability for defensive use. 
  • Price: $40.00
  • Duration 2 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Situational Awareness
  • Description: This course is a great start on your self-defense and personal protection journey. Students learn on a wide range of areas Why Have a Personal & Home-Protection Plan? Why Is Conflict Avoidance So Important? What is Situational Awareness? Situational Awareness Everywhere, Everyone, Different Kinds of Situational Awareness, Situational Awareness: Seconds Count, Situational Awareness: Not Looking Like a Victim, Situational Awareness: What to Look For? The Colors of Awareness, Observing Your Environment, and P.A.C.E. Planning. When students leave the course and class their sense of awareness increases not out of fear or paranoia but out of vigilance.
  • Price: $40.00
  • Duration: 3 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Save a Life: Restart the Heart
  • Description: Students will learn how to identify sudden cardiac arrest including checking breathing status and for a carotid pulse, how to perform chest compressions, how to use an AED, when and how to perform rescue breaths, and what to do when paramedics arrive on the scene.
  • Price: $25.00
  • Duration: 4-6 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Church Safety & Security Tier 3
  • Description: Students will be introduced to the Church Safety and Security Training and be given an overview what the training consists of. This is for everyone and anyone in a congregation.
  • Price: Free
  • Duration: 1 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Got License, Now What?
  • Description: Students will be provided information on the Moral, Legal, and Financial Implications of carrying a firearm concealed. Students will also learn about, Pre-attack Indicators, De-Escalation, Using Force, and much more.
  • Price: $25.00/Free
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Constitutional Carry
  • Description: Essential training on state-specific gun laws, legal justifications for deadly force, and situational awareness for carrying without a permit. These in-person, instructor-led sessions focus on safe, responsible concealed carry and navigating state-specific gun laws. 
  • Price: $25.00/Free
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Real Estate Agent Safety
  • Description: provides specialized training for agents to mitigate high-risk, violent encounters. This class focuses on situational awareness, identifying high-risk situations, legal use-of-force, and non-lethal or armed defensive options.
  • Price: $50.00
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

 

USCCA Mental Wellness
  • Description: This class covers topic such as: Effects of Trauma and Coping Strategies, Adverse Effects of Alcohol & Drug Use, Suicide Prevention: Education, Help & Resources, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and Active-Shooter Identification.
  • Price: $50.00
  • Duration: 2-3 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

ACS Stop The Bleed

  • Description: STOP THE BLEED training is a national campaign and course that teaches bystanders how to control life-threatening bleeding in emergencies, using techniques like direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquet application to save lives until professional medical help arrives. Developed from military lessons, it empowers everyday people to act as immediate responders, covering injuries from accidents to mass casualty events with simple, effective skills.
  • Price: $25.00 or Free
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

VT3C RATTLER (Basic Rifle)
  • Description: This course will introduce the participants to the basics and fundamentals of owning and operating a semi-automatic rifle and/or carbine such as the AR-15 platform. Students will be taught weapon safety, range safety, fundamentals of shooting, the common kinds of semi-automatic rifle and carbines, clearing a weapon, weapons handling techniques, reloading, understanding & dealing with malfunctions, and much more. This course does include classroom time and range time for all that participant.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 6 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

VT3C BOOMSLANG (Basic Shotgun)
  • Description: This course teaches about the basics of firearms safety and how it applies defensive and tactical shotguns. Students go over defensive shooting fundamentals, dealing with reloads, breach loads, cruiser ready status, and much more. Students then apply those fundamentals to skills and drills through practical dry fire exercises and live fire range time.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 6 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

VT3C CORAL: TECOMM (Tactical & Emergency Communications)
  • Description: When the world fall a part around you, we call for help. But "what if" you can't use your cellphone/smart device. Having, understanding, and using a radio could potentially be the difference between life or death. This course will cover the basics of radio communications from how to use a radio and radio etiquette to more advanced radio functions and capabilities. Would you rather be able to call for help or check on someone or would you rather leave those ones you care about to go have a in person conversation. This course does not require you to have a radio but is highly recommend to have one present at time of training. This course is not a licensing course and is for emergency situations only.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 5 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

VT3C Death ADDER Tier 3 (Basic Self-Defense & Survival Fighting)
  • Description: Tier 3 Death ADDER (Adaptive Dynamic Defensive-Arts, Edge-weapons, & Retention) Tier 3 establishes the operational baseline for the ADDER system. Before introducing blade manipulation or weapon-retention dynamics, this tier conditions the defensive architect: hardwiring threat recognition, dynamic spacing, structural integrity, and gross-motor unarmed defaults to survive the initial violent rupture.

    Awareness & Pre-Conflict Positioning

    • Baseline Environmental Scanning: Establishing standard Cooper Color Code transitions (Yellow to Orange) through passive environmental mapping, identifying avenues of egress, blind spots, and improvised structural barriers.
    • Pre-Threat Indicators (Kinesics): Spotting visual cues of impending assault, including target glancing, weight shifts, bladed posturing, and aggressive concealment behaviors.
    • De-escalation Posture: Defaulting to the non-aggressive "interview stance"—hands open and carried high near chest level to project non-violent intent while pre-staging passive defensive barriers.

    Distance Management & Footwork

    • Dynamic Range Control: Establishing the reactionary gap (6+ feet minimum) to buy critical reaction time against explosive forward charges.
    • Aggressive Cut-Offs & Angling: Utilizing lateral footwork (45-degree off-line pivots) rather than retreating in straight lines, denying the attacker their centerline of momentum.
    • Spatial Resetting: Using directional movement to break clinches, clear surrounding terrain, and force single-file alignment if multiple adversaries are present.

    Defensive Frames

    • Gross-Motor Helmet / Peek-a-boo Frame: Double-forearm high cover designed to absorb haymakers, head-level swings, and chaotic ballistic impacts while protecting vital neck arteries and the cranium.
    • The Wedge / Jack-Frame: Driving an angled elbow or forearm wedge into the attacker’s incoming chest or collar line to halt forward drive and create structural space.
    • Underhook & Bicep Ties: Controlling proximal joints during close-quarter collapses to neutralize incoming limb leverage and deny clinch control.

    Unarmed Strikes

    • Palm-Heel Drives: High-impact, low-risk strikes targeting the chin, nose, and jawline without risking broken metacarpals.
    • Forearm & Elbow Shivers: Horizontal and upward short-range impacts aimed at crushing the centerline once the distance collapses past punch range.
    • Hammerfists: Versatile downward and diagonal strikes utilizing dense muscle tissue, effective for destabilizing close-range pressure from awkward angles.
    • Low-Line Push Kicks & Knee Distruptions: Targeting the groin, hips, or lead knee to break forward posture, delay pursuit, and force an immediate disengagement corridor.
  • Price: $60.00
  • Duration: 3 Hours for 3 Days
  • Prerequisites: N/A

VT3C MAMBA: Land Nav
  • Description: VT3C introduces students to Land navigation (land nav) is the art of using a map and other tools to navigate on foot or by vehicle through unfamiliar terrain. This is done by using a map (Orient yourself to the map and plot coordinate points), using a compass (Take bearings and shoot azimuths), using a step count (Establish a step count to measure distance), and using terrain (Use natural and man-made features to help you stay on course). 
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 4
  • Prerequisites: N/A

VT3C Black WIDOWS (Women's Only Defensive Training)
  • Description: Black WIDOWS (Women’s Introduction to Defensive Options Warrior Skills) Empowerment isn't just a feeling; it’s a toolkit. Hosted by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), and Consulting LLC, the Black WIDOW program is designed specifically for women who want to transition from "aware" to "prepared." This isn't a one-time seminar that gathers dust on a shelf. Black WIDOWS is a monthly, continuous training program built to develop muscle memory, sharpen tactical intuition, and foster a community of resilient, capable women. Situational Awareness & Mental Preparedness, Firearms Training & Safety, Home Defense & Asset Protection, Tactical First Aid, Emergency Communications, Survival Fighting (Hand-to-Hand Combat), & much more. Why Continuous Monthly Training? Skills are perishable. You wouldn’t go to the gym once and expect to stay fit forever; self-defense is no different. Our monthly format allows for: Progressive Learning, Stress Inoculation, & Accountability.
  • "The goal is not to be a victim. The goal is to be the problem an attacker didn't see coming.
  • Price: $15.00 per Person
  • Duration: 1.5-2 Hours per Month
  • Prerequisites: N/A
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Tier 2 Guardian Classes and Courses

USCCA Conceal Carry Fundamentals
  • Description: A comprehensive, often 8-hour, program designed for responsibly armed citizens. It covers safe firearm handling, self-defense, conflict avoidance, legalities of deadly force, and shooting fundamentals for handguns, with added realistic conceal carry training of drawstroke, and much more. It prepares participants for real-life defensive situations
  • Price: $75.00 per Person
  • Duration: 8 Hours
  • Prerequisites: Basic Pistol or equivalent

