Hitting a target at your own pace is one skill. Doing it under pressure is another.
NES tactical firearms training is a structured program you run at your own range: combat and combined sessions that make you draw from concealment, take calls, switch between targets and change pace on a signal. It is not an instructor-led course. You get a printed plan, dedicated targets and a standard to hit, session after session.Recommended tracks: PRO and DIAMOND.
Under stress, everyone gets worse. Even professionals.
In a RAND study of NYPD shootings, officers hit 18% of their shots when someone fired back, against 30% when no one did. People who have lived through a real confrontation describe a racing heart and narrowed vision, and say it felt nothing like a calm day at the range.
A static target at a relaxed pace trains none of that. There is no decision to make, no garment to clear, no second target and no reason to hurry. You can get very good at it and still never practice the part that matters.
No range can recreate a real threat, and nobody should pretend to. What you can train is the part you control: drawing cleanly from concealment, finding the right target on a call, and keeping your hits while you push your speed.
These are the real drills of LEVEL 1, from the printed plans. Each one asks for more than a trigger press: a draw, a decision, a change of target or a change of pace.
Every combat session is shot from concealment, with the pistol covered by your clothing. You rehearse the sequence dry first, 5 to 15 reps (clear the cover garment, grip the pistol in the holster, draw, dry press on target) until it is smooth, then run it live on every string.
Every track · combat sessions
From concealment: 3 rounds center mass and 2 to the head, a little faster each time while your hits stay effective. Then fast fire, 4 to 7 rounds to the body, and a finish on the head with slower, precise fire until the magazine is empty.
Every track · combat sessions
15 shapes, each with a number. On each start signal you get a call, a shape and a number, and fire one round at it. Training alone? Write the calls on a card in random order and give yourself the next one each time. You have to read and decide before you shoot.
PRO and DIAMOND · combined sessions
From concealment, 5 rounds on one silhouette, back to close ready, then a second start signal and 5 more. In DIAMOND's combat session, 15-round strings cross all three silhouettes in an order that changes every magazine.
PRO and DIAMOND
From the holster, 3 rounds on each bar, with a standard of 3 hits inside its edges. Then the cones: the number on each cone is the number of rounds, back to ready between them, so every string asks you to count as well as shoot.
PRO and DIAMOND · combined sessions
From close ready, present and fire one round at a white square on each start signal, 12 times. Then pairs of adjacent squares from the holster, then all twelve squares in one string without coming back to ready.
DIAMOND · combined session
Every session also holds reserve rounds, to re-shoot a string that went wrong instead of carrying the mistake forward. All of it is shot from at least 6 meters (7 yards).
Building the fundamentals first? Our free pistol drills cover grip, sights and trigger control, one drill at a time.
PRO or DIAMOND. Only they include the combined session, where the called targets and transitions are. DIAMOND adds the most rounds, transitions across all three silhouettes in its combat session, and the Focus Squares drill.
| Track feature | CORE | PRO | DIAMOND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range sessions a month | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Rounds a month | Up to 200 | Up to 350 | Up to 500 |
| Combat session from concealment | Yes | Yes | Yes, plus transitions across 3 silhouettes |
| Combined session: called targets, transitions, Bars & Cones | No | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Squares presentations | No | No | Yes |
| Price, all 4 months | $299 | $359 | $449 |
No, and we would rather say so up front. Search for tactical firearms training and you will find tactical training centers and federal law enforcement training programs, which teach in person. NES is something else: a structured program for private citizens that you run on your own, at your own range, with a printed plan and targets.
That makes it a complement to live instruction, not a replacement. If you have never drawn from a holster, learn it with a qualified instructor first. Many ranges restrict holster work and rapid fire, so ask yours before your first session and choose a bay that allows what the plan calls for.
And one line we never cross: this program teaches shooting skills. It is not legal advice, and it does not teach you when you may use force. Learn your state’s self-defense laws from a qualified attorney or your state’s official sources.
Still building the fundamentals? Start with the pistol training program. Carry every day? The concealed carry training program shows the whole 4-month path.
Four months, and one clear goal at the end:
Measure yourself from concealment.
Your draw, your hits and your pace, set as a baseline on the same targets you will come back to.
Make it repeatable on the signal.
A clean draw and good hits once can be luck. Here you deliver them string after string.
Raise the demand.
The demands go up, so you see which skills still hold when the bar is higher.
Decide, draw and hit as one.
Everything you built comes together into one performance, ending at the NES STANDARD.
The NES method was built in Israel together with operators from Israeli special forces units who have fought in active combat. What they brought to a civilian program is not bravado. It is structure: every session planned, every round counted, and drills that ask for a decision as well as a trigger press.
It was written for private citizens with jobs and families, not for soldiers: short sessions at a regular range, with a standard you can measure yourself against. More about NES Defense firearms training.
Everything in the 4-month NES training program
4 levels that build on each other, with a clear printable plan for every session.
So every drill, every round and every metric is tied to a clear goal.
So you know where you stand, what improved and what comes next.
Where you download the training plans and targets for every stage of the program.
A note on language: the printable plans and targets are in English. Each session also has a short training video, and for now those videos are in Hebrew. English videos are on the way.
Plus 2 bonuses: a month of coaching support and NES MEMBER for life
up to200roundsper month
2 sessions a month · rounds per session
$299
One-time payment for all 4 months
*Split into up to 3 payments
up to350roundsper month
3 sessions a month · rounds per session
$359
One-time payment for all 4 months
*Split into up to 3 payments
up to500roundsper month
3 sessions a month · rounds per session
$449
One-time payment for all 4 months
*Split into up to 3 payments
+ 2 bonuses with every track: a month of coaching support • NES MEMBER for life
Every track leads to the same NES STANDARD. The difference is how many rounds and sessions you run each month.
Included in the price. Nothing extra to pay.
For the first month you are not left alone with the plan. The NES team is with you for questions, corrections and help along the way.
The moment you join a track, you are part of the NES community. NES MEMBER includes:
You are not just getting a 4-month training plan.
You are joining a system that stays with you long after the program ends.
4 months of training. A community for life.
Live or not, which track, concealment, range rules, training alone and safety: the questions we hear most.
No. NES is a structured program you run on your own at your range: printed plans, dedicated targets and a standard for every session. There is no instructor at your lane. If you want live instruction too, a local instructor-led class is a good complement.
PRO or DIAMOND. Only those two include the combined session, with called targets and transitions between silhouettes. DIAMOND has the most rounds (up to 500 a month) and the most drills. CORE covers technical and combat sessions only.
The combat sessions are shot from concealment: the pistol stays covered by your clothing until you draw. Bring a holster, ideally the one you carry in every day, a magazine pouch and the cover garment you normally wear.
Ask before your first session. Many ranges restrict both, especially indoors. Look for a range or a bay that allows holster work, or an outdoor range. Never break a range's rules to finish a drill.
Yes. The plans say how: before you start, write the calls (a shape and a number) on a small card in random order. Glance at the card and give yourself the start signal for each call until the magazine is empty.
Only if you build up to it. Every session starts with dry reps, 5 to 15 of the full sequence, before any live fire. Shoot from at least 6 meters (7 yards), wear eye and ear protection and follow your range's rules. If you have never drawn from a holster, learn it from a qualified instructor first.
No. NES teaches shooting skills only. It is not legal advice and it does not cover the use of force. Learn your state's self-defense laws from a qualified attorney or your state's official sources.
No. It is not a permit, CCW, license or certification course, and it does not meet any state requirement.
Yes, the plans and targets are. Each session's short video is in Hebrew for now, and English videos are on the way.
No. One payment in US dollars covers all 4 months, and you can split it into up to 3 payments.
You can’t choose the moment. You can choose how you arrive at it: having drawn from concealment, taken calls and pushed your pace again and again, with a standard to show for it.
