I often get asked to help folks find quality instruction local to their residence. I figured maintaining a curated list might be beneficial to others.
The folks and schools listed below have been vetted. I’ve either received instruction from them, been their classmate, or received an endorsement from some I trust. These are folks I would train with and send those I love and care about to train with without hesitation.
Colorado
- Riley Bowman (Denver area)
Indiana
- Condition Red Response (Fort Wayne area)
Louisiana
- Advantage Group Defense (Baton Rouge / New Orleans area)
Nevada
- Low Pro Consulting LLC (Las Vegas area)
New York
- Onsight Firearms Training LLC (Dutchess County)
North Carolina
- Apache Training Solutions (Charlotte/Greensboro area)
Pennsyvania
- Philly Firearms Academy (Philadelphia area)
Puerto Rico
- Instructor Arias (San Juan area)
Tenesse
- Citizens Safety Academy (Nashville area)
- Memphis Beech (Memphis area)
Texas
- Uncle Zo (Austin area)
- KR Training (Central Texas)
- BlackStar Training Group (San Antonio area)
- DFW Defensive Training (DFW area)
- Everyday Defensive Concepts (Houston area)
- Green Ops (South Central Texas)
- Greig Performance Shooting (Central Texas)
- Keep Firing LLC (Austin area)
- Lone Star Medics (DFW area)
- Mindy Kay Ray (DFW area)
- Palisade Training Group (DFW area)
- TDR Training (San Antonio area)
Virginia
- Green Ops (Northern Virginia)
National Trainers
National trainers travel throughout the United States (and beyond) to teach classes hosted at various locations. You’ll have to check their course schedule to see if they will be near your area. In some cases, you may need to travel in order to receive instruction from them.