Changing Gears

Why I train

     Firearms training is just a slice of a big pie of needed personal skills to stay safe in the unstable world we live in today. I lived and worked in a few states and countries and have seen what happens to folks when they don't pay attention to a situation they could have avoided or have a skill needed to save a life. Mainly their own.

     I have been in the private teaching business for over two years now with Appropriate Action and have enjoyed instructing folks in the use of firearms. However, I feel that I could give more to my students through a partnership of adjunct instructors under Appropriate Action's umbrella of networking. I'm not a know it all. But, what I do know is that I have access to people who do know more about a subject than I do. These folks have made a living in one form or another or have saved a life (might have been their own) on what they will be teaching.

     To start out with as I have mentioned before is going to be our Medical Preparedness for the Outdoors man program in the Spring of 2014. This will be done by Caleb Martin. After taking this class you will be familiar ways to take care of personal injuries due to violent trauma (gored by a deer?) or accidents (fall from tree stand or ladder.) This is not just for hunters or hikers. Just being outside of your home we consider "outdoors."

Probably not going to travel

     We have some other classes in the works that may be interesting to folks out there. One is going to be our Overnight Outdoorsman Course. The class size will be no less than three and no more than five. The curriculum will deal with subjects such as navigation, movement in groups, fire building, water and food rationing, water procurement, carry load management, danger avoidance, and dealing with non level terrain. I'm careful just not to call it a full on "Bug Out" class. It is more like a you got stuck out in the middle of no where with your car broken down and you have to get to a town by foot class.

     One idea I'm working through that will probably won't be till fall 2014 is called "Project Grey." This course will be geared towards making yourself more aware of your surroundings (four color code), not make yourself a victim, how to dress for success, methods of carry if you are a permit holder, improvised offensive devices, the OODA loop, moving safely in and around vehicles, and the three levels of EDC. Myself and an adjunct instructor who have worked overseas in 3rd world countries will be teaching the class. We are still debating on how many hours and the cost.

     A brief mention also is that I shall be doing "quick tips" with my adjunct instructors on the Appropriate Action Youtube channel a few times out of the month.  I'll be doing firearms while Caleb and Hassan will be doing the Medical portion. When his bio is done I'll have the adjunct from "Project Grey" do one or two vids before the class is announced for scheduling. I'm in a holding pattern with a person to do computer and internet security for the channel only. My free gift to you.

     It is not my goal to make folks in my class a "high speed death machine." However, I do want them to have a better than average chance to walk away from a problem that comes knocking at their proverbial door.
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     Tim Davis, Jr. is a full time law Enforcement Professional, martial arts, and a part time firearms instructor. He has firearms experience spanning over 15 years ranging from several schools in advanced tactical response, running a Law Enforcement Tactical unit to time spent in Afghanistan working with their law enforcement program. Tim is the co-owner of Appropriate Action in Englewood TN. 

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