CCW Instructor, LLC DBA CCW Training Academy

About CCW Instructor, LLC DBA CCW Training Academy

Alan B. Densky is the founder and lead instructor of CCW Training Academy, serving students in North Central Florida, including Lake, Sumter, and Marion Counties. His training focuses on safe, responsible, practical firearms instruction for ordinary people who want to become more confident, more capable, and better prepared to protect themselves and their families.

Alan is a former deputy sheriff and an NRA Certified Instructor. His certifications include NRA Certified Pistol Instructor, NRA Home Firearms Safety Instructor, NRA Range Safety Officer, Nationwide Concealed Carry Instructor, and IDPA Safety Officer. His law enforcement background, firearms training experience, and years of teaching allow him to work with both brand-new shooters and experienced firearm owners who want to improve their real-world defensive skills.

Alan began learning firearms safety and marksmanship as a young teenager under the guidance of his father, a U.S. Army Gunnery Sergeant. That early training emphasized discipline, safety, responsibility, and repetition. Those principles still guide his teaching today. Alan believes students learn best when training is structured, patient, practical, and focused on steady improvement rather than intimidation or pressure.

As a former Deputy Sheriff, Alan developed a deep appreciation for the difference between simply owning a firearm and being prepared to use one responsibly under stress. During his law enforcement career, he maintained a high level of firearms proficiency and trained extensively. His experience helped shape the way he teaches today: keep the skills simple, build strong fundamentals, and train in a way that prepares the student for the kind of problems they may actually face.

CCW Training Academy offers concealed carry training, private pistol instruction, beginner handgun lessons, defensive pistol training, live-fire range training, women-only beginner pistol classes, and in-home firearms training using safe recoil-enabled training pistols and computerized laser target systems. Alan also teaches scenario-based self-defense concepts, including situational awareness, threat recognition, drawing from concealment, defensive movement, decision-making under stress, and home defense planning.

One of Alan’s major areas of emphasis is the gap between basic permit training and real defensive readiness. A concealed carry class can help a student meet Florida training requirements and better understand legal and safety responsibilities, but it is not the same thing as learning how to defend yourself under pressure. Alan encourages students to continue beyond minimum requirements by developing safe gun handling, accuracy, judgment, and practical defensive skills.

Alan’s teaching style is calm, patient, and direct. New students are never rushed, embarrassed, or treated as though they should already know what they are doing. Safety always comes first. Students are taught how to handle firearms responsibly, how to build confidence through repetition, and how to correct common problems such as poor grip, anticipation, trigger control issues, sight alignment problems, and lack of follow-through.

For students who already have experience, Alan offers more advanced defensive pistol instruction. This may include faster target acquisition, drawing from concealment, close-range defensive concepts, shooting from retention, movement, use of cover, scenario-based problem solving, and understanding when a firearm may or may not be the proper defensive response. His goal is not to make training complicated. His goal is to help students develop practical skills that can hold up under stress.

Alan also offers in-home training for students who want to improve their safety, confidence, and home defense planning in the environment where they are most likely to need those skills. In-home training can include safe gun handling, family safety planning, movement around the home, hallway and doorway considerations, low-light concerns, safe storage discussions, and scenario-based home defense exercises. This type of training is especially helpful for new gun owners, older adults, women who prefer private instruction, couples, and families who want practical safety training in a comfortable setting.

Before focusing on firearms instruction, Alan spent many years working with people in behavioral training and stress-response related fields. That background gives him a practical understanding of how fear, adrenaline, hesitation, and confusion affect performance during a crisis. He brings that perspective into his firearms classes by helping students understand that defensive readiness is not only about marksmanship. It is also about awareness, decision-making, emotional control, and avoiding unnecessary danger whenever possible.

Alan’s training philosophy is simple: a firearm is a serious responsibility, and defensive training should be built around safety, judgment, and real-world practicality. Students are taught that the best outcome is avoiding danger whenever possible. When avoidance is not possible, the student needs safe gun handling, clear thinking, lawful decision-making, and skills that have been practiced enough to be useful under pressure.

