Constitutional Defense

7 Steps to Self-Defense: Practice Makes…

Now that you’ve received training on your self-defense skills, it’s time to master those skills through practice. Many people confuse training with practice, but they are not the...

7 Steps to Self-Defense: Building Your Pyramid

Now that you understand the Training Pyramid and how these various categories of defensive skills relate to one another, let’s look at what this means in practical terms for how you should ...

7 Steps to Self-Defense: Get Training

So you’ve got your gun… Now you need to learn how to use it.  This step is absolutely vital, but sadly it is one that the vast majority of gun owners never fully complete. Many m...

7 Steps to Self-Defense: Shotguns & Rifles

What’s the first rule of a gunfight? Bring a gun!  Whether you already have a gun or not, we’re going to discuss different criteria for a self-defense weapon. Why? It’s importan...

7 Steps to Self-Defense: Getting the Right Handgun

What’s the first rule of a gunfight? Bring a gun!  Whether you already have a gun or not, we’re going to discuss different criteria for a self-defense weapon. Why? It’s importan...

7 Steps to Self-Defense: Having the Right Mindset

You keep (or are considering keeping) a gun to protect yourself and those you love, and for good reason. Without question, a gun is the most effective tool for self-defense available to you. But what ...

Director of Constitutional Defense: Aaron Marshall

This week, we had the distinct privilege of interviewing the director of our Constitutional Defense Program, Aaron Marshall. Our Constitutional Defense Program consists of regular handgun, shotgun, an...

Constitutional Defense Center Update

Howdy Patriots! 2023 has been an incredible year for Patriot Academy as an organization. Specifically it has been an incredible whirlwind of a ride for our new campus outside of Fredericksburg, TX!&nb...

Myths About Women & Guns

The world of firearms is filled with misconceptions and myths. I want to zero in on three myths related to women and handguns.  Throughout my career, I’ve trained thousands of women to use a fir...