Todd Fletcher

Combative Firearms Training

Todd Fletcher is the owner and lead instructor for Combative Firearms Training, LLC providing training for law enforcement firearms instructors from coast to coast. He has over 25 years of training experience as a firearms and defensive tactics instructor. He retired after more than 25 years as a full-time police officer and over 31 years of law enforcement experience.

Todd is a member of the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA). He is a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and was selected as the 2022 ILEETA Trainer-of-the-Year. He can be reached at Todd@CombativeFirearms.com.

Full list of Todd Fletcher results

Improve your handgun performance by improving your platform
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LE can take the techniques competitive shooters use to be fast, accurate and efficient and then apply those techniques to our operational environment
The FN 509 MRD-LE is worth a serious look
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The FN 509 MRD-LE is everything a duty handgun should be: reliable, accurate and easy to shoot well
Building searches: A resource and geometry problem
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We must provide patrol officers with the knowledge, techniques and tactics to make building searches as safe as possible
Ballistic shields can improve officer safety
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It’s unacceptable to make patrol officers wait for a supervisor or SWAT officer for a ballistic shield, so let's properly equip the first officers to arrive on scene
Why ILEETA is a must-attend event for police trainers
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With more than 150 sessions to pick from, the ILEETA conference will change the lives of the people you train
Take Police1’s 30 days to better firearms skills challenge
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Don't worry, this challenge isn’t a huge time commitment, but you will see big improvements in your skills and mindset
Realistic resolutions for training success
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Follow these four steps to improve your motivation and your skills
Low-powered variable optics on patrol
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From door-kicking building searches to downrange information gathering, LPVOs have you covered
A simple way to overcome the 25-yard line anxiety
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If your accuracy beyond the 15-yard line is not where it needs to be, spend some time getting those skills up to a higher standard
Training at distance still matters
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Instructors who claim accurate shots at 25 yards or more is too high of a standard for their officers are leaving their students with the curse of low expectations
Running your patrol rifle like a pro
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Adapt these competitive shooter techniques to improve your skills
Great firearms training with low ammo count drills
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There’s a slew of good low-round count drills available to improve our skills
Carrying and training with a BUG
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Most officers have trained exclusively with full-size duty guns, but BUGs are a whole new animal
6 simple skills officers need to prevail in a fight
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It’s incumbent upon officers to overcome a resistant suspect quickly to minimize the risk of injury to everyone
Firearms training after COVID-19 shutdowns
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It’s time to get officers back on the range to dust off their marksmanship and weapon-handling skills
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