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  Chris Grooms, owner and instructor, is a former Airborne Infantry Soldier who has received countless hours in the US Army Combative program. During his time deployed to Iraq, Chris was part of a Task Force that was tasked with kill or capture missions of high value targets of Al Qaeda. While deployed he served as an Infantry fire team leader and Infantry Squad leader. Chris is currently serving as Deputy for the Valley County Sheriff’s Office. 

During his time with the sheriff’s office he has attended the Nebraska Basic Law Enforcement Academy, has become a State Certified Firearms Instructor, as well as a Patrol Rifle Instructor. Deputy Grooms has successfully completed the Human Factor Research  Group Threat Pattern Recognition Instructor Course (formerly PPCT, Defensive Tactics Instructor), criminal and drug interdiction courses, and is a certified Taser Instructor. He has attended multiple Law Enforcement Sniper courses, and currently serves the Sheriff’s Department as a Certified Sniper.  

Our training will help the student realize how dynamic and violent a fight can be. Our classes in firearms training and empty hand defense that is realistic and gets the student away from the square range mindset. 

PDTS applies physiology and psychology into our training pipeline by taking a look at the violent situations that have been documented and studied. Using that data, PDTS will help the student gain the knowledge, skills and determination to survive a violent encounter.