#53 After Dark - Developing The Hard Skills with Matt Pranka of XRAY ALPHA

Welcome back to another  After Dark episode! In this one, I sat down with Matt Pranka.  After retiring from a high level military unit, Pranka started XRAY ALPHA & challenged the status quo on social media with posts & questions on tactics, skills & all things training. In this episode, we talk about XRAY ALPHA, firearms instruction, his coaching philosophy & the shooting world at large. Love him or hate him, agree or don't agree, I think there's value in challenging the status quo and he's doing just that. This conversation should give everyone insight into where he's coming from. Personally, I think the industry needs more guys like Matt - to keep things in check or at least a little uncomfortable.Get 20% off RDF Strong at rdfstrong.com with code: STRONG20Timestamps:00:00 XRAY ALPHA01:05 How Did The Company Start04:39 Law Enforcement & Military Training 06:59 Client Demographic09:59 Matt's Philosophy On Training 15:28 Matt's Teaching Perspective19:07 The Shooting World22:04 Performing At A High Level29:30 Hard Skills 37:27 How Does Matt Teach41:26 Matt Talks About Social Media 47:03 Teaching Concepts & Information55:59 Pissing Everyone Off 1:03:52 The Firearms Community 1:10:54 Negative Impact Of Social Media 1:16:19 Inside Dogs & Outside Dogs 1:18:56 The Military & Veteran Life 1:26:29 People Get Salty1:30:09 The Process Of Improvement 1:34:38 Wrap it!Red Dot Fitness Training Programs: https://www.rdftrainonline.comOnline Membership (Full Access To All Programs & Virtual Coaching):https://www.reddotfitness.net/online-membershipVirtual Coaching:https://www.reddotfitness.net/virtual-coachingSelf-Guided Programs:https://www.reddotfitness.net/Self-Guided-Programs1Connect With Us:Website - https://ironsightspodcast.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ironsightspodcast/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@ironsightspodcastXRAY ALPHA - https://www.xrayalpha.com/