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Built The Way Violence Actually Happens
Most defensive training teaches one piece of the problem.
The range teaches you to shoot.
The gym teaches you to fight.
Neither teaches you what to do when if you're taken.
The Crucible teaches all three — in the order most likely to keep you alive.
By the end of the day you'll have moved through each under real stress, with a partner, with corrections from Military and LEO Trainers.
This is not a seminar.
It is not a square-range class.
It is a crucible — by design.
Three Critical Skills
You See the Threat - Force-on-Force Gunfighting
If You're Taken- Escape from Restraints
You See the Threat - Force-on-Force Gunfighting
Force-on-Force Defensive Gunfighting
Airsoft scenarios that pressure-test what you actually do when a real threat appears — not what you think you'd do.
- Draw under stress · malfunctions · retention
- Vehicle, doorway, parking-lot scenarios
- Shoot / no-shoot decision making
- One-on-one and one-on-two evolutions
- Real-time debrief between every rep
They Close the Distance -Empty-Hand Combatives
If You're Taken- Escape from Restraints
You See the Threat - Force-on-Force Gunfighting
Empty-Hand Combatives
Simple, high-percentage strikes and combinations that work when the gun isn't an option — or hasn't come out yet.
- Stance, base, frame
- Palm strikes, elbows, knees
- Clinch and disengage
- Ground escapes — back and stomach
- Weapon retention under contact
If You're Taken- Escape from Restraints
If You're Taken- Escape from Restraints
If You're Taken- Escape from Restraints
Escaping Criminal Restraints
Tape, rope, and zip ties — the three restraints used most by predators. One technique at a time, under real stress.
- Duct tape: wrists front, behind, ankles
- Rope: criminal knots and patterns
- Zip ties: shimming, friction-cut, force
- Hidden tools — on-body and off-body
Meet the Trainers
Michael Caughran
Michael Caughran
Michael Caughran
Former USAF SERE Specialist, Contractor, Special Warfare Coach and founder of ARC
Chris Schaffer
Michael Caughran
Michael Caughran
Former LEO officer, Tactical Hyve Instructor, Founder of Make Ready a local firearms training company
Mike Gerry
Michael Caughran
Mike Gerry
Former USAF SERE Specialist, Contractor, Executive Protector and Owner of a Cross Fit gym.
Our Faith
The Mission
The Mission
At American Reconstruction Concepts, Christian Faith is part of why we do this. The kingdom mandate to defend the vulnerable is the backbone of our mission. Whether or not you share that faith, you are welcome here, and the training is the same.
The Mission
The Mission
The Mission
This is part of the 10,000 Initiative. We are determined, by God's grace and with your help, to impact 10,000 people's lives with in person training by 2030. This is our goal in an effort to stem the tide of rising crime and corruption all around us.
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