MALC Training Institute upcoming events

Handgun / Rifle Transitions (3 May 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

About This Course:

If you have a rifle, chances are you also have a handgun. Being able to properly use the 2 platforms in concert with each other is a vital skill. There are times when quickly switching to your handgun is an advantage, but you must be able to do so smoothly and efficiently. This course will help teach you the basics of transitioning from rifle to handgun and back.

Topics Covered:

Transitions due to ammunition

Transitions due to malfunctions

Transitions due to cover, barriers, or environment

Working reloads, malfunctions, and other issues in a dual platform

Equipment Required:

Rifle (AR, SCAR, AK, etc)
2 Rifle Magazines
Rifle Sling
Method to carry your rifle magazines
200 rounds rifle ammunition
Handgun (semi auto)
2 Handgun Magazines
Holster (No SERPA)
Method to carry your handgun magazines
200 rounds handgun ammunition

Prerequisites:

Defensive Rifle Level 1
Defensive Handgun Level 1

If you have attended the equivalent of both courses at another facility you will be accepted.

Price:

$150

Defensive Handgun Level 1 (9 May 2026)

Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

About This Course:

Many people think they know how to operate a handgun or to shoot accurately. However, do you know how to rapidly deploy your handgun in a stressful situation, make a successful hit, reload your weapon, and perform them all within 3 seconds?

If you are considering carrying a handgun for personal defense, or just want to keep one in your nightstand, this is a vital course for you. Regardless of how many rounds you have fired at your local range, you will learn how to use your handgun in real world situation.

This course is designed for those who have a basic understanding of handguns, but want to learn how to utilize it in a defensive situation.

Course Topics:

Range Safety
Carry Positions and Holster Selection
Proper Grip and Stance for Defensive Situations
Drawing from the Holster
After Action Drills
Ammunition Management and Reloads
Safe Dry-Fire Practice Methods and Drills

Required Equipment:

Semi-automatic Handgun
Extra Magazine and method to carry that magazine
Holster (No SERPA Retention Holsters, No Belly Band Holsters)
Approximately 100 rounds of ammunition

It is strongly recommended you have your own handgun and holster for this class. If you do not, please contact us and we can arrange for you to rent a handgun and borrow a holster.

All participants should bring ear and eye protection and dress appropriately for the weather.

Required Prerequisites:

You must know how to properly load your weapon, operate the slide action (and any safeties), Understand sight alignment and trigger control. If you are brand new to handguns or feel you need more training in the basics, please sign up for the Basic Handgun course prior to attending this course.

Defensive Firearms Mindset is highly recommended but not required.

Special Notes:

This course is open to ages 14+ as long as a parent attends.

Price:

This course is $75

Handgun rental is $25 + Market cost for ammunition - Please bring cash to course to pay instructor

Registration Notes:

If the class is full you can sign up for the waitlist. This does NOT mean you have a spot to attend. If someone cancels we go down the waitlist and give first chance to register to those on the waitlist. Only once you complete your full registration and payment are you guaranteed a spot in the course.

Long Distance Rifle (16 May 2026)

Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

SPECIAL NOTE: This class is EXTREMELY limited in size. All participants will receive a coupon for a free suppressor in the caliber of choice.

About This Course:

This course is designed for rifle owners who wish to enhance their skills and proficiency in precision shooting at extended distances. This comprehensive course is tailored to equip participants with the knowledge, techniques, and mindset required to engage targets accurately and consistently at long ranges.

Topics Include:

Ballistics and External Factors: Students will gain a deep understanding of long-range ballistics, wind estimation, environmental effects, and other external factors that impact bullet flight. They will learn how to apply this knowledge to make accurate adjustments for various shooting scenarios.

Shooting techniques, including body positioning, breathing control, trigger control, follow-through, and sight picture refinement. Students will practice these techniques to enhance their overall shooting performance.

Data Analysis and Record Keeping: Students will learn the importance of data analysis and record keeping for long-range shooting. They will explore methods for tracking shot placement, calculating adjustments, and maintaining comprehensive shooting logs to refine their shooting skills over time.

