After-action Class Reports

From September 5th through the 7th, 2022, I had the privilege of being invited out to Southington Hunt Club in northeastern Ohio by Chris Costa of Costa Ludus for his Handgun Elements Theory 1 (HET1) course. This place is not only a complex full of pistol and rifle ranges, but also has a 1,000-yard range. If you are an off roader, they have many trails to take to test your off-road vehicles of all kinds as well. I encourage you to take a class at this wonderful location. I

On June 11-12, 2019, Ansonia Local Schools sent me to attend ALICE training so I could bring it back and teach it to school staff there when I was their full time School Resource Officer. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. This doesn’t mean that you will do all of these during an active killer attack, but these are your options. A good plan contains nearly all of them. Obviously, my personal leanings are businesses, schools, churches, etc. not

https://agiletactical.com/ I attended this class in Brookville, OH on April 10, 2021. The title of this course intrigued me for two reasons: one, I have only received training as a police officer on this topic before and two, I highly recommend all serious self-defense practitioner’s carry pepper spray ALONG with a handgun. When Chuck made the comment, “there needs to be something between a harsh word and a gun,” I knew I had signed up for the right class. I am not going

Revolver Fest was a training event that Bruce McCarthy and I attended in Clinton, SC from October 11th through the 13 th , 2025. It was a revolver centric training event planned and well executed by American Fighting Revolver that allowed all in attendance to try out a wide variety of revolver manufacturers revolvers, but also some of the best revolver instructors in the industry. For those of you who do not know what American Fighting Revolver is, it is a website with tons

Club 5120 After-Action Class Reports capture key lessons and observations from each completed training session that Surprise Break Staff take as students themselves. Proving that the best instructors are continuing students of our art. The goal is simple: reflect, improve, and reinforce responsible training habits moving forward. It's a great way to see who else you need to train with.