USCCA Control the Bleed
  • Description: A person can bleed to death in as little as three to five minutes. In many cases, this happens before EMS can even reach the scene. This course is designed to turn bystanders into "immediate responders." Whether it is a workplace accident, a car crash, or a violent encounter, you will gain the skills and confidence to identify life-threatening bleeding and stop it effectively using professional tools and improvised methods.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 6-8 Hours
  • Prerequisites: Recommended ACS: Stop The Bleed

USCCA Mass Casualty Incidents & Triage
  • Description: A high-level evolution of emergency medical training. It focuses on the cold reality of resource management: how to do the most good for the greatest number of people when time, gear, and help are in short supply.
  • Price: $75.00 per Person
  • Duration: 6 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Build Your Own Medkit
  • Description: Most "off-the-shelf" first-aid kits are filled with plastic bandages and ointments—fine for a playground scrape, but useless in a life-threatening trauma scenario. The USCCA Build Your Own Medkit course is a specialized module from the Emergency First Aid Fundamentals curriculum designed to teach you how to assemble a professional-grade kit tailored to your specific "mission." This is not a lecture on theory; it is a practical workshop on the essential tools required to bridge the gap between a traumatic injury and the arrival of EMS.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 3 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Patient Assessment
  • Description: In the wake of a defensive encounter or a medical emergency, the loudest person in the room isn't always the one in the most danger. The USCCA Patient Assessment course teaches you the systematic "triage mindset" used by paramedics and combat medics to quickly identify and prioritize life-threatening injuries. This course removes the guesswork from a crisis, providing you with a repeatable, reliable framework to assess a patient from head to toe under high-stress conditions.
  • Price: $50.00 per Person
  • Duration: 3 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter Threat
  • Description: The grim reality of modern times is that mass casualty events occur with terrifying speed. However, they are not unstoppable. The Counter the Mass Shooter Threat course is an objective, data-driven program designed to empower individuals with the knowledge to identify red flags, create an emergency plan, triage, basic medical response, and—if necessary—take decisive action to stop an attacker. This curriculum is based on an exhaustive analysis of dozens of active shooter incidents, focusing on what actually works to save lives in the first few minutes before law enforcement arrives.
  • Price: $75.00 per Person
  • Duration: 6 Hours
  • Prerequisites: N/A

USCCA Church Safety & Security Tier 2
  • Description: Houses of worship are intended to be sanctuaries of peace, but their "open-door" nature makes them unique targets for disruption, medical emergencies, and targeted violence. The USCCA Church Safety & Security course is a comprehensive guide to building a professional, discreet, and effective safety ministry. This course moves beyond "having a guy with a gun" and focuses on a holistic approach to protection that balances the welcoming mission of the church with the cold reality of modern security needs. We cover basic of situational awareness, intial encounters, security postures & tactics, de-escalation, triage, and medical response.
  • Price: $75.00 per Person
  • Duration: 8 Hours

Tier 1 Guardian Classes and Courses

USCCA Home Defense & VT3C Close Quarters Defense
  • Description: This course is a comprehensive deep dive into the realities of protecting your home. By blending the legal and theoretical foundations of the USCCA Home Defense curriculum with the high-stakes, movement-based tactics of VT3C, students move from "owning a gun for defense" to "operating a defense system." This isn't a "stand and shoot" range day. This course is designed to teach you how to navigate the complex geometry of a home under duress, identifying threats while navigating the legal "landmines" of a self-defense encounter. This course is physically demanding and requires a solid foundation in basic firearm safety. It is intended for those who are serious about the responsibility of home defense.
  • Price: $150.00 per Person
  • Duration: 12-15 Hours
  • Preferred Prerequisites: Basic Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun

VT3C SCORPIO (Advanced Handgun)
  • Description: ​The S.C.O.R.P.I.O. class is not your standard "stand and deliver" range day. This is an advanced, high-intensity curriculum designed for the operator who understands that real-world gunfights are chaotic, asymmetric, and rarely offer the luxury of a perfect two-handed stance. ​This course bridges the gap between traditional marksmanship and extreme close-quarters survival. Whether you carry a modern semi-auto or a hard-use wheel gun, S.C.O.R.P.I.O. forces you to master your weapon system under the most compromised conditions imaginable. 
    • Unorthodox Positioning & Geometry
    • Extreme CQB Engagements
    • One-Handed Mastery 
    • Total Ambidexterity & Integration
  • ​This is an Advanced Level course. Candidates must possess a mastery of basic firearm safety, holster draws, and fundamental accuracy. S.C.O.R.P.I.O. is designed for:
    • Security Professionals.
    • ​Concealed Carry holders seeking elite-level contingency training.
    • ​Shooters looking to break through plateaus by introducing high-stress 

      ​"In the chaos of the fight, you don't rise to the level of your expectations; you fall to the level of your unconventional training." > — Venom Tactical Techniques Training & Consulting LLC.

    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 10 -12 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • Basic Pistol, Stop The Bleed, Conceal Carry. 
      • Primary Sidearm: Semi-automatic pistol or Double-Action revolver (or both). ​
      • Holster: High-quality, retention-rated holster (AIWB, IWB, or OWB). ​
      • Support Gear: Minimum of 3 magazines or 4 speed-loaders/strips. ​
      • The Mindset: Leave your ego at the gate. You will be pushed, you will be frustrated, and you will leave more lethal than you arrived.

    USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter Threat Armed Responder Add-On
    • Description: This isn’t just another day at the range punching holes in paper. The USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter Threat: Armed Response Add-on is an intensive, reality-based evolution of the standard curriculum. It transitions the student from a "concealed carrier" to a "responder," focusing on the high-stakes, chaotic environment of an active shooter event. This course is designed for the responsibly armed citizen who seeks the tactical proficiency and mental fortitude required to intervene during a mass casualty event. It bridges the gap between basic self-defense and the complex dynamics of public-space engagements. This course covers topic to include but not limited to: firearms safety, defensive shooting fundamental, conceal carry, CQD considerations, environmental aspects, case studies, dry fire, live fire, and qualification.
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 8-10 Hours
    • Prerequisites: USCCA CTMST, This course is physically and mentally demanding. It is highly recommended that students have completed the foundational Concealed Carry course or equivalent prior to enrollment.

    USCCA Range Safety Officer
    • Description: The USCCA Range Safety Officer (RSO) course is designed to provide a nationally recognized certification for individuals supervising range operations and shooting activities. The primary goal of the curriculum is to develop the "knowledge, skills, and attitude" necessary to organize and supervise safe shooting events. The course focuses heavily on: Preventing Accidents, Emergency Management, & Professionalism
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: 
      • Basic Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun (Preferred All)
      • Stop/Control the Bleed
      • Situational Awareness

    USCCA Emergency Preparedness Fundamentals
    • Description: Disasters, whether natural or man-made, don't give warnings—they give consequences. The USCCA Emergency Preparedness Fundamentals course is designed to move you from a state of "vulnerability" to a state of "readiness." This isn't about "doomsday prepping"; it is a rational, systematic approach to ensuring your family can survive and thrive during power outages, civil unrest, or environmental catastrophes. This course provides the "software" for your brain to navigate a crisis when the infrastructure we rely on—water, power, and cellular service—suddenly disappears.Also some basic hand-on skills are provide to put prinicple into practice.
    • Price: $150.00 per Person
    • Duration: 8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    USCCA Traumatic Emergencies
    • Description: This course focuses on the life-saving skills needed to treat "gunfighting" injuries and other high-energy trauma. Unlike basic first aid, which often covers minor cuts and scrapes, this module prepares you to handle severe, life-threatening injuries resulting from car accidents, serious falls, or violent encounters. The "Traumatic Emergencies" section typically covers the following high-priority skills:
      • Patient & Scene Assessment: Learning to evaluate a scene for safety and performing a rapid assessment to identify immediate life threats.
      • Massive Hemorrhage Control: Hands-on training for stopping arterial and venous bleeding.
      • Chest & Thoracic Injuries: Recognizing and treating "sucking chest wounds" and flail chest using vented chest seals.
      • Head, Spinal, and Eye Trauma: How to stabilize patients with potential CNS injuries to prevent further damage.
      • Musculoskeletal Injuries: Treating broken bones, sprains, and severe dislocations using splints and slings.
      • Severe Burns: Classifying burns and administering proper field treatment
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Stop the Bleed/Control the Bleed

    USCCA Medical Emergencies
    • Description:

      This section is designed to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to handle common but critical health crises that are statistically more likely to occur than a violent encounter. The curriculum, developed by USCCA Chief Instructor and certified EMT Michael Martin, focuses on bridging the gap between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of professional EMS. The "Big Three" Identification: Learn to recognize the warning signs of the most common medical emergencies in the U.S.: Heart Attack, Stroke, and Diabetic Emergencies.

      • Patient Assessment:Quickly determine if a patient is stable or requires immediate intervention.

