The Concealed Carry University
Concealed Carry University
Equipping Americans with the Ability & Knowledge Required to Confidently Carry Concealed for Self-Defense.
FIXING A BROKEN INDUSTRY.
As an industry, we’ve gotten very good at giving people handgun training, and those who carry concealed get lots of handgun practice.
But we’ve barely begun to give people Concealed Carry Training… and most of those who go armed have seldom ever experienced anything that could be called Concealed Carry Practice.
Somewhere in this country every day, permit holders and police officers alike fall tragic victims to the realization – too late – that they were not mentally or physically prepared for the sudden, explosive conflagration that is the reality of a violent, threatening situation.
WE NEEDED A BETTER WAY TO PREPARE.
In real life, targets don’t stand still. There is no firing line. There is no buzzer that tells us when we need to act.
We will have to live forever with the decisions that we do (or fail to) make within the span of about 1.2
seconds.
Reviewing thousands of use of force incidents has proven to us that training for a threatening incident neither
begins nor ends at the range. “Shooting”, regardless of how fast or accurately, is by no means the deciding
factor in why most of the good guys who win, win…. and why most of the good guys who lose… lose.
BEYOND 2
DIMENSIONAL
SHOOTING
If the first time a new driver experiences driving in a blizzard is when he or she is alone… that’s a problem. And if their driver’s ed class never has them leave a parking lot, that’s a problem.
Outrageously enough, this is the equivalent of where even many of the highest-tier “gun training” courses leave their students.
Pistol and basic marksmanship development happen in a shooting stall. But where do we get prepared for concealed carry – and surviving a violent encounter with a living, moving, fighting threat?
CONTEXTUAL
UNDERSTANDING
One of the biggest faults with modern concealed carry training is that it happens totally devoid of what we call ‘the context of reality.’
The result is that most Guardians have no idea what to expect, or what will be demanded of them when their lives are on the line.
Good, effective training would have them leave the firing line when they’ve learned to fire their handguns well… and would then expose them to and immerse them into the dark reality they may one day be forced into.
ACCLIMATION
The #1 quality that separates the average armed guardian and the violent individual(s) they may face is… experience.
Not only the mind, but the senses and intuition of the threat have been educated by real, hands-on experience.
Often, this experience can outweigh even the best training.
Truly effective concealed carry training would touch the mind, body, senses, and intuition of the responsibly-armed Guardian.
“EXCELLENT CONCEALED CARRY TRAINING WOULD
MAKE YOUR 1st LETHAL FORCE INCIDENT FEEL LIKE
YOUR 50th.”
“Accomplishing this goal in the life of each individual (that is… YOU!) – regardless
of your age or fitness or skill level – that has been my #1 stated goal of this
Concealed Carry University from day one.
Anything less… and I haven’t done my work that I feel God has built me to do.”
– Patrick Kilchermann, founder of CCU
FRIENDLY, EXPERT INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO MEET YOU AT YOUR SKILL & EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Carrying concealed doesn’t have to be hard, confusing, physically uncomfortable, or boring.
Concealed Carry University founder Patrick Kilchermann has produced some of the nation’s
highest-rated in-home training videos and through it has instructed over 140,000 confidently
-armed Americans.
He would love to become one of your coaches and guides as well.
OUR MISSION:
KNOWLEDGE
From gun and gear selection to violence prediction and avoidance tactics, to de-escalation strategies, to legal matters, we are committed to ensuring that our CCU “alumni” are the most well-educated Guardians in America.
ABILITY
Surviving and shutting down a violent attack is nowhere near as difficult as most people would imagine. While guardians of all ages can attain these skills, it does require training in ways that run counter-intuitive to the industry as a whole. We aim to arm you with these abilities.
CONFIDENCE
You have no reason to fear the man or the men whom you may face as violent threats. Engaging in successful armed defense of self and family need not be an overwhelming prospect. Our goal is that you will feel as confident in yourself as the rest of our students feel in themselves.
Meet Your Instructor:
PATRICK KILCHERMANN
founder, Concealed Carry University
host, the 3 SECONDS FROM NOW series
author, The Complete Concealed Carry Guide to Effective Self-Defense and The
Essential Handgun Owner’s Guide
host & producer, The Guardian Broadcast
creator, the Master Handgun Accuracy training curriculum
Hello and welcome: we’ve got work to do.
A husband of one and father of four, I’ve been in the firearms industry for my
entire adult life. My #1 passion is in motivating and empowering people to be
better Guardians.
Whether it’s studying de-escalation tactics rooted in psychological
studies, military and battle history at the army and single unit levels, ancient
combatant philosophy, or fighting full force in the Sim arena as I test new
methods of preserving our lives, I believe all conflict is connected and that great
wisdom and strength (both mental and physical) can be gained from approaching
concealed carry as its own martial art. I believe concealed carry keeps us healthy
and keeps us young – if we do it correctly.
I enjoy teaching beginners the basics as much as I enjoy taking the elite 1%
further down their own paths. I believe you’ll find what you’re looking for in the
in-home education and training curriculum I’ve built here at CCU.
WHAT WE DO
HERE AT THE
CONCEALED
CARRY
UNIVERSITY:
“Range training is no substitute for the kind of street wisdom and concealed carry readiness training offered by the Concealed Carry University.”
– CCU Alumni & CPL Instructor
- We’ve built an entire concealed carry training curriculum designed to get you to where you need and want you to be.
- This video-based training curriculum is designed to be digested within the comfort of your own home. Here’s why: In our travels, we’ve determined that only training that conforms to the life of the student will allow him or her to spend enough time on this subject to develop their own level of mastery.
- Our curriculum is broken up into three segments: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
- The true beginner who is brand-new to handguns will develop the knowledge, safe-handling practices, and hands-on familiarity that they need through our ‘Essential Guide for Handgun Ownership.’
- The one who is already comfortable with handguns but relatively new to concealed carry and fighting with a handgun will find themselves set ahead 20 years by our ‘Armed American’s Complete Concealed Carry Guide to Effective Self-Defense.’
- And once you are (or if you already are) very comfortable with your handgun in your hand and in your waistband, we guarantee you will love our 3 SECONDS FROM NOW series, which is designed to put you in the middle of the gunfight and help you develop the complete understanding and readiness required to dominate in a use of force situation (or – hopefully – avoid them altogether).
TESTIMONIALS
“I was in law enforcement for 20 years and thought I knew all there was to know
about self-defense with a handgun. Boy, was I wrong!”
about self-defense with a handgun. Boy, was I wrong!”
– Johnny Caswell
“Many courses cover the simple basics of a shoot-out. This is like getting a master’s
degree in self-preservation.”
– Michael Raffanello
“Cutting edge. Everything about this series feels like [how] concealed carry will be
taught in 20 years.”
– L. Walker