Bryan Berg Instructor Resume
Continuing education is the lifeblood of our instructional service. We routinely travel far and wide, and at considerable expense, to meet with experts on various specialized topics within the broad realm of self-defense.
As of December 2024, our lead instructor, Bryan, has accrued over 400 hours of formal training in self-defense and medical topics.
To give that some appreciable form, that’s ten full work weeks Bryan has spent in class and on the range with the best trainers in the world.
Even the people you pay to guard your nation and neighborhood (hint: they wear uniforms) undergo a small fraction of this level of training with firearms—and frankly, the performance standards are lower than you might expect.
So, to help us prepare you to take up the mantle as your own first-responder, we constantly reach out for the best ideas in the field and bring them home for your benefit.
Instructor Credentials
- Active Shooter Response Instructor, with Ed Monk—Last Resort Firearms Training (04/14/2024; White Hall, AR; 16hrs)
- Basic Instructor Development, with Tom Givens—Rangemaster (02/26/2023; Kansas City, KS; 24hrs)
- Earned certification and ranked 3rd in a class of 17 highly competent students
- NRA Shotgun Instructor Certification, with Shaun Curtain—Firearm Training Northwest (01/29/2022; Sherwood, OR; 8hrs)
- NRA Rifle Instructor Certification, with Level 1 Firearms (11/06/2020; Reno, NV; 8hrs)
- NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Certification, with Level 1 Firearms (10/23/2020; Reno, NV; 8hrs)
- NRA Personal Protection In the Home Instructor Certification, with Level 1 Firearms (09/30/2020; Meridian, ID; 8hrs)
- NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Certification, with Level 1 Firearms (09/30/2020; Meridian, ID; 8hrs)
- NRA Pistol Instructor Certification, with Level 1 Firearms (09/30/2020; Meridian, ID; 8hrs)
All Training
- Diagnostic Pistol Instructor, with Chris Cerino—Range Ready (12/12/2024-12/13/2024; Robert, LA; 16 hrs)
- Close Quarters Handgun, with Chuck Haggard—Agile Training & Consulting (10/06/2024; Riley, IN; 8hrs)
- OC Instructor Course, with Chuck Haggard—Agile Training & Consulting (10/05/2024; Riley, IN; 10hrs)
- The 2024 Guardian Conference (09/20/2024-09/22/2024; Oklahoma City, OK)
- Home Defense Shotgun, with Erick Gelhaus—Cougar Mountain Solutions (4hrs)
- The Inner Game of Shooting, with Brian Hill—The Complete Combatant (4hrs)
- Learning the Pistol Mounted Optic, with Wayne Dobbs—Palisade Training Group (4hrs)
- Vehicle Defense Concepts, with Dan Brady—Apache Solutions (2hrs)
- Dry Fire Optimization for Defense-Oriented Shooters, with Dan Brady—Apache Solutions (2hrs)
- Interactive Trigger Management, with Wayne Dobbs—Palisade Training Group (2hrs)
- Self-Defense Law for the Real World, with Don West, Shawn Vincent, and Jennifer Chance of CCW Safe (2hrs)
- Sniper Pistol—Extreme Precision Handgun for the Guardian Citizen, with Kaery Dudenhofer of Kaery Concealed (2hrs)
- How to Be an Effective Assistant Instructor, with Tiffany Johnson and Aqil Qadir—Citizens Safety Academy and Rangemaster (07/15/2024; online; 4hrs)
- Active Shooter Response Instructor, with Ed Monk—Last Resort Firearms Training (04/13/2024-04/14/2024; White Hall, AR; 16hrs)
- The 2025 Guardian Conference (09/15/2023-09/17/2023; Oklahoma City, OK)
- Skill-Builder 50: Jumpstart, with Bryan Eastridge—Eastridge Training & Consulting (4hrs)
- Intro to RDS Performance, with AJ Zito—Practical Performance (4hrs)
- Mastery of Shooting on the Move, with Mickey Schuch—Carry Trainer (4hrs)
