“My daughter and I took Josh’s self-defense course right after a horrible home invasion. I wanted to learn how to protect myself. He was a God send. When Jessica send me the manuscript for this bo...view more“My daughter and I took Josh’s self-defense course right after a horrible home invasion. I wanted to learn how to protect myself. He was a God send. When Jessica send me the manuscript for this book, I was thrilled and honored at the same time to learn that they both value my opinion. Even after I took his 10 day course I must say he packed a lot of information in this book and touched on a few more that he initially didn’t teach in his course. I wish him and his wonderful family a great success”. – May D
Josh Manning lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with wife Jessica and their daughter Jen. After graduating from UNC with a degree in Criminal Justice, he started his career by taking over two rural gun shops that his father owned for decades. Along with running the family business, he opened and operated two shooting ranges. As he did that, he noticed more people were interested in learning and practicing about guns then they were about buying new guns.
Growing up he was always fascinated with guns, self-defense, and martial arts, by the time he graduated he became a sharpshooter and a black belt in the martial art. Working at his father’s gun shop, he learned how to fix and repair guns from his father, but after opening the shooting ranges, he realized there is a whole new market where people are eager to learn how to use weapons properly for self-defense. Just five years after opening his first shooting range, he sold his family business and started a consulting business where he teaches everyday people about self-defense, guns and gun safety.
He has helped and consulted many well-known people including a few celebrities and many Fortune 1000 corporate executivesview less