Upcoming Classes/Seminars
Sheepdog Seminar:
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Lt. Col. Grossman is a director of Sheepdog Seminars Group International. He is also a director of Warrior Science Group, owner of www.killology.com, member of American Board for Certification in Homeland Security and a member of American College of Forensic Examiners. Lt. Col. Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier and speaker who is one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.
Col. Grossman is a former West Point psychology professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger who has combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor, which has been termed “killology.” In this new field Col. Grossman has made revolutionary new contributions to our understanding of killing in war, the psychological costs of war, the root causes of the current “virus” of violent crime that is raging around the world, and the process of healing the victims of violence, in war and peace. He is the author of On Killing, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; has been translated into Japanese, Korean, and German; is on the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant’s required reading list; and is required reading at the FBI academy and numerous other academies and colleges. Col. Grossman co-authored Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence, which has been translated into Norwegian and German, and has received international acclaim. Col. Grossman’s most recent book, On Combat, has also placed on the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant’s Required Reading List and has been translated into Japanese and Korean.
Col. Grossman has been called upon to write the entry on “Aggression and Violence” in the Oxford Companion to American Military History, three entries in the Academic Press Encyclopedia of Violence and numerous entries in scholarly journals, to include the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
He has presented papers before the national conventions of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He has presented to over 100 different colleges and universities worldwide, and has trained educators and law enforcement professionals, in the field of school safety, at the state and regional level, in all 50 states and over a dozen foreign nations.
He helped train mental health professionals after the Jonesboro school massacre, and he was also involved in counseling or court cases in the aftermath of the Paducah, Springfield, Littleton, Virginia Tech, and Nickel Mines Amish school massacres. He has been an expert witness and consultant in state and Federal courts, to include serving on the prosecution team in UNITED STATES vs. TIMOTHY MCVEIGH.
He has testified before U.S. Senate and Congressional committees and numerous state legislatures, and he and his research have been cited in a national address by the President of the United States.
Col. Grossman is an Airborne Ranger infantry officer, and a prior-service sergeant and paratrooper, with a total of over 23 years experience in leading U.S. soldiers worldwide. He retired from the Army in February 1998 and has devoted himself to teaching, writing, speaking, and research. Today he is the director of the Killology Research Group, and in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks he is on the road almost 300 days a year, training elite military and law enforcement organizations as well as civilian seminar attendees worldwide about the reality of armed aggression.
Cost: $69 per person
Col. Grossman is a former West Point psychology professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger who has combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor, which has been termed “killology.” In this new field Col. Grossman has made revolutionary new contributions to our understanding of killing in war, the psychological costs of war, the root causes of the current “virus” of violent crime that is raging around the world, and the process of healing the victims of violence, in war and peace. He is the author of On Killing, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; has been translated into Japanese, Korean, and German; is on the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant’s required reading list; and is required reading at the FBI academy and numerous other academies and colleges. Col. Grossman co-authored Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence, which has been translated into Norwegian and German, and has received international acclaim. Col. Grossman’s most recent book, On Combat, has also placed on the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant’s Required Reading List and has been translated into Japanese and Korean.
Col. Grossman has been called upon to write the entry on “Aggression and Violence” in the Oxford Companion to American Military History, three entries in the Academic Press Encyclopedia of Violence and numerous entries in scholarly journals, to include the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
He has presented papers before the national conventions of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He has presented to over 100 different colleges and universities worldwide, and has trained educators and law enforcement professionals, in the field of school safety, at the state and regional level, in all 50 states and over a dozen foreign nations.
He helped train mental health professionals after the Jonesboro school massacre, and he was also involved in counseling or court cases in the aftermath of the Paducah, Springfield, Littleton, Virginia Tech, and Nickel Mines Amish school massacres. He has been an expert witness and consultant in state and Federal courts, to include serving on the prosecution team in UNITED STATES vs. TIMOTHY MCVEIGH.
He has testified before U.S. Senate and Congressional committees and numerous state legislatures, and he and his research have been cited in a national address by the President of the United States.
Col. Grossman is an Airborne Ranger infantry officer, and a prior-service sergeant and paratrooper, with a total of over 23 years experience in leading U.S. soldiers worldwide. He retired from the Army in February 1998 and has devoted himself to teaching, writing, speaking, and research. Today he is the director of the Killology Research Group, and in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks he is on the road almost 300 days a year, training elite military and law enforcement organizations as well as civilian seminar attendees worldwide about the reality of armed aggression.
Cost: $69 per person
Pistol Seminar with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
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Rifle Seminar
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This is an amazing opportunity to train with Author and Retired Army Ranger, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman after his BulletProof Mind/Sheepdog Seminar. This basic pistol seminar is being offered for those who are ready to take the time and sharpen their skills. This seminar will cover pistol basics for safety and drawing from the holster, speed loading and malfunction drills, proper grip, stance, sight alignment, sight picture, and trigger control. Safety will be paramount at all times. We will cover several training drills to aid in the appropriate reaction during a violent encounter.
Cost: $200 per person (Payment due prior to the seminar to secure participation) Required Equipment: semi-auto pistol, OWB or IWB holster, magazine holster, 6+ magazines, eye protection, ear protection, 500 rounds of ammunition, appropriate outdoor range clothing, water, snack and an open mind. |
This basic rifle seminar is being offered for those who are ready to take the time and sharpen their skills. The seminar will cover rifle basics for safety and manipulation, speed loading and malfunction drills, proper grip, stance, sight alignment, sight picture, and trigger control. Safety will be paramount at all times. We will cover several training drills to aid in the appropriate reaction during a violent encounter.
Cost: $200 per person (Payment due prior to the seminar to secure participation) Required Equipment: AR15 or M4 style semi-automatic, rifle sling, magazine holster, 6+ magazines, eye protection, ear protection, 500 rounds of ammunition, appropriate outdoor range clothing, water, snack and an open mind. |
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Thank you to the U.S. Family Martial Arts Demo Team for the beautiful addition to our school. They presented this to Mr. Kurt at the Lopatcong Day of the Arts demonstration.
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Summer Camp Registration is now OPEN!
Summer Camp will now run two weeks! You can sign up for full day or half day sessions and for one or both weeks. Check out the Summer Camp page for more details. Deadline for Early Registration ends April 15! Great job to the 2016 Black Belt Class! Some photos have been posted on the Photos page. If you have any to share, please bring them in on a flash drive for Miss Jess. The flash drive will be returned to you. Thank you! USFMA was at the Greenwich Township Community Day this year. Check out photos from this event on our Demo Team page and take a look at Lydia's flying side kick break to the right. Click HERE to access the Demo Team page. Please share any photos you have with Miss Jess! We have been posting LIVE videos on our Facebook site... check it out! |
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Thanks to everyone who made the the 2016 Hojutsu-Ryu Seminar a Success!
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After Lt. Col. Dave Grossman introduced us to Hojutsu-Ryu in 2013, we hosted "Force Options" with Soke Jeff Hall in August 2013, September 2014, August 2015 and again in August 2016. This seminar, which focused on pistol techniques, included an introduction to Hojutsu-Ryu and Force Options. During training, students were able to practice with live firearms with one of the world's most outstanding leaders and instructors.
Congratulations to Sharon and Mike Talpas for earning their blue belts! In addition, Steve Pronko and Steve Klauz earned their orange belts! Everyone did an amazing job! A great big thanks to Soke Jeff Hall and Larry Walsh for another great shooting seminar! |
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