      • Restarting the Heart: Training on identifying sudden cardiac arrest, performing effective chest compressions (CPR), and the proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

      • Response Protocols: Step-by-step instructions for managing seizures, severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis), and shock.

    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Restart the Heart

    USCCA Church Safety & Security Tier 1
    • Description: Houses of worship are traditionally places of peace, but modern threats require a proactive, "sheepdog" mindset. This comprehensive course is designed for Church Safety Teams and staff who may be called upon to protect their congregation. We bridge the gap between "having a gun" and "having a plan," combining USCCA’s legal and tactical fundamentals with VT3C’s specialized Close Quarter Defense and protection based training. This is a high-responsibility course that focuses on the unique moral, legal, and tactical challenges of defending a crowded, multi-generational environment. We include dry-fire practice and hands-on feedback to develop sustained improvement. The course culminates in a live-fire session to validate skills under pressure and The Qualification Test: A timed course of fire (often based on FBI or Law Enforcement standards) to certify the member’s competency for the safety team
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 8 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • USCCA Church Safety & Security Tier 2
      • Recommended: Basic Pistol or CCW Course

    VT3C FIRE ANT (Bug Out Kits & Bags)
    • Description: Most bug-out kits fail not from a lack of gear, but from poor architecture, excessive weight, and lack of realistic deployment practice. The F.I.R.E. A.N.T. curriculum strips away theoretical prep checklists and replaces them with battle-tested loadout discipline, movement efficiency, and tactical decision-making. Students learn how to sustain life, navigate austere environments, and bypass dynamic civilian hazards during severe natural disasters, grid failures, or civil unrest.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 3-5 Hours
    • Prerequisites: None

    Guardian Status Minimum  Requirements:
    • USCCA Basic Pistol
    • USCCA Handgun Cleaning
    • USCCA Conceal Carry Fundamentals
    • USCCA Situational Awareness
    • USCCA Restart the Heart
    • USCCA Control the Bleed/USCCA Traumatic Emergencies
    • USCCA Mass Cas Incidents & Triage
    • USCCA Build Your Own Medkit
    • USCCA Home Defense & VT3C Close Quarters Defense
    • VT3C RATTLER
    • VT3C SCORPIO
    • VT3C MAMBA: Land Nav
    • VT3C CORAL: TECOMM
    • VT3C Death ADDER
      • Tier 3
      • Tier 2
      • Tier 1
    • ACS Stop The Bleed
    • Must Pass Minimum Written Tests & Skill Quals

    Tier 3 Civilian Commando Classes and Courses

    VT3C RINKHALS (Intermediate AR15 and Semi-auto Rifles)
    • Description: Named after the swift and highly adaptive spitting cobra, the RINKHALS course is designed for shooters who have a firm grasp of the fundamentals and are ready to elevate their tactical proficiency. This intermediate to advanced level training bridges the gap between static flat-range marksmanship and dynamic, real-world combat applications. ​Students will be pushed to operate their weapon systems efficiently under induced stress, focusing on speed, precision, and decisive weapon manipulation.
    • ​Course Overview
      • ​RINKHALS moves beyond basic safety and zeroing to focus on the AR15 and other semi-automatic combat rifles as primary defensive tools. The curriculum emphasizes cognitive processing while shooting, dynamic movement, and seamless target transitions. This is a physically and mentally demanding course structured to build muscle memory and tactical confidence.
    • ​Core Objectives
      • ​Advanced Weapon Manipulation: Rapid reloads (tactical and emergency) and complex malfunction clearances under time constraints.
      • ​Dynamic Movement: Shooting effectively while moving forward, laterally, and retreating.
      • ​Positional Shooting: Mastering kneeling, prone, and unconventional shooting positions for real-world environments.
      • ​Cover and Concealment: Maximizing the use of barricades, vehicles, or structural cover while minimizing exposure.
      • ​Target Discrimination: Engaging multiple targets, threat prioritization, and no-shoot scenarios.
    • ​Prerequisites: To ensure the safety and pace of the class, students must possess a solid foundation in firearms safety and basic marksmanship.
      • ​Completion of VT3C’s Basic Carbine course (or an equivalent foundational rifle course from a reputable instructor).
      • ​Ability to safely sling/unsling a rifle.
      • ​Understanding of the 4 Universal Firearm Safety Rules.
    • ​Required Equipment
      • Firearm: Reliable AR15 or similar semi-automatic combat rifle (AK, SCAR, MCX, etc.) equipped with a two-point tactical sling.
      • ​Sights: Red dot, holographic sight, LPVO, or standard iron sights (must be zeroed prior to class).
      • ​Magazines: Minimum of 3 rifle magazines
      • ​Gear: Battle belt, chest rig, or plate carrier capable of retaining magazines.
      • ​PPE: Ballistic eye protection and electronic hearing protection.
      • ​Apparel: Weather-appropriate range clothing, closed-toe footwear with good traction, and a sturdy belt.
      • ​Sustenance: Water, electrolytes, and snacks to sustain energy throughout the day.
    • Rifle Ammunition Requirements:  250 rounds (No armor-piercing, green tip, or tracer ammunition).
    • Ranges: 12 yards to 150 yards with targets simulating out to 300 yards
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 10-12 Hours

    VT3C ASP (Advanced & Aerial Shotgun)
    • Description: The Advanced/Aerial Shotgun/Scattergunner Protection Course offered by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting LLC is a specialized program designed for the modern battlefield and high-threat security environments. Drawing from the lead instructor's background in U.S. Army Intelligence, Combat Operations, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS/Drones. This course addresses the rapidly evolving threat of UAS/Drones and the need for precision kinetic defense from moving or static platforms. The course begins with a heavy emphasis on situational awareness and identifying aerial threats before they enter a "kill zone." Standard birdshot won't suffice for hardened or high-speed targets, The use of Tungsten, heavy buckshot, and specialized C-UAS "net" or "shrapnel" rounds. Understanding how gravity and air density affect shot spread when firing at steep upward angles or from elevated platforms. Mastering the "Maximum Effective Range" (typically 50–110 yards) against small, agile targets. Unlike traditional skeet shooting, tactical aerial protection requires engaging targets that are actively hunting the operator. VT3C’s curriculum is unique because it bridges the gap between sporting clay proficiency and combat survivability. They utilize "Stress Inoculation" drills where students must identify a threat, communicate the "contact aerial" to their team, and neutralize the target while under physical or auditory stress.
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Basic Shotgun

    VT3C FUNNEL-WEB: Shadow Fighter (Low Light/White Light/NVGs)

     

    • Description: Violence doesn't always happen in the high noon of a range day. Shadow Fighter is a masterclass in "owning the night." This course moves beyond basic marksmanship, teaching students how to manipulate photons and technology to identify, track, and neutralize threats in near-total darkness. From the raw utility of a handheld white light to the "superpowers" of Generation 3 Night Vision (NVG) and Thermal optics, this course turns the dark from a liability into your greatest tactical advantage. Before moving to high-tech sensors, you must master the light you carry. Understanding how your own light—or ambient light—can compromise your position. Transitioning into the world of Night Vision Devices (NVDs). Utilizing Infrared (IR) lasers and illuminators for rapid target acquisition. Using NVG-compatible red dots to aim without emitting an IR signature that other night-vision-equipped threats can see. Navigating and shooting while managing the "soda straw" field of view. Understanding the "Heat Map" of the battlefield. Using thermal to find hidden threats that traditional NVGs might miss (e.g., camouflaged targets or threats behind light brush). Light Discipline & Movement: Never staying where you last emitted light & Managing "autogating" and light sensitivity when moving between dark rooms and lit streets.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • Basic Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun Training
      • Stop/Control the Bleed
      • Situational Awareness
      • White Light Source
      • Ammunition: 180
      • This is a physically demanding course involving rapid movement and awkward shooting conditions. Full PPE (eye/ear/body armor) is mandatory.

