Welcome to the SMAA Tactical Training Department

        The SMAA understands the importance of providing professional defensive tactics and firearms training with the purpose of providing law abiding citizens with the necessary training tools needed to efficiently and effectibly defend themselves. We use the word "tactical" a lot with our classes. Why? Because tactical means "the most efficient means to an end." We train you in the most efficient and effective techniques around proven effective by law enforcement and correctional officers in their field.

        The SMAA’s team of instructors have provided professional training to not just private individuals seeking to expand their knowledge but to Law Enforcement, Corrections, and private security agencies alike and have been contracted by universities, colleges, private corporations, and government agencies to develop specialized training programs and provide professional training in defensive tactics, firearms, use of force, chemical agents, and more.

        All Classes are taught and or supervised by State Certified Instructor "Rico" Arnaldo Lugo, SMAA Tactical Training Director. Arnaldo Lugo holds instructor certifications from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission (CJSTC), National Rifle Association (NRA), Smith & Wesson, and the SMAA to name a few. 

Click on the classes below for more information on each course.

Firearms Classes

• Florida Concealed Weapons & Firearms License Class

• Handgun Familiarization & Safety Course
  

• Tactical Handgun Shooting Classes

• Tactical AR-15 & AK-47 Shooting Classes
  

• Tactical Shotgun Classes

Defensive Tactics Classes

• Use of Force

• Self-Defense Courses

• Handgun Retention & Disarming

• Knife Defense Techniques

• Chemical Agents

• Electronic Immobilization Devices

• Tactical Handcuffing Techniques