Course 01Retail $297
Safe Start: Safe Handling, Manipulations, Confidence Building, & Next Steps
The essential first step before you ever touch a firearm.
Before you load your first magazine or step onto a range, you need to feel safe, in control, and genuinely confident around firearms. This foundational course removes the mystery and fear, teaching you how to handle a firearm safely, perform basic manipulations with ease, and build the mental framework that turns uncertainty into self-assurance.
What you'll learn
- The 4 universal safety rules — internalized before you ever fire a shot
- How to safely pick up, hold, and move a firearm for the first time
- Loading and unloading magazines without frustration or fear
- Understanding firearm parts and functions in plain English
- Building confidence through repetition and familiarity, not force
- What to expect and how to prepare for your first range visit
Instructor: Amara Barnes "The Matriarch"
Course 02Retail $297
Handgun Foundations: Shooting Fundamentals
The foundation every woman should own before she carries anywhere.
The safe, confident handling of a handgun — without assuming you already know anything. Grip, stance, sight picture, trigger control, dry fire protocols, and the cardinal safety rules that actually keep you (and your family) alive.
What you'll learn
- The 4 universal safety rules — and why they're non-negotiable
- Proper two-handed grip for smaller hands
- Stance fundamentals that work with your body, not against it
- Dry fire practice drills you can do at home safely
- How to clear malfunctions without panic
- Range etiquette so you never feel out of place again
Instructor: Amara Barnes "The Matriarch"
Course 03Retail $297
Picking The Right Gun For You
Stop letting men in gun stores pick your firearm.
The 'get a little pistol, honey' advice is costing women their comfort, confidence, and in some cases their safety. This course teaches you how to match a handgun to YOUR grip, YOUR body, YOUR carry needs, and YOUR shooting ability — not the salesman's commission.
What you'll learn
- Full-size vs. compact vs. sub-compact — which fits your hand (not your purse)
- 9mm vs. .380 vs. .38 — the recoil/stopping-power tradeoff nobody explains to women
- Grip sizing: the #1 factor men get wrong for women
- Why 'pink' doesn't mean 'appropriate'
- How to test-fire before buying (and how to insist on it)
- The 3 specific handguns we recommend for most women — and why
Instructor: Lisa 'Guns' Ludwig
Course 04Retail $397
Carry Like A Woman
Advanced purse carry, thigh carry, & alternate carry methods that fit your life.
Leggings. Sundresses. Work dresses. Gym shorts. Professional attire. Winter coats. Carry methods that account for the way women's wardrobes actually work — not adapted from IWB holsters designed for guys in jeans and flannel.
What you'll learn
- Belly band vs. thigh holster vs. corset vs. bra holster (real talk on each)
- Dress-carry options that actually work (and aren't just 'bigger purse')
- Professional attire carry for working women
- How to sit, drive, bend, and move without printing
- Off-body carry: when it works, when it's dangerous
- Seasonal adjustments — winter vs. summer carry
Instructor: Hannah Hannah - The Tactical Stylist
Course 05Retail $397
Precision Carry
A woman's guide to kydex holsters and a custom fit.
Learn how a properly set up kydex holster creates something every armed woman wants: confidence without distraction. Your firearm isn't just accessible—it's defendable and discreet. Learn to design a carry system that works with your body, not against it.
What you'll learn
- Learn which accessories are a must-have for your kydex holster.
- Understand the difference between a wedge and a wing.
- Find out if adding some 'cant' to your holster would fix a carry issue.
- Stop printing right away with these tips and tricks.
- Covering how to carry in sweats with a drawstring or changing your carry position entirely.
Instructor: Jessica Hazelaar - Founder of Eclipse Holsters
Course 06Retail $597
Lawful Self Defense
Taught by a licensed female defense attorney.
The legal reality of self-defense is almost nothing like what TV, YouTube, or the guy at the range will tell you. This is the course that keeps women OUT of jail after a justified defensive action — and the course that tells you exactly what you can, cannot, and must never do.
What you'll learn
- The legal definition of self-defense (and how it varies by state)
- 'Duty to retreat' vs. 'stand your ground' — and which applies to you
- What to say (and what to NEVER say) after a defensive encounter
- How to interact with responding police without incriminating yourself
- Use-of-force continuum for women defending themselves
- The specific legal pitfalls women face that men rarely do
- Red-flag laws and how they affect your rights
Instructor: Rachel Moss - Criminal Defense Attorney
Course 07Retail $497
Emergency Trauma Care
Because the ambulance is 11 minutes out.
Taught by a female trauma medic. If you are ever in a defensive situation — or arrive at a car accident, a workplace injury, or an emergency with any loved one — you have roughly 3-5 minutes to control bleeding before it becomes fatal. This course teaches you how.
What you'll learn
- Stop-the-bleed techniques (tourniquet, pressure, packing)
- How to build a simple trauma kit for your purse or car
- Recognizing shock and keeping a victim alive until help arrives
- Gunshot wound response (including self-aid)
- Children's trauma care differences
- The emotional side of being the person who has to act
Instructor: Jenn Foreman, Tactical Paramedic & Founder of Combat First Aid
Course 08Retail $497
The Psychology Of Predators & Victims
How predators select targets — and how women become "hard targets."
The most unsettling and most valuable course in AFA. Based on interviews with convicted violent offenders about how they select victims, this course reveals the specific body language, awareness signals, and presence markers that make some women targets and others 'not worth the risk.' The women who complete this course walk differently. They stand differently. And they are approached by fewer predators for the rest of their lives.
What you'll learn
- The 7-second assessment every predator makes
- Body language signals that mark you as 'easy' — and how to reverse them
- Awareness without paranoia: OODA loops for everyday life
- Why carrying a gun isn't enough if your awareness is off
- How to train your daughters, sisters, and friends to not be targets
- The 'hard target' presence that deters 90%+ of attacks before they start
Instructor: TerryAnn Bowen - The Iron Rose & Founder of The Iron Rose Women's Shooting Club
