I would highly reccomend the NRA instructor courses as a first step. First time clients often opt for NRA First Steps class. It is a great opportunity to hone your skills as an instructor. There is a great host of people out there how DO NOT WANT TO TAKE NINJA WARRIOR COURSES ... they want to learn how to shoot their firearm.. safely and with good target shooting technique... and maybe a little self defense added in.
Someone like CCWInstructor has been in the buisness for years and can populate the more self defense oriented courses... which is very difficult to do IMHO
SWMBO... gets more satisfaction when she teaches the first steps course than any course she teaches... helping a new shooter go slow and then begin to have fun with the gun that they were scared of a few hours before, is a real job satisfaction meter pegger... is that a term? anyone? anyone?
I would say go to a training counselor and get the handgun instructor card, get some insurance from the NRA and then work with the local NRA or CRPA affilliated club to mentor with some of their teachers. Learn the ropes and then branch out... there is immense job satisfaction to be found in that route.
As to NINJA warrior stuff...
.... lots of interest if you are Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, Uncle Scotty or Greg (good company I'm putting you in with here)... you will draw a crowd... I have watched a number of competant instructors who dropped out of the business cause they couldn't make a living... Chuck Taylor did a class here recently and they had trouble filling the class... and Chuck is like... famous or something...
My bread and Butter is Security and CCW training... which pays for the ability to do the stuff which is really satisfying... teaching new people to shoot!
I would stay with the teaching the people to shoot stuff.. start slow...have fun... bring smiles to the faces of those you teach... and then people will slowly start looking for you...seeking you for instruction...
That's my two cents worth...
By the way... we got our NRA instructors cert from:
AllSafe Defense Systems
I don't know what folks think about TJ in the OC... but he is highly regarded around here as someone who knows how to teach people to teach people... if that makes sense...
