Solo Home Defense (SHD)

Course Overview

If there is an intruder in your home, you must get out or defend yourself in place. Solo Home Defense (SHD) is an eye-opening five-hour primer on how to safely evacuate or protect what’s most valuable during a home invasion or burglary situation. Students will learn home defense concepts and proven strategies, defense-in-place methods, and armed movement when evacuating or moving through the home via lectures, technical drilling, and practical exercises. 

Training topics include:

• Home defense awareness and what you need to know to protect your home and family 
• Home defense procedures and at-the-ready defensive options 
• Principles of home defense
• Use-of-force & decision making
• Contacting and communicating with the police
• Safe and practical firearm storage in the home
• Fundamentals of armed movement in the home
• Home invasion scenarios

Instruction includes dry training with inert weapons. This class is ideal for anyone concerned with home defense. 

No live ammunition or firearms are required and there are no pre-requisites to attend.

Enrollment: Open to civilians & armed professionals