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Survival, Primitive, and Outdoor Skills Courses

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Wild Plant Identification and Uses (1 Day)– Learn to identify wild plants and process them them for use as; food, medicine, and utility items. Learn more 2024 Dates: April 27, June 22

The Apothecary, Healing With Wild Plants (1 Day)– Learn the ancient art of transforming wild healing plants into powerful healing remedies. Take home the balms, poultices, teas, and more that you make. Learn more 2024 Dates: April 28, June 23

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Weekend Survival Skills Intensive – Our most popular selection, this course is all about giving you competency in the fundamentals. Essential training for all skill levels. Learn more  2024 Dates: Feb 3-4, Mar 2-3, Apr 6-7, May 4-5, Jun 1-2, Sep 7-8, Oct 5-6, Nov 2-3

All Ages 1 Day Critical Survival Skills Intensive –  This course is based on introducing the student to the most critical wilderness survival skills. Learn more  2024 Dates: Mar 9, Apr 13, May 11, Jun 8, Jul 13, Aug 10, Sep 14, Oct 12

Family Bushcraft Weekend- Spend a weekend with the family on this all ages course. Enjoy a weekend learning skills that were essential to ancient man. Stone tool making, foraging, trapping, friction fire making, and more. Learn more  2024 Dates: May 18-19, August 17-18

Stone Knapping (tool making) Course (1 Day) – Learn the ancient skill of making tools and weapons from stone. Make a knife, make an arrowhead, launch an at latl. 2024 Dates: TBD Learn more 

Introduction To Backcountry Hiking/Camping (4 Days)- Learn the essentials of traversing wilderness areas safely, in the incredible mountains of Alaska.  2024 Dates: July 12-15

Survival Skills Certification (Basic) – Spend 3 days on this training intensive and receive your basic wilderness survival, as well as wilderness first aid certification.  Learn more  2024 Dates: Feb 3-5, Mar 2-4, Apr 6-8, May 4-6, Jun 1-3, Sep 7-9, Oct 5-7, Nov 2-4

7 Day Cross Climate Skills Intensive – Learn to survive in nearly any climate on this cross climate training intensive. Learn desert and mountain survival, map and compass navigation, stone knapping, and more.  Learn more.  2024 Dates: May 25-31

Basic Map & Compass Certification (1 Day)–  Learn to navigate with a map and compass on this basic certification course. Learn more  2024 Dates:  April 7, June 2

Primitive Traps, Weapons, & Tracking-MEMBERS ONLY COURSE. Learn the essentials of constructing primitive traps and weapons This is a members only course. 2024 Dates: TBA

The Alaska Winter Survival Course- Learn the essentials for work and play in extreme cold environments. Especially what to do if things go wrong, and you must rely on survival techniques. 2024 Dates: Feb 23-26

“We took our EOD unit out to Thomas Coyne for a week of training. The reason we went is because Thomas is the best - his level of knowledge on all things survival is unparalleled.”
— CAPTAIN D. MYATT. USAF, 932D EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE DISPOSAL

Extreme Survival Field Courses 18+

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Alaskan Weekend Field Course (3 Day) – The only food and water is what you forage for, no sleeping bags or blankets no matter what the weather. The Nation's only year round all-weather field course.  Learn more  2024 Dates: June 28-30, July 19-21

Annual Alaska Field Course – Spend 7 days living off of the land with little more than a pocketknife in the heart of Alaska. Enough said. Learn more                    2024 Dates: August 3-9

First and foremost, we are a field school. We are also America's ONLY year round all-weather field school. Our Extreme Courses are not only based on developing the skills essential to survival in an outdoor emergency, but actually re-creating the survival situation. No sleeping gear (no matter what the weather), no outside food or water - we get it from the land. Ages 18+

 Medical, Tactical, & Urban Disaster

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Travel Safe - Counter Criminal Exploitation For Travelers- Department of Defense personnel, civilian military employees, and more, must all take the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Anti-Terrorism Awareness course before international travel for official purposes. We have modified and expanded upon this course curriculum to bring an entirely new training event to the public. We have added more material, hands on exercises, and expanded upon current concepts. Learn more. 2024 Dates: February 18, June 9,

Wilderness First Aid (2 Days) – Learn the essentials of emergency care when far from help and resources. Learn to stop bleeding, splint broken limbs, treat exposure, bandage burns, and more. This is a national certification course. Learn more  2024 Dates: TBA SOON

The Combatives Seminar- Spend the weekend with real world combat experts learning the absolute essentials of unarmed self defense. Led and developed by a USMC veteran/former Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Instructor who is also a former pro MMA fighter and coach that has trained with the most elite soldiers and fighters in the world. Learn more. 2024 Dates: TBA SOON

The Lifesaver Course: Four Certifications in one weekend; Emergency Oxygen Administration, Epi-Pen Administration, BLS, & Advanced Bleeding Control 2024 Dates: March 16 & 17

Urban Disaster Preparedness - Learn the essentials of urban disaster readiness and response on this single day intensive. Learn more.  2024 Dates: February 17, June 8,

Firearms Familiarization- This course is designed to introduce the student to the function, upkeep, basic usage, and firing, of the most common firearms platforms available to them in the United States. Rifle, shotgun, and pistol platforms will be covered. Learn More. 2024 Dates: TBA

Ruck. Nav. Shoot. On this hybrid survival/tactical course sudents will train in field survival tactics, map and compass navigation, and defensive combat pistol. Learn More. 2024 Dates: TBA SOON

SERE- Survival, escape, resistance, and evasion. Learn to escape captivity and make a run for it through the wild. All students undergo a mock kidnapping, interrogation, and escape scenario. Learn more. 2024 Dates: April 19-21, October 11-13

Civilian CQB- Close quarters (indoor) firearms usage for home defense. This course is geared toward the needs of homeowners protecting their loved ones, and the unique challenges they face - all levels welcome. 2024 Dates: June 8-9

Survival Instructor Programs

Certify through us in our wilderness survival and wilderness first aid instructor development programs. Learn more

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The Best Have Trained Here

    

  • U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Survival & Sniper Instructors

  • U.S. Navy Helicopter Rescue (VX-31) & EOD/Special Warfare

  • US Army Aviation   

  • U.S. Air Force EOD/Special Operations

  •  U.S. Department of Defense

  • California Department of Justice        

  • Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

  • Palm Springs Police Search & Rescue

  • Los Angeles County Sheriff

  • Stanford University Vaden Mental Health Services

  • Los Angeles County Parks

  • Riverside County Parks

  • Craftsman Tools        

  • Ford Motors

  • W.I.T.O. (Women In The Outdoors, America's Largest Women's Outdoor Org)

  • Girls Who Hike (Los Angeles)

  • Girls Who Climb

  • The Desert Institute At Joshua Tree National Park       

  • Wounded Warrior Foundation

  • Regal Entertainment Group        

  • Buzzfeed

  • 72 & Sunny

  • History Channel        

  • Discovery Channel