R.I.P. Paul Gomez

[Bonehead]

https://www.facebook.com/PaulGomez.TheTrainingBum

Some AK Basics by Gomez-Training.com - YouTube

Some AK Basics by Gomez-Training.com - YouTube

He was a top AK and pistol instructor in the country. this guy was probably one of the coolest people I have even seen. I learned a lot from him by watching his videos and do not hesitate to share them. He knew what he was talking about and he knew how to explain it.

details are sketchy on his death but rumor is diabetes related. he was 41. much too young.

[MrE]

I liked his videos.
RIP

[Bonehead]

• Video
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Contact Us
  
  
  
  Name*
  Email*
  Subject
  Message
  
  
  
  

What is Gomez Training International?



“Paul Gomez is a true innovator in the field of combat handgunning. He is one of a select few instructors who truly understands the state-of-the-art. Equally important, he has the teaching and coaching ability to impart these skills to his students.” – Andy Stanford, Options for Personal Security
Gomez Training International is the product of Paul Gomez’s over twenty years involvement in the private sector training community. Known for his detailed, nuanced approach to integrated training and thorough knowledge base, Gomez’s resume is varied and impressive. Gomez has instructed for a number of well-known trainers & companies to include Andy Stanford’s Options for Personal Security, Craig Douglas [SouthNarc]’s Shivworks, Bill Davison’s Tac Pro Shooting Center and, most recently, James Yeager’s Tactical Response.
Additionally, he has presented at the National Tactical Invitational, Tom Given’s Polite Society Tactical Conferences, the OPS Snubby Summit, the WarriorTalk Symposia, the 1” to 100Yds Conference and the MidAtlantic Training Conference.
“Paul is the tactical historian of our art.” –Tom Givens, Rangemaster

He is known for his detailed, nuanced approach to integrated training and his encyclopedic knowledge of all things related. To this end, Gomez continues to train widely and broadly in an attempt to keep abreast of trends in the industry and to ensure that students are provided with the most robust skill sets available.
“Paul’s knowledge is virtually unlimited, and I learned a number of things I’m going to steal from him. His handling repertoire is smooth and efficient, and, like me, he is a staunch advocate of hot ranges.” –John Farnam, Defense Training International
“Paul has forgotten more about the AK than most people ever knew” – Gabe Suarez, Suarez International
“We must have the intellectual agility to conceptualize creative, useful solutions to ambiguous problems…This means training and educating people how to think, not just what to think.” — Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Commander-in-Chief, US Special Operations Command
Gomez Training International offers a 100% Money Back Guarantee if you are dissatisfied with the the training for any reason.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

[speedrrracer]

I enjoyed his vids and was grateful he shared them freely. RIP

[Bonehead]

I bought my hat when I saw his hat. its a badsss hat and I had to have one. I didn't find out til I was ordering it it was a zombie land hat.

I asked and he told me where to get it.

[aaron1984]

Wow RIP Paul, didn't watch many of his vids but, I enjoyed the ones I did...

[SonOfOdin]

A shame.

[slugger6]

May he rest in peace.

[aaron1984]

I can't find anything else on the source of the info how'd you find out he passed?

[Bonehead]

Previous: TRADITION VERSUS EFFICIENCY
R.I.P. PAUL GOMEZ

All of us in the tactical firearms training world were stunned at the untimely death this past weekend of Paul Gomez. Paul was in many ways the ideal instructor for life-saving topics. Devoid of ego, he was devoted to studying what was out there with an analytical mind, correlating it with observed street reality, and seeking out new approaches that worked better. He taught synergistically, with a mix of combat shooting, hand to hand fighting, and tactical emergency medicine.
At conclaves of those who teach these things, there would be some who would come, dispense their wisdom, and then leave, as if to say “There is nothing my peers can teach me.” Then there were those like Paul, who when he wasn’t teaching was absorbing someone else’s training, filtering it through both his intensive study and his own analytical mind, to see what newer, better things he could share with good people who would find themselves in harm’s way. Paul Gomez was utterly devoted to the art and science of defeating violence, by strategy and negotiation if possible, and by expertly applied countervailing violence if not.
I knew Paul as a student in his class, and as an instructor when he was in my class, and he was a professional on both ends of it. (The ideal teacher generally is the ideal student.) I didn’t know him as well as I wish I could have, though, and will leave his eulogy to those who knew him longer and better. One such is the testament of our mutual friend Andy Stanford, which can be found in the opening post of the thread on Paul’s untimely death in the excellent Smith & Wesson Forum, at RIP Paul Gomez. If you can access Facebook, you’ll find a moving testimonial to Paul Gomez written by another mutual friend and colleague, Dr. William Aprill, at http://www.facebook.com/PaulGomez.Th.../3720833392127
This good man died far too soon, not yet at his 41st birthday. You can share some of his wisdom on his YouTube Channel, Gomez8136 - YouTube. He left young children behind. Colleagues and friends in the training community are putting together a memorial seminar, which will gather many of the top names in self-defense, with all proceeds going to Paul’s kids. As soon as I have the details, I’ll post them here. It will be a great opportunity to get some top-quality training from “the best and the brightest” all at once with a huge saving in travel expense, and to pay tribute to a fine human being who devoted his life to teaching good people to protect themselves and others from evil.
Vaya con Dios, Brother Gomez. You were taken from us far too soon. May you rest in the same peace you worked so hard for others to achieve.