    VT3C WASP (Introduction to Drones & Drone OPS)
    • Description: VT3C WASP (Workshop Aerial Systems / Surveillance Piloting) is an foundational, hands-on workshop designed to transition students from basic recreational flight concepts into deliberate, tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations. By integrating aerodynamic principles, environmental awareness, and real-time flight telemetry, students learn to leverage aerial platforms as dynamic force multipliers for reconnaissance, situational assessment, and security monitoring.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 4-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: USCCA Situational Awareness

    VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTIC (Basic TACMED)
    • Description: Tactical Treatment In Contact (TTIC) course is designed for individuals who need to provide life-saving medical interventions while under active threat. Unlike civilian EMT training, these courses prioritize the "Tactical" element—meaning the best medicine on the battlefield is often fire superiority following the THREAT acroynm. This course also goes over quick and essential life-sustaining treatment such as tourniquets, chest seals, and wound packing. The rapid extraction of the casualty to cover is another curcial part of this course.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Recommend Stop/Control the Bleed

    VT3C MAMBA: Team Formations
    • Description: A Tactical Team Formation and Movement course by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting LLC is a high-intensity program designed to build the foundational skills necessary for small units to operate cohesively in high-threat environments. Led by instructors with backgrounds in U.S. Army Intelligence, Combat Operations, and Private Security, the course focuses on moving a team securely while maintaining the ability to respond instantly to contact. The training typically follows a "Crawl, Walk, Run" methodology, moving from flat-range drills to dynamic, terrain-based scenarios. Students learn how to select and maintain the correct spacing and geometry formation for various environments. Students are taught how to vary speed and security based on the likelihood of enemy contact with Traveling, Traveling Overwatch, & Bounding Overwatch. Before moving as a team, individuals must master self-movement under fire with High Crawl & Low Crawl, and 3-5 Second Rushes. This course will also cover Communication with Non-Verbal Signals or hand-and-arm signals & Sector Control. This course bring an additional introduction level element of Search And Rescue (SAR) and Man Tracking for those who want an additional edge in their training.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours
    • Prerequisites: VT3C MAMBA: Land Nav

    Tier 2 Civilian Commando Classes and Courses

    VT3C BOA (Gunfighter 101)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description: This course moves away from individual marksmanship and focuses on the smallest, most lethal unit in warfare: The Two-Man Team. In a high-intensity conflict, your partner is your lifeline, your cover, and your primary medical responder. This is not a "flat range" class. It is a high-stress, high-exhaustion evolution designed to forge a seamless bond between two operators. To transform two individual shooters into a single, fluid tactical entity. You will learn to dominate the space through synchronized fire, aggressive movement, and cold-blooded efficiency under pressure. When the "X" becomes untenable, you will learn how to fight your way out while keeping your partner alive.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 12-16 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • Basic & Advanced Rifle/Shotgun
      • Basic & Advanced Pistol
      • Stop/Control the Bleed

    VT3C KRAIT (Basic Human Intel & Mirco Expression Recognition)
    • Description: Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting LLC offers a specialized curriculum designed to bridge the gap between professional intelligence tradecraft and civilian application. These course focuses on reading people, gathering information ethically, and maintaining situational awareness in high-stakes environments.
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Recommended USCCA Situational Awareness

    VT3C COPPERHEAD (2-3 Person Intermediate CQD)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description: This course bridges the gap between individual shooting skills and the complex reality of structural clearing. At the Intermediate level, we move away from "square range" mechanics and into the Geometry of the Room. While a 2-man element is the minimum for clearing, the 3-man team is the "Golden Ratio"—providing the necessary security to cover the front, the flank, and the rear simultaneously. When you enter a structure, you are entering a high-density threat environment. The Interior Element course focuses on the fluidity, speed, and surgical precision required to dominate confined spaces. We prioritize Deliberate Clearing and Limited Penetration—tactics designed to clear the majority of a room before your boots ever cross the threshold, maximizing safety and minimizing exposure.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 10 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • Basic Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun
      • Stop/Control the Bleed
      • Basic CQB/Home Defense Class

    VT3C STILETTO (Escape & Evasion)
    • Description: VT3C STILETTO is an intensive, practical training program designed for security operators, personal protection specialists, and high-risk travelers. Building directly upon foundational environmental observation skills, STILETTO shifts the operator’s posture from passive observation to active survival and physical counter-measures. This course demystifies mechanical locks, unlawful restraint mechanisms, digital/physical surveillance, and visual tracking. Students will learn the mechanics behind security hardware and physical tracking to systematically exploit, bypass, and neutralize threats in high-compromise environments.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 10-12 Hours
    • Prerequisites: USCCA Situational Awareness

    VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTAC (Intermediate & Field TACMED)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description: The VT3C TAIPAN: Tactical Treatment Aid & Care (TTAC) course is an intensive program designed for operators, law enforcement, and high-risk civilians who need to provide life-sustaininh interventions. While traditional first aid assumes a safe environment, TTAC operates on the reality of a tactical environment where the threat is still active and help is minutes—or hours—away. This course specifically masters the Tactical Field Care (TFC) phase of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines. The curriculum is built entirely around the MARCH-E acronym, a clinical algorithm designed to treat the most common causes of preventable death on the battlefield in order of priority. This course bridges the gap between a "stop the bleed" class and full-scale Paramedic training. It is about doing the right thing, at the right time, to keep someone alive until they reach a surgeon.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 8-10 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTIC
      • Recommended: USCCA Traumatic Emergencies

    VT3C MAMBA: Danger Areas
    • Description: The VT3C MAMBA Course is an intensive, intermediate-to-advanced Small Unit Tactics (SUT) curriculum designed to bridge the gap between flat-range fundamentals and dynamic, real-world combat maneuvering.

      In an evolving threat landscape where the "front line" is everywhere, the MAMBA curriculum moves beyond traditional GWOT (Global War on Terror) doctrine to address modern conventional and hybrid threats. This course focuses heavily on the geometry of combat—mastering danger areas, exploiting dead space, and countering the pervasive threat of aerial surveillance or threats (drones).

      Students will leave with a heightened understanding of team movement, terrain analysis, and the aggressive application of violence of action in complex environments.

    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • VT3C MAMBA:
        • Land Nav
        • Team Formations

    Tier 1 Civilian Commando Classes and Courses

    PSA: ALL C.C. Tier 1 Courses, Execpt KOMODO & MAMBA are Unavailable & Under Construction

    VT3C COBRA (Advanced Gunfighter/Team Gunfighting)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description: Combined, Civilian-Commando Overwatch Battlefield Ready Advanced-Asset) COBRA is an elite, multi-day immersive training evolution designed for established 4 to 6-man teams. This is not a "flat range" course. It is a comprehensive stress test of your team’s ability to communicate, move, and fight in non-permissive environments using Small Unit Tactics (SUT), Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), and multi-platform organic firepower. This is an expansive, high-tier curriculum. By adding Mission Planning, you shift the course from a "shooting clinic" to a true Tactical Leadership evolution. The focus moves from how to shoot to why, when, and where to engage.
    • Price: $300.00 per Person
    • Duration: 20-24 Hours (3, 8 Hour Days)
    • Prerequisites:
      • VT3C BOA
      • This is a physically demanding course involving rapid movement, awkward shooting positions, and exposure to debris. Full PPE (eye/ear/body armor) is mandatory.

    VT3C BUSHMASTER (Advanced CQB/CQD)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description:This intensive, high-speed program is designed for established 4 to 6-man tactical elements who have already mastered basic room clearing and are looking to transition into high-stakes, fluid urban environments. BUSHMASTER moves beyond the "static house" and focuses on the chaos of the modern urban landscape—incorporating Close Quarters Defense (CQD) hand-to-hand integration with Close Quarters Battle (CQB) firearms proficiency.
    • Price: $300.00 per Person
    • Duration: 20-24 Hours (3, 8 Hour Days)
    • Prerequisites:
      • VT3C COPPERHEAD
      • This is a physically demanding course involving rapid movement, awkward shooting positions, and exposure to debris. Full PPE (eye/ear/body armor) is mandatory.

    VT3C ANACONDAS (Intro to Mid/Long Range Rifle)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description:The Adaptive Non-visible Accurate Civilian-Commando Overwatch Neutralize Detection Acquisition Sharpshooter-Scout (ANACONDAS)
      course is the introduction mid to long-range class by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting LLC. This course is designed to bridge the gap between traditional civilian long-range shooting or hunting and the specialized "Overwatch" role typically found in elite military units. It moves beyond the flat range, focusing on the synthesis of reconnaissance (recon), stealth, and precision engagements. Unlike standard shooting classes, ANACONDAS places you in a tactical role where you are the "eyes and ears" for a maneuver element. To be an effective "ANACONDAS," you must remain undetected while maintaining a line of sight on the objective. The final phase focuses on the "Neutralize" aspect—delivering the shot under stress.
    • Directed by Stephen Page, a U.S. Army Combat Veteran and Intelligence Specialist, the ANACONDAS course is rooted in Intelligence-Driven Tactics, in collabration with Rugged Christian and Ammon Hatch with the ethos— centered on grit, faith, and family, the ANACONDAS course is rooted in precision long-range shooting, survival, and hunting.
    • Students don't just pull triggers; they are taught to think like a scout, assessing the battlefield to provide "Overwatch" that can preemptively neutralize threats before they reach friendly forces.
    • Price: $250.00 per Person
    • Duration: 12-16 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • Basic & Advanced Rifle Course
      • Precision Rifle: Capable of sub-MOA accuracy with a variable power optic (MIL or MOA reticles preferred).
      • Data Tools: Kestrel or ballistic calculator, anemometer(wind reader) DOPE book, and rangefinder.
      • Field Gear: Camouflage suitable for the season, a rucksack, hydration, and a tripod or "shooting bags."

