

KR Training
Karl Rehn
BACKGROUND: Civilian, Instructor, Gov’t Employee / Contractor
30 Years Instructing
PH: 512-633-8232
Available Courses
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Advanced Training 4 Pistol Skills Development |
Intermediate, Advanced | Intermediate |
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Basic Pistol I |
Basic | Basic |
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Correcting Common Shooting Errors Common errors for each element of shooti… |
Basic | Basic |
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Force-on-Force Instructor This course trains instructors to design… |
Scenario Based Training, Instructor Training Courses | N/A |
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LICENSES TO CARRY (LTC) PERMIT TRAINING FOR CONCEAL CARRY OR OPE… |
Basic, CCW | Basic |
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Personal Tactics Skills An introduction to fundamental concepts… |
Basic, Intermediate, Advanced | Basic |
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Skill Builder Program Improve shooter skills |
Basic, Intermediate | Basic |
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Top 10 Drills Handgun drills |
Basic, Intermediate | Basic |
About KR Training
Since 1991, KR Training has been offering high quality, affordable firearms and self-defense courses. We're the oldest and largest firearms training school in Central Texas, staffed by male and female instructors with decades of combined experience and national level credentials in firearms training, defensive shooting and tactics, competition shooting, threat and risk assessment, law enforcement and military service. In addition to teaching our own courses, we host multiple national level trainers every year.
Our 88 acre private training facility, the A-Zone Range, has multiple shooting bays, including a shoot house, and a comfortable classroom building with A/C and bathroom. Facility is on flat, level ground easily accessible to those with mobility limitations. We have a large inventory of loaner gear students can use during classes: guns, holsters, eye and ear protection.
We've trained thousands of students: total novices, recreational shooters, carry permit holders, those seeking serious post-LTC training, competitive shooters, and local law enforcement officers. Advanced courses require a carry permit and may have additional pre-reqs.
Call us at 512-633-8232 anytime between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. The fastest way to get information is to email us.
Courses Taught
CCW, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Rifle, Shotgun, NRA Courses, Active Shooter Response Training, In Home Defense Training, Scenario Based Training, Scenario Based Training (Simunitions, Man Marking Cartridge), Women's Only Courses, Instructor Training Courses, Instructor Coach Training Courses, Virtual Simulation, Seminars / Lectures
Class Instructors

Dave Reichek
Agile Training - Pepper Spray instructor course KR Training Force on Force instructor course Ben Stoeger Skills and Drills (M/GM level) course Rangemaster Master Instructor graduate

Douglas Greig
Doug Greig, Greig Performance: Master Pistol Instructor Master Rifle Instructor Semi-Auto Pistol Instructor Patrol Rifle Instructor Pistol Mounted Optic Instructor Classic Line of Pistols Armorer Course M400/M-4/M16/AR-15 Armorer Course

Dr. Penny Riggs
NRA Certifications: Training Counselor, Chief Range Safety Officer, Instructor in Home Firearm Safety, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Personal Protection, Muzzleloading Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun, Metallic Cartridge and Shotshell Reloading. Refuse To Be A Victim® Instructor and Instructor Trainer. Other Certifications: Texas Concealed Handgun License Instructor, National Range Officers Institute (NROI) Level I Range Officer.

Ed Vinyard
Essential Handgun Skills (Spencer Keepers) Awareness Defense Training 2018 AIWB Skills (Spencer Keepers) Awareness Defense Training 2018 Deadly Force Instructor (Hayes, Ayoob) Massad Ayoob Group 2018 Historical Handgun (1 day) (Rehn) KR Training 2017 Immediate Action Pugilism Immediate Action Combatives 2017 Immediate Action Jiu-Jitsu Immediate Action Combatives 2017 Tactical Conference Rangemaster 2017 Street and Vehicle Tactics InSights Training 2016

