• Who Will Assist You to Meet Your Goals

    Our Team of Professionals to Assist YOU on Your Journey of Self-Protection

  • Introducing the Team

    We want you to be comfortable when you first meet us.

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    Ladies Lead Instructor

    Vickie Kelley

    Daughter, Mother of six, and the family self-protector and defender.

    I had owned a gun for many years, but I really had no idea how to use it. I somehow thought it made me safe just because I possessed it. In fact, I once took it on a camping trip, thinking I had protection for myself. I had no idea I had loaded the "bullets" into the "clip" backward. How embarrassing! The ONLY thing I had was a false sense of security.

    Fast forward to just five short years ago (October 2019). I decided it was time to get serious. I recruited my friend and we attended Will Parker's USCCA Premium Concealed Carry class. The amount and depth of information was almost overwhelming, but I left the classroom that evening with a desire to learn even more. With Will's guidance and immense patience, I have learned and accomplished more than I ever thought possible. I know I can now, more than ever, protect my family and myself. The added benefit is, my children are learning to protect themselves as well.

    After hundreds of hours of training, I am not even close to where I want to be but, I believe what I've learned is important, so much so, that I have become a USCCA Firearms Instructor, Off-Body Carry Instructor, and Sabre Red Pepper Spray Certified Instructor. Alongside Will, I want to share with you what I have learned (and continue to learn), while showing you that it is never too late to start, and you don't need any experience to begin. I would love for you to join me on the journey.

    Vickie's Credentials and Training Attended

    - USCCA Elite Member

    - Instructor USCCA Concealed Carry

    - Instructor USCCA Woman’s Curriculum

    - Instructor Sabre Red Pepper Spray (OC)

    - Instructor Off Body Carry (Vickie Farnam)

    - Instructor Tactical Anatomy™ Shooting With X-Ray Vision™ (Dr. James Williams)

    - Graduate Law of Self-Defense Instructor Program (Attorney Andrew Branca)

    - Graduate Law of Self-Defense Level 1 Seminar (Attorney Andrew Branca)

    - Graduate MAG Deadly Force Instructor (Massad Ayoob)

    - Graduate MAG-40 Armed Citizen Rules of Engagement (Massad Ayoob)

    - Graduate Shooting Performance Firearms Instructor Development Course (Mike Seeklander & Rich Brown)

    - Graduate The Bigger Circle (Rob Leatham & Mike Seeklander)

    - Graduate Fighting With a Handgun (The Horus Group - Dr. T.C. Fuller)

    - Graduate Shooting Performance Competition Handgun Training Program Level 1 (Mike Seeklander)

    - Graduate Shooting Performance Defensive Handgun Training Program (Mike Seeklander)

    - Graduate Shooting Performance Defensive Rifle Training Program (Mike Seeklander)

    - Graduate USCCA Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1 & 2

    - Graduate Martial Blade Concepts: Martial Blade Concepts, Counter-Blade Concepts, Damithurt Silat, and Sobadiwan Eskrima (Adam Boyce)

    - Graduate SAC Tactical Low Light (Bruce Cartwright)

    - NRA Range Safety Officer

    - USCCA Range Safety Officer

    Apprentice Instructor for:

    - Instructor USCCA Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1 & 2

    Vickie Has Trained Under Nationally Acclaimed Instructors

    - Rob Leatham
    - Michael Seeklander
    - Massad Ayoob
    - Andrew Branca
    - Rich Brown
    - Gail Pepin
    - Vickie Farnam
    - Dr. T.C. Fuller
    - Dr. James Williams
    - Adam Boyce
    - Bruce Cartwright
    - Will Parker

  • Chief Instructor Will Parker has 45+ years of firearm experience, 30+ of those as an instructor. Having retired from a 25-year career with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, Will now actively pursues regular continuing education with some of the top instructors and shooters in the U.S. and world. Additionally, several of these mentors invite Will to teach with them. He is also a competitive practical shooter.

    Personally, Will is a Son, Husband, Father, and Grandfather who decided years ago he would not allow himself, or his family, to fall victim to violence. Now he teaches others to do the same. It isn't just his passion, he is VERY good at it.

