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Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

5 Discussions to have about Police Use of Force

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

Deadly Hesitancy-A Three Pronged Approach

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

After the Use of Force

We are looking at Sunday, June 28th 2020 to open back up our amazing, safe, fun, information-packed Kansas and Missouri Concealed Course! We will bring back to the Concealed Carry Course even more energy, passion, and drive than ever before! Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Gardner, Spring Hill, or any other of the metro area cities come check out why we are one of the longest standing Concealed Carry Courses anywhere and why we have so many return students to our handgun and rifle training courses. We cannot wait to train with you!

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

A Primer on Gun Retention

Check out Tyson's newest article in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Eastern Europe

Five Ways to Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu When You Cannot Train

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

Effective Verbal Communication in Use of Force Situations

PERSONAL DEFENSE MASTERY HAS BEEN RELEASED! THIS BOOK TAKES PERSONAL SAFETY TO THE NEXT LEVEL! ORDER IT TODAY ON AMAZON!

Tyson will be traveling to Linn County Kansas February 27th and February 28th 2020 to teach to Defensive Tactics Seminars to Law Enforcement. All agencies are welcome!

Check out Tyson's newest article in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Eastern Europe

Five Ways to Strengthen Your Defense

Check out Tyson's newest article in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Eastern Europe

5 Secrets to Escaping Side Control

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

The Glove: First Look at this new tool from Compliant Technologies

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

Why Making Connections Matter During Police Training

Check out Tyson's newest article in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Eastern Europe 

5 Things you learn on the mat that apply to life

Check out Tyson's newest PoliceOne Article

5 Ways to Become an Amazing Instructor

Tyson is scheduled to appear Friday, June 14th, 2019 on the Jiu-Jitsu Takedown Podcast with our friend and Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Elizabeth Henderson! Check it out!

Tyson has had two more articles published in recent months!

8 Things Rookie Cops Can Do To Improve Their Safety

and

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 5 Reasons Whey Law Enforcement Needs It Now.

Check them out and share friends!

Tyson has two upcoming podcast appearances! First on the Everyday Fighter Podcast then on The Grappling Life Podcast! Both of them dug deep into firearms, self-defense, training, philosophy, and more! 

Hello everyone! Our high-energy, information packed, and life-saving KIDS HANDGUN SAFETY COURSE returns Sunday, September 9th from 11:00 am to noon! The cost is only $10 and we guarantee the event will be loved by all! Also, on the same day we will be holding our groundbreaking ASSISTANT RANGE OFFICER COURSE from 9:00am to 3:00 pm and we have 3 spots left! Come be a part of the number one firearms and self-defense company in the metro!

2018 Remaining Events

Sunday, September 9th Kids Handgun Safety

Sunday, September 9th Assistant Range Officer (discount available right now)

Thursday, September 13th Gracie Jiu Jitsu Seminar Kirksville, MO

Saturday, September 22nd Brandon Collins Memorial Shootout

Friday, September 28th 6:30pm Women Empowered Seminar Overland Park

Friday, October 12th Kids Bully Prevention 6:00pm Overland Park

Saturday, October 13th Concealed Carry Lenexa Christian Center

Sunday, October 14th FINAL SCHEDULED Concealed Carry Course 2018

Friday, October 26th through October 28th Jetmore, Kansas (Women empowered, Concealed Carry, Response to the Active Shooter, Kids Handgun Safety, and Fundamental Handgun Mastery).

Train hard and be safe everyone!

Check out Tyson's article 5 Underused Ways to Improve Your Firearms Training published in Police One Magazine

Here is the YouTube link to Tyson's Interview on BJJBrick

Check out Tyson's interview on BJJBrick Podcast

Check out Tyson's interview on the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Rocks Podcast 

Check out Tyson's interview on the Human Chess Project Podcast on 05/25/2018!! The Human Chess Project

Here is a link to Tyson's article 9 Ways to Improve Subject Control Training published in Police One Magazine:

https://www.policeone.com/police-training/articles/473573006-9-ways-to-improve-subject-control-training/

FUNDAMENTAL HANDGUN MASTERY HAS BEEN RELEASED AND WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT! GET IT TODAY FRIENDS ON KINDLE OR PAPERBACK AVAILABLE ON AMAZON OR AT ANY OF OUR TRAINING EVENTS!

https://www.amazon.com/Fundamental-Handgun-Mastery-Tyson-Kilbey-ebook/dp/B07BX9SRDB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523406063&sr=8-1&keywords=fundamental+handgun+mastery

I have decided that ALL of my Training Tips of the Day that I previously reserved for Facebook followers only, will NOW appear on our Blog here too! Training Tips of the Day should be for everyone, not just Facebookers! :-)

We just published our NEWEST YouTube video and we have some amazing new classes coming soon! PLUS out 5 YEAR anniversary Kansas Concealed Carry Course!

