Intel, Safety, & Security

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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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

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