Greg Howard
Defensive Shotgun Instructor (Rangemaster) Image Based Decisional Drills Instructor (The Complete Combatant) Defensive Revolver (Rangemaster) Defensive Shotgun (Rangemaster) Handgun Coach Development (KR Training) Pistol Shooting Solutions (Gabe White) Medicine-X EDC (Lone Star Medics)FoF Instructor - KR Training, Historical Handgun - KRT, Street and Vehicle Tactics - Insights, Advanced Firearms Instructor Development - Rangemaster, Shooting with XRAY Vision - Tactical Anatomy, MAG-40 Massad Ayo

John Kochan
NRA Certifications: Range Safety Officer, Instructor in Home Firearm Safety, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Personal Protection, Muzzleloading Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun, Metallic and Shotshell Reloading. Refuse to Be A Victim® instructor. Other Certifications: Texas Concealed Handgun License Instructor, National Range Officers Institute (NROI) Level I Range Officer, EMS

John "Hsoi" Daub
NRA Certifications: Home Firearm Safety, Pistol, Rifle, Personal Protection In the Home, Personal Protection Outside the Home, Range Safety Officer Other Certifications: Texas License to Carry Instructor, NRA Eddie Eagle volunteer, Boy Scout and 4-H volunteer, Massad Ayoob Group Deadly Force Instructor, Rangemaster Certified Master Instructor, Force Science Analyst, Sig P365 Armorer, Image Based Decisional Drills Instructor.

Karl .Rehn
Karl has over 2700 hours of training from more than 80 of the nation's top schools and national/world level competitors, acquired over more than 30 years as a student, competitor and instructor. In 2021, he trained with Hock Hockheim (Vehicle Gunfights), Ben Stoeger, Gabe White, John Murphy (FPF Training), Rangemaster (Defensive Shotgun), Lone Star Medics (Medicine X Scenarios), and a variety of trainers at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference, the Paul Martin Preparedness Conference,

Paul Martin
Certified Emergency Medical Technician-B by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Texas Department of State Health Services Wilderness EMT certification from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Certified Range Safety Officer and Firearms Instructor by the National Rifle Association Certified License to Carry Instructor by the Texas Department of Public Safety, including certification to teach the School Safety Officer designation

