Lt. Col. Dave Grossman coming to Denver
I made my reservation for this last night. Not sure if I'm allowed to post links to offsite vendors. Let me know if more info is needed.
LT. COL. DAVE GROSSMAN 1 DAY BULLET PROOF MIND FOR THE ARMED CITIZEN
Time: 9AM - 3PM
Date: June 8, 2013
Location: Denver, CO
BULLET PROOF MIND: YOU are the weapon. Your gun is just a tool.
Mental Prep for Combat
by Lt. Col. (ret) Dave Grossman
Author of On Killing, On Combat, and Warrior Mindset
Col. Grossman is a former West Point psychology professor, a Pulitzer Prize nominated author and, a former US Army Ranger who has spent a lifetime studying and teaching about the reality of combat.
He is one of our nation's most successful and respected trainers of military and law enforcement agencies; on the road, almost 300 days a year training our nation's "sheepdogs" -- a term that he coined in his famous treatise on "The Sheep, the Wolf, and the Sheepdog."
Col. Grossman trains all branches of the armed forces, all of our spec ops community, all federal agencies, and police in all 50 states.
Now his dynamic, powerful and inspirational training is available to the civilian community, as he teaches about the magnitude of the threat to our nation, internal and external, and the role (as intended, under the Constitution) of armed American citizens in answering this threat.
TARGET AUDIENCE: All American Sheepdogs: Armed Citizens, Military, Police, and their Spouses and Mature Teens
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will
A. Gain an understanding of Combat Efficiency from an expert professional
B. Increase chances of survival in a combat situation.
C. Learning to increase surviving gunshot wounds.
D. The understanding of a breathing technique.
E. Understanding the effect of heart rate, sleep deprivation and perceptual distortions in combat situations.
F. Understanding how PTSD can occur and how to avoid it.
G. Learning about the impact of media violence and the enormous impact to society.
TRAINING OUTLINE:
1. Terrorism, the "Perfect Day" and the possible threat to our schools
2. The "Israeli Model" of armed citizens as our model
3. The world-wide explosion of violent crime and its impact
4. Media Violence and updated knowledge about brain scans
5. Video Game Violence
6. Serious Assaults
7. Combat Efficiency
8. Sleep and what effect sleep deprivation has on personnel
9. Heart rate
10. Perceptual Distortions in Combat
11. Autogenic Breathing and Combat Efficiency
12. Relevant PTSD Diagnostic Criteria in Combat Situations
13. Surviving Gun Shot Wounds
14. Thou Shall Not Kill (?)
15. Survivor Guilt
16. Ethics for Warrios
17. Suicide Prevention for Warrios
18. Case studies in heroism
Length of Course: Approximately 6 hours
