Marco – Founder/Lead Instructor

My passion for learning this skill set began in 2010. At that time, online resources like YouTube and social media were not as active or widespread, making it difficult to research specific instructors or classes. Most information came through word of mouth from local industry partners or friends.

Training back then was quite different from what it is today. Techniques and drills were often basic and, in some cases, outdated, as some instructors relied solely on minimal certifications without updating their knowledge. For those who remember the Magpul Dynamics DVDs around 2011, they were a game-changer, introducing techniques that opened minds to new types of training—some of which remain relevant today.

Motivated by this, I started pursuing training in pistol and rifle platforms. I quickly realized that even when taking the same class, such as “Pistol 1,” or training with the same instructor, there was always something new to learn. Each class offered fresh perspectives and insights, reinforcing my commitment to continuous growth in this field.

Eddie Orbe – EO_Tactical Solutions

With over 25 years in Law Enforcement Eduardo Orbe has started in as in instructor over 3 decades ago instructing little league soccer. He started his police career with the Hialeah PD and went to BLE 195 at the Miami Dade School of Justice in 1998. He then went to the Coral Gables Police Department in July of 1999 and retired in 2024. He opened a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gym in the year 2000 and is currently a BJJ Black Belt under Eddie Pagan and Rodrigo Shalom. He has been a SWAT officers for over 19 years, graduated in 2004 from the City of Miami SWAT school.

Eddie had been a part of the training unit for over 7 years, FDLE instructor, certified in Firearms, DT, ALERT, ASP, Taser, and OC Spray. He also assisted his department with training new recruits and in service Law Enforcement officers.

Eddie is the owner and lead instructor for EO Tactical Solutions where he teaches Firearm safety, Pistol/Rifle and CQB.

Rodrigo Shalom – Defensive Tactics

Rodrigo Prujansky, better known as Rodrigo “Shalom,” is a renowned figure in the world of Jiu-Jitsu, law enforcement, and water polo. He began training in Jiu-Jitsu in 1991 at the age of 11 and earned his black belt under the legendary Alexandre “Cafe” Dantas at the age of 23 in 2004. With 20 years as a black belt, he currently holds a 5th-degree black belt and has trained over 15 black belt instructors. Rodrigo also had the opportunity to learn from professors Helio Soneca “Sonequinha” and Marcelo Yogui during his time at Gracie Ipanema.

RED9 CIRCLES DRILL

Test your fundamentals in a more dynamic and fun drill. This low round count drill will test several skill sets into one drill. You start off with a draw and fire your first round into the middle (large) circle. After that, you will need to hit each small circle once, totaling 9 rounds. The order? there is none! That’s the difference with this drill. There is no right or wrong way to do it, there is no set order or combination, all you need to follow is only 1 rule, alternate between the small (grey/white) circles. Complete it clean in class under 7 seconds and earn a large grey RED9 patch. Complete it under 6 seconds and earn the Multicam Black hat.

RED9 11Z

Great overall drill to test several skill sets while utilizing your rifle and pistol. This drill has the main objective to force your hold overs (mechanical offset), weapons transition, target transition, cadence and reloads. This drill will push your fundamentals and is a great cold start drill. This drill can also be used as a warmup. Completing this drill clean, in class, below 20 seconds earns a large RED9 gray patch.

RED9 B8 STANDARDS

Have you ever gone to the range and did not know what to work on, no idea what targets or drills to do? At the last minute, you see yourself searching online for ideas or drills? Well, this is the drill for you. We spent a few years gathering some all around drills that we believe are beneficial, especially for new shooters and/or Law Enforcement officers to work on. These are simple, isolated drills, mashed up in a easy sequence to follow. The idea is NOT to run this drill multiple times on the same range session, but to test your overall skill and level. Write down each time of your drills inside the provided boxes and save or take a picture of your target to compare your progress. The drill itself has all the steps listed.

RED9 B8 WHITE

Simple B8 target, all we did was just make the center circles gray. This helps to see your hits from the 25 yards easier. We also added some small circles in the corner for different drills or warmups. This is probably one of the most used targets throughout, besides the standard USPSA/IDPA targets. There are several different standards to try and reach and push yourselves. RED9 currently does not have any standard drills with this target, but a good starting point to test your precision and trigger press (marksmanship), would to shoot it at 25 yards and reach 90 points or above.

RED9 B8 CLEAR

Following the size of the B8 target, we developed this simple target to be shot mainly with rifle. By not having any other target distractions, this helps to focus more on the overall drill with hits inside the total ring.

GEARS/CADENCE

Simple target to be used with both rifles and pistols. The idea is to simulate a small (hard) target and a big (easy) target. The same concept is achieved with several targets at different distances. If your range is limited to distance, this target is for you. It can be used in a variety of configurations. The goal is just to change gears/cadence when switching from a big target to a small, or vice versa.

RIFLE 10 YARD ZERO

This original target and concept was created by Frank Proctor and Matt from Jerking the trigger. You can search their target in Google also. After utilizing their target for years, I realized that while zeroing more than 1 rifle, I would need to stack several targets as I would use the squares to fine tune the zero. With that, all I did was to add more squares. This target should be put at 10 yards away, your POA (Point of Aim), the DOT, should be placed on the black circle, your POI (Point of Impact), the round, should hit the gray circle. After that, fine tune the zero by putting the POA on any intersection of the squares, the POI should hit right below it. After you are done, go confirm and fine tune if necessary at the 50 yard range.

PISTOL 3Y ZERO RED9/ACOMBAT

Struggling to get a good zero utilizing the 10 yard zero targets out there? Well, this was developed alongside my buddy Andrade from ACOMBAT. The goal was to simplify and shorten the process of zeroing your pistol with a quick “rough” zero from 3 yards. This target was tested with several different redots with great outcome. We were able to achieve a close enough zero that would hit the center (reduced b8) target with no modifications. Make sure to set the target at your own eye/gun level from 3 yards. POA (Point of Aim), the redot, should be on the black circle, and the POI (Point of Impact), the round, should hit right below on the grey circle. Always confirm your zero at 25 yards.

RIFLE ZERO 8s TARGET

Do you really know your rifle holds? Test yourself with this target, do it individually or as a group. This is a great target to test your different rifles and zeros from different distances. As this is a new RED9 target, we currently do not have a time standard for a gray patch. Besides the distances and positions detailed in the target, you can create your own and test yourself.

T9 RIFLE DRILL

Great challenging rifle drill with 2 versions. The target utilizes the HIT FACTOR scoring method, seen on USPSA and IDPA competitions. This will help you gauge the Speed / Accuracy of your performance. With the drills low round count, you can redo it a few times in the same range session to save and improve your work. All the target descriptions and versions are printed on the target itself. Version 1 can be run as a group (just counting the points), as Version 2 is focused on a single shooter as you will run up range, turn and shoot. This target does not have a Par Time yet.

RIFLE B8

Great target with several different drill opportunities to shoot while using your rifle. This is a new paper drill with official RED9 patch drills coming soon. For now, test yourself at different distances while incorporating movement from different stations. Add the points and time. Have fun!