Abraham Lincoln said, " Give me six hours to cut down a tree, and I'll spend the first four sharpening the axe." At Gideon Defensive Solutions, our mission is to assist our students in their preparation for and their effectiveness in a defensive encounter. We believe with proper mindset, tactics, and skills sets the student of defense can prevail in a life threatening situation. Our instructors ha
ve decades of real world military, law enforcement experience as operators and instructors of law enforcement and civilian fi****ms users. They are all active law enforcement officers, knowledgeable, approachable and student focused. OUR GOAL IS TO MEET OUR STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND ADVANCE THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN THE TIME THEY ARE WITH US.OUR STUDENT'S SUCCESS IS OUR ONLY OBJECTIVE. We hope you never have to use the skills you gain at Gideon Defensive Solutions, but if you do, our wish would be that you do so with confidence, skill, and all the vigor your mind and body can muster. So come sharpen your axe with Gideon Defensive Solutions. Gary Sams, the owner and lead instructor, at Gideon Defensive Solutions is a U.S. Army veteran where he served as a Team Sergeant assigned to a Long Range Surveillance Unit in the 101st Airborne Division. He has over 19 years of law enforcement experience in which he was assigned to patrol, special response unit, drug and general felony investigations. He has been a fi****ms instructor in every assignment undertaken. Gary is currently assigned a plain clothed duty as an investigative supervisor. Gary has over 1500 P.O.S.T. hours of fi****ms and tactical training and years of experience instructing the handgun, shotgun, and carbine. He has competed using each platform, and continues to train with the nation's premier instructors, specializing in small, light weight and concealable handgun systems.