Hello!  After visiting Sanibel and Captiva annually for over thirty years, I finally did what I should've done long ago... and, in 2021, I purchased a home in Sanibel.  Since then, Sanibel has been my second home, I make the drive from Miami every month with my family.

With my visits to Sanibel, after being spotted a few times with my NRA Firearms Instructor shirts and my "Freestyle Fighting Academy" Instructor shirts, locals started asking me if I could teach them a class at their homes.

You'd think I would want to take a break while at my beach home - but this IS how I relax and have fun!  So I decided to make this page and teach two private classes a month.

I'm a black belt martial artist and firearms expert with over 25 years of training.  I am also the author of the book Black Belt Psychology.  As a martial artist, I'm the owner and Head Instructor of the Freestyle Fighting Academy, and have coached thousands of people which include law enforcement, military, UFC fighters, and everyday men, women, and children.  As a competitor, I was a former two-time Submission Grappling National Champion and professional MMA fighter.  In 2021, I was inducted into the Florida Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

As a firearms instructor, I'm the owner and Head Instructor of Miami Shooters Club, and have provided over 12,000 people with their Concealed Carry Permit courses, certified over 1,000 NRA Instructors, and trained thousands more students in home defense, advanced concealed carry techniques, rifle defense, shotgun defense, and much more.

I'm an NRA Training Counselor - which is the highest honors you can receive as an instructor under the National Rifle Association.  I've been shooting for over 20 years, having trained with many experts such as former Navy Seals and Green Berets, and have accumulated 10 different instructor certifications (including an instructor certification under world renowned instructor Massad Ayoob) and many more training certifications - along with competition shooting experience.

I'm looking forward to providing private lessons in the homes of San-Cap residents.  I can provide Concealed Carry Permit courses, home defense courses, beginner gun and self-defense courses, and more.

And I know what you might be thinking... "I don't need to learn how to use a gun or defend myself... there's no crime on the island!"  Although our island is one of the safest areas in Florida - there's still always the risk of violence.  For instance, a Sanibel police officer was shot with an AR15 back in November 2016 on the island, check out the dashcam video below:

Then in October of 2021, two people were shot on the Sanibel Causeway, see the story below:

And of course, shootings are not just the only threat to worry about - home invasion, sexual assault, and rape are other major concerns.  And again, although rare on the island, there was a serial home invader that was sexually assaulting women on the Island back in 2014:

Don't get me wrong... Sanibel is NOT a dangerous place!  It is a very SAFE place.  However... nothing is ever 100% safe - and I'm of the opinion that every man and woman should know how to defend themselves and be prepared to do so.

For example, I have never had a fire in my home, and I think the likelihood of my home ever catching fire is almost non-existant... but the keyword is "almost" - and for that reason, I own a fire extinguisher.  It's better to have a fire extinguisher and not need it - than to need it and not have it.

I feel the same way about firearms and self defense - it's better to have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have it.  Actually... there is one thing I find worse for my ego... which would be needing a gun, already owning a gun - but not knowing how to use it!  

If that sounds like you - let's empower you and improve on that together.

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