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Firearms and Self-Defense Training
NRA Instructor Training
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Meet the Founders
Emmaus Shooting & Defense, LLC is a company that practices Christian values while offering top quality firearms and self-defense training. We are owned and operated by a husband and wife team that co-instructs. Grant and Louisa Cate are both certified by the NRA as well as other training organizations. We both train on a regular basis with the NRA and at the world renowned Gunsite Academy headquartered in Paulden , Arizona. We never miss an opportunity to take another training class so we can bring best practices to all of our students. Scroll down to see details about our certifications and our other instructors.
Grant Cate is an NRA Training Counselor:
Grant is certified by the NRA in:
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NRA Basic Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun
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NRA Defensive Pistol
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NRA Inside the Home Self Defense
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NRA Outside the Home Self Defense
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Certified Tactical Rifle - ICC
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NRA Home Firearms Safety
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NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
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NRA CCW - Concealed Carry Weapons
Grant's Training:
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Gunsite Academy: Pistol 250 & Close Quarters Combat
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Edged Weapons Training with by Steve Tarani
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Shoot Fast, Shoot Accurate by Tim Heron
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SWAT Officer Training Course
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Hand to Hand Combat Training by Maj. Sal Buzzurro, U.S. Army Retired
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Church Safety Training by Full Armor Church
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Operations of Church Safety by Fries Consulting
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Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs in Church Security Environment by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
As an NRA Training Counselor, Grant is able to instruct and certify instructors. He specialize in all aspects of pistol, rifle, and shotgun marksmanship and defensive shooting as well as empty hand self defense.
NRA Instructor Certification Number:
#251409843
Louisa Cate is an NRA Certified Instructor.
Louisa is certified in:
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NRA Home Firearms Safety
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NRA Basics of Pistol ShootinG
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NRA CCW - Concealed Carry Weapons
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NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
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NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home
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NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home
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Certified Tactical Rifle - ICC
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NRA Basics of Rifle Shooting
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NRA Basics of Shotgun Shooting
Grant's Training:
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Gunsite Academy: Pistol 250 & Close Quarters Combat
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Edged Weapons Training with by Steve Tarani
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Shoot Fast, Shoot Accurate by Tim Heron
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SWAT Officer Training Course
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Hand to Hand Combat Training by Maj. Sal Buzzurro, U.S. Army Retired
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Church Safety Training by Full Armor Church
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Operations of Church Safety by Fries Consulting
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Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs in Church Security Environment by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Louisa specializes in assisting women in developing their shooting and self defense skills as well as empty hand self defense.
NRA Instructor Certification Number:
#251409892
Major Salvatore Buzzurro, PhD, U.S. Army Ranger, Retired.
Sal is joining Emmaus Shooting & Defense to head up the curriculum and training of all empty hand/unarmed defensive training and will add his own significant skill set in effective use of handguns as a defensive tool in many of our classes.
Sal is a:
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NRA Certified Instructor
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U.S. Army Hand to Hand Combat Instructor
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Certified Rape Aggression Defense Instructor
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Third Degree Black Belt in Karate
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Sal is trained in all aspects of self-defense both armed and unarmed combat.
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He brings with him 22 years of military experience including two combat tours of duty.
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Published in Black Belt Magazine December 1997. Pages 82-87.