Georges Rahbani

What makes Georges Rahbani’s classes so special? Experience.

Georges was born into a war-torn country. During years of brutal civil battles, skill at arms wasn’t a recreational privilege - it was an actual necessity of daily survival. The lessons he learned in actual conflicts - about guns, their effectiveness, and their ability to keep oneself alive while defending family and neighborhood - have become important cornerstones of his unique instruction.

After becoming a U.S. Citizen, Georges attended classes at the best schools - Gunsite, Thunder Ranch, Chapman Academy, Lethal Force Institute (LFI), Firearms Academy of Seattle, Jim Cirillo, and Chuck Taylor. He found each had a piece of the puzzle to prepare the dedicated rifle student for serious encounters, but none had combined them into a coherent whole. He filtered those doctrines through his own extensive experience; the result is what may be the best preparation the serious practitioner of the ultimate martial art can get: “The Fighting Rifle.”

Georges is a member of ASLET (American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers) and ILEETA (International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association), holds certifications from the National Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC) and the NRA, and has held certifications from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.


Guest Instructor: Gila Hayes

Gila is nationally respected as an expert on the subject of women and firearms. She's also an award-winning shooter with both handgun and shotgun, and an avid hunter.

Gila has earned instructor credentials from the National Rifle Association (NRA), Lethal Force Institute (LFI), National Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC), Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, American Women's Self Defense Association, and the Heckler and Koch International Training Division. She is a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), and presently serves a police agency in Washington state as their firearms instructor.

Gila is the author of the highly acclaimed book “Effective Defense” (now in its second edition: ISBN 1-885036-02-7) In addition, she writes about shooting and self defense for publications including the NRA's “Woman's Outlook” (where she also serves as Contributing Editor), “Women and Guns Magazine” (as well as being their Field Editor), “Handguns”, NRA's “American Guardian”, “American Handgunner”, “Gun Week”, “GUNS Magazine”, “Combat Handguns Annual”, “Glock Annual”, “Smith & Wesson Annual”, and many others.