Christian Defense Solution

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Competence comes through practice

Training

Explore available courses, find registration options, and download the CDS course-registration form in this section. Scheduled USCCA, HSI, AVIRT, and CDS programs will include the appropriate enrollment instructions or provider registration link.

Featured defensive training

Begin with the responsibility. Build the skill.

CDS offers practical instruction for people considering a defensive tool, new owners who need a sound foundation, and experienced students who want to strengthen safe habits and judgment. Course availability, prerequisites, range requirements, permits, licensing, and legally required training vary by jurisdiction and will be confirmed before enrollment.

Armed responsibility

Concealed Carry and Responsible Armed Defense

This course is intended for law-abiding adults who are considering concealed carry, preparing for a permit or license where required, or seeking a stronger foundation for carrying a firearm responsibly. Principal subjects include handgun safety, concealed-carry considerations, situational awareness, conflict avoidance, the psychology of violent encounters, lawful defensive decision-making, and preparation for the aftermath of a defensive incident. Instruction reinforces that carrying a firearm creates continuing responsibilities for safe handling, secure storage, sound judgment, restraint, and ongoing practice. Completion does not by itself guarantee a permit or satisfy every jurisdiction’s licensing requirements.

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Safe handgun foundation

Basic Handgun and Shooting Fundamentals

Designed for first-time shooters, new owners, students returning after time away, and anyone who wants to correct gaps in the fundamentals. The course introduces the safe handling and operation of handguns, including revolvers and semi-automatic pistols; firearm and ammunition basics; loading and unloading; grip, stance, sight alignment, trigger control, and follow-through; range procedures; storage; maintenance; and responsible practice. Classroom and live-fire elements are matched to the course location and student experience. The purpose is to develop safe, repeatable habits—not speed or advanced defensive tactics.

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Alternatives to firearms

Less-Lethal Defensive Options

This course is for people who want defensive options beyond firearms or who need an additional level of protection appropriate to their responsibilities and environment. Students are introduced to pepper spray, ballistic launchers, electronic stunning devices, and Tasers, with attention to how the tools differ, safe carry and storage, accessibility, operating limitations, deployment considerations, conflict avoidance, lawful use, and what to do after an incident. Less-lethal does not mean harmless: every tool requires responsible selection, product-specific training, good judgment, and respect for its risks. Possession, carry, use, age limits, permits, and prohibited locations vary by jurisdiction.

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Prepared everyday carry

EDC Sling Bag Preparedness & Use

This hands-on course teaches students how to organize, carry, inspect, and responsibly use a compact everyday-carry sling system. Instruction addresses the notepad, tactical pen and glass breaker, multi-mode flashlight, emergency utility cutter, pepper spray, and space for a telephone and wallet. Students examine accessibility, retention, lawful possession, safe storage, maintenance, verbal communication, emergency cutting, illumination, note taking, escape-oriented decision-making, and product-specific practice. The bag is a preparedness system—not a guarantee of safety or a substitute for judgment, avoidance, medical training, or legal education.

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Course-development foundation: These public summaries are informed by current USCCA descriptions of Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals, in-person firearms training, and Non-Lethal Tools for Self-Defense. Authorized program handouts may be provided to enrolled students as part of the applicable course. CDS course scope and delivery depend on instructor authorization, location, student needs, and applicable law.

Individual & Family Training

Programs built around personal safety, family responsibilities, and realistic needs.

Workplace & Group Training

Instruction adapted to the environment, responsibilities, policies, and people being served.

Active Threat Seminars & AVIRT

Choose a discussion-based CDS seminar for awareness and planning, or a separate activity-based AVIRT course when the organization wants practical training under the authorized provider curriculum.

Specialized Programs

Focused courses in defensive skills, emergency preparation, equipment, and crisis response.

Evaluate the program behind the instruction

Training Readiness Check

This private check examines whether a training program develops competence through clear objectives, qualified instruction, practice, evaluation, coaching, and continued improvement. Answers remain on your device and should not include confidential personnel, client, policy, or performance information.

Private self-assessmentTraining Program ReadinessOpen check

Attendance does not automatically produce competence. Consider whether your current training prepares people to make sound decisions and perform required skills.

Answers stay on this device

Are the actual training needs of the people being taught clearly identified?

Answer question 1

Does each program define what participants should know or be able to do afterward?

Answer question 2

Are instructors qualified and current in the subjects they teach?

Answer question 3

Does the training include meaningful practice rather than presentation alone?

Answer question 4

Are examples and exercises appropriate to the people and environment being served?

Answer question 5

Is participant understanding or performance evaluated?

Answer question 6

Is additional coaching available when someone does not meet the training standard?

Answer question 7

Are training records and supporting materials accurate and current?

Answer question 8

Are important skills reviewed or refreshed instead of being taught only once?

Answer question 9

Is training revised when experience, incidents, laws, policies, or equipment reveal a need for change?

Answer question 10

Do supervisors or qualified evaluators observe whether required skills transfer into actual performance?

Answer question 11

Are instructors given feedback and continued development instead of being treated as fully prepared after one course?

Answer question 12

This reflection is not a professional security assessment and does not guarantee safety. It is designed to identify topics worth discussing with a qualified instructor.

Upcoming courses & registration

Find a course. Complete the right registration.

Use the Christian Defense Solution course calendar to view currently scheduled public courses, dates, availability, and registration information. When a USCCA, HSI, or AVIRT course uses a provider-managed enrollment page, the course listing will direct students to the correct registration process.

Downloading or completing the CDS form does not reserve a seat. Enrollment is confirmed only after CDS—or the applicable training provider—accepts the registration and any required payment, prerequisites, waivers, or additional forms.

Live course calendar

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Select the button below to open the current Christian Defense Solution calendar in a secure registration window. Review scheduled courses, available dates, locations, enrollment details, and the appropriate registration link.

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Downloadable CDS record

Course Registration & Student Record

Complete the fillable PDF electronically or print it and write clearly. The form includes student and course information, registration status, acknowledgment, completion details, and an internal record area for the CDS course hard file.

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This CDS form does not replace provider rosters, waivers, releases, skills sheets, or certification documents required for a particular course.

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