THE MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS BY FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS F e a t u r e s D E P ART M E N TS The Firearms Instructor Issue 50 1 Developing Combat Speed and Accuracy by Todd Fletcher Training with a Firearms Simulator by Shannon W. Lightsey Competition Shooting to Prepare for Survival on the Street by Chad Thompson Train the Way You Want to Fight! by Tony Wegrzyn Off-Duty Carry Options by Paul D’Angelo Law Enforcement Officers are Hardcore Athletes by Howard Linett Live Fire Shoot House Training... Too Real? by Chris Tull Weapon Retention:“Remembering the Basics” by Michael E. Nitch 4 Centimeters: The Next Generation of Side Arm Safety by Garret Machine Holding Your First RTC: It Can Be More Fun than Impossible by Patrick Sacco 6 10 13 15 16 18 23 28 32 35 2 Editorial Guidelines 3 President’s Message SteveJohnson 5 NEW! IALEFI® Corporate Sponsor News & Announcements 20-21 IALEFI® Emblem Products 26 Master Instructor Development Program Schedule 27 Board of Director Nomination Info 37 IALEFI® 2011 ATC Memorial Match Results O.FrankRepass 38-39 IALEFI® 2011 Corporate Sponsors 40 IALEFI® Publications