CCW Training Academy is a good fit for students who want more than a rushed class or a certificate. Alan works with people who want to understand what they are doing, why they are doing it, and how to improve in a safe and responsible way. Whether the student is preparing for a Florida concealed carry permit, learning to shoot for the first time, improving defensive pistol skills, or developing a home defense plan, Alan’s goal is to provide practical instruction that builds confidence, competence, and responsibility.

Training is available through private instruction, group classes, in-home lessons, and live-fire range sessions. Students may begin at their current skill level and progress at a pace that makes sense for them. Alan’s mission is to help responsible gun owners become safer, better prepared, and more confident in their ability to make sound decisions before, during, and after a defensive emergency.

Certifications

• NRA Nationwide Concealed Carry Instructor
• NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
• NRA Home Firearms Safety Instructor
• NRA Range Safety Officer

Policies

Cancellation Policy

Students may cancel or reschedule a class with at least 48 hours’ notice and receive a full credit toward the same course or another CCW Training Academy course.

Training credits may be used at any time within one year from the date of the original scheduled class.

Cancellations made with less than 48 hours’ notice, or students who do not attend their scheduled class, may forfeit their payment or credit. This policy helps us reserve training time, range time, and class space for students who are ready to attend.

If CCW Training Academy must cancel or reschedule a class due to weather, range conditions, instructor illness, emergency, or another unavoidable issue, students will receive full credit toward a rescheduled class.

Payments are not automatically refundable, but qualifying cancellations may be applied as training credit as described above.

Reschedule Policy

Students may cancel or reschedule a class with at least 48 hours’ notice and receive a full credit toward the same course or another CCW Training Academy course.

Training credits may be used at any time within one year from the date of the original scheduled class.

Cancellations made with less than 48 hours’ notice, or students who do not attend their scheduled class, may forfeit their payment or credit. This policy helps us reserve training time, range time, and class space for students who are ready to attend.

If CCW Training Academy must cancel or reschedule a class due to weather, range conditions, instructor illness, emergency, or another unavoidable issue, students will receive full credit toward a rescheduled class.

Payments are not automatically refundable, but qualifying cancellations may be applied as training credit as described above.

Refund Policy

Class fees are non-refundable. Students may reschedule for the same course or apply their payment as credit toward another CCW Training Academy course if they cancel at least 48 hours in advance. Training credit must be used within one year of the original scheduled class date. No refunds or credits are issued for no-shows.

Waiver

By registering for or participating in training with CCW Training Academy, I understand that firearms training involves physical activity, mental stress, decision-making under pressure, and exposure to firearms, firearm-handling procedures, and/or simulated self-defense scenarios.

I understand and accept that firearms training carries inherent risks, including but not limited to injury, emotional distress, property damage, or legal consequences resulting from the use, misuse, or misunderstanding of firearms, defensive techniques, or related instruction.

I voluntarily assume all risks associated with my participation in this training.

I agree to release, hold harmless, and indemnify Alan B. Densky, CCW Instructor, LLC, CCW Training Academy, CCWInstructor.com, instructors, assistants, range facilities, hosts, and affiliated parties from any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, or causes of action arising from my participation in this training, whether during class, after class, or from my later use, misuse, interpretation, or disregard of any instruction provided.

I understand that all instruction is provided for educational and training purposes only. I am solely responsible for how I apply any advice, information, techniques, or skills taught during training.

I understand that Alan B. Densky may discuss Florida firearms laws, concealed carry laws, use-of-force issues, and self-defense principles for educational purposes only. I understand that Alan B. Densky is not an attorney, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent me. I am responsible for researching, verifying, and complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

I certify that I am legally permitted to possess and handle firearms, and that I am not prohibited by law from participating in firearms training. I agree to follow all safety rules, instructor commands, range rules, and lawful instructions during training.

I understand that failure to follow safety rules or instructor directions may result in my removal from training without refund or credit.

By signing or electronically agreeing to this waiver, I confirm that I have read, understood, and voluntarily accepted this Liability Waiver and Release Agreement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Reviews

Videos

• CCW Instructor Demonstrates CoolFire Trainer & Mantis Laser Academy

  Demonstration of how we teach "In-Your-Home" classes using recoil enabled pistols and a computerized target system.

  ---

• Fast Draw Self-Defense Scenario Based Training Vol I

  Instructor Alan B. Densky demonstrates what scenario-based training looks like using live-fire.

  ---