Taking self defense courses based on the skill sets you need. (Training in context)

Hey do you ever have an operators course?

Nope, are you an operator?

This comes back to training in context. I'm not an operator or a sniper, so why would I waste my time, effort, energy or my resources to take a class based on on those principals?

That being said if you're a civilian who CC you wont get much benefit out of a course where you are doing room clearing with a team.

If you're a civilian who carries concealed a majority of your time should be based on reacting to being ambushed, not clearing a room and etc. S;pend the time and resources learning and understanding what the body does during critical stress, so when it happens you don't just vapor lock in the startle flinch. Create a mental blueprint to that oh shit moment, where you are in a full blown startle flinch.

Let me guess you wont ever be ambushed because your always in color code red with pink stripes? I'm calling shenanigans, none of us are always clicked ON. We look at menus, we have our hands full of groceries, we turn our heads to check out an attractive female and etc.

So when you look for a course don't just think its a good course because a cop or military guy has taken it, or because a ex SWAT or military guy is teaching it. Attend a course that will teach you the skills you need in the context you will most likely need them.

Would you go to a heart surgeon for a tooth ache. Both are highly skilled, but have two different skill sets.