    Supporting Instructor for Ladies Program

     

    Will Parker, Artemis Owner and Chief Instructor

    Will's Credentials

    - Force Science Institute Analyst

    - MAG Deadly Force Instructor

    - USCCA Senior Training Counselor

    - USCCA Training Counselor

    - USCCA Instructor

    - Instructor Tactical Anatomy™ Shooting With X-Ray Vision™

    - I.C.E. Defensive Firearms Coach

    - Law of Self-Defense Instructor Program

    - REEA Distinguished Real Estate Instructor

    - REEA Gold Standard Instructor

    - NRA Basic Pistol Instructor

    - Utah State Firearms Instructor

    - Sabre Red Pepper Spray (OC) Instructor

    - USCCA, NRA, USMC Range Safety Officer

    An Abridgement of Will's Education & Training

    - 25-Year Navy & Marine Corps Veteran

    - Graduate USMC Weapons & Tactics Instructor (2009)

    - Graduate USN Strike Fighter Tactical Instructor (TOP GUN) (1999)

    - 45+ Years of firearms experience

    - 30+ Years as an Instructor

    - 19+ Years as a Competitive Shooter

    - Formal School House Trained & Certified Instructor (1994)

    - AA Degree in Instructor Technology (1999)

    - Completed First Year Law School

    - Legal Use of Force Consultant/Expert Witness

    - Certified REEA Distinguished Real Estate Instructor (2023)

    - Certified REEA Gold Standard Instructor (2019, 2021)

    - USCCA Senior Training Counselor (2018)

    - USCCA Training Counselor (2015)

    - USCCA Concealed Carry & Home Defense Instructor (2013)

    - USCCA DefensiveS hooting Fundamentals Levels 1 and 2 Instructor (2017)

    - USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter Threat Instructor (2018)

    - USCCA Emergency First-Aid Fundamentals Instructor (2017)

    - USCCA Women’s Handgun and Self-Defense Fundamentals Instructor (2017)

    - USCCA Range Safety Officer (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

    - Certified Sabre Red Pepper Spray (OC) Instructor (2021)

    - Force Science Institute Analyst (2020)

    - Massad Ayoob Group Deadly Force Instructor (2020)

    - Massad Ayoob Group MAG-40 Armed Citizens Rules of Engagement (2018)

    - Tactical Anatomy™ Shooting with Xray Vision Instructor™ (2024)

    - American Law Courses – Criminal Law (2022)

    - American Law Courses – Evidence: Guardrails of Justice (2023)

    - American Law Courses – American Property: Freedom, Liberty & Ownership (2023)

    - American Law Courses – Civil Rights, Civil Liberties and the Constitution (2023)

    - American Law Courses – Business Law (2023)

    - Law of Self-Defense Level 1/Ator Program (2016, 2022)

    - Law of Self-Defense Level 1/Advanced (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026)

    - Law of Self-Defense Level 2 (2018)

    - Law of Self-Defense Defense of Property (2019, 2022)

    - Law of Self-Defense Lawful Defense Against Rioting Looting and Arson (2021, 2022)

    - Law of Self-Defense Level 1 Montana Supplement (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2025)

    - Rangemaster Instructor Development (Top Graduate) (2017)

    - Rangemaster Establishing a Dominance Paradigm (2020)

    - Rangemaster Advanced Instructor Development (2020)

    - Rangemaster Master Instructor Development (2022)

    - Graduate Rangemaster 2018 Northwest Tactical Conference

    - I.C.E. Advanced Pistol Handling (2023)

    - I.C.E. Unorthodox Shooting Positions (2023)

    - I.C.E. Intuitive Defensive Shooting Instructor Development (2018)

    - I.C.E. Counter Ambush (2016)

    - I.C.E. Defensive Firearms Coach (2017)

    - I.C.E. Combat/Intuitive Defensive Shooting (2017)

    - Shooting-Performance and Rob Leatham The Bigger Circle (2022)

    - Shooting-Performance Firearms Instructor Development Course (2020, 2021x3, 2024)

    - Shooting-Performance Defensive Handgun (2015, 2025)

    - Shooting-Performance Defensive Rifle (2015)

    - Shooting-Performance Competition Handgun I (2020, 2022)

    - Shooting-Performance Competition Handgun II (2020)

