OLD: Nashville, TN

This S12 Event will focus on pistol skills for the armed professional and legally armed citizen.

Our instructors are made up of some of the top people in the industry including former members of Army and Navy Special Operations units.

Some of the experience…

• How to shoot fast, accurate and with purpose (Live Fire) (1000 rounds of pistol needed)
• Improving your Draw Speed (Live fire)
• Building a plan to keep you and your family safe
• Controlling a subject that does not require deadly force
• Learn lifesaving medical skills from Special Forces medics and earn a national TCCC certification (Tactical Combat Casualty Care)
• Force on Force scenario based training.
• Amazing meals prepared by award winning Chef Kent of Z Catering with amazing Colorado Craft Beef (don’t worry we can handle special diets too)
• Cultivating the attitude of a winner, be it in violence or life

Additional topics: training best practices; gear selection; legal and ethical use of force; surviving in any scenario and thriving in life. Physical fitness, longevity and health.

• Lodging (On location with plenty of showers and bathrooms. Bunk assignments at hosts discretion.)
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Coffee, tea, water
• A special event shirt and patch
• Nationally recognized TCCC Live Fire Certificate
• Opportunity to win prizes that include custom guns, gear and clothing from our amazing sponsors.

At previous events, folks won Boresight Solutions custom Walther pistols, Polymer 80 pistols, Radian Weapons parts, Dry Fire Magazine, Vedder Holsters, Ameriglo Sights, SUPER VEL ammunition, Steel Targets by TA Targets, Safariland gear, Vertx bags, Gift Cards for Free Carry Trainer Classes and tons more!

Check-in is Wednesday evening (Oct. 5th) at the S12 Lodge (located one hour outside of Nashville, Tennessee).

Arrival and check-in are between 4:30 and 7:30 PM on Wednesday, October 5th and the event runs until our final awards dinner on Sunday night. Check out by 11 AM on Monday, October 10th.

Typically S12 training will begin Thursday morning (Oct. 6th) at 6:15 AM for physical training. 

Additional emails will be sent prior to the event with details and updates.

S12 is a premier four day training event including lodging and meals. Items to bring include:

• 1000 pistol rounds ammunition or more
• 3 or more magazines and mag pouches
• Defensive/Duty caliber pistol. Must be in safe working order. A back up pistol is a nice option if you have one.
• Holster designed for your pistol. Must hold its shape. No soft holsters allowed.
• Eye and Ear protection
• Inert Training Gun that fits in your holster (for force-on-force training… these can be found inexpensively on websites like Amazon).
• Suitable footwear for outdoor shooting.
• Wear a ball cap. Not only for sun but also to limit ejected brass from entering behind eye wear.
• Wear a shirt that will not allow ejected brass casing to drop down the neck, No deep V or open tops recommended.
• We train in all weather. Come prepared.
• Extra snacks and beverages
• Proper Outdoor Apparel
• Lube, cleaning equipment and range tools you may need to keep your self-training for four days.
• Note pad and pen
• Photo ID’s

Handgun Focused Training with Mickey Schuch

Dig deep over the 4 days into protecting life with your pistol.

No matter if you are new or experienced you will build and hone the skills that are required. This is the essentials for success and how to master them.

• Safe practices
• The Draw
• Accuracy
• Reloading
• Dominating recoil
• Shooting on the move
• Shooting from the ground
• Using cover
• Suppressing the threat
• Developing a fighting spirit
• Dominating the space around you
• Build confidence in protecting life

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Combatives with Instructor Zee

US Army Green Beret, MMA Fighter and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Zee Durham // Teaches How to work in The Clinch

Learn to manage and control the space around you. In order for someone to cause you harm, they have to touch you, be it with their hands or another object. During the event we expose you to the concepts and techiques that are the best practices for managing someone in your space.

We take you through a series of drills that build skills through a progression from a complaint training partner up to a non compliant training partner. This is all done under the watchful eye of our instructors. Even if you have no martial arts or fighting experience you will come away with some amazing new abilities. Then when you get home you can practice them on your own.

• Control distance between you and a threat
• Learn to pick up on attack indicators
• Control someone while protecting yourself
• Keep Your Gun Protected
• Breaking Contact and getting to safety

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Breath and Wellness with Brian Mackenzie

Best selling author and health and wellness expert shares daily on some amazing practices that will help you across all facets of your life. 

We take Brian’s work on breath and dovetail it to winning in violence and in life. If we can remain composed we make better choices. If the flag goes up and you are called upon to rescue yourself or another we want you to have the skills to keep yourself in a state of optimal performace. This isn’t just a lecture or a technique. You will learn what the best athletes, war fighters, pilots, surgeons and other high stress professionals come to Brian for.

Brian works with organizations such at UFC, Special Operations Units, Hospital Systems passing on this life changing work.

• Breathing to live
• Develop habits through training that will help you stay optimized
• Learn to ramp up or calm down on command
• Manage stress more effectively
• Gain an overall better picture of yourself

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TCCC Training & Certification with D-Dey Response Group

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is developed by the U.S. Department of Defense Defense Health Agency (DHA) Joint Trauma System to teach  evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield. 

Our TCCC (CARE UNDER FIRE) program is led by the medics of D-Dey Response Group. Don Deyo spent his career as a famed 18D, US Army Green Beret medic. These men are the best of the best in the field of austere medicine and ultimately saving life. The D-Dey Team is made up of amazing world class professionals who have “been there and done that.”

