
Basic Defensive Firearms
This course is perfect for the individual who is thinking about purchasing or has little or no experience in using a semi-automatic pistol for defense. This firearms training course focuses on basic defensive handgun philosophy and basic gun-handling skills with a semi-automatic pistol. Students will establish a solid shooting platform upon which to build. This course is specifically designed to assist students with skill development and use of the semi-automatic pistol as a personal defense weapon. This training also covers the laws about using and carrying a firearm.
Questions we will address:
What gun should you buy? When can you legally use deadly force? What are the laws regarding carrying and transporting a firearm? How to use the firearm when needed, and what are the consequences with the local law enforcement? How to store and clean the firearm? What is the difference between the criminal system and the civil system? Home defense VS street defense? What are the different types of ammunition and firearms and which one will work best for you?
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~3 hours
Required for Class
Ammunition: 30 rounds of ammunition.

Intermediate Firearms Training
This self-defense training course focuses on developing semi-advanced application of using a semi-automatic pistol. Students will develop reflexive gun-handling skills that will enable them to quickly and efficiently engage threats while performing multiple complex tasks under stress.
- Principals of personal defense
- Fast presentation while attacked
- Threat assessment and area scanning
- Fighting while carrying a firearm
- Proper weapon clearing for safety
- Body positioning for optimum stability
- Draw techniques from concealed position
- Krav Maga fighting
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~3 hours
Required for Class:
Ammunition: 100 rounds of ammunition.
Clothes (shirt for concealed training), pants with belt and holster.

Advanced Firearms Training
This self-defense training course focuses on the advanced application of using a semi-automatic pistol while implementing aggressive gun handling skills. Students will develop reflexive gun-handling skills that will enable them to quickly and efficiently engage threats while performing multiple complex tasks under stress.
You must complete the intermediate class prior to this class!
This is a fast paced, physically demanding firearms training course! Students should be in good physical condition, familiar with their equipment and have a solid understanding of gun-handling skills established prior to attending this course.
- Advanced principals of personal defense
- Threat assessment and area scanning
- Multiple attackers/armed or unarmed attackers
- Fighting while carrying a firearm
- Shooting from different positions
- Shooting on the move
- Proper weapon clearing for safety
- Body positioning for optimum stability
- Draw techniques
- Point on target aiming
- Rapid magazine changes
- Techniques for instant jam corrections
- Krav Maga fighting
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~3 hours
Required for Class:
Ammunition: 150 rounds of ammunition. Clothes (shirt for concealed training), pants with belt and holster.

Tactical Defensive Firearms Training
This intensive firearms training course introduces unorthodox shooting positions and techniques with the handgun that can be used during a violent confrontation. The techniques presented in this firearms training course have been established based on real world situations that law-enforcement officers and lawfully armed citizens have experienced during encounters with violent assailants.
This is a fast paced, physically demanding firearms training course! Students should be in good physical condition, familiar with their equipment and have a solid understanding of gun-handling skills established prior to attending this course.
Course pre-requisite: Due to the advanced level of this course, completion of the Advanced Firearms Training Course is mandatory.
- Tactical pistol methodology and concepts
- Threat assessment and area scanning
- Multiple attackers/armed or unarmed attackers
- Fighting while carrying a firearm
- Shooting from different positions
- Shooting on the move/from cover
- Active shooter in a crowded area
- One handed draw techniques
- Low light shooting and fighting
- Rapid magazine changes-one handed
- Closing distance with Krav Maga fighting
- Crowd control and fighting
- Multiple target acquisitions
- One-handed clearing and reloading
- Single-handed draw and shoot with knife defense
- Shooting while seated and attacked
- Krav Maga fighting
- Tactical stress drills of violent attacks
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~3 hours
Required for Class:
Ammunition: 150 rounds of ammunition.
Clothes (shirt for concealed training), pants with belt and holster.