- Square Dancing in a Minefield: the Anatomy of a Self-Defense Prosecution, with Don West and Shawn Vincent—CCW Safe and The In Self Defense Podcast (2hrs)
- OC Spray and Less Lethal Options, with Chuck Haggard—Agile Training & Consulting (2hrs)
- See Better, Shoot Better, with Riley Bowman—Concealed Carry, Inc. (4hrs)
- Handgun Performance, with AJ Zito—Practical Performance (4hrs)
- Ministry of Defense staff trauma training, with Idaho Medical Academy (05/17/2023; Boise, ID; 1hr)
- Basic Instructor Development, with Tom Givens—Rangemaster (02/24/2023-02/26/2023; Kansas City, KS; 24hrs)
- Earned Instructor certification and tied for 3rd-highest overall score in a class of 17 highly competent students
- NRA Basic Shotgun Shooting—Instructor, with Shaun Curtain—Firearm Training Northwest (01/28/2022; Sherwood, OR; 8hrs)
- NRA Basic Shotgun Shooting Course, with Shaun Curtain—Firearm Training Northwest (01/27/2022; Sherwood, OR; 8hrs)
- 4-Day Handgun Combat Master Prep—Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (11/08/2021-11/11/2021; Pahrump, NV; 32hrs)
- 4-Day Practical Rifle—Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (05/17/2021-05/20/2021; Pahrump, NV; 32hrs)
- I was the only student in a class of more than 30 to earn “Distinguished Graduate,” having scored 90% or higher on the shooting test with my AR-15
- Stop the Bleed—Idaho Medical Academy (02/21/2021; Boise, ID; 2hrs)
- 4-Day Practical Rifle—Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (11/20/2020-11/23/2020; Pahrump, NV; 32hrs)
- 2-Day Advanced Tactical Handgun—Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (11/18/2020-11/19/2020; Pahrump, NV; 16hrs)
- NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (10/04/2020; Reno, NV; 9hrs)
- NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (10/03/2020; Reno, NV; 9hrs)
- NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home—Instructor, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/17/2020; Meridian, ID; 9hrs)
- NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/16/2020; Meridian, ID; 9hrs)
- NRA Personal Protection In the Home—Instructor, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/15/2020; Meridian, ID; 9hrs)
- NRA Personal Protection In the Home, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/14/2020; Meridian, ID; 9hrs)
- NRA Basic Pistol—Instructor, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/13/2020; Meridian, ID; 9hrs)
- NRA Basic Pistol, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/12/2020; Meridian, ID; 9hrs)
- NRA Basic Instructor Training, with David Streb—Level 1 Firearms (09/12/2020; Meridian, ID; 2hrs)
- 2-Day Tactical Handgun—Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (11/18/2019-11/19/2019; Pahrump, NV; 16hrs)
- 4-Day Defensive Handgun—Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (06/07/2019-06/10/2019; Pahrump, NV; 32hrs)
- Earned “Distinguished Graduate,” having scored 90% or better on the skills test
- Won the “Man-on-Man” competition
- Idaho Enhanced Concealed Weapons License class—American Defense (ca. 2015; Boise, ID; 8hrs)
- Idaho Hunter’s Safety—Idaho Department of Fish & Game (ca. 2005; Lewiston, ID; 6hrs)
- Idaho Concealed Weapons License class—Intermountain Outdoor Sports (ca. 2000; Meridian, ID; 8hrs)
Other
- Assistant Instructor for Aqil Qadir’s Rangemaster Combative Pistol class (08/31/2024-09/01/2024; Nampa, ID)
- Guest appearance on Rob Beckman’s Firearm Trainer Podcast. Topic: Industry Terminology (12/07/2023, via Zoom)
- Assistant Instructor for Riley Bowman’s Pistol Intelligence class (10/21/2023-10/22/2023; Parma, ID)