{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-03T03:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusacom-149