Public Transportation Firearms Training
We will learn how to disarm an attacker from a seated position while deploying a firearm when traveling on public transportation, such as trains, buses, and airplanes. We use firearms simulating the attackers weapon after disarm.
We will train in firearms and Krav Maga disarms.
Completion of the tactical training level is a must!
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~3 hours
Required for Class:
- Ammunition: 100 rounds.
Belt and holster

Home Defense
The training includes knowledge and development of locations within the house/facility that can be used as a shelter during attacks or natural disasters. The training also places emphasis on how to use the house/building as a self-defense tool and how to act in a safe manner once someone has entered the house with intent to harm. We also provide training on how to use defensive tools within the house without harming family members.
We will train at a tactical shooting house simulating our home; we will focus on defensive handgun philosophy and gun-handling skills with the semi-automatic pistol while training in Krav Maga.
Completion of the tactical training level is a must!
- Fighting a home intruder
- Fighting multiple armed/unarmed attackers in our home while protecting family members
- Safe room protection and 911 calling
- Evacuation plans and stress drills
- Structure searches and proper room entering
- Fighting in the presence of an injured person and getting them to safety
- Krav Maga shooting and fighting
- Shooting prone or supine
- Techniques for instant jam corrections
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: 5 hours
Required for Class:
- Ammunition: 200 rounds.
This is an outdoor range, so please have proper clothing. Clothes – shirt for concealed training, pants with belt and holster.

Car Defense
The training includes Krav Maga self-defense training while walking to or from our car. We will also be trained on how to use the firearm while being attacked in the car and around it.
Completion of the home defense training is a must!
- Shooting from a moving vehicle – passenger and driver side
- Third party protection and kidnapping attempts
- Fighting multiple attackers with family members present
- Fighting inside/outside a car
- Fighting while getting family members to safety
- Principals of personal defense
- Getting out of/into an attacked vehicle + closing distance to the shooter and returning to vehicle
- Fighting in the presence of an injured person and getting them to safety
- Two/four person team work
Available Rentals: Handgun $10
If you do not have a handgun you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~5 hours
Required for Class:
- Ammunition: 150 rounds.
This is an outdoor range, so please have proper clothing. Clothes (shirt for concealed training), pants with belt and holster.

Active Shooter Tactical Firearms Training
This training focuses on active shooter response teams. This training is for law enforcement, military, security agencies, public safety, EMS, and other security teams.
We will cover:
- Urban combat cover work
- Room clearing and crowd control
- Multiple attackers
- Fighting in different settings, such as schools, restaurants, sporting events, and more
- Krav Maga fighting and control
- Fighting on public transport
- Proceeding in hostile territory
- Combat undercover and team tactics
- Prioritization of targets in combat
- Multiple firearm training drills
- Hostage control situations
- Weapon disarms

Rifle Training
- The training includes Krav Maga self-defense fighting while using a rifle. We will also be trained on how to use the rifle for home defense.
- Clearing the gun for safety
- Points of contact with the weapon
- Dynamic response shooting
- Proper body positioning
- Charge on point aiming
- Multiple target acquisition
- Closing distance
- Instant jam correction
- Aggressive magazine changes
- M16 Krav Maga
- Speed and accuracy drills
- Rifle to handgun transfer
Available Rentals: Rifle $20
If you do not have a rifle you can rent one and purchase ammunition. Please request prior to class.
Duration: ~3 hours
Required for Class:
- Ammunition: 150 rounds.
Clothes (shirt for concealed training), pants with belt and holster
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why learn at Magen Tactical Defense?
A. Because we care! And we offer a safe and open environment to facilitate optimal progress. B. You have the opportunity to train with the real-deal. Our instructors didn’t just learn Krav Maga and defensive firearms, they lived it. It doesn’t get more authentic than learning from a former IDF lieutenant. If you are thinking about defensive firearms training you might as well cut to the chase and learn from one of the best.
Q: Can I rent a firearm for training?
Yes.
Q: What type of gear do I need to wear and bring for class?
Comfortable clothes, belt and holster.
Q: Do I need to own a gun or have a carry permit to train?
Absolutely not!
Q: Is this an NRA class
No. Israeli defensive firearms training is not an NRA class, it is a serious and effective self-defense method.