For Students - Video Lessons
We recommend watching these videos ahead of time to get the most out of your concealment class. This playlist covers all the most important basics, so you can come to class ready to practice!
What's included:
- Safe holsters, safe gun handling
- How to find your concealment sweet spot
- Best carry positions for male and female body types
- Appendix carry for bigger folks
- Concealed carry comfort
- Poke and check - how to maximize your concealment
- How to use holster wedges
- Intro to deep carry
- How to avoid expensive holster mistakes
- Concealment percentages - how to tell what size gun is best for your body size
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Community Support
How's your concealment journey going? Tell us about it! Connect with other concealed carriers, make friends, and ask questions in our friendly, polite concealed carry community. The Workshop is open to all -- you do NOT need to own a PHLster holster to join.
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For Instructors - Information and How To Use the Kit
Instructors have an additional challenge - not only do they need to master the concealment challenges of their own body type, they also need to be a guide and reference for their students, who may have completely different body types, lifestyles, and experience levels. But fear not, the Concealment Mechanics principles give you a consistent, repeatable structure to guide your students to success. Take them through the same process: Sweet Spot, Poke and Check, grip rotation, and grip tuck. You can help them troubleshoot any issues that come up with the comfort video, gun size/body size match, and the Keel Principle.
The PHLster Instructor Kit is designed to help teach these principles, and comes with the following components.
- Blue gun for hands-on concealment practice
- Enigma for carrying without a belt
- Belt clip holsters for carrying with belts
- Wedges
- Spare parts
- Concealment Mechanics infographic on a roll-out mat
- Worksheets (reprint worksheets here)
How To Use the Instructor Kit
In this video, we discuss how to use the kit, and some tips and tricks for setup.
Graphics and Resources
PHLster's Concealment Mechanics video series is free to share with your students. It covers safe holsters, carry sweet spot, carry positions by body type, comfort, printing, and more. Use the widgets below to add the playlist directly to your class or instructor website.
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We also highly recommend joining the PHLster Concealment Workshop community on Facebook. With 35,000 members, you will see a huge variety of body types, carry positions, and interesting concealment challenges. After hanging out in the Workshop for a while, you'll develop a good eye for how to help people reach their concealment goals.
For Instructors - Deep Dive Videos
For instructors (and high achieving students!), we've compiled a playlist of deep dives on various concealment topics. These videos are significantly longer and more in-depth than the basic videos above. While these videos are not required viewing, you'll find a wealth of information here about teaching people how to conceal. Please feel free to browse this playlist and level up your teaching game.
Highlights include:
- How holster retention works and how to test it correctly
- In-depth comfort help
- Clothing tips
- More details on body types and common concealment mistakes
- Introduction to deep carry
- Deep dive on holster safety
- How OWB vs IWB holsters achieve concealment
- Comprehensive wedge use info
- Visual and social camouflage techniques to enhance your concealment
Worksheets and Printable Materials
Here's the PDF file to print more concealment worksheets for your students.
You can also find our free concealment e-book here. You are welcome to print this and distribute it to your students, if desired.
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