Background:

Chief Range Safety Officer, Vice President and Board Member at the Redmond Rod & Gun Club. Regularly serves in the Practical Shooting area of the club. Richard is the Match Director of the Steel Challenge competition at RR&GC and regularly helps RO the Rimfire and Practical Shooting challenge competitions. Richard serves on the Safety Committee for the club, and is a member of the development team responsible for creating and administering certification tests for instructors and shooters who wish to use the Practical Shooting facilities.

 

Teaching Experience:

Richard helped found Quantum Defense School with Greg Kangas, and has taught numerous Quantum Defense 3 day self defense hand gun courses over the years. Richard helps RSO and teach at the club’s “Ladies Night”. Richard also helps teach the NRA sanctioned New RSO class offered through the club. Finally Richard offers, on a selective and limited basis, one on one instruction. Professionally, Richard has been an educator, coach, & instructor in other disciplines for many decades.

 

Philosophy:

Shooting is a mental game first and foremost. Skills are important, but secondary - they follow the mind.

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Discipline: There is no magic. Disciplined structured execution is what leads to a safe and consistent high level of performance.

Respect! Treat yourself and others with respect. This frequently shows up as having patience and cutting yourself and others some slack.

 

Education:

● Frontsight Firearms Training Institute 4-day defensive handgun courses

● Prairie Fire 4 day defensive handgun courses

● San Jose SWAT 2-day defensive handgun course

● Ghost Dog Concepts Defensive Handgun training & Practical Shooting training

● Multiple Certified Concealed Carry Safety and Firearm Courses

● 1:1 refresher training from various instructors

● RR&GC RSO Shotgun course

● San Jose Shotgun course

● As a lifelong learner, attends courses regularly Certifications:

● Distinguished Graduate from Frontsight Training Institute

● QDCI Instructor Certification

● NRA Pistol Instructor

● NRA Chief Range Safety Officer

● NRA Range Safety Officer

● 2nd degree blackbelt martial arts instructor

 

Contact:

email: rrgcrichardvp@gmail.com