[Brian@ITC]

Okay... someone on here did ask if anyone had first hand experience and then we just have a class and someone posts here, and then comes under fire for doing so. What is it that you people REALLY want here?


If someone only post one time or two times, does that make the training less valuable or their opinion less valuable? And, quite honestly, I think that JNR spoke the truth about some things not regarding our training. In any discussion forum, an introduction is not required. Furthermore, we do encourage people to spread the word if they like our training. We also encourage people to be honest about their experience whatever it may have been. If someone has a negative experience, we are sure they will spread the word without our asking because that is the nature of business. People will tell ten people of their bad experience, but only one about their good experience.

In addition, we encourage people to join discussion forums because there is some valuable information and training opportunities. However, we do caution people about getting caught up in debates because sometimes they are a waste of time and there are keyboard commandos.

Not everyone who has trained with us will get online and discuss things with the public. They realize what can happen on discussion forums, and the fact that a lot of people do not actually train often, or at all. They also realize the fact that not everyone is going to want to go and train with us regardless of how much positive feedback is given. We tell people that training is more important than spending time online arguing with people who are set in their ways, or don’t train at all, but rather are keyboard commandos.

As I said, we encourage people to share their experience and be honest about it no matter whose toes they may step on… ours or yours. Maybe the people who have taken our Advanced Pistol Fighting course realize the importance of training and choose training on their own over spending time on the keyboard. We have not had one student say to us that our training did not change the way they think about things now. JNR is one of those people.

I don’t know any business that does not appreciate word of mouth. And, as far as training junkies in Indiana, yes, but none of which want to get caught up in the bull of the online game. I cannot force anyone to spend their time trying to “convince” people to train with us. In fact, the only reason I am on here is to reach those few people who WANT to learn more than what is being offered by most people. And, we are a local training source that offers quality training at an affordable price.

It is always funny that I face the same thing on all of the forums from the people who have had firearms training or don’t train at all. I will respond when I have time to respond. I do not sit here every day playing on the computer in cyber world because I am normally training or doing something productive. The truth of the matter is that even if Fenway does come back and provide a positive AAR, my prediction is that a lot of you still will not come and train. And, then, your posts mean nothing when it comes down to it but you will not make things right by stating the fact that you won’t come and train because of whatever excuse you will make.

For those of you who have not experienced our training, it is really simple. There is a 100% money back guarantee so all you “risk” is travel expenses. I am sure that you will learn something worthwhile and well worth more than travel expenses. So, it really boils down to this… either you will continue to hide behind the keyboard and bash those who “challenge” your firearms training, or you are going to put your money where your mouth is and “risk” coming and training and learning something that may be some of the best training out there. Regardless of who takes the training, everyone is going to have a different opinion about it. So far, all we have gotten back is positive feedback from those who have trained with us. So, until you get several people providing you feedback or you experience it yourself, then you really don’t have any means of judging the training that is different from most other “firearms” training.

My question to those who have had firearms training, how many of you have trained in true reality based training? Another thing… just because you have visited several of the larger name schools doesn’t really mean squat. Anyone can go and take training and then think they have a certain skill level simply because they have taken the class. A lot of people may take classes simply for bragging rights. And, just because you have had the training and haven’t trained much since, it doesn’t mean that you still have that skill set! It is no different than someone who gets a black belt and then stops training. They may still hold the rank of black belt, but their skills are not at that level.

Anytime anyone goes against the grain of what is taught, they face the same thing that I am facing here. I really don’t think the concept of reality based training is all that difficult to comprehend. Like I said, we aren’t the only people doing it. From some of the feedback that I have gotten from people who have trained with other reality based trainers and who were instructors of some of the other “reality” based trainers, do I think that we are doing something as good or better, yes, I do.

And, what could someone who hasn’t attended a big name school possibly have to offer you—right? Just because people choose not to attend those schools, does not mean anything. I went through the listing of the training resumes and I only saw one or two people who have had reality based training. True reality based training is like comparing apples to oranges. And for most of you who have posted, I would say that a large portion of you are the apple bunch. And just because someone (Whitey) who took our class has decided not to train with any big names because they did not interest him, doesn’t mean his opinion is any less valuable than those who have. When I read a review by someone who has been to a lot of big name schools, I read it for what it is worth, an opinion, and try to see what the course was about.

We see the same thing that I am dealing with here all the time in the martial arts community. People who think they are studying a combat art are not, and then when they are exposed to a real combat art, their eyes are opened. Now, it is still up to them to make the decision to continue down the path they are on, or do they want the real thing?

Bigcraig, I mean you no disrespect sir, but how long have you been training? Dude, it was a drill to get you to realize that you cannot draw and shoot if there is no “threat”. It is also a drill to get you to see that you cannot REACT to someone with a knife within 10 feet and draw your gun and shoot the attacker. I was “overacting” for a reason. And that reason was to try and get you to react before you saw a weapon and shoot me. It was a drill… nothing more, nothing less. So, since you brought it up, were you able to successfully draw and shoot from concealment? Did your Spidey reflexes react that quickly? My guess is not. Come and take the training and you will see FIRST HAND that you cannot draw your gun in time and shoot against an attacker who has a knife and makes the first move. And, you will not always see the weapon before it is in motion.

Our recent course had 10 people in it 9 of which have decided not to get caught up in the bs on this forum. I understand their viewpoint and that the chances are a lot of you are going to keep doing what you are doing. We had 3 LEO’s in the class, one of which was on a SWAT Team in a pretty good size town in north central Indiana. At this point, he has chosen not to waste his time on the forums but has decided to take some of the material back and try to implement it into their training. Something which is more productive than trying to convince people whose minds are likely not to be changed regardless of what is said. Bottom line…The training speaks for itself!!!

Now, as people take our course regardless of the abuse on this forum, you will hear good things about us and you will read some good things about us. Again, not everyone is going to get sucked in to the online debates about training. I invited some of you via PM as my guest to come and train and you declined to do so and some of which never did reply, which tells me, and all of us, that you are hiding behind the keyboard. But none of you had the decency to say that in public where you continue to run your mouths without putting yourself in the training as JNR said. So, unless you are willing to come and train, then do us all a favor and give it a rest. Again, there is a 100% MBG. We shall see who the people with egos are… shall we not?

Hopefully for those of you who have been wise enough to stay out of this thread, you can see through these people who won’t even come and train FOR FREE. Everyone wants to bash something they don’t understand, but are unwilling to step up and experience good quality training for the sake of continuing to hide behind the keyboard.

One more thing, this is NOT a feel good course. Most people walk away with a rude awakening of the reality of a fight and the gun is not the solution to the problem. If you want a "feel good" course, DO NOT COME HERE TO TRAIN!!! If you want a dose of reality, then we are going to give you just that and nothing less.

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Brian K. LaMaster - President, Innovative Tactical Concepts
Instructor - Counter Force International