Maddy

FOUNDEr: certified firearms and OC (Pepper) Spray instructor, black belt in Karate & Tae Kwon Do

I used to co-own a martial arts school and have studied and taught martial arts for over 25 years.

Over the past ten years, I realized my martial arts training was fantastic for my mindset but had practical limitations I had not considered before. Some of it was my aging body and some limitations were changes in the environment.

While useful for some self-defense situations, martial arts alone was not sufficient for others. Also, armed assailants are more common than when I started studying martial arts many years ago. 

The world had changed, and I needed to change with it.

I chose to accept the responsibility and challenge of learning to properly use a firearm safely and how to use it to defend myself and my loved ones. 

I started taking lessons, purchased a handgun, and a new self-defense adventure began.

After years of intensive training, I am an instructor once again, this time including non-lethal means and firearms as options.