Tom Givens

Tracy Thronburg
Training/Experience: Massad Ayoob Group Instructor Course (MAG-IC), Massad Ayoob Group MAG-40 Armed Citizens’ Rules of Engagement, KR Training Defensive Long-Gun Essentials, KR Training Low-Light Shooting, Ben Stoeger Competition Pistol Clinic, Lone Star Medics Range Response Field Medical Training, Mike Hughes (SIRT pistol) Driving the Gun, participant and assistant instructor for Karl Rehn at the 2nd annual A Girl and A Gun National Training Conference (2014), Texas Concealed Handgun License h
Certifications
NRA Training Counselor, NRA CCW, NRA Practical Pistol Coach, NRA Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Reloading, Refuse to Be a Victim instructor. Texas DPS License to Carry (LTC) instructor, Texas DPS School Safety (Active Shooter) instructor, USPSA Grand Master (Production, Carry Optics, Limited, Limited 10, Pistol Caliber Carbine), USPSA Master (Revolver, Single Stack, Open), Rangemaster Master Instructor, Massad Ayoob Group certified Deadly Force Instructor, Pepper Spray instructor, Image Based Decisional Drills instructor, Force Science certified analyst, Simunition instructor, USPSA Range Officer, NRA Chief Range Officer, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement certified instructor.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
Except in extreme situations, we hold classes rain or shine. If we reschedule a class due to weather or change in instructor availability, students that cannot attend the make-up date are given full refunds. Payments are non-refundable, but in most cases we convert the student's payment to tuition credit that can be used for other classes. This credit is valid for up to 5 years after payment. In some cases, such as NRA instructor training, deposits are used to purchase materials specific to that course. Once materials are purchased, they cannot be returned and converted back to tuition credit. The materials are kept by KR Training until the student can attend another session of the course for which the materials are required.
Payments may be subject to a rescheduling fee of $25, if the student contacts KR Training less than 3 days prior to class day and requests to reschedule the course. Students that pay and "no-show" on class day without contacting KR Training forfeit the entire payment. We suggest that students doing last minute rescheduling contact KR Training by phone at 512-633-8232 rather than email.
Reschedule Policy
Except in extreme situations, we hold classes rain or shine. If we reschedule a class due to weather or change in instructor availability, students that cannot attend the make-up date are given full refunds. Payments are non-refundable, but in most cases we convert the student's payment to tuition credit that can be used for other classes. This credit is valid for up to 5 years after payment. In some cases, such as NRA instructor training, deposits are used to purchase materials specific to that course. Once materials are purchased, they cannot be returned and converted back to tuition credit. The materials are kept by KR Training until the student can attend another session of the course for which the materials are required.
Payments may be subject to a rescheduling fee of $25, if the student contacts KR Training less than 3 days prior to class day and requests to reschedule the course. Students that pay and "no-show" on class day without contacting KR Training forfeit the entire payment. We suggest that students doing last minute rescheduling contact KR Training by phone at 512-633-8232 rather than email.
Refund Policy
Except in extreme situations, we hold classes rain or shine. If we reschedule a class due to weather or change in instructor availability, students that cannot attend the make-up date are given full refunds. Payments are non-refundable, but in most cases we convert the student's payment to tuition credit that can be used for other classes. This credit is valid for up to 5 years after payment. In some cases, such as NRA instructor training, deposits are used to purchase materials specific to that course. Once materials are purchased, they cannot be returned and converted back to tuition credit. The materials are kept by KR Training until the student can attend another session of the course for which the materials are required.
Payments may be subject to a rescheduling fee of $25, if the student contacts KR Training less than 3 days prior to class day and requests to reschedule the course. Students that pay and "no-show" on class day without contacting KR Training forfeit the entire payment. We suggest that students doing last minute rescheduling contact KR Training by phone at 512-633-8232 rather than email.
Other Policy
Our training is open to any law abiding adult that can legally purchase firearms under local, state and federal law.
Here are the gun handling rules we expect you to follow when attending KR Training classes. Please read them carefully.
1) Always keep the muzzle pointed in the safest available direction.
On the firing line,, the safest direction is into the designated backstop.
2) Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
ONLY put your finger on the trigger when you have a specific target and have the gun aimed at it.
At all other times your finger should be OFF the trigger.
3) Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
See notes below.
If you are wearing your concealed handgun when you arrive, leave it on and leave it alone. Do NOT handle your gun anywhere on the facility unless directed to do so by an instructor.
If you were not wearing your carry gun when you drove through our front gate, do NOT put it on and load it in the parking area.
Put it in a case or bag or in your holster and bring it to the classroom unloaded.
You should arrive with your guns unloaded, stored in a case or a bag.
"Unloaded" means no ammunition anywhere in the gun. Magazine out, chamber empty, hammer down.
Do NOT carry a gun uncased from the parking lot to the classroom or range.
Do NOT handle your gun anywhere on the facility unless directed to do so by an instructor.
Do NOT handle your guns in the classroom unless directed to do by an instructor.
ONLY uncase or unbag your gun when you are at the designated table or directed to do so by an instructor.
Do NOT take your handgun out of the holster once you leave the uncase/unbagging tables.
The ONLY places you may handle your firearm are the firing line and the designated fumble area.
Do NOT handle your firearm while an instructor is in front of the firing line.
Do NOT handle your firearm while walking back and forth between the ready area and firing line.
Reviews
Videos
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LTC Ready Positions
Preparation for LTC License
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IDPA Fast Drill
Sport shooting is good training
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3 Second or Less Drill
Skill building
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3 Second or Less Drill (Max Speed)
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