While we don’t live on a battlefield, events such as mass shooting, car wrecks, house fires or any other of a million calamaties happen. Having the skills and ability to render aid to yourself and or others while dealing with threats to life is what this course is all about.

We weave all aspects of the S12 experience into this training.

• Dominate and supress the threat
• Care under fire
• Self aid
• Moving injured people
• Hands on hemmorage control through wound packing, tourniquet application and various other techniques
• Chest Seals – Why and How
• Hemostatic agents – What are they and when should I use them?
• Gear selection
• We run a ballistic lab on real tissue to examine the effects of projectiles and discuss treatment
• Continuing education credits available PLEASE REQUEST

Final exercises in scenario training at the S12 Event led by D-Dey Response Group. Includes flashbangs, marksmanship on steel targets, and tactical combat casualty care training (TCCC) with dummy casualties.

Your enrollment to S12 Nashville includes on-location lodging for the week at a 430 acre private retreat just outside of Nashville – with amazing views of a private scenic lake, creek, and on-site wildlife.

Don’t worry there are plenty of showers and bathrooms, too.

You can train hard and relax without having to worry about driving back and forth. Plus, you’ll have access to instructors after-hours for great discussions and deeper conversations about the lessons of the day. Combine this with the company of your top notch fellow students and you have the classic conversations S12 is known for.

* Bunk assignments at hosts discretion.

Your registration for S12 Nashville also includes amazing meals prepared by award winning Chef Kent of Z Catering with amazing Colorado Craft Beef (don’t worry we can handle special diets, too).

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Coffee, tea, and water included

“It was excellent with healthy offerings. Each day started with PT in the morning. It was relaxed with a focus on warming up for the upcoming course of fire and an emphasis on breath control by Brian Mackenzie. There was a mix of shooting, medical training, and physical combatives.”

– CCW Safe After Action Review

“It was a really good time for me, personally, because I decided I wanted to get a taste of a lot of different things and this lined up with what I was looking for. It seems like in hindsight I could have just gone to individual classes to get deeper in each subject they cover. I wouldn’t go if your main concern is getting better as a shooter. You’ll definitely get better as a shooter, but half the instructional time is on medical/combatives. Some of the students really weren’t into the medical/combatives/fitness aspect of it and really just wanted to shoot all day. If that’s you, I’d just take shooting only classes and it’ll be a lot more efficient use of your time and money. You can also watch giant sections of the one from May 2020 on YouTube to see what it’s like. They film the whole event.”

– CarryTrainer S12 Course Review (Nashville, TN)

‘I attended my first S12 and also first Carry Trainer Class, I felt welcome from the minute I got there till it was time to leave. I had watched videos so I kind of knew what to expect, but there was so much more than what the videos show. The level of talent there from all of the instructors was incredible. I come from an Advanced Teen Driving School instructor background, and was really impressed by ALL of the Instructors there. There were some things I missed during training, but it was never because of the instructors, you’re fed a LOT of information. I learned the things I was good at and what I really need to work hard on. I will definitely go back again, just to learn more. Those in charge also preach safety all the time and I never felt uncomfortable around any of the attendees there. The nice thing about this course is you participate in shooting drills that you can’t practice at your local gun range, skills that you may need to use if it all goes bad. I would definitely recommend this course for any shooter who wants to improve their skills. Oh and the FOOD at S12 was INCREDIBLE and the people I met there were amazing.”

– Todd M

“I left the S12 event a better shooter, a more confident/capable protector of my family, gained knowledge that I can pass on to those in my community and hungry to go out gaining more knowledge from courses held by CarryTrainer and others. Hands down I would recommend this course and others put on by Mickey and his team. Was it cheap? No. Nothing good in life is. But it was worth every dime and applaud Mickey for being able to put on such an event with. Mickey wore many hats throughout that weekend- from lead instructor, event coordinator, communicating/making adjustments on catering, promoting sponsors that helped make that event happen, as well as designated comedian. I appreciate the opportunity to train with CarryTrainer and look forward to more events- perhaps even in Maryland…”

– Ryan G, ptpgun.com

Packed with $5,250 worth of value

• Combatives training with Instructor Zee ($1,000 value)
• Breath and Wellness training with Brian Makenzie ($1,000 value)
• Pistol training with Mickey Schuch ($1,000 value)
• Real world TCCC medical training and certification with D-Dey Response Group ($750 value)
• Lodging for 5 nights on a private retreat ($800 value)
• 5 star breakfast lunch and dinner prepared by our Chef and amazing meats from Colorado Craft Beef ($650 value)
• Special event t-shirt & patch ($50 value)

TOTAL VALUE = $5,250+

YOUR COST = $2,495

Register today by filling out the form on the top of this page!

This year’s S12 Nashville sponsors include: Colorado Craft Beef, CCW Safe, Boresight Solutions, Instructor Zee, D-Dey Response Group, Secure It, Dry Fire Mag, Langdon Tactical Technology, Hatpoint Target, TA Targets, Z Catering (Chef Kent), Alpha Munitions, Armored Coffee, SH//FT, Pro Ears, Gunfighter Gun Oil, Vedder Holsters, Ready Up Gear (concealedcarry.com), Super Vel Ammunition, and JM Custom Kydex.