    - Shooting-Performance Low Light Shooting (2025)

    - Shooting-Performance Non-Permissive Environment (2025)

    - Shooting-Performance Vehicle Close Quarter Battle (2025)

    - Shooting-Performance Weapons Retention (2025)

    - Swift I Silent I Deadly Tactical Trauma Medical Training (2025)

    - Swift I Silent I Deadly Unconventional Lock Opening Concepts I & II (2025)

    - The Horus Group Fighting With a Handgun (2024)

    - Aprill Risk Consulting UNTHINKABLE: Concepts and Techniques for the Gravest Extreme (2019)

    - Martial Blade Concepts: Martial Blade Concepts,Counter-Blade Concepts, Damithurt Silat, and Sobadiwan Eskrima (2024)

    - Emergence Situational Awareness For Employees (S.A.F.E.) Instructor (2020)

    - Firearms Academy of Seattle Active Shooter Interdiction (2018)

    - Firearms Academy of Seattle Master Handgun (2018)

    - GLOCK Advanced Armorer (2008, 2013, 2018)

    - GLOCK Instructor Workshop (2010)

    - Smith & Wesson Semi-Automatic M&P Armorer (2016)

    - Front Sight Firearms Training Institute Four-Day Defensive Handgun (Distinguished Graduate) (2015)

    - LCG Tactical Handgun Tactical Skills & Movement Course (2018)

    - LCG Tactical Low Light (2019)

    - LCG Tactical – Tactical Carbine (2019)

    - SAC Tactical Essential Carbine (2019)

    - SAC Tactical Low Light (2020)

    - Predator Security & Defense Private Security Specialist/Bodyguard Executive Protection (2019)

    - Predator Security & Defense Long Range Marksman (2020)

    - Sniper Central Long-Range Precision Marksman (2013)

    - NRA Basic Pistol Instructor (2008)

    - NRA Basic Range Safety Officer (2008)

    - Certified USMC Range Safety Officer (2009)

    - Certified USPSA Chief Range Officer with Multi-Gun Endorsement (2009-2025)

    - Utah State Firearms Instructor (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

    - Montana State Firearms Instructor (2020 - Present)

    - USPSA, IDPA & Defensive Pistol Competitive Shooter

    - Life Long Student I will always pursue learning more to offer more to you

    Publication Credit Periodical:

    - Contributing Author Concealed Carry Magazine July 2019

    - Contributing Author American Warrior Society November 2021

    Firearms Qualifications and Awards:

    - U.S. Navy Expert Pistol

    - U.S. Navy Expert Rifle

    - USPSA Class B in divisions: Single Stack, Production, Limited, and Limited-10

    - GLOCK Shooting Sports Foundation Master (2007)

    - Firearms Academy of Seattle Master Handgun (2018)

    - Over 100 local match wins or top 3 finishes (USPSA/IDPA/Defensive Pistol)

    - 2007 USPSA Florida State Championship Class U Production Second Place

    - 2007 USPSA Florida Section Championship Class C Production Second Place

    - 2008 USPSA Florida State Championship Class C Production Third Place

    - 2008 USPSA National Championship Class C Production Second Place

    - 2011 USPSA Golden Bullet Championship Class C First Place

    - 2012 USPSA NW Rockies Section Single Stack Champion

    - 2018 USPSA Area 1 Championship Single Stack Class B Fourth Place

    - 2021 USPSA NW Rockies Section Single Stack Second Place

    Will Has Trained Under Nationally Acclaimed Male and Female Instructors

    Rob Leatham

    Mike Seeklander

    Massad Ayoob

    Tom & Lynn Givens

    Dr. William Lewinski

    Dennis Tueller

    Rob Pincus

    Andrew Branca

    Craig Douglas

    Dr. T.C. Fuller

    Dr. William Aprill

    Dr. James Williams

    Rich Brown

    Marty Hayes

    Lee Weams

    John Hearne

    John Holschen

    John Murphy

    Michael Martin

    Beth Alcazar

    Gail Pepin

    Adam Boyce

    Justin Carroll

    Sam Conway

    Predator Security and Defense

    Bruce Moyer

    Theresa Barnabei

    Bruce Cartwright

    Co-Ed Defensive Shooting Class Photo

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