    VT3C VIPER (Gunfighting In & Around Vehicles)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description:The vehicle is one of the most dangerous environments for a gunfight. It offers a false sense of security while often acting as a "bullet magnet." The Vehicle Immediate Protection Engagements & Roadblocks course is an intensive, high-stakes program designed to bridge the gap between static range shooting and the chaotic reality of vehicular combat. Whether you are navigating an urban ambush or forced to breach a criminal roadblock, this course provides the tactical framework to survive and win. Understanding what parts of a vehicle actually stop rounds vs. what merely provides concealment. Seconds matter when the "X" is compromised: Emergency Egress, Fighting from the Interior, and  The "Stay or Go" Decision.
    • Price: $250.00 per Person
    • Duration: 12-16 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • Basic Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun
      • Advanced Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun
      • Stop/Control the Bleed
      • Situational Awareness
      • This is a physically demanding course involving rapid movement, awkward shooting positions, and exposure to debris. Full PPE (eye/ear/body armor) is mandatory.

    VT3C KOMODO (Gray Person Tactics)
    • Description: Modeled after the apex ambush predator, the KOMODO course focuses on patience, invisibility, and the utilization of environment to outmaneuver adversaries. This specialized curriculum shifts away from traditional kinetic engagements to focus on tradecraft, evasion, and unconventional problem-solving.​In a world where situational dominance often relies on who holds the most information, KOMODO teaches students how to operate undetected, gather intelligence, and employ asymmetric tactics to survive and escape hostile environments.
    • Course Overview: KOMODO is an immersive, field-based course designed to teach the art of urban fieldcraft. The primary focus is the "Gray Person" methodology—the ability to blend seamlessly into any baseline environment without drawing attention. From there, the curriculum expands into the fundamentals of surveillance, counter-surveillance, and guerrilla tactics for individual survival and evasion. This course relies heavily on psychological agility, situational awareness, and adaptability rather than brute force.
    • Core Objectives: ​The "Gray Person" Protocol: Mastering the art of invisibility. Understanding environmental baselines, adapting wardrobe, altering body language, and moving without triggering threat-assessment radars.bSurveillance Basics: Techniques for gathering actionable intelligence, observing targets, and mapping environmental choke points without being compromised.​Counter-Surveillance (SDR): Planning and executing Surveillance Detection Routes. How to recognize if you are being followed, how to verify a tail, and how to "clean" yourself without alerting the tracker. ​Urban Evasion & Escape: Techniques for breaking the line of sight, rapid profile alterations (quick-change disguises), and navigating non-permissive urban terrain. Guerrilla & Asymmetric Tactics: When evasion fails, utilizing the environment for hit-and-run disruption. Improvised defensive tools, environmental exploitation, and tactics to delay or disorient a superior force to facilitate escape. ​Information Retention: Elicitation techniques, social engineering basics, and memorizing critical data without the use of digital devices.
    • ​Required Equipment: ​Clothing: "Sterile" everyday street clothing. Absolutely no tactical brands, camouflage, combat boots, or overtly "tactical" gear. Neutral colors are highly recommended. Footwear: Comfortable, broken-in walking or running shoes capable of sustaining miles of movement on pavement. Bags: A standard, non-tactical daypack or messenger bag. ​Props: One complete change of clothing (jacket, hat, different colored shirt) packed in your bag for rapid profile changes. Tools: Small notepad, two pens, and a flashlight. Sustenance: Water bottle and on-the-go snacks. Students will eat lunch in
    • Price: $300.00 per Person
    • Duration: 18-24 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
    • Basic Shotgun/Rifle
    • Conceal Carry
    • Situational Awareness

    VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTOE (Advanced & Evacuation TACMED)
    • Description: Water MOCCASIN: Medic Operations for Civilian-Commando/Casualty Care, Aid, and Sustaining Injuries in Non-permissive/Non-conventional environments.​This water MOCCASIN course is an intensive, advanced tactical medicine program designed for first responders, tactical medics, and rescue personnel. This course bridges the gap between point-of-injury care and definitive treatment, focusing heavily on sustaining casualties during prolonged field care and complex extraction operations. Students will master the logistics of medical transport, advanced patient assessment under duress, and critical interventions required in austere, non-permissive, or non-conventional environments.
    • Price: $300.00 per Person
    • Duration: 20-24 Hours (3, 8 Hour Days)
    • Prerequisites:
    • VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTIC
    • VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTAC

    VT3C MAMBA: FTX & Qualification
    • Description: Phase IV is the definitive evolution of the MAMBA curriculum. This final training exercise (FTX) transitions students from controlled drills to a fluid, high-stress operational environment. Candidates will be pushed to their physical and mental limits to prove they can maintain Battlefield Awareness while under duress. The FTX is a team-based, multi-stage operation requiring seamless integration of the core MAMBA pillars. The Individual Qualification is a "pass/fail" gauntlet designed to test the individual operator's ability to perform with firearms, movements, and agility.
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 hours
    • Prerequisites:
    • VT3C MAMBA: Land Nav
    • VT3C MAMBA: Team Formations
    • VT3C MAMBA: Addressing Threats

    Civilian Commando Minimum Requirements:
    • VT3C CORAL: TECOMM
    • VT3C BOA
    • VT3C COPPERHEAD
    • VT3C KOMODO
    • VT3C MAMBA
      • Land Nav
      • Team Formations
      • Danger Areas
      • Final Ex and Qual
    • VT3C Water MOCCASIN:
      • TTIC
      • TTAC
    • VT3C RINKHALS/ASP
    • VT3C KRAIT/WASP/STILETTO
    • VT3C FUNNEL-WEB
    • VT3C ANACONDAS/VIPER
    • Must Pass Minimum Written Tests & Skill Quals

    Tier 3 Anti-Venom Classes & Courses

    USCCA Save a Life: Restart the Heart
    • Description: Students will learn how to identify sudden cardiac arrest including checking breathing status and for a carotid pulse, how to perform chest compressions, how to use an AED, when and how to perform rescue breaths, and what to do when paramedics arrive on the scene.
    • Price: $25.00
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    USCCA Mental Wellness
    • Description: This class covers topic such as: Effects of Trauma and Coping Strategies, Adverse Effects of Alcohol & Drug Use, Suicide Prevention: Education, Help & Resources, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and Active-Shooter Identification.
    • Price: $50.00
    • Duration: 2-3 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    ACS Stop The Bleed
    • Description: STOP THE BLEED training is a national campaign and course that teaches bystanders how to control life-threatening bleeding in emergencies, using techniques like direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquet application to save lives until professional medical help arrives. Developed from military lessons, it empowers everyday people to act as immediate responders, covering injuries from accidents to mass casualty events with simple, effective skills.
    • Price: $25.00 or Free
    • Duration: 2 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    Tier 2 Anti-Venom Classes & Courses

    USCCA Control the Bleed
    • Description: A person can bleed to death in as little as three to five minutes. In many cases, this happens before EMS can even reach the scene. This course is designed to turn bystanders into "immediate responders." Whether it is a workplace accident, a car crash, or a violent encounter, you will gain the skills and confidence to identify life-threatening bleeding and stop it effectively using professional tools and improvised methods.
    • Price: $50.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Recommended ACS: Stop The Bleed

    USCCA Mass Casualty Incidents & Triage
    • Description: A high-level evolution of emergency medical training. It focuses on the cold reality of resource management: how to do the most good for the greatest number of people when time, gear, and help are in short supply.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    USCCA Build Your Own Medkit
    • Description: Most "off-the-shelf" first-aid kits are filled with plastic bandages and ointments—fine for a playground scrape, but useless in a life-threatening trauma scenario. The USCCA Build Your Own Medkit course is a specialized module from the Emergency First Aid Fundamentals curriculum designed to teach you how to assemble a professional-grade kit tailored to your specific "mission." This is not a lecture on theory; it is a practical workshop on the essential tools required to bridge the gap between a traumatic injury and the arrival of EMS.
    • Price: $50.00 per Person
    • Duration: 3 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    USCCA Patient Assessment
    • Description: In the wake of a defensive encounter or a medical emergency, the loudest person in the room isn't always the one in the most danger. The USCCA Patient Assessment course teaches you the systematic "triage mindset" used by paramedics and combat medics to quickly identify and prioritize life-threatening injuries. This course removes the guesswork from a crisis, providing you with a repeatable, reliable framework to assess a patient from head to toe under high-stress conditions.
    • Price: $50.00 per Person
    • Duration: 3 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    USCCA Traumatic Emergencies
    • Description: This course focuses on the life-saving skills needed to treat "gunfighting" injuries and other high-energy trauma. Unlike basic first aid, which often covers minor cuts and scrapes, this module prepares you to handle severe, life-threatening injuries resulting from car accidents, serious falls, or violent encounters. The "Traumatic Emergencies" section typically covers the following high-priority skills:
      • Patient & Scene Assessment: Learning to evaluate a scene for safety and performing a rapid assessment to identify immediate life threats.
      • Massive Hemorrhage Control: Hands-on training for stopping arterial and venous bleeding.
      • Chest & Thoracic Injuries: Recognizing and treating "sucking chest wounds" and flail chest using vented chest seals.
      • Head, Spinal, and Eye Trauma: How to stabilize patients with potential CNS injuries to prevent further damage.
      • Musculoskeletal Injuries: Treating broken bones, sprains, and severe dislocations using splints and slings.
      • Severe Burns: Classifying burns and administering proper field treatment
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Stop the Bleed/Control the Bleed

    USCCA Medical Emergencies
    • Description: This section is designed to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to handle common but critical health crises that are statistically more likely to occur than a violent encounter. The curriculum, developed by USCCA Chief Instructor and certified EMT Michael Martin, focuses on bridging the gap between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of professional EMS. The "Big Three" Identification: Learn to recognize the warning signs of the most common medical emergencies in the U.S.: Heart Attack, Stroke, and Diabetic Emergencies.

