Instructor Derek

"Train like your life depends on it"

Firearms & Self Defense Expert

Located in Genoa City, Wisconsin Just North of the Illinois Border

Instructor Derek is a nationally recognized and certified firearms instructor with the NRA. Instructor Derek shares his skills, experiences, and techniques with students just beginning to learn and understand firearms up to advanced shooters. Mixed Martial Arts is the foundation of Instructor Derek’s instruction with particular focus in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jijitsu. Instruct Derek currently partnered with Instructor Jamie co-run a branch of Devine Jiu-Jitsu school in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Instructor Derek also volunteers his time helping youth train and learn firearm safety with Balog Combat Systems and the Eddie Eagle Campaign developed by the National Rifle Association.

Firearms

Self-Defense

Private Outdoor Range

Why I Carry a Gun

My wife knew something was amiss when the car blocked our driveway. She was outside our house, playing with our kids on our trampoline, when a car drove slowly down our…

January 5, 2020 No Comments

Eddie Eagle & Firearm Safety for Children

The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program is a gun accident prevention program that for over 30 years has helped keep kids safe. The program was developed by a task force made up of…

January 5, 2020 No Comments

Firearm Safety

This is the most basic safety rule. If everyone handled a firearm so carefully that the muzzle never pointed at something they didn’t intend to shoot, there would be virtually no firearms accidents. It’s as simple as that, and it’s up to you.

January 5, 2020 No Comments

Classes/Events

Depending on schedule, attempts to hold monthly, quarterly and yearly self-defense/firearms courses such as Firearms Safety, Concealed Carry (Wisconsin & Illinois), Carbine Fundamentals to Advanced, and the NRA (Eddie Eagle) Firearm Safety for Children.

Private lessons with Instructor Derek are also available upon request, please contact train@instructorderek.com with your request or questions about what type of lessons would be optimal.

Articles

Hands on CQB

February 4, 2021 No Comments

When closing the distance to defend an assault becomes the better option, it’s important to know how to control your adversary. This is why it’s crucial to diversify your self-defense “tool belt”.

Instructor Derek | Ambi Safety Worth it?

AR15| Ambidextrous Safety Worth it?

January 28, 2021 No Comments

When it comes to the ambidextrous safety, the question is if the upgrade is actually worth it. Are there significant advantages for adding this feature

First Look: 2021 Browning Buck Mark Additions

January 25, 2021 No Comments

With some slick new designs and tweaks, the Buck Mark Vision Plus URX and Countour URX are born to run. The post First Look: 2021

10 Best Rimfire Scope Options For Any Purpose

January 25, 2021 No Comments

10 top rimfire scope choices for plinkers, hunters and precision shooters. The post 10 Best Rimfire Scope Options For Any Purpose appeared first on Gun

First Look: X Model In .30-30 And Henry’s Other New Guns

January 22, 2021 No Comments

Henry Repeating Arms’s X Model in .30-30 headlines the release of four new guns for 2021. The post First Look: X Model In .30-30 And

First Look: Winchester/Browning 6.8 Western Cartridge

January 22, 2021 No Comments

Designed to pitch heavy-for-caliber bullets, the 6.8 Western aims to extend the rifleman’s reach. The post First Look: Winchester/Browning 6.8 Western Cartridge appeared first on