John Harrington is President and lead instructor at TBRCi.com, a manufacturer of AR15 style and select fire weapons in Shiner, TX

John was born is Pasadena, TX in 1974. At age 7, John moved to Florida where he was officially introduced to firearms by and uncle who took him shooting / hunting and fishing every weekend. By age ten John had developed a real appreciation and respect for firearms. One that would stay with him even upon returning to the big city, where opportunity for practice didn’t quite abound. It wasn’t until John’s early twenties that he re-visited his love for shooting sports, collecting firearms and shooting for hobby. It still took a few years for John to begin his professional career in earnest.

Beginning in his early thirties, John began to train all over the US in combat firearms utilization. Somewhere along the way, an interest in the theoretical side took hold and John earned dozens of certifications and recognition as an expert in the fields of Use of Force, Low Light Tactics, Edged Weapon Defense and all disciplines of defensive/combat shooting and tactics. Among those are a certificate as a POST instructor in California, as well as designation as a Subject Matter Expert in Use of Force. John spent over 10 years and $100,000 honing his craft.

One thing that became extremely important to John early on was the ability to teach adults and recognize that people learn by different means. John recognized that it isn’t enough to be good at what one is teaching, one must excel at the actual art of teaching. If there is one thing John would point to that has aided most in his success, it would be the ability to teach adults and connect with them in a way that better assists them in learning. John’s goal every time he teaches is to make his students better shooters than he is. Along with his training as an instructor, John benefits from the skills learned manufacturing weapons and knowing those weapons on which he is teaching inside and out.

John is married to his wife of 14 years, and is the proud parent of 5 pooches.

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