Fist-Fire Weapons Training Defined

[D.R. Middlebrooks]

A "FIST-FIRE Weapon" is any firearm that can be fired by the making of a fist, hence the term: FIST-FIRE Weapon. Basically that's means anything with pistol grip (i.e., Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Submachine gun). Here is our FIST-FIRE Weapons Training Model:

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The entire system is based upon the principles of the 3-Primary Levels of Weapons Presentation: Guard, Partial & Full Extension. Because FIST-FIRE is a Martial Art (THE Martial Art of Handgunning) ALL students (no matter what their skill level is) start out in Level 1 and work their way up through the system.

Note: It usually takes (3) days to get established in Level 1 of the Fist-Fire System.

[D.R. Middlebrooks]

Here's a list of our FIST-FIRE Instructor Wins...

At the Tactical Shooting Academy, we use competition to test and prove our shooting methods and techniques. That said, this is a list of shooting accomplishments that our certified Fist-Fire Instructors (FFI's) have won:

1st Place: 1998 Winchester World Challenge - Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 1998 Virginia State IDPA – ESP State Champion

1st Place: 1998 West Virginia IDPA - ESP State Champion

1st Place: 1998 West Virginia IDPA - Ladies State Champion

1st Place: 1998 North Carolina IDPA - ESP State Champion

1st Place: 1998 Eastern Regional IDPA - ESP Regional Champion

1st Place: 1998 Eastern Regional IDPA - Ladies Regional Champion

1st Place: 1998 Florida State IDPA - ESP Sate Champion

1st Place: 1998 Florida State IDPA - Ladies State Champion

1st Place: 1999 World "Man vs. Man" Shoot Offs - Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 1999 Tennessee State IDPA - SSP Champion

1st Place: 2000 Eastern Regional IDPA - CDP State Champion

1st Place: 2000 Blackwater Challenge - CDP Champion

1st Place: 2000 Blackwater Challenge - Ladies Champion

1st Place: 2000 World "Man vs. Man" Shoot Off's - IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2000 IDPA Nationals - ESP National Champion

1st Place: 2000 Virginia Indoor IDPA - ESP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2000 Virginia State IDPA - ESP Champion

1st Place: 2000 Virginia State IDPA - Ladies Champion

1st Place: 2000 Tennessee State IDPA - ESP Champion

1st Place: 2001 World "Man vs. Man" Shoot Offs - Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 2001 World "Man vs. Man" Shoot Offs - IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2001 World "Man vs. Man" Shoot Offs - Stock Gun Jr. World Champion

1st Place: 2001 World "man vs. Man" Shoot Offs - Ladies Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 2001 Blackwater Challenge - Overall Match Champion

1st Place: 2001 Blackwater Challenge - ESP Champion

1st Place: 2001 Blackwater Challenge - Ladies Champion

1st Place: 2001 Blackwater Challenge - SSP Champion

1st Place: 2001 Virginia State IDPA - ESP Champion

1st Place: 2001 Virginia State IDPA - SSP Champion

1st Place: 2001 Virginia State IDPA Ladies Champion

1st Place: 2002 Mid-West Regional IDPA - SSP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2002 Carolina Cup IDPA - ESP State Champion

1st Place: 2002 Carolina Cup IDPA - Ladies State Champion

1st Place: 2002 Commonwealth Cup IDPA - Ladies State Champion

1st Place: 2002 Winchester World Challenge - Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 2002 Winchester World Challenge - IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2002 World Shoot Off - IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2002 World Shoot Off - Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 2002 All Navy Match – All Navy National Champion

1st Place: 2002 Florida State IDPA - ESP State Champion

1st Place: 2002 Tennessee State IDPA - SSP State Champion

1st Place: 2002 Southern Regional IDPA - SSP State Champion

1st Place: 2002 Mississippi State IDPA - SSP State Champion

1st Place: 2003 Virginia Indoor IDPA - ESP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2003 Virginia Indoor IDPA - SSP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2003 Southern Regional IDPA - SSP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2003 Tennessee State IDPA - SSP State Champion

1st Place: 2003 PSA Shootout - Stock Gun Speed Steel Champion

1st Place: 2003 Alabama IDPA - ESP State Champion

1st Place: 2003 Kentucky-Tennessee IDPA - SSP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2003 Commonwealth Cups IDPA - SSP Champion

1st Place: 2003 Winchester Challenge – IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2003 World Shoot Off - Jr. Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 2003 World Shoot Off - IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2003 Steel Challenge - IDPA World Speed Shooting Champion

