Combative Firearms Training

Combative Firearms Training specializes in something most ranges don't touch: making better firearms instructors. Todd and Chrystal Fletcher teach from coast to coast, training instructors and shooters in all 50 states plus Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, England, Denmark, and Canada.

Their credentials matter. Todd earned the 2022 International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) Trainer-of-the-Year award and now serves on the ILEETA Advisory Board. He also received the 2023 International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) Memorial Match Top Gun Award. Both are published authors with articles in firearms instructor, law enforcement, and training publications covering active shooter response, leadership, instructor development, and reality-based training.

• •Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor (3 days / 900 rounds) — Policy, equipment selection, mounting, maintenance, drill development for red dot transitions
• •Low-Powered Variable Optics (LPVO) Patrol Rifle Instructor (3 days / 1,000 rounds) — LPVO-specific zeroing, distance estimation with various reticles, compressed-distance engagement
• •MILO Range Live Fire Training Simulator Course (1 day / 300 rounds) — Scenario-based training delivery, debriefing methodology, use-of-force decision frameworks
• •Building Better Shooters - Advanced Instructor Course (3 days / 800 rounds) — Marksmanship fundamentals, drill development, adult learning theory, neuro-linguistic programming
• •Developing Combative Speed & Accuracy (3 days / 1,000 rounds) — Weapon manipulation, recoil management, trigger control, platform development
• •Training with Steel Targets Instructor Course (2 days / 800 rounds) — Safe steel target deployment, feedback methodology, speed-accuracy balance drills
• •Off-Duty & Plain Clothes Carry Instructor Course (2 days / 700 rounds) — Concealable handguns, holster options, team tactics with armed/unarmed partners
• •Combative Shotgun Instructor Course (2 days / 540 rounds) — Shotgun fundamentals, load selection (00 buckshot, slugs), recoil management, fast accurate hits

For shooters improving their own skills, not just instructors:

• •Practical Combative Handgun (2 days / 1,000 rounds) — Intermediate to advanced. Speed and accuracy development, fundamentals application
• •Pistol Mounted Optics Course (2 days / 1,000 rounds) — Red dot equipment decision-making, training transitions, speed-accuracy balance. Requires prior formal handgun training
• •Low Light Handgun Combatives (2 days / 750 rounds) — Low-light fundamentals, external light manipulation, building clearing, home defense team tactics
• •Concealed Carry Tactics (2 days / 750 rounds) — Daily CCW techniques and skills

Combative Firearms Training uses evidence-based methods drawn from adult learning principles, training curriculum research, psychology, and neuroscience. Every drill has a purpose. Every concept connects to real-world application.

"We believe skill development, 'the how', is only one of the goals of effective firearms training. Understanding 'the why' allows shooters to self diagnose and correct their mistakes, leading to accelerated improvement in their knowledge, skills and abilities."

Instructions focus on: - Accurate shot placement under pressure - Multiple threat identification and engagement - Shooting while moving - Malfunction clearing and weapon manipulation - Low-light and reduced-visibility operations - Cover and concealment use - Unconventional shooting positions - Verbal commands and communication

Combative Firearms Training accepts cash, check, and credit cards. Credit card transactions include a 4% non-refundable convenience fee.

Class applications required—download the [class_application.pdf](). Peak training dates book quickly. Contact CFT to inquire about hosting a class at your agency or facility.