Gretchen Benne
Instructor # 1910953 | EmpoweRED InspiRED PrepaRED LLC
Certified with the USCCA since 12/11/2020
Certification Renewal Date 6/12/2027
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
My Biography
I grew up in Northwest Indiana with hunters and firearms in the home. In 2013 my family moved to San Antonio where I found my love for all things firearms and the different types of self defense training. I obtained my License to Carry Permit in 2017, Range Safety Officer Certification in 2018 and Firearm Instructor Certification in 2020. I am also certified in Situational Awareness and Stop the Bleed, and have continued to train and be trained in countless courses on both lethal and less lethal self defense. I am passionate about educating individuals, especially women, on their role in their own personal safety and the safety of their loved ones, whether they choose to carry a firearm or other less lethal self protection tools. I am the Leader of the San Antonio Armed Women of America Chapter and a member of the Northwest San Antonio A Girl and A Gun Chapter. In 2024 I started EmpoweRED, InspiRED PrepaRED LLC, a self defense education business that teaches students how to take responsibility for their own self protection through Situational Awareness.
Current Classes Available
Request a Class
The San Antonio Chapter of the Armed Women of America meets the 2nd Monday of the month at Buck & Doe's Mercantile from 6:00pm-7:30pm. We open with classroom time covering a variety of topics, and then spend 30 minutes on the range with fun drills. Your first meeting is free; however, you must join AWA at the below link for $75/year to be able to shoot as a part of our meeting!
See the link for more information: https://armedwomen.org/
Become EmpoweRED to be your own first line of self-defense.
You win every fight you do not get in. In the criminal attack cycle, the actual attack is the last 10%; learn how to control the first 90% and prevent yourself from becoming a soft target victim. This 2 hour class will cover the levels of situational awareness, decision making and the attack cycle, and give you tools to improve these and your natural intuition. The class will finish with less lethal self-defense options should you find yourself in the last 10% of the attack cycle, including flashlights, tasers, stun guns, kubatons and pepper spray.
A POM pepper spray and training canister are available to purchase for an additional $20.