http://www.artemisdefenseinstitute.com/
My instinct is to think that I'd rather train with vetted professionals in the area, but the focus here seems to be on mindset and tactics rather than a realistic test of shooting skills. Still, something about it leaves me a bit leery.
Not sure what to make of this.
Thoughts?
Another option: http://www.caps-inc.com/
My thoughts? Pass. Any training organization that has an instructor posing like spider-man is a "No" in my book.
Consider Scotty Reitz at ITTS. I do not agree with everything Scott teaches, but I alway listen. He is an excellent instructor and draws from a deep body of experience. I think you would be hard-pressed to do better in CA. Plus, Scott and Brett are great people.
http://www.internationaltactical.com/
C Class shooter.
This.Originally Posted by Kevin B.
Uncle Scotty is among the best trainers I have worked with. ITTS and quality Mexican food are the ONLY two things I miss about SOCAL.
You can get much more of what you want with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.
Hey all... I train over at Artemis, and I can tell you that it is top notch. The way I look at it is, if simulator training is good enough for the military and law enforcement, it should work for a normal civilian. Nik, you said that you wanted to train with vetted professionals, but all of their trainers are either ex-military or active PD (or both). I took a look at the caps-inc.com website, and while the live fire idea is really cool, it just isn't able to do everything the systems at Artemis can do.
I would say check it out before you completely dismiss it.
See you at Colimas in Oceanside
#RESIST
I miss the ocean and the Mom n' Pop Mexican restaurants in Chula Vista.
Damn that was good eatin'.
In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
Just to make sure I'm not misinterpreting; are you saying that you're an instructor with Artemis or a student?
When you say that it's top notch, can you elaborate at all? Are you comparing it to other training you've taken? Or was it simply something that you felt in your gut was worthwhile? Different people here will have different opinions of "top notch."
Their website indicates otherwise.
Going down their instructor list, I see:
- Dyona Harrison - blank page: no background given
- Jonathan Glover - no mil or LE background
- Kyle Geenen - no background of any kind listed... but the spiderman photo sure is... interesting
- Katie McElwain - "assisted" some deparment activities, "present during tactical operations as a civilian," and her parents are retired LE. So... basically some ride-alongs.
- Lucas Dyer - military
- Tim Stack - military / LE
- Zac Watson - military / LE
Now, don't get me wrong: I'm more than happy to take a shooting course from non mil/LE. I'm just pointing out that your statement isn't accurate. Less than half of their instructors "are either ex-military or active PD"
"If you run into an a**hole in the morning, you ran into an a**hole. If you run into a**holes all day, you're the a**hole." - Raylan Givens
It would seem that the simulator is just a piece of a bigger puzzle. The instructor, the scenarios, and the analysis seem like critical pieces.
Not in this lifetime. I'll never return to Oceanslime.See you at Colimas in Oceanside
But if you wan to meet at Jalisco's in IB, I would do that. Or the hole in the wall behind Clayton's in Coronado I would most certainly do that. As it stands, we are both hosed..... East coast Mexican food......yuk.
You can get much more of what you want with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.
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