Armed Defense Training Association - ADTA

01/11/2026

Had fun today with ADTA’s Beginner’s Workshop held at the Bellevue Gun Club led by Training Director Doreen Sarles.

12/13/2025

Still looking for that perfect Christmas gift for yourself? 😀 I mean for your loved ones, or yourself? Consider our January 10th Beginner’s Workshop in Bellevue that includes your first year of ADTA membership. Perfect for the beginner or an experienced shooter that wants to regularly train with our club. Being a non-profit we can offer this package for $129. Details and registration link -

https://armeddefense.org/event-6430431?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=1/13/2026l

12/10/2025

Apprentice Instructor Jeff H. led last night’s Live-Fire in Everett. He did a bang-up job resulting in a very educational and fun event. Our all-volunteer team is the best! Thank you Jeff!!

Be sure to check out ADTA’s upcoming events at https://armeddefense.org/upcoming-events

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11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! In case you’re not that into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, check out this video from last night’s ADTA Live-Fire event in Bellevue. Thank you Randy for this drill 👍

Be sure to check out ADTA’s upcoming events at https://armeddefense.org/upcoming-events

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11/19/2025

At last night’s Dry Practice event in Lynnwood, Chief Instructor Brandon focused us on “Shooting From Unconventional Positions.” For the event recap, a picture is worth 1000 Facebook words, so here’s 5000 words worth to enjoy. 👍

Check out ADTA’s upcoming events at https://armeddefense.org/upcoming-events

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11/14/2025

At Tuesday’s Live Fire event in Everett, Chief Instructor Brandon led a great group of ADTA members through a wide variety of skills and drills.

In this reaction drill, shooter 1 draws and shoots. Shooter 2 reacts by drawing and shooting as soon as they see shooter 1 start their handgun draw.

Find our upcoming events at https://armeddefense.org/upcoming-events

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11/10/2025

Join us in welcoming our newest club members who have completed the Beginner/New Member Workshop on Saturday. It was exciting to see these new members, consisting of both new and experienced shooters, committed to their personal defense.

Thank you to our all-volunteer staff, led by Chief Instructor Doreen and Chief RSO Elizabeth, for organizing another successful event.

Our upcoming events can be found at https://armeddefense.org/upcoming-events

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10/31/2025

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10/30/2025

Nice group last night at our Live-Fire in Bellevue. New member Ray shot entirely strong hand only thanks to hand surgery two days earlier. Member Mat brought a fun drill… starting with 3 shuffled, partial mags (4/5/6 rounds), shooters advanced toward 3 threats, maneuvering around barriers and dealing with emergency reloads. Then, retreating back in a similar fashion. The drill concluded with a balloon pop at 20 yards. So fun!

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10/23/2025

We brought out the AR’s for week’s Live Fire event in Everett. Many of us don’t spend enough quality time with these carbines. I had a blast leading the group through a series of intermediate-level skills and drills. Back to handguns next time. Let us know if you wanna check ADTA out.
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10/01/2025

ADTA members- This month is unusual as we will be training with your AR-15’s at the next Everett Live-Fire event. See you soon with America’s Rifle!

09/29/2025

Great group of shooters at last week’s Live-Fire event in Bellevue. Thanks to ADTA Training Director Doreen Sarles, here’s a breakdown of one of the thought provoking drills they ran. Great stuff!

“The sticky notes on each target were numbers. The drill was to shoot the targets in order, by number, without hitting the others. The shooter could only move left and right between a set of cones approximately 10 ft apart. Numbers were juggled between shooters.”