Courses ANd training
At Strategic Firearm Training we work to equip you with the essential, critical skills and knowledge necessary to protect yourself and your loved ones confidently.
Whether you are a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, our self-defense courses provide the perfect blend of practical instruction and vital safety practices. Take the first step towards empowering your personal safety.
WI Conceal Carry Permit (CCW)
Comprehensive CCW training that exceeds the WI requirement. Guaranteed acceptance by WI and allows you to carry in over 30+ states.
Home Defense - Firearms, Tactics and the Law
Develop a home defense plan. Best practices and tips on securing your home. Learn gear, gadgets, ammunition, legal use deadly force and what to do in the aftermath when you have used lethal force to protect you and your loved ones in your home.
defensive shooting Training
A four sequence set of classes that answers the question – I have handgun and I have a CCW now what?
- Carrying and Drawing Your Firearm
- Defensive Shooting I – Fundamentals
- Defensive Shooting II – Stress Fire
- Developing Your Training Plan
Each class builds on the previous one and must be taking in the sequence presented. Students who complete all four classes are awarded the ‘Basic Defensive Gunfighting’ certificate
Personal Training
Basic training in a more individual and one-on-one setting. Great option for focused work or a time for couples to learn and train together with an instructor.
Self-Defense Courses
Strategic Firearm Training specializes in comprehensive self-defense courses that encompass essential firearms training. We work to equip you with the critical skills and knowledge necessary to protect yourself and your loved ones confidently. Whether you are a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, our self-defense courses provide the perfect blend of practical instruction and vital safety practices. Take the first step towards empowering your personal safety. Join our self-defense courses in Northeastern Illinois or Southeastern Wisconsin today.
WI CCW (Wisconsin Concealed Carry Weapon)
Instruction: Classroom
Time: 3 Hours
This is a comprehensive course for anyone considering owning or carrying a firearm for self-defense in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Justice has accepted it as complying with the statutory requirements to qualify for the Wisconsin Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit.
The WI CCW course teaches universal firearms safety rules and reviews Wisconsin Statutes related to firearms and children in the home, legal use of self-defense, defense of property, and who is prohibited from possessing firearms. We will also walk you through the WI process and prepare you for the permit application. Upon completion of the course, you will earn a certificate.
Nationwide Recognition of the Wisconsin Permit
The Wisconsin permit is accepted in 30 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The Wisconsin concealed carry permit allows you to carry a taser gun, Billy club, or stun gun as well, not just a firearm.
CCHD (Conceal Carry and Home Defense)
Instruction: Classroom
Time: 7 Hours
This comprehensive course prepares you to think holistically about how to protect yourself and your family, whether on the streets or in the home.
Topics covered include:
- Develop a Personal and Home Protection Plan
- Self-Defense Firearms Basics
- Defensive Shooting Fundamentals
- Legal Use of Force
- Violent Encounters and Their Aftermath
- Gear and Gadgets
- Non-Lethal Options for Self-Defense
- How to Develop Basic and Advanced Skills
This class is valuable for anyone who wants to understand better what it means to protect yourself in the real world, whether you decide to have a firearm or never to have one.
First Steps - Basic Pistol
Instruction: Classroom and Live-Fire
Time: 3 Hours
This class is designed to provide hands-on introduction to the safe handling and proper orientation to one specific pistol action type for classes of four or fewer students. This course is at least three hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot a specific pistol action type.
Topics:
- Safe Firearm Handling and the Big Rules
- Pistol Model Parts and Operation
- Firearm Maintenance and Cleaning
- Ammunition and Calibers
- Shooting Fundamentals
- Basic Shooting Competency
Note: Illinois residents must show a FOID card.
Refuse to Be a Victim
Instruction: Classroom
Time: 4 Hours
This NRA nationally acclaimed “Refuse to Be a Victim®” seminar is not a firearms or self-defense class. It will help you improve your personal safety strategies and provide valuable information you can apply in every area of your life.
The seminar includes classroom instruction on various crime prevention strategies, from criminal psychology to automobile crimes to cybercrime. This is not a firearms instruction course and does not include physical combat or self-defense instruction.
Seminars teach about common weaknesses that criminals may take advantage of and provide a variety of practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-follow corrective measures.
“FBI statistics say 3 out 4 women (75%) will be a victim of a violent crime at some point in their life”.