Pennsylvania Training Academy Teaches Shooting and Security Techniques
DENVER – A new story posted on Firearms News today features an interesting and effective way to educate firearms owners on best practices in using their defense tools by learning techniques established by former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers. Program director Yonatan Stern and other IDF veterans teach the Israeli doctrine of gun fighting, designed to win – as quickly as possible – at the Cherev Gidon Israeli Tactical Training Academy in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania-based Cherev Gidon (translated to: Sword of Gideon) is geographically close to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and garners interest from law enforcement personnel wanting to improve their skills, but more from average citizens wanting to learn proper techniques of self defense through battle tested training.
“We get a variety of people,” Stern said. “The average person who comes to us is a regular man or woman who is concerned for their safety, probably has guns at home and they want to know how to use those weapons effectively. “
Stern said that a growing amount of his business is beginning to come from the Jewish community, where many find themselves under attack in many ways, including synagogue shootings. Currently, one of Cherev Gidon’s most popular courses is a house of worship active shooter armed response course.
Stern wants to grow awareness of training, which leads to more Americans being more competent, and confident, as they practice their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. “Part of the battle is to make sure that everyone who is armed is also trained to show that we’re responsible citizens. We need to show the world that we’re not just a bunch of gun nuts, and that the armed citizen is a force that’s going to minimize the threat posed by bad guys and empower the good guys,” Stern concluded.
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-Yonatan
Cherev Gidon Director