Candid Thoughts On Firearms Academy of Seattle

[kitjv]

As several of you have recommended, I signed up for the basic Handgun Safety Course at the Firearms Academy of Seattle. As a 6-hour classroom & range course, I am interested in the thoughts of those who have taken this course. Also, would you recommend their advanced courses (i.e. FAS1 & FAS2)? I appreciate your input. Thank you.

[Yeager]

I know Marty on a professional level and, unfortunately for the time being, not as a student. However I do know him to be a very professional Instructor and a good guy. I would recommend any classes he teaches or any that he hosts.

[Morris]

I have trained with Marty personally and professionally. He is part of our old guard of LE instructors here in the state. He is a solid ground teacher. Expect fundamentals and little fluff in your course. The initial course is basics and fundamentals, something I find I go back to every once in awhile to reorient myself.

You will likely find yourself having a good time. When you see him and Gila, tell him Morris from up north sends fall greetings.

[David Armstrong]

I've not trained under Marty's tutelage directly, but I've seen him train others in a pretty demanding venue, one where all the students were certified LE instructors. I have had a class from Gila that Marty assisted with. From that basis I can and do recommend them highly.

[DeFens]

Marty teaches a solid course. His presentation is definitely no frills; getting right to the point. I would have to candidly say that he's not in the class of say, Jeff Gonzales, but he's definitely got real world experience and teaches a reality-based curriculum. His FAS-3 course was very good and opened new worlds for me.

The FAS range is great - a wonderful facility in which to train.