1st Place: 2004 Virginia Indoor IDPA - ESP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2004 Indiana State IDPA - SSP State Champion

1st Place: 2004 Southern Regional IDPA - ESP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2004 Mid-West Regional IDPA - SSP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2004 Winchester World Challenge - IDPA World Champion

1st Place: 2004 World Shoot Off - Jr. Stock Gun World Champion

1st Place: 2004 World Shoot Off - IDPA World Shoot Off Champion

1st Place: 2004 Steel Challenge - IDPA World Speed Shooting Champion

1st Place: 2004 N.C. RECON 3-Gun Championships - Match Champion

1st Place: 2004 N.C. Tactical Invitational 3-Gun Championship - Match Champion

1st Place: 2004 IDPA Nationals - ESP National Champion

1st Place: 2005 Virginia Indoor IDPA - ESP Regional Champion

1st Place: 2005 Arkansas State IDPA - SSP State Champion

1st Place: 2005 Arkansas State USPSA - Production State Champion

1st Place: 2005 Tennessee State USPSA - Production State Champion

1st Place: 2005 PSA Shootout - Stock Gun Speed Steel Champion

1st Place: 2005 Maryland IDPA Championships - Enhanced Service Division

1st Place: 2005 USPSA Area 6 Championships - Limited-10 Champion

1st Place: 2005 MGM IRONMAN 3-Gun Championships - Tactical Champion

1st Place: 2005 N.C. RECON 3-Gun Championship - Match Champion

1st Place: 2005 Carolina Tactical 3-Gun Championship - Match Champion

1st Place: 2005 Steel Challenge IDPA - ESP World Champion

1st Place: 2005 IDPA Nationals - ESP National Champion

1st Place: 2007 Tri State Regional IDPA Championships - SSP Champion

1st Place: 2007 TSA "Street Gun Nationals" - Top Military National Champion

1st Place: 2007 TSA "Street Gun Nationals" - Top Lady National Champion

1st Place: 2007 TSA "Street Gun Nationals" - Top LEO National Champion

1st Place: 2007 TSA "Street Gun Nationals" - Mid-size Pistol National Champion

Please Note: We only count 1st Place finishes (if we counted all of the “Top Ten” finishes in major competition the list would be way too long!). It should also be noted that these are ALL divisional title wins won at MAJOR matches, not class wins at local clubs (which we do not list). These titles were won at the State, Regional, National & World Championship matches. We also only attend matches where we can use our carry guns and gear and still be competitive. This empirical data proves two things: Our shooting methods work and our instructors know how to shoot!

Descriptions of above matches and the acronyms used:

IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association): Self Defense Scenario type shooting where competitors use carry guns and gear. IDPA Divisions are as ESP, CDP & SSP.
ESP (Enhanced Service Pistol Division) CDP (Defensive Service Pistol Division)
SSP (Stock Service Pistol Division)

N.C. Recon & Tactical Invitational Shoots: Hardcore Tactical 3-Gun (Rifle-Pistol-Shotgun) Regional Matches using "REAL WORLD" Practical/Tactical firearms.

World Shoot Off’s: The World “Man vs. Man” Dueling Competitions. Shooters face identical arrays of knock down steel targets. The competitors shoot side by side. Who ever shoots all his steel targets down first, wins.

Winchester World Challenge: All Knock Down Speed Steel. This is an event based on the total time it takes to shoot all the courses of fire. The lowest aggregate time wins.

TSA (Tactical Shooting Association): Self Defense “Real World” Scenario type shooting events where competitors use their carry guns and gear. Gun Divisions are FP, MP & CP.

Steel Challenge: The World Speed Shooting Championships. All static steel targets. All targets must be hit. This is a timed event where the fastest total time for all the courses of fire wins.

PSA Shoot Out: All Knock Down Speed Steel targets. This is a timed event. Fastest total time for all the courses of fire wins.

[D.R. Middlebrooks]

To see some testimonials from some really cool people, click this link below:

http://www.tacticalshooting.com/webs/academy/testimonials.html

And if that's not enough, here are some FREE video clips I did for Down Range TV. The shooting portion (about 15 minutes worth) was taken off of FIST-FIRE DVD-1, which is 1 hour and 20 minutes long...

Segment #1: "Surgical Point Shooting"

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=715980776&channel=429149807

Segment #2: "High Speed Point Shooting"

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=716072965&channel=429149807

Segment #3: More High Speed Point Shooting"

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=716123873&channel=429149807

Segment #4: "Integrating Point Shooting with Sighted Fire"

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=715981062&channel=429149807