About

Alex Bleam
Owner

• USCCA - Certified Instructor
• NRA - Certified Instructor
• The Complete Combatant - Top Coach Award
• The Complete Combatant - Top Shot Award
• USCCA - Countering the Mass Shooter Threat Instructor
• USCCA - Range Safety Officer (2024, 2023)
• USCCA - Women's Handgun and Self Defense Fundamentals
• USCCA - Children's Firearms & Safety Fundamentals
• Citizens Safety Academy - How to Be An Effective Assistant Instructor
• Stop The Bleed - Graduate
• Mountain Man Medical - Emergency Trauma Response
• Mountain Man Medical - Range Medicine
• Pistol Practice - Certified and Exclusive to the Washington DC area
• Image Based Decisional Drills - Certified Instructor

I have been a shooting enthusiast for several years. My journey started when I realized that I needed something more to defend my life and those I care about. Quickly, I came to the conclusion that most instructors were teaching to the test and nothing more. I found it is important to learn more than what the states require. I needed to learn how to conceal, how to draw, how to be fast, how to be accurate, learn the mindset of a defender, but also learn to be aware of what is going on around me and when something less then a firearm. I have learned and continue to learn and grow, but pass on what I learn to others through Castle Keepers.

Neil Weidner, CMO
Active Self Protection

Shelly Hill, Founder
Image Based Decisional Drills, Smart Choices Image Cards and Complete Combatant