Zeroing and Optic Maximization: Students will learn how to zero, confirm, and then utilize the full features or their optic

Equipment Required:

Rifle with sling (all platforms are acceptable. Most students bring a bolt action in .308 or 6.5c)

All sighting platforms are acceptable (optic with Mil or MOA reticle recommended but not required)

Approximately 200 rounds of ammunition (see list below for recommended types) We have noticed several issues with handloaded ammunition. Therefore for this course you MUST use factory ammunition.

Eye and Ear protection

Sand Socks (Socks filled with sand, beads, corn, etc to support rifle stock)

Rifle bipod

Applied Ballistics App (available in app store for 29.99)

Equipment Optional:

Spotting scope and/or binoculars

Tripod (standing/kneeling weapon support)

Shooting mat

Chair

Canopy

Rain gear

Prerequisites:

A solid understanding of your weapon platform and full familiarity and compliance with firearm safety.

A willingness to break old shooting habits and learn new.

Note:

This course will go out to 400 yards, but will teach accuracy and precision allowing the shooter to apply the same techniques to longer ranges.

The course will start in the classroom to discuss ballistics, windage, etc before going to the range that afternoon. Do NOT go directly to the range.

* Free suppressor is from Backdraft Suppressors. You are still responsible for transfer fees, shipping to your local class 3 dealer, and any hub adapter you need for threaded barrels.

Price:

$375

Recommended Ammunition:

.223 Remington

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 69gr Sierra Matchking

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 77gr Sierra Matchking

6.5 Creedmoor

Hornady Match 140gr ELD-M

Hornady Match 147gr ELD-M

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 130gr Berger AR Hybrid

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 140gr Sierra Matchking

.308 Winchester

Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr Sierra Matchking

Federal Gold Medal Match 175gr Sierra Matchking

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 185gr Berger Juggernaut

6.5 Grendel

Hornady Black 123gr ELD-M

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 130gr Berger AR Hybrid

WOLF Military Classic 100GRN FMJ Steel

Federal Premium Gold Medal Match 130gr Berger AR Hybrid

5.56 NATO

Federal Lake City 77gr OTM

7.62x51

Lake City M118LR 175gr BTHP

Being the Bridge: Helping Others Through Trauma (23 May 2026)

Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

About This Course

In today’s world, trauma doesn’t just happen on the battlefield or in hospitals—it happens in our neighborhoods, homes, workplaces, and schools. Natural disasters, violent incidents, personal loss, and other distressing events can leave everyday people feeling overwhelmed, frightened, or isolated. When someone we care about experiences trauma, it’s natural to want to help—but many of us don’t know how to respond in a way that’s truly supportive.

This course was designed to fill that gap.

This course is an empowering 8-hour classroom-based training that teaches everyday people how to be an effective source of calm, compassion, and stability in the aftermath of a crisis. You don’t need a degree in psychology to make a difference—you just need the right tools, understanding, and approach.

Participants will learn how to recognize signs of emotional and psychological distress, offer practical support without causing harm, and avoid common mistakes that can unintentionally deepen trauma. Whether you’re a parent, coworker, friend, teacher, or simply someone who wants to be better prepared to support others in difficult times, this course gives you the skills to step up with confidence.

This training is not a replacement for professional mental health care—it’s a bridge. A way to help others get from the moment of crisis to a place where healing can begin. And along the way, you’ll learn how to take care of yourself, too.

Topics Covered:

Understanding psychological trauma and its immediate impact

The principles of psychological first aid (PFA)

How to communicate calmly and effectively with someone in distress

Providing support without pushing, judging, or retraumatizing

Identifying red flags that indicate the need for professional help

Setting boundaries while offering help

Recognizing and managing your own stress responses as a helper

How to support children and teens after a crisis

Building personal and community resilience

Resources and referral tools for further support

Equipment required:

An open mind

Pen and paper

Prerequisites:

None

Course Notes:

This is a classroom course, but come prepared to be challenged mentally and emotionally.

