John Pemberton
Instructor # 1214108 | Spartan Dynamics LLC
Certified with the USCCA since 10/21/2017
Certification Renewal Date 10/21/2025
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Emergency & First Aid
- Countering the Mass Shooter
- Range Safety Officer
- Women's Handgun & Self-Defense
- AR-15 Fundamentals
- Defensive Shooting
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense Fundamentals - Training Counselor
- Children's Firearms & Safety Fundamentals
My Biography
John has taught tactical and personal defense skills for over 10 years. He is currently the Manager and Chief Instructor for Kodiak Firing Range. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps with over 5 years of service in which he served as a Team Leader for Signals Intelligence and as a First Degree Black Belt instructor for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). John also holds Black Belts in Karate-Do and JuJitsu.
He is also the Owner and Chief Instructor for Spartan Dynamics LLC, a company dedicated in providing realistic and practical personal protection in unarmed and armed defense. He is open-minded, and constantly evolving to more efficient and more effective methodologies for personal defense. John is also a graduate of several tactical and personal defense programs some of which include, RangeMaster Instructor Development Course, MAG-40 with Massad Ayoob, Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC) and Edged Weapons Overview (EWO) with Shivworks’ Craig Douglas and Paul Sharp, a USCCA Certified Instructor and is a Certified NRA Instructor in multiple disciplines.