      • Patient Assessment:Quickly determine if a patient is stable or requires immediate intervention.

      • Restarting the Heart: Training on identifying sudden cardiac arrest, performing effective chest compressions (CPR), and the proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

      • Response Protocols: Step-by-step instructions for managing seizures, severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis), and shock.

    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Restart the Heart

    Tier 1 Anti-Venom Classes & Courses

    VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTIC (Basic TACMED)
    • Description: Tactical Treatment In Contact (TTIC) course is designed for individuals who need to provide life-saving medical interventions while under active threat. Unlike civilian EMT training, these courses prioritize the "Tactical" element—meaning the best medicine on the battlefield is often fire superiority following the THREAT acroynm. This course also goes over quick and essential life-sustaining treatment such as tourniquets, chest seals, and wound packing. The rapid extraction of the casualty to cover is another curcial part of this course.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Recommend Stop/Control the Bleed

    VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTAC (Intermediate & Field TACMED)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description: The VT3C Water MOCCASIN: Tactical Treatment Aid & Care (TTAC) course is an intensive program designed for operators, law enforcement, and high-risk civilians who need to provide life-sustaininh interventions. While traditional first aid assumes a safe environment, TTAC operates on the reality of a tactical environment where the threat is still active and help is minutes—or hours—away. This course specifically masters the Tactical Field Care (TFC) phase of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines. The curriculum is built entirely around the MARCH-E acronym, a clinical algorithm designed to treat the most common causes of preventable death on the battlefield in order of priority. This course bridges the gap between a "stop the bleed" class and full-scale Paramedic training. It is about doing the right thing, at the right time, to keep someone alive until they reach a surgeon.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 8-10 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
      • VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTIC
      • Recommended: USCCA Traumatic Emergencies

    VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTOE (Advanced & Evacuation TACMED)
    • Currently Unavailable & Under Construction
    • Description: Water MOCCASIN: Medic Operations for Civilian-Commando/Casualty Care, Aid, and Sustaining Injuries in Non-permissive/Non-conventional environments.​This water MOCCASIN course is an intensive, advanced tactical medicine program designed for first responders, tactical medics, and rescue personnel. This course bridges the gap between point-of-injury care and definitive treatment, focusing heavily on sustaining casualties during prolonged field care and complex extraction operations. Students will master the logistics of medical transport, advanced patient assessment under duress, and critical interventions required in austere, non-permissive, or non-conventional environments.
    • Price: $300.00 per Person
    • Duration: 20-24 Hours (3, 8 Hour Days)
    • Prerequisites:
      • VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTIC
      • VT3C Water MOCCASIN: TTAC

    VT3C Instructor Course for ACS Stop The Bleed

    • Description: The VT3C Stop the Bleed Instructor Course equips future instructors with the pedagogical skills, classroom management tools, and practical instructional techniques required to teach the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Stop the Bleed curriculum effectively. While the core Stop the Bleed course focuses on what skills to apply, this train-the-trainer module focuses on how to teach those critical lifesaving concepts to diverse audiences. Participants will explore adult learning styles, master techniques for navigating challenging classroom dynamics, and demonstrate teaching proficiency through hands-on teach-back sessions.
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: ACS Stop The Bleed

    Anti-Venom Medic Minimum Requirements:
    • ACS: Stop The Bleed or USCCA Control The Bleed.
    • USCCA Restart The Heart
    • USCCA Mass Casualty Incidents and Triage
    • USCCA Patient Assessment
    • USCCA Traumatic Emergencies and Injuries Response
    • USCCA Medical Emergencies Response
    • VT3C Water Moccasin:
      • TTIC: Tactical Treatment In Contact
      • TTAC: Tactical Treatment, Aid, & Care
    • Must Pass Minimum Written Tests
    • Must Pass Minimum Skill Quals

    Tier 3 Ghost Classes & Courses

    USCCA Situational Awareness
    • Description: This course is a great start on your self-defense and personal protection journey. Students learn on a wide range of areas Why Have a Personal & Home-Protection Plan? Why Is Conflict Avoidance So Important? What is Situational Awareness? Situational Awareness Everywhere, Everyone, Different Kinds of Situational Awareness, Situational Awareness: Seconds Count, Situational Awareness: Not Looking Like a Victim, Situational Awareness: What to Look For? The Colors of Awareness, Observing Your Environment, and P.A.C.E. Planning. When students leave the course and class their sense of awareness increases not out of fear or paranoia but out of vigilance.
    • Price: $40.00
    • Duration: 3 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    VT3C CORAL: TECOMM (Tactical & Emergency Communications)
    • Description: When the world fall a part around you, we call for help. But "what if" you can't use your cellphone/smart device. Having, understanding, and using a radio could potentially be the difference between life or death. This course will cover the basics of radio communications from how to use a radio and radio etiquette to more advanced radio functions and capabilities. Would you rather be able to call for help or check on someone or would you rather leave those ones you care about to go have a in person conversation. This course does not require you to have a radio but is highly recommend to have one present at time of training. This course is not a licensing course and is for emergency situations only.
    • Price: $50.00 per Person
    • Duration: 5 Hours
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    VT3C WASP (Introduction to Drones & Drone OPS)
    • Description: VT3C WASP (Workshop Aerial Systems / Surveillance Piloting) is an foundational, hands-on workshop designed to transition students from basic recreational flight concepts into deliberate, tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations. By integrating aerodynamic principles, environmental awareness, and real-time flight telemetry, students learn to leverage aerial platforms as dynamic force multipliers for reconnaissance, situational assessment, and security monitoring.
    • Price: $75.00 per Person
    • Duration: 4-8 Hours
    • Prerequisites: USCCA Situational Awareness

    Tier 2 Ghost Classes & Courses

    VT3C KRAIT (Basic Human Intel & Mirco Expression Recognition)

     

    • Description: Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting LLC offers a specialized curriculum designed to bridge the gap between professional intelligence tradecraft and civilian application. These course focuses on reading people, gathering information ethically, and maintaining situational awareness in high-stakes environments.
    • Price: $100.00 per Person
    • Duration: 5 Hours
    • Prerequisites: Recommended USCCA Situational Awareness

    VT3C STILETTO (Escape & Evasion)
    • Description: VT3C STILETTO is an intensive, practical training program designed for security operators, personal protection specialists, and high-risk travelers. Building directly upon foundational environmental observation skills, STILETTO shifts the operator’s posture from passive observation to active survival and physical counter-measures. This course demystifies mechanical locks, unlawful restraint mechanisms, digital/physical surveillance, and visual tracking. Students will learn the mechanics behind security hardware and physical tracking to systematically exploit, bypass, and neutralize threats in high-compromise environments.
    • Price: $200.00 per Person
    • Duration: 10-12 Hours
    • Prerequisites: USCCA Situational Awareness

    Tier 1 Ghost Classes & Courses

    VT3C KOMODO (Gray Person Tactics)
    • Description:

      Modeled after the apex ambush predator, the KOMODO course focuses on patience, invisibility, and the utilization of environment to outmaneuver adversaries. This specialized curriculum shifts away from traditional kinetic engagements to focus on tradecraft, evasion, and unconventional problem-solving.

      ​In a world where situational dominance often relies on who holds the most information, KOMODO teaches students how to operate undetected, gather intelligence, and employ asymmetric tactics to survive and escape hostile environments.

      ​Course Overview

      ​KOMODO is an immersive, field-based course designed to teach the art of urban fieldcraft. The primary focus is the "Gray Person" methodology—the ability to blend seamlessly into any baseline environment without drawing attention. From there, the curriculum expands into the fundamentals of surveillance, counter-surveillance, and guerrilla tactics for individual survival and evasion. This course relies heavily on psychological agility, situational awareness, and adaptability rather than brute force.

