Core Concepts Tactical Defense

Core Concepts Tactical Defense Core Concepts Tactical Defense is owned and operated by Troy Campbell and is a USCCA Offical Partner.

Dr. Troy Campbell
NRA Training Counselor
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
NRA Advanced Pistol Instructor
NRA Law Enforcement Instructor
Rangemaster Basic Instructor
USCCA CCHDF Instructor
NM CCW Instructor Core Concepts Tactical Defense aims to empower women, men, and children by providing effective training, coaching, and education in fi****ms safety, proper handling procedures, shooting fundament

als, the principles of defensive gunfighting, situational awareness, promoting functional/tactical fitness, and the core concepts of survival and self-defense. Troy is a Rangemaster Certified Pistol Instructor, NRA Certified Advanced Pistol Instructor, and Chief Range Safety Officer who is credentialed to train NRA Range Safety Officer candidates, as well as to instruct Basic Pistol courses, as well as advanced pistol courses including Personal Protection In The Home, Personal Protection Outside The Home, and NRA Defensive Pistol. Troy served in the United States Army and has also been a certified law enforcement General Instructor and has been trained as a law enforcement "Train the Trainer" in several subject matters and topics, including having experience as a law enforcement fi****ms instructor and range safety officer, as a law enforcement defensive tactics instructor, and as a law enforcement physical fitness instructor. Troy is a State of New Mexico Concealed Handgun Carry (CHC/CCW) license instructor. He is a graduate of the Law of Self-Defense Instructor Program and is qualified to teach the law of self-defense more in-depth than is required by the State of New Mexico. To keep his skills sharp and current, Troy plans to complete at least 40 hours of professional training offered by other professional instructors in the industry, every year. Additionally, he is a certified American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS/AED) and Heartsaver CPR/First Aid/AED Instructor, Active Violence Emergency Response Training (AVERT) Instructor, and STOP THE BLEED® Instructor. Related to functional and tactical fitness, Troy also possesses the following certifications:
- NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer
- AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer
- NESTA/MMA Conditioning Association MMA Conditioning Coach
- NESTA Group Fitness Instructor
- NCCPT Group Fitness Instructor
- NCCPT Powerlifting Instructor
- NESTA Functional Training Specialist
- NESTA Core Conditioning Specialist
- NESTA Speed, Agility, and Quickness Coach
- NESTA Metabolic Conditioning Coach

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Still space available. Sign up today if you’re a first-time concealed carry license student, need your 2-year refresher,...
07/29/2026

Still space available. Sign up today if you’re a first-time concealed carry license student, need your 2-year refresher, you’re due for your 4-year renewal, or if you don’t intend to carry concealed but want to learn about the laws governing self defense. We’ve got you covered!!

TPES Training Group

Upcoming New Mexico Concealed Carry Classes

Join us for our 15-Hour New Mexico Concealed Carry Certification Course taught by certified instructors in a professional, supportive environment.

📅 Upcoming Classes
• August 22–23, 2026
• September 26–27, 2026
• October 17–18, 2026

2-day Initial License class, Register here: tinyurl.com/yrzz45hj

📅 Upcoming Classes
2-year refresher & 4-year renewal
• August 23, 2026
• September 27, 2026
• October 18, 2026

4-year renewal, Register here:
tinyurl.com/5awb9wpu

2-year refresher, Register here:
tinyurl.com/u5pyjmyt

TPES Training Group Upcoming New Mexico Concealed Carry ClassesJoin us for our 15-Hour New Mexico Concealed Carry Certif...
07/22/2026

TPES Training Group

Upcoming New Mexico Concealed Carry Classes

Join us for our 15-Hour New Mexico Concealed Carry Certification Course taught by certified instructors in a professional, supportive environment.

📅 Upcoming Classes
• August 22–23, 2026
• September 26–27, 2026
• October 17–18, 2026

2-day Initial License class, Register here: tinyurl.com/yrzz45hj

📅 Upcoming Classes
2-year refresher & 4-year renewal
• August 23, 2026
• September 27, 2026
• October 18, 2026

4-year renewal, Register here:
tinyurl.com/5awb9wpu

2-year refresher, Register here:
tinyurl.com/u5pyjmyt

07/15/2026
07/14/2026

Day 2 - Lower Body Max Strength & Posterior Chain

Dynamic Warm-Up (10–12 minutes)
* Walking knee hugs × 10/leg
* Walking quad stretch × 10/leg
* World’s Greatest Stretch × 5/side
* Leg swings (front/back & lateral) × 15
* Glute bridges × 15
* Bodyweight squats × 15
* Broad jumps × 3 (submaximal)

Superset # 1 – Primary Lower Body Strength
1️⃣🅰️ Back Squat: 5 × 5 @ 75–80% (RPE 7–8)
1️⃣🅱️ Box Jumps: 5 × 3

Superset # 2 – Posterior Chain Strength
2️⃣🅰️ Romanian Deadlift: 4 × 6
2️⃣🅱️ Bulgarian Split Squats: 4 × 6/leg

Superset # 3 – Athletic Lower Body
3️⃣🅰️ Heavy Walking Lunges: 3 × 30–40 yards (or 12 steps/leg)
3️⃣🅱️ Single-Leg RDL: 3 × 8/leg

Core Block - TRISET - Rotation + Anti-Rotation
🅰️ Landmine Rotations: 3 × 10/side
🅱️ Pallof Press: 3 × 12/side
🅲️ Forearm Planks: 3 × 30–45 seconds/side



07/09/2026

The ATF clarifies interstate travel with a firearm remain federally protected.

• Proposed rule addresses gray areas in 18
U.S.C. 926A regarding transport and necessary activities while traveling.

• It safeguards not just fi****ms but also ammunition and accessories as long as they are legal at both starting and ending locations.

• Travelers must store fi****ms unloaded and in a locked container during breaks where they cannot secure them.

• The proposed rule is still subject to public comment until August 4, 2026, before becoming final law.

06/25/2026

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PO Box 1631
Espanola, NM
87532

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+15057090608

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