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TRAINING:
INSTUCTOR ZERO
If you’re a fan of following tactical trainers online then the name “Instructor Zero” will be high on
your list of those that you follow. This training sensation has shown us many new and innovative
new ways to run sound drills whilst at the same time working with top-end units and organisations
worldwide!
W
ith fast paced movement
drills involving obstacles to
negotiate, hostage scenarios,
and even long range handgun
shots,
this
diminutive
gentleman is lighting quick,
deadly accurate, and totally
precise in everything he does.
Known solely in the tactical
world as Instructor Zero, he is
a former Italian Paratrooper,
and Zero currently heads up a
team of fellow trainers, aptly named, Team Zero, who travel
the world training various military Special Forces and private
contractor groups throughout the year, and tracking him down
for an interview proved a special mission in itself!
After much emailing back and forth I finally managed to
speak to the Team Zero USA Manager, Operator 11. For obvious
reasons Instructor Zero and the rest of Team Zero are careful
who they talk to, but after showing him who we at PMCI already
work with and gaining their hard-won trust I was delighted to
be able to pose my questions to the good Instructor himself.
And what a ride it turned out to be! If you follow his videos
then you’ll know this is a man who is totally committed to, and
extremely passionate about, what he does. This guy epitomises
the phrase “hi-speed, lo-drag” in everything he does and is
utterly professional in all aspects of his chosen “trade”.
English is not his first language but I’ve purposely left his
answers exactly how he gave them to me and I believe that
you’ll see his sheer character shining through in his responses.
So, without further ado let’s hear what Instructor Zero has to
tell us!
PMCI: Instructor Zero, in your own words can you tell me
what led you to set up your unique training programs and
Team Zero?
Obviously the engine behind everything is the passion for
this kind of life I’ve always had since I was little.
I started my military experience in the Airborne Brigade, and
from that moment on I never stopped studying, to research, to
try and to experiment tons of Technical Options, Drills, Training
Protocols, and Application Protocols.
Every time we were on the field to operate we found
problems, and we generate question marks on what we can do
to be better at our job and our tasks. I simply found solutions
to the questions that came from the application context in the
Training Field.
This is a job that needs to be done in a TEAM ... so that’s
why TEAM ZERO, today we have many TEAMS all around the
world, starting from the USA to South America, Europe, South
and East Asia.
PMCI: When and where did you start running your courses?
So, it’s little bit complicated to explain, because many years
ago the situation was different ... we provided different kind of
Tasks ... also training.