Price:

$125

Vehicle Combatives: Fighting in Confined Spaces (6 Jun 2026)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Practical Defense Where You’re Most Vulnerable

About This Course

Every day, you get in and out of your vehicle multiple times. At the gas station, in parking lots, sitting at stoplights, pulling into your driveway.

It’s routine. It’s familiar. It feels safe. But these are also some of the most common moments where people are distracted, stationary, and vulnerable.

Most self-defense training assumes you are standing, aware, and able to move freely. Inside a vehicle, none of those advantages exist. You are seated. You are restricted. And any threat is already at close range. Despite how much time we spend in and around vehicles, this environment is almost never addressed in traditional training.

This one-day, hands-on course is designed to change that.

You will learn how to fight effectively inside and around a vehicle using empty hand techniques, edged weapons, and firearms (simunition-based), with a focus on practical skills that apply to real-world encounters.

Whether you are commuting, transporting your family, or driving for a rideshare service, this course will give you the tools to recognize threats early, respond effectively, and manage a situation where space, time, and options are limited.

This is not a sport-based class or a choreographed system.
It is reality-based defensive training designed for everyday adults.

If your training does not include one of the environments you are most likely to be attacked in, you are leaving a critical gap in your preparedness.

This course is designed to close that gap.

Special Emphasis Will Be Placed On:

Fighting from seated and restricted positions
Managing distance in confined spaces
Accessing tools under pressure
Weapon retention in close contact
Using the vehicle structure to your advantage
Decision-making under stress

Topics Covered:

Vehicle-specific threat awareness and pre-incident indicators
Safe approaches to and entry into your vehicle
Identifying and responding to ambush situations
Fighting from seated positions with limited mobility
Seatbelt challenges and entanglement management
Empty hand combatives in close quarters
Edged weapon access and defense considerations
Firearm application in confined spaces (simunition-based)
Weapon retention and disarm dynamics
Passenger vs. driver engagement considerations
Rear-seat threat scenarios
Multiple occupant challenges
Exiting the vehicle safely under threat
Scenario-based training including carjacking, rideshare assaults, and parking lot ambushes

Equipment Required:

Comfortable clothing suitable for movement
Eye protection (required for simunition training)
Groin protection (recommended)
All weapons will be provided. If you have an airsoft holster please bring it (you are welcome to bring your own airsoft)

Prerequisites:

None.

This course is designed for everyday adults with little to no prior training. Those with prior experience will benefit from applying their skills in a confined environment.

Course Notes:

This is a physical, hands-on training day conducted in and around vehicles. You do not need to be strong, fast, or highly athletic, but you should be prepared to move, adapt, and engage in dynamic drills.

Price:

$195

Fundamentals of the Church Safety Officer - Fort Wayne (27 Jun 2026)

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

About This Course:

We want to think our church is a place of refuge where we can safely grow a relationship with our God, family, and fellow congregation. Unfortunately, churches are quickly becoming one of the most targeted places for violence.

Many churches have started safety or security teams, but they often lack the ability to give proper training and guidance to the team members. In too many instances the church board simply finds the person in the congregation who happens to be a police officer, tags them to develop a security plan, and then opens it up to volunteers. While this is certainly better than having nothing in place, this approach can leave many holes in a fully comprehensive security plan.

Getting a full team together to offer training has issues. People have complicated schedules. Training facilities are limited. Training courses may offer some of the base skills, but they are not tailored to the church environment.

While we offer full advisement, planning, and training packages to churches, we found many other instances where individual safety team members understand it is “up to them” to get the training required. This course will help individuals who have been tasked to serve their church in a security or safety team role to be better prepared. In addition, several topics will be discussed they can take back to their organizations to help implement a more comprehensive plan.

Topics Covered:

Situational Awareness before, during, and after the service

De-escalation techniques for church environments

Firearms and other weapons considerations

Safeguarding the offering and financial contributions

Protecting the children

Medical issues, fires, weather events, and other safety emergencies

Legal liability

Equipment Required:

Notepad and Pen

Prerequisites:

None

Notes:

This course is primarily aimed at individual safety team members but will help guide the basis for an overall church plan.

This is a fast paced course with many topics covered

Follow-on training is available to go deeper into each topic

Price:

$95