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About the Instructor

Rangemaster Firearm Training Services, LLC    Advanced Instructor Development

Tom Givens, Owner, Founder & Lead Trainer, Plant City, Florida

  • Master Instructor Course, Graduate, Graduate (March 2024), Nashville, Tennessee
    • In-depth study and application of 100 years of firearm training
  • Advanced Instructor Development, Graduate (November 2023), Johnston, Iowa
    • Advanced skills and techniques of defensive handgun use and educational theory
  • Basic Instructor Development, Graduate (February 2023), Kansas City, Kansas
    • Proper handling/operation of various types of handguns; Coaching methodologies; Efficient combat marksmanship techniques

 

Advanced Firearm Combat Skill Development

Massad Ayoob Group

Massad Ayoob, Owner, Founder & Lead Trainer

  • MAG 180 Graduate, (June 2023) Cascade, Wisconsin
    • Mastery of handgun skills and retention through Force-On-Force training with local police agencies as a prerequisite to graduation; Instructor Certification in Handgun Retention and Baton Defensive Skills
  • MAG 120 Graduate, (December 2022) Live Oak, Florida
    • Exercises in advanced combat handgun skills. Ambidextrous shooting skills under extreme pressure, shotgun, rifle, and automatic weapons
  • MAG 80 Graduate, (April 2022) Raymond, Mississippi
    • Training for Defensive Handgun Use while wounded; One-handed operations and clearing malfunctions under stress with non-dominant hand; Countering the attempts for disarms and handgun retention
  • MAG 40 Graduate, (April 2022) Raymond, MS, and (March 2025) Mequon, WI
    • A combination of MAG-20 Live Fire and MAG-20 ACROE
  • MAG 30 Graduate, (May ‘21, August ‘21, June ‘22, August ‘23, August ‘24) Cascade, WI, and (May ‘25) Morristown, MN
    • Three-day, 3,000-round course of fire developed as a physically and mentally demanding course to develop fundamental skill-building for speed and proficiency
  • MAG 20 Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement Graduate, (April 2022) Raymond, MS, and (March 2025) Mequon, Wisconsin
    • Extensive studies on rules of engagement for law-abiding citizens, including management of the aftermath of use-of-force events
  • MAG 20 Live Fire Graduate, (May 2019) Ripon, WI and (April 2022) Raymond, MS
    • Use of the defensive handgun under extreme stress
  • MAG Rifle Graduate, (October 2024) Cascade, WI
  • MAG-IC Instructor Graduate, (August 2022 and August 2024) Cascade, WI
    • Demonstrate proficiencies of Instruction of core techniques for Massad Ayoob Defensive Handgun Shooting Systems; Demonstration of proficiency with both dominant and non-dominant hands to meet qualification standards
  • MAG-DFI Deadly Force Instructor Graduate (March 2024), Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Legal consulting (see below)
  • MAG Defensive Pistol Skills Graduate (June 2024), Cascade, WI
  • MAG Qualification Updates (Police Style Qualification), completed documentation of proficiency with numerous different pistols over many dates, Cascade, WI
Advanced Specialized Training

Active Response Training

Greg Ellifritz, Owner, Founder & Lead Trainer

  • Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting Instructor Graduate, (June 2025) Manheim, Texas
    • In-fight weapons access; body positioning for the close-quarters fight; Close-quarters gun disarms
  • Knife Defense Skills Instructor Graduate (June 2025), Delaware, Ohio
    • Basic cutting angles and targets; escaping a knife attack

National Rifle Association    Instructor Development Training

  • NRA Range Safety Officer Certification (August 2021), Appleton, Wisconsin
  • NRA Pistol Instructor Certification (September 2021), Muskego, Wisconsin

Active Shooter Response Training     Emergency Response Training

  • Active Violence Immediate Response Training Instructor (September 2022) Milwaukee, Wisconsin (HIS Program)
    • Development of Active Shooter Protocol, Emergency Medical Response
  • Active Shooter Response Instructor Certification (October 2023), The Last Resort Firearms Training Center in White Hall, Arkansas (Instructor Ed Monk)
    • Live Fire Training in Active Shooter Response, Study of Historical Data of Active Shooter Events Nationwide; Instruction techniques for law-enforcement, churches, schools, and businesses

Ultimate Training Munitions   Force on Force Simulation Training

Expert Witness / Legal Consultation   Law & Legal Consultation Nationwide

  • Massad Ayoob Group, Deadly Force Instructor, (March 2024) Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Law School Continuing Education Credit for Court-based consultation services
  • Attorney Andrew Branca, Law of Self-Defense Instructor Program curriculum
    • Understanding the legal nuances required to avoid conviction and stay within legal boundaries, specialized studies for the States of Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and New York

Less Lethal Instruction: Non-Lethal Considerations for Self-Defense

  • SABRE Red Pepper Spray Instructor Certification (January 2022), Schererville, IN
    • Understanding various forms of Pepper Spray and its application
  • Massad Ayoob Group, Monadnock “Kubaton” Persuader Baton Instructor, (June 2023) Cascade, WI
    • Self-defense techniques utilizing a 6” long mini-baton are considered less lethal than a ball-point pen

Notable Accomplishments

  • USCCA Instructor Program (May 2021), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Tactical Anatomy Shooting Instructor (May 2024), McCloud, Oklahoma
  • Street Encounters and Tactics Training (July 2022), Racine, Wisconsin
  • Hartford City Police – Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (November 2022)
  • Jackson Police Department – Citizens Police Academy (October 2023)
  • International Law Enforcement Education & Trainers Association Member ILEETA (June 2023)
  • TacCon25, Rangemaster Tactical Conference 2025, Dallas, Texas (March 2025)

Scheduled Continuing Education