Derick Coultas
Instructor # 0999786 | Urban Tactics LLC
Certified with the USCCA since 7/9/2017
Certification Renewal Date 7/9/2027
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Countering the Mass Shooter
- Children's Firearms & Safety Fundamentals
- Emergency & First Aid
My Biography
Hi. My name is Derick Coultas, co-founder of Urban Tactics. I thought it would appropriate to share my story with you so you can understand why we started Urban Tactics.
Back in 1999, I attended Macomb Community College for the police reserve academy. In 2000, I started as a reserve with the Centerline Police Department. Fast-forward to 2007, when I was shot in Detroit on the job.
It was a two-on-one situation. The first guy approached me with his gun out. The second guy went behind me. I told them that I didn’t have any money. The look in his eyes and the body language told me that he was going to shoot me.
I instinctively started to use the tactics that I learned with the police department.
As he started to raise the gun, I tried to strip it from his hand. At this time the other guy was punching me from behind. As I was fighting for the gun I took my left hand off of the first guy, to grab the second guy and use him as a shield.
That’s when the gun fired. The bullet went in through my stomach, then out, then back in my leg — lodging just millimeters from my femoral artery.
Thank God the gun jammed.
The second guy told me to let him go, I did and they ran off. I tried to get up to my feet but fell right back down to the ground. I had to crawl to a nearby gas station for help. The store owner called 911 several times due to a busy signal. Finally, an ambulance arrived.
While in the ambulance my femoral artery burst. Not good.
Even after several surgeries, I developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) in my right leg. I spent the next few years in recovery, researching for a more efficient way to defend myself and others. That is when I found Krav Maga.
Krav Maga is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces, and is widely regarded as the best self-defense system because of its efficient, no-nonsense, tactics that emphasize instinctive movements, practical techniques, and realistic training scenarios.
During my recovery period, Lapeer Sheriff, Ron Kalanquin, came to my house to interview me because I applied for a reserve position at the department. I proudly work as a reserve officer for the Lapeer County Sheriff Department & Centerline Public Safety to this day.
I wanted to help others who have been victimized, so my wife, Michelle, and I started Urban Tactics. We currently work with disabled people, law enforcement, corrections, & victims of violence.
We opened up our first training center in March 2017 and we’re excited to teach others how to effectively protect and defend themselves.
I hope we can help you out!
Sincerely,
Derick Coultas
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INTRODUCTION • Agenda • Statistics and Trends
DEVELOPING A PERSONAL AND HOME PROTECTION PLAN: • Defining a personal protection plan • Why conflict avoidance is so important • Situational awareness • The color codes of awareness • Areas to avoid • Cover, concealment, and an exit strategy • How a permit to carry fits
SELF-DEFENSE FIREARM BASICS: • Universal safety rules • Clearing a semi-automatic • Clearing a revolver • Defining a gun’s action • Understanding revolvers • Understanding semi-automatics • Modern, striker-fired handguns • Understanding magazines • Ammunition components • Is caliber all that matters? • Other measurements • Ammunition care and storage • Common ammunition malfunctions • Clearing semi-auto malfunctions
DEFENSIVE SHOOTING FUNDAMENTALS: • Defensive shooting versus marksmanship • Proper grip • Shooting platform • Aligning the muzzle to the target • Unsighted fire, point shooting • Flash sight picture • Sighted fire • Trigger control • Rubber band exercise
THE LEGAL USE OF FORCE: • Defining reasonable force and deadly force • Detailed definitions of deadly force rules including scenarios • What prosecutors will want to know • Defending the home • Defending property Michigan CPL Laws
VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS AND THEIR AFTERMATH: • Understanding fight or flight • Effects of adrenaline and endorphines • Recognizing a threat • Issuing commands and evaluating options • When we’re left with no other choice • When the right to use deadly force ends • The immediate aftermath • Phone calls to make • When the police arrive • Statement to the police • Preserving evidence • Miranda rights • During and after your arrest • Advice for your lawyer
GEAR AND GADGETS: • Holster retention • Hip holsters • Paddle holsters • Pocket holsters • Inside the waistband holsters • Belts • Tactical flashlights • Guns safes and storage
BASIC AND ADVANCED SKILLS: • Creating a training program • Dry firing • Fundamental drill discussion • Discussion of what’s next
This course we will cover the basics of using and firing a handgun. This is a great class for beginners. We will give you a great foundation to build from for your shooting carrier. Answer many questions that new handgun shooter have.