Essential Carry Skills (ECS) is as its name implies, are the necessary skills needed to successfully carry a concealed firearm, deploy the firearm under physical and mental stress.
ECS 1 is the first in the series, and is designed for the student that has a degree of knowledge of firearms, or has recently successfully passed a Basic Pistol Class. This class starts with the basics of drawing from a holster, utilizing a concealment garment, exercising situational awareness, shooting moving targets, and improving judgement to name a few of the skills acquired in this class. The majority of this class is done utilizing a Law Enforcement quality “Use of Force Simulator”, and short live fire exercise to practice the skills learned.