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office has AGAIN asked us to host a Kids Handgun Safety Awareness and Kids Bully Prevention in April 2016!!! This is awesome in so many ways. Teaching children firearms safety and bully prevention is a win on every level and we are very excited about the future!

Like our Facebook page Top Firearms Instruction! Not only will you see all of the new Kansas and Missouri Concealed Carry Class dates as soon as they are confirmed, we are now publishing a Training Tip of the week! These will help you in your ongoing journey to become safer and more proficient!

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office has asked us to host FOUR Kids Handgun Safety Awareness Classes in June 2015!!! This is awesome in so many ways. Teaching children firearms safety is a win on every level and we are very excited about the future!

Spring of 2014 is going to be an incredible time for Top Firearms Instruction! The weekend of April 12/13, Lead Instructor Tyson Kilbey will be in Dodge City, Kansas for a Tactical Handgun course and a Kansas Concealed Carry Course. On Sunday, April 27th, Tyson will be compete at the Tri-County Handgun/Shotgun competition in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Then in May, there will be both a Kansas Concealed Carry Course and Fundamentals of Handgun I course in Overland Park, Kansas!

We have had some outstanding Kansas Concealed Carry Classes within the last month! Our October 20th Overland Park Class was a major success, and our November 2nd Class in Lenexa was one of the best groups we have had! We are looking forward to climbing the ladder with more shooters this winter!

We had one of our best Kansas Concealed Carry Classes this weekend! Here is one of the many positive evaluations: "Excellent instruction! We had all levels of handgun experience in the room-everyone learned new skills and information....The experience of both instructors is very evident. These instructors come with my highest recommendation. Thanks! ---Jeff L.

Outstanding weekend in Jetmore, Kansas at the Horsethief Reservoir with some great shooters! Also, the Jetmore Republican featured an awesome front page article about our Concealed Carry Class!

Congratulations to Top Firearms Lead Instructor Tyson Kilbey for winning first place in both the open and limited divisions at the Tri-County Action Pistol Competition on Saturday, June 29th!

Footage from a Vehicle Fighting Course!

Winning the gunfight from inside a vehicle

Training strategies and and tactics for gunfights from vehicles. It was a dynamic training day that took me out of my comfort zone---which means it was outstanding!

Congratulations to Top Firearms Instruction Lead Instructor Tyson Kilbey for winning the Grand Aggregate Award at the KPOA Spring Shoot in Hays, Kansas! Also, congratulations to instructor Larry Drake for winning the Old Masters Award!

We had an incredible time with the Kansas Concealed Carry Class in Overland Park / Olathe on April 21st, 2013! Here are two of the reviews:

"This class was very interesting and Tyson and Dave made it entertaining and kept it from being boring. Lots of good info, but given in a way that was understandable. The day flew by!"

--L.R.

"I found it to be very helpful, especially the way in which it was presented to people of all knowledge levels and abilities."

--A.S.

Our Kansas Concealed Carry Class on April 14th, 2013 in Jetmore was an absolute blast! Here are just some of the reviews:

"Love the humor and rapport between Tyson and Dave. Learned a lot-thanks for coming out here guys!"

--S.C.

"The instructors worked well together. Wow! I leaned so much regarding grip and aiming. Phenomenal class! Would recommend it even if you don't plan to carry."

--T.B.P.

"Awesome! So informative---appreciated the combination of individual experience of the instructors. Truly felt the purpose was to educate and equip with proper skills. Great job guys!"

--C.S.

"I have not had a lot of exposure in recent years with handguns. Made me feel more confident and brought back positive skills learned from military training. I will definitely recommend this course to friends and family. Cost was half of what others wanted to charge. Thank you two for coming out west!"

--A.J.S

April 2013 is going to be an incredibly busy and exciting month for Top Firearms Instruction! On April 14th, we are traveling to Jetmore, Kansas for a SOLD OUT class of shooters for our Kansas Concealed Carry Class. April 21st, we are back in the Overland Park and Olathe Area for another Kansas Concealed Carry Class that is filling up rapidly. On April 27th, we plan on traveling to the Bonner Springs area to join the shooters at the Tri-County Rod and Gun Club for their Handgun/Shotgun Competition. On April, 28th, we have a Proficiency of Handgun Class in the Olathe/Overland Park area! May is going to be just as busy, with the KPOA competition in Hays, KS, and our soon to be determined Concealed Carry Class dates! Join us this spring! You will not regret it!

These are some of the comments we received from our 03-24-2013 Kansas Concealed Carry Class:

"It was a very relaxed atmosphere where you didn't feel like you should have known everything before. You guys went over information in a good teaching way that made it fun but still knew we had to be serious." --Heather

"I believe the Kansas Concealed Carry Class was informative and fun. Well done. I will recommend it to others. Please keep up the good work." --Chris

"Everything mentioned in the Kansas Concealed Carry Class was very helpful and very informative. I learned a lot and enjoyed every bit of it. I would recommend to anyone! Thank you!"

--Nicole

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