      ​Core Objectives

      • ​The "Gray Person" Protocol: Mastering the art of invisibility. Understanding environmental baselines, adapting wardrobe, altering body language, and moving without triggering threat-assessment radars.
      • ​Surveillance Basics: Techniques for gathering actionable intelligence, observing targets, and mapping environmental choke points without being compromised.
      • ​Counter-Surveillance (SDR): Planning and executing Surveillance Detection Routes. How to recognize if you are being followed, how to verify a tail, and how to "clean" yourself without alerting the tracker.
      • ​Urban Evasion & Escape: Techniques for breaking the line of sight, rapid profile alterations (quick-change disguises), and navigating non-permissive urban terrain.
      • ​Guerrilla & Asymmetric Tactics: When evasion fails, utilizing the environment for hit-and-run disruption. Improvised defensive tools, environmental exploitation, and tactics to delay or disorient a superior force to facilitate escape.
      • ​Information Retention: Elicitation techniques, social engineering basics, and memorizing critical data without the use of digital devices.

      ​Required Equipment

      • ​Clothing: "Sterile" everyday street clothing. Absolutely no tactical brands, camouflage, combat boots, or overtly "tactical" gear. Neutral colors are highly recommended.
      • ​Footwear: Comfortable, broken-in walking or running shoes capable of sustaining miles of movement on pavement.
      • ​Bags: A standard, non-tactical daypack or messenger bag.
      • ​Props: One complete change of clothing (jacket, hat, different colored shirt) packed in your bag for rapid profile changes.
      • ​Tools: Small notepad, two pens, and a flashlight.
      • ​Sustenance: Water bottle and on-the-go snacks. Students will eat lunch in 
    • Price: $150.00 per Person
    • Duration: 12-16 Hours
    • Prerequisites:
    • Basic Shotgun/Rifle
    • Conceal Carry
    • Situational Awareness

    Tier 3 Death ADDER
    • Description: Tier 3 Death ADDER (Adaptive Dynamic Defensive-Arts, Edge-weapons, & Retention) Tier 3 establishes the operational baseline for the ADDER system. Before introducing blade manipulation or weapon-retention dynamics, this tier conditions the defensive architect: hardwiring threat recognition, dynamic spacing, structural integrity, and gross-motor unarmed defaults to survive the initial violent rupture.

      Awareness & Pre-Conflict Positioning

      • Baseline Environmental Scanning: Establishing standard Cooper Color Code transitions (Yellow to Orange) through passive environmental mapping, identifying avenues of egress, blind spots, and improvised structural barriers.
      • Pre-Threat Indicators (Kinesics): Spotting visual cues of impending assault, including target glancing, weight shifts, bladed posturing, and aggressive concealment behaviors.
      • De-escalation Posture: Defaulting to the non-aggressive "interview stance"—hands open and carried high near chest level to project non-violent intent while pre-staging passive defensive barriers.

      Distance Management & Footwork

      • Dynamic Range Control: Establishing the reactionary gap (6+ feet minimum) to buy critical reaction time against explosive forward charges.
      • Aggressive Cut-Offs & Angling: Utilizing lateral footwork (45-degree off-line pivots) rather than retreating in straight lines, denying the attacker their centerline of momentum.
      • Spatial Resetting: Using directional movement to break clinches, clear surrounding terrain, and force single-file alignment if multiple adversaries are present.

      Defensive Frames

      • Gross-Motor Helmet / Peek-a-boo Frame: Double-forearm high cover designed to absorb haymakers, head-level swings, and chaotic ballistic impacts while protecting vital neck arteries and the cranium.
      • The Wedge / Jack-Frame: Driving an angled elbow or forearm wedge into the attacker’s incoming chest or collar line to halt forward drive and create structural space.
      • Underhook & Bicep Ties: Controlling proximal joints during close-quarter collapses to neutralize incoming limb leverage and deny clinch control.

      Unarmed Strikes

      • Palm-Heel Drives: High-impact, low-risk strikes targeting the chin, nose, and jawline without risking broken metacarpals.
      • Forearm & Elbow Shivers: Horizontal and upward short-range impacts aimed at crushing the centerline once the distance collapses past punch range.
      • Hammerfists: Versatile downward and diagonal strikes utilizing dense muscle tissue, effective for destabilizing close-range pressure from awkward angles.
      • Low-Line Push Kicks & Knee Distruptions: Targeting the groin, hips, or lead knee to break forward posture, delay pursuit, and force an immediate disengagement corridor.
    • Price: $60.00
    • Duration: 3 Hours for 3 Days
    • Prerequisites: N/A

    Tier 2 Death ADDER
    • Description: Tier 2 (Intermediate) builds on fundamental combative awareness by bridging chaotic close-quarters entries with weapon retention, clinch dominance, and rapid ground recovery. At this tier, training moves past static defenses into high-stress, dynamic problem-solving designed to shut down edged-weapon threats and regain vertical base under pressure.
    • ​Edged-Weapon Mitigation (Kali & Krav Maga): Learn proactive diagonal footwork, 2-on-1 limb control, and simultaneous intercepting strikes against dynamic thrusts and slashes. Drills emphasize targeting the weapon arm, controlling the wrist and elbow hinges, and utilizing sensory checks to strip or neutralize edged tools without sacrificing positional awareness.
    • ​Stand-Up Clinch & Takedown Defense (Judo & BJJ): Master underhook dominance, head position, and frame generation against aggressive forward pressure. Students drill sprawl mechanics, off-balancing (kuzushi), and foot sweeps to nullify tackles, tie up an aggressor’s striking limbs, and prevent forced transitions to hard surfaces.
    • ​Ground Survival & Recovery: When taken to the deck, standard sport-grappling tactics are adapted for survival. The curriculum covers tactical guard frames against grounded weapon deployment, hip escapes, wall-walking, and technical stand-ups with structural cover to immediately return to a standing base.
    • Price: $100.00
    • Duration: 6 Hours for 2 Days
    • Prerequisites: Tier 3 Death ADDER

    Tier 1 Death ADDER
    • Description:
    • Price: $150.00
    • Duration: 5 Hours for 3 Days
    • Prerequisites:
      • Tier 2 Death ADDER
      • Firearms Safety
      • Recommended: Holster or True Conceal Carry Course

    Samurai Minimum Requirements:

    VT3C Tier 3 Death ADDER

    VT3C Tier 2 Death ADDER

    VT3C Tier 1 Death ADDER

    USCCA Conceal Carry Fundamentals

    VT3C FUNNEL-WEB

    Sentinel Community Emergency Response Team

    Specific Classes

    The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates people about disaster preparedness and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, disaster medical operations, and much more.

    CERT Training Module 1: Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
    • Description: introduces the roles, responsibilities, and risks associated with community emergencies, focusing on personal, household, and neighborhood readiness. It covers the impact of disasters on infrastructure, hazard mitigation, and the foundational principles of the CERT program, highlighting safety as the primary goal. 
    • Duration: 4 Hours

    CERT Training Module 2: CERT Organization
    • Description:focuses on establishing a, structured, and safe, disaster response framework using the Incident Command System (ICS). It covers key principles of on-scene management, including maintaining a manageable span of control, following a clear chain of command, and using documentation to coordinate team efforts.
    • Duration: 4 Hours

    CERT Training Module 3: Disaster Medical Operation 1
    • Description: focuses on identifying and treating life-threatening conditions—specifically airway obstruction, bleeding, and shock—when emergency services are unavailable. Participants learn to prioritize care through simple triage and rapid treatment techniques, including opening airways, controlling excessive bleeding, and maintaining body temperature.
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours

    CERT Training Module 4: Disaster Medical Operation 2
    • Description: focuses on identifying and treating life-threatening conditions—specifically airway obstruction, bleeding, and shock—when emergency services are unavailable. Participants learn to prioritize care through simple triage and rapid treatment techniques, including opening airways, controlling excessive bleeding, and maintaining body temperature.
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours

    CERT Training Module 5: Disaster Psychology
    • Description:
    • Duration:

    CERT Training Module 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls
    • Description: Focuses on fire chemistry, identifying and extinguishing small fires, and safely shutting off utilities (gas, electric) to prevent further damage.
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours

    CERT Training Module 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations
    • Description: Covers search techniques, lifting and moving victims, and safely conducting rescues while minimizing risk to rescuers
    • Duration: 4-6 Hours

    CERT Training Module 8: Terrorism and CERT

    • Description: Covers CERT roles during terrorist incidents
    • Duration: 4 Hours

    CERT Training Module 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation
    • Description: A final, hands-on drill where participants apply skills in a controlled, realistic scenario.
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours

    CERT Training Module 10: Communication (Recommended, But Not Mandatory)
    • Description: Training covers using two-way radios, managing radio traffic, and understanding radio etiquette for efficient communication. Key skills include radio operation (MURS/GMRS)
    • Duration: 4 Hours

    CERT Training Module 11: Hazard Annex (Recommended, But Not Mandatory)
    • Description: 
    • Duration: 4 Hours

    CERT Training Module 12: Community Safety, Security, & Neighborhood Watch (Recommended, But Not Mandatory)
    • Description: is designed for community members and security personnel who are committed to providing a professional, ethical, and possible armed presence. This isn't just about marksmanship; it’s about the strategic integration of safety, legal understanding, and community trust.
    • Duration: 6-8 Hours

    Online Hybrid CERT Training

    Online CERT is developed to provide the FEMA standardized 2019 curriculum to learners across the United States, meeting the lecture portion of the CERT training requirements. 

    Hands-on Skills & Final Exercise for Hybrid CERT

    Once online portion is completed, you just follow up with your local CERT Instructors to complete the hands-on practical portion and receive your full CERT credentials.

    Challenge on Demand Card

    The core of the Challenge on Demand relies on the philosophy that your actual skill level is not your best run of the day, but your run under pressure.

    • The Standard: A quantifiable, repeatable test with a binary Pass/Fail metric.

    • The Condition: Performed at certain distances, with potentially certain movement or times.

    • The Limit: The par time is set just beyond your current comfort zone, forcing you to operate at the speed of thought rather than the speed of comfort.

    Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting has 5 Challenge on Demand Cards:

    • Python  Card (Pistol)
    • Rattlesnake Card (Rifle)
    • Sidewinder Card (Shotgun)
    • Cobra Card (Combination)
      • Must have Python and Rattlesnake or Sidewinder
    • Commando Card (Advanced Combination & Movement with Night Shoot)
      • Must have Cobra Card and minimum White Light

    Python Pistol COD
    • Description: The Python Pistol Challenge on Demand Card is a specific training tool and qualification offered by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training, (VT3), & Consulting LLC. The Python Pistol Card generally serves as a standards-based evaluation or "skills check" for handgun proficiency. The card is designed to provide a "on demand" standard that a shooter should be able to perform limited warm-up and unknown drills, par times, and distances. It validates that the student has mastered the core fundamentals  If you are looking for the exact drills (distances, par times, and target types) printed on the physical card, these are often proprietary to the course. You can typically acquire them by attending a VT3C training session.
    • Offered in:
      • USCCA Basic Pistol
      • USCCA Conceal Carry Fundamentals
      • USCCA Church Safety & Security Tier 1
      • USCCA Home Defense & VT3C Close Quarters Defender
      • Private Lesson

    Sidwinder Shotgun COD

    • Description: The Sidewinder Shotgun Challenge on Demand Card is a specific skills-based training evaluation offered by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training, & Consulting LLC (VT3C). VT3C challenge is a distinct curriculum designed to master high-performance shotgun handling. The Sidewinder Shotgun COD Card is designed for shooters who want to push the limits of the shotgun platform, moving beyond basic static range shooting into dynamic, high-stress tactical applications. The card is designed to provide a "on demand" standard that a shooter should be able to perform limited warm-up and unknown drills, par times, and distances. It validates that the student has mastered the core fundamentals  If you are looking for the exact drills (distances, par times, and target types) printed on the physical card, these are often proprietary to the course. You can typically acquire them by attending a VT3C training session.

    • Offed in:
      • VT3C SIDEWINDER
      • USCCA Home Defense & VT3C Close Quarters Defender
      • VT3C ASP
      • Private Lesson

    Russell's Viper Rifle COD
    1. Description: The Russell's Viper Rifle Challenge is designed as a performance-based assessment to test a shooter’s proficiency under time pressure and varying conditions. Like the venomous snake it’s named after, the challenge emphasizes a "fast strike" and "precision accuracy." In the tactical training world, an "On Demand" card refers to a skill that you should be able to perform at any moment, without preparation. It is the benchmark of a professional shooter—the ability to produce a perfect result "on demand." This card is offered by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training, & Consulting LLC (VT3C). If you are looking for the exact drills (distances, par times, and target types) printed on the physical card, these are often proprietary to the course. You can typically acquire them by attending a VT3C training session.
    2. Offered in:
      • VT3C RATTLER
      • VT3C ANACONDAS
      • USCCA Home Defense & VT3C Close Quarter Defender

    Cobra COD
    • Description: The Cobra Challege on Demand (COD) Card is designed to strip away the comfort of the static firing line. This drill tests your ability to maintain lethal precision while managing platform transitions, compromised limb manipulation, and life-saving medical intervention under a shot-timer's bite. This qualification offered by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training, (VT3), & Consulting LLC. The Cobra Card generally serves as a standards-based evaluation or "skills check" for handgun proficiency. The card is designed to provide a "on demand" standard that a shooter should be able to perform limited warm-up and unknown drills, par times, and distances. It validates that the student has mastered the core fundamentals  If you are looking for the exact drills (distances, par times, and target types) printed on the physical card, these are often proprietary to the course. You can typically acquire them by attending a VT3C training session.
    • Prerequisites:
      • Python Pistol COD
      • Sidewinder Shotgun COD/Russell's Viper Rifle COD
    • Offered in:
      • VT3C COBRA
      • VT3C COPPERHEAD
      • VT3C KOMODA
      • VT3C ASP
      • VT3C KING COBRA
      • VT3C BUSHMASTER
      • Private Lesson

    Commando COD
    • Description: The Commando Challege on Demand (COD) Card is not for the static shooter. This is an advanced, high-intensity on-demand module designed to test your processing speed, mechanical fluency, and tactical adaptability. We push the "Venom Standard"—aggression balanced with precision. This challenge integrates the "Holy Trinity" of combat arms—Rifle, Shotgun, and Pistol—into a seamless, fluid workflow. You will not just shoot; you will fight through malfunctions, reloads, and complex environments. Warfighting doesn't stop when the sun goes down. This challenge includes a mandatory block on limited-visibility operations. This qualification offered by Venom Tactical Techniques, Training, (VT3), & Consulting LLC. The Commando Card generally serves as a standards-based evaluation or "skills check" for handgun proficiency. The card is designed to provide a "on demand" standard that a shooter should be able to perform limited warm-up and unknown drills, par times, and distances. It validates that the student has mastered the core fundamentals  If you are looking for the exact drills (distances, par times, and target types) printed on the physical card, these are often proprietary to the course. You can typically acquire them by attending a VT3C training session.
    • Prerequisites:
      • Cobra COD Card
      • White Light Source
    • Offered in:
      • VT3C COBRA
      • VT3C COPPERHEAD
      • VT3C KOMODA
      • VT3C ASP
      • VT3C FUNNEL-WEB
      • VT3C KING COBRA
      • VT3C BUSHMASTER
      • Private Lesson

     Qualifications: DS, USCCA, & FANGS

    Ultimately, shooting a qualification sets you apart because it proves you are a student of the craft. It shows that you respect the gravity of the firearm enough to hold yourself to a higher standard. While others are content with possession, the qualified shooter strives for perfection, understanding that in a critical moment, you do not rise to the occasion—you fall to the level of your training.

    Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), & Consulting has 3 main firearms qualifications with a total 7 overall firearms qualifications covering rifle, pistol, and shotgun.

    • Diplomatic Security Rifle Qual
    • Diplomatic Security Pistol Qual
    • USCCA Protector Academy Level 1 Qual
    • USCCA Protector Academy Level 2 Qual
    • VT3C FANGS Rifle Qual
    • VT3C FANGS Pistol Qual
    • VT3C FANGS Shotgun Qual

    VT3C can also administer potentially any agency firearms qualification if needed.

    Diplomatic Security Qualifications
    • Description: Individuals must qualify with their specific firearms at least annually to maintain authorization to use, by achieving a specific, high-level score on the prescribed DS qualification course that includes defensive tactics and tactical scenarios to prepared individuals for real-world protection scenarios.
      • Pistol
      • Rifle

    USCCA Qualifications
    • Description:The USCCA Protector Academy guides you, step by step, through lifesaving qualification courses that will help you master the lifesaving skills and knowledge every protector really needs.
    • Protector Academy
      • Level 1
      • Level 2

    Fully Applied Necessary Gunfighting Skills Qualifications

    • The Fully Applied Necessary Gunfighting Skills (FANGS) qualifications are high-standard marksmanship and tactical assessments designed to move beyond static "square range" shooting. They emphasize speed, precision under pressure, and the mechanical mastery required for real-world defensive encounters. While specific courses of fire of FANGS differ across all three platforms.

      • Rifle Focused
      • Pistol Focused
      • Shotgun Focused

    Our Unique Approach

    We focus on realistic skills, scenarios, and small class sizes for personalized attention. Our extensive background in combat, intelligence, security, and survival ensures top-tier instruction, helping you build confidence and capabilities.

    Your Journey To Enhanced Readiness Begins Here

    Whether you're looking to protect your family or advance your tactical skills, VT3C provides the training you need. Our programs build confidence and capability, equipping you for any challenge. Reach out today to discuss your training goals.

    "Venom Tactical Techniques, Training (VT3), and Consulting has excellent instructions and materials are lay out perfectly. I learned a lot and brushed up on skills I have needed a good review on. Definitely feel more confident about CPR & rescue breathing."

    Ammon H

    "VT3C has a wide array of knowledge when comes to anything to do firearms, comms, land nav, medical and much more. Great professionalism, very knowledgeable and is willing to help others learn, highly recommended."

    Trevor B