​Measure. Refine. Perform.

"I designed or selected these challenges to help the armed citizen improve the critical skills of armed defense. You should be competent in the following areas:
  • Drawing from concealment with varied hand positions and executing the fundamentals of shooting
  • Accurate first hits in a suitable time
  • Being able to manage the stress of performing under pressure
I hope these drills will form a basis of practice and a metric to measure your improvement. Good skill"!
Brian Hill
Complete Combat Ant Rank Patches

First time clients attending our pistol courses will receive  a 2.5" WHITE "Complete Combat Ant" rank  patch"!   Maybe you are starting your training journey with The Complete Combatant or maybe you have challenged yourself TO YOUR FIRST PROFESSIONAL FIREARMS CLASS...good for you!  We are very proud of you and this first step needs to be recognized! Accuracy standards, measuring progress and challenges are a BIG part of our classes. 

The Core Four establishes a baseline for current level of skill in common shooting drills. It also provides a percentage rating for the belt test patch.
Introduction to Measure. Refine. Perform
60% - 69.99%
70% - 79.99%
80% - 89.99%
90% and ABOVE
Shooters Qualify for:
90%  Black belt test         8 seconds & 70 points =            96%
80%  Brown belt test      9 seconds & 70 points =            85.5%
70%  Purple belt test      10 seconds & 70 points=           77%
60%  Blue belt test          12 seconds & 70 points=            64%
Complete Combatant's TEST/SCORED Drills

The following courses of fire challenge the armed citizen to perform the most common technical skills from a concealed draw. A well-designed interlocking curriculum provides a platform for building and evaluating core skills, efficiency, effectiveness, and mental fortitude.
 
I use martial art belt ranks as the basis for the patch system. I have taught and developed this curriculum for four decades, and I have a deep understanding of the developmental process of athletes.
 
  1. The Bullseye course checks shot calling, dot tracking, and accuracy using an extended prep and press to work on hand stopping (95-5, 90-10, 80-20) vision cues (flash, floating, focused), and trigger speed (quickly, carefully, precisely). From 5 yards, 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards
  2. The Trifecta is a simple test to measure the shooter’s ability to adjust hand, trigger, and vision speed relative to the target size with maximum efficiency. From 3 yards
  3. The Mixed Six is a basic course of fire with par times to teach different hand position that armed citizen may need to employ. From 6 yards.
  4. The Core Four establishes a baseline for current level of skill in common shooting drills. It also provides a percentage rating for the belt test patch. From 7 yards
  • You can OUR TCC TARGET or you use any USPSA target. Just add B8 and circles.
  • A = 5 points
  • C = 3 points
  • D Zone is on USPSA targets, not ours. It is a MISS = DQ
  • Anything outside of the A or C ZONES are MISSES. You get 1 RETRY. If out = DQ
  • Brian will allow 1 mulligan (bad draw, etc.) per stage. If you fire, it is NOT a mulligan
  • NOT running the drills from concealment? ADD 1.0 second per stage
  • SCORING STAYS THE SAME
Complete Combatant's Courses of Fire and Score Sheet
Please download TCC's Scored Drills (below) for greater detail on our drills.
  • The Bullseye Drill is from 5 yards, 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards
  • The Trifecta is from 3 yards
  • The Mixed 6 is from 6 yards
  • The Core 4 is from 7 yards
Recommended books with GREAT Shooting Drills
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The Accurate Ant Patch

    You will receive the Accurate Ant Patch when you score 100% on ANY DRILL OF THE DAY (with the exception of the Trifecta). These Joe and
    Jane Accuracy Ant patches are EARNED and NOT sold!
"Top Shot" of the Day

Brian Hill is very pleased to present this Top Shot Award to one student per class. The student picked will be receiving the honor of Top Shot due to their accuracy, speed and/or good decisions on the range.
 
Keep up the great work and remember “training is NOT an event but a process. Training IS the preparation for practice”.
Claude Werner
5 x 5 Drill with 3 x 5 Card

We first heard of the 5 x 5 (5-5-5) Drill many years ago through Rangemaster and we see great benefit in accomplishing this 5 round drill at 100%.
  • Staple or tape a 3 x 5 card to a target
  • 5 rounds (from concealment is preferred but from low-ready is acceptable when just starting out)
  • 5 yards from target
  • 5 seconds to complete the drill
  • Line breaks DO COUNT
Deliberate Coaching: Why the Top Coach Award?

The Deliberate Coaching class is first and foremost a coaching class, although shooting well is important.

You will be partnered with a classmate to coach, and better scores over the baseline scores will determine the top coach. The more your partner improves the better your score, so picking a partner you can help is essential.

This challenges the Coach to make adaptive corrections to quickly improve the shooter. As an added benefit the extra points will be added to your overall score, which emphasizes shooting and coaching.

Top Coach is the highest award in class keeping the focus being the best Coach possible.