Your Instructor
Meet Joe.
Four decades of discipline, one standard, and a name on the door.
It started with a Ruger .22 and one rule.
Joe Marino fired his first rounds at six years old. At eight, his grandfather handed him a Ruger .22 carbine on Christmas morning — along with the standard Joe still teaches by: respect the firearm, or don’t pick it up.
Four decades later, that’s still the bar. He built his defensive training under retired and active military and law-enforcement instructors, and now teaches civilians what actually holds up when seconds matter — not range tricks.
He’s also spent 40 years coaching athletes, which is why his classes feel different: Joe knows how to teach a skill, not just perform one. He’ll meet a nervous first-timer exactly where they are and bring them to real competence — calmly, patiently, and safely.
Credentials
Trained to a standard.
Credentials shown are pending final confirmation before launch.
You train with Joe. Every time.
No assistants, no rotating staff, no packed firing line. Small groups and hands-on coaching from the guy whose name is on the door.