Training Associates LLC
Professional Firearms and Self Defense Training for Law Enforcement and Civilians
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About Us Firearms Training Associates, LLC is owned and operated by David Maglio, Andrew Vissers, James Williams and Michael Williams. Our company began in 2000 as an informal partnership between Maglio and James Williams, both IDPA State Champions. In 2002, Andy Vissers, another competitive shooter with a martial arts background, joined them and the business was formalized. In 2006 Michael Williams joined the staff. In addition to being NRA certified instructors, Firearms Training Associates, LLC instructors are certified by Massad Ayoob's " Lethal Force Institute" and we are the only LETHAL FORCE INSTITUTE STAFF INSTRUCTORS authorized to teach in Wisconsin. We offer instruction ranging from basic unarmed self defense and beginning novice shooter instruction through Law Enforcement pistol, rifle, and shotgun classes. These classes are available to both law-abiding citizens as well as Law Enforcement personnel. Training opportunities extend beyond defensive techniques and includes advanced competitive skills training. All classes maintain a strong emphasis on safety. FTA Staff Instructors have combined expert resources, their own extensive personal training, practical teaching experience, professional experience in defensive tactics, and competition-honed skills to bring you the finest defensive training programs available. Email the Staff FTA Staff Instructors welcome your questions. Click a link to send email to: David Maglio Andy Vissers Jim "Doc" Williams Mike "Three Glock Mike" Williams For website problems or suggestions, please email the Webmaster Staff Instructors David K. Maglio Lead instructor David Maglio, USMC veteran and full-time Deputy Sheriff, is highly active in Wisconsin’s law enforcement training community and is a Wisconsin Department of Justice certified firearms instructor. David developed FTA’s Advanced Stressfire and Extreme Stressfire classes which have been officially recognized as Lethal Force Institute classes. David is a Lethal Force Institute Staff Instructor as well as an instructor for NRA classes. An active competitive shooter in IDPA, David holds numerous titles, including several State and Regional Championships. David is currently classified as Wisconsin's only 4-Division IDPA Master. David is the current record holder of the LFI-4 qualification. No one has ever shot this course of fire perfectly; however, David scored 299/300, missing the perfect score by only 3/8". James S. Williams Jim "Doc" Williams is an active competitive shooter, with years of trap, sporting clays, and National Match Pistol (Bullseye) behind him. He has been very active in IDPA since founding the first IDPA club in Wisconsin in 1999, and is currently IDPA’s State Coordinator for Wisconsin. He is classified as Expert in Stock Service Revolver and Stock Service Pistol Divisions. He has utilized his unique knowledge of anatomy and firearms expertise to develop Tactical Anatomy, a program for enhancing law enforcement marksmanship. Jim is a a Lethal Force Institute Staff Instructor as well as an instructor for NRA classes. Andrew J. Vissers Andy Vissers is a Professional Engineer as well as a sworn Police Department Firearms Instructor with over 17 years of Fire/Rescue - Emergency Medical Technician expreience. Andy is an active Defensive Pistol competitor and IDPA Range Safety Officer. As a former judo instructor, he brings a strong martial arts background to FTA's training techniques. Andy is a certified Staff Instructor for Massad Ayoob's Lethal Force Institute, a certified NRA instructor, and is also Firearms Training Associates, LLC's officer of record, treasurer, and Webmaster. Michael Williams Mike is the newest member of our staff. He is an avid Master-Class shooter and the current IDPA State Champion. He competes in USPSA, IDPA, GSSF and NRA Service Rifle. He currently holds a dozen Instructor, Range Officer and other firearms certifications. Although he has only been shooting competitively since 2002, he has already taken firsts in seven state IDPA and USPSA matches, three GSSF matches and one rifle match. He has also placed at USPSA Area and National matches with a production Glock. Mike holds a high score of 297 on the LFI Quad speed qualification, which is currently the second highest score on record.

About Us

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Firearms Training Associates, LLC is owned and operated by David Maglio, Andrew Vissers, James Williams and Michael Williams. Our company began in 2000 as an informal partnership between Maglio and James Williams, both IDPA State Champions. In 2002, Andy Vissers, another competitive shooter with a martial arts background, joined them and the business was formalized. In 2006 Michael Williams joined the staff. In addition to being NRA certified instructors, Firearms Training Associates, LLC instructors are certified by Massad Ayoob's " Lethal Force Institute" and we are the only LETHAL FORCE INSTITUTE STAFF INSTRUCTORS authorized to teach in Wisconsin.

We offer instruction ranging from basic unarmed self defense and beginning novice shooter instruction through Law Enforcement pistol, rifle, and shotgun classes. These classes are available to both law-abiding citizens as well as Law Enforcement personnel. Training opportunities extend beyond defensive techniques and includes advanced competitive skills training. All classes maintain a strong emphasis on safety.

FTA Staff Instructors have combined expert resources, their own extensive personal training, practical teaching experience, professional experience in defensive tactics, and competition-honed skills to bring you the finest defensive training programs available.

Email the Staff

FTA Staff Instructors welcome your questions. Click a link to send email to:

David Maglio Andy Vissers Jim "Doc" Williams Mike "Three Glock Mike" Williams

For website problems or suggestions, please email the Webmaster

Staff Instructors

David K. Maglio

Lead instructor David Maglio, USMC veteran and full-time Deputy Sheriff, is highly active in Wisconsin’s law enforcement training community and is a Wisconsin Department of Justice certified firearms instructor. David developed FTA’s Advanced Stressfire and Extreme Stressfire classes which have been officially recognized as Lethal Force Institute classes. David is a Lethal Force Institute Staff Instructor as well as an instructor for NRA classes. An active competitive shooter in IDPA, David holds numerous titles, including several State and Regional Championships. David is currently classified as Wisconsin's only 4-Division IDPA Master. David is the current record holder of the LFI-4 qualification. No one has ever shot this course of fire perfectly; however, David scored 299/300, missing the perfect score by only 3/8".

James S. Williams

Jim "Doc" Williams is an active competitive shooter, with years of trap, sporting clays, and National Match Pistol (Bullseye) behind him. He has been very active in IDPA since founding the first IDPA club in Wisconsin in 1999, and is currently IDPA’s State Coordinator for Wisconsin. He is classified as Expert in Stock Service Revolver and Stock Service Pistol Divisions. He has utilized his unique knowledge of anatomy and firearms expertise to develop Tactical Anatomy, a program for enhancing law enforcement marksmanship. Jim is a a Lethal Force Institute Staff Instructor as well as an instructor for NRA classes.

Andrew J. Vissers

Andy Vissers is a Professional Engineer as well as a sworn Police Department Firearms Instructor with over 17 years of Fire/Rescue - Emergency Medical Technician expreience. Andy is an active Defensive Pistol competitor and IDPA Range Safety Officer. As a former judo instructor, he brings a strong martial arts background to FTA's training techniques. Andy is a certified Staff Instructor for Massad Ayoob's Lethal Force Institute, a certified NRA instructor, and is also Firearms Training Associates, LLC's officer of record, treasurer, and Webmaster.

Mike

Michael Williams

Mike is the newest member of our staff. He is an avid Master-Class shooter and the current IDPA State Champion. He competes in USPSA, IDPA, GSSF and NRA Service Rifle. He currently holds a dozen Instructor, Range Officer and other firearms certifications. Although he has only been shooting competitively since 2002, he has already taken firsts in seven state IDPA and USPSA matches, three GSSF matches and one rifle match. He has also placed at USPSA Area and National matches with a production Glock. Mike holds a high score of 297 on the LFI Quad speed qualification, which is currently the second highest score on record.