Course Name
Handgun Level 2 – Pivoting Footwork
The threat will not line up in front of you.
90 degrees. 180 degrees.
Turn your head. Turn your feet. Then the gun.
Pivot straight into movement.
Course Time
2 Hours
Roadmap Step
Class 03 of 9
Progression
Wind 風 · Spatial Awareness
Course Overview
THE WIND STAGE
Wind changes direction without stopping to think about it.
Level 1 taught you to turn and shoot. Level 2 takes the turn and attaches it to everything else: the screen, the movement and the people around you.
Pivoting Footwork teaches you to turn 90 and 180 degrees to a threat with your muzzle under control, and to come out of the pivot already moving.
This is class 03 of 9 on the Handgun Level 2 roadmap. It links the first two classes of the level together.
Training Focus
Primary Course Outcomes
Pivot and Footwork
Turn from the ground up so your stance arrives at the same time as your handgun.
90 and 180
Face a threat to your side or behind you without sweeping anything you are not willing to shoot.
Pivot Into Movement
Come out of the turn already moving to a better position.
Class Time
The Class and Upcoming Dates
The Class
2 Hours
90, 180 & INTO MOVEMENT
Safety Brief & Gear Check
Head, feet, then gun: the order of a safe pivot
90-degree pivots left and right from the holster
The 180-degree turn and muzzle discipline around other people
Pivoting straight into movement or toward a screen
Live-Fire Drills: called turns on the clock, coached rep by rep
Debrief and your dry-fire homework
Before This Class
Recommended first: Proper Use of Screens
JM Training members and active students: complete the Pivoting Footwork online module first
New to JM Training? You do not need the online modules to attend.
Upcoming Dates
To Be Announced
DATES COMING SOON
Dates to be announced
Watch the calendar for the next class
Where This Fits
Class 03 of 9 on the Handgun Level 2 roadmap.
Next up: Positive ID
Class Format
What to Expect in Class
Course Session
2 Hours
Focused Skill Development
You'll leave able to face a problem from any direction and keep working.
- A pivot you can trust in both directions
- Muzzle control through the turn, every time
- A 180-degree turn that ends in a shooting stance, not a stumble
- The ability to turn and move in one motion
- A dry-fire pivot routine you can run in a small room at home
- Credit for Pivoting Footwork on your Handgun Level 2 roadmap
Pricing
Pivoting Footwork: One Class, One Skill
Register for the date that works for you. Bring your gear and your ammo. We bring the range, the targets and the coaching.
- Non-members $50.00 · Pro Performance Members $0.00 · DSU Members $0.00
- Pro Performance and DSU members: enter your member code in the registration form.
Not a member yet? See membership options and train at member pricing.
Student Readiness
Before You Register
Pivoting Footwork Registration
Stop needing the target in front of you. Start turning into the fight.
Dates and location to be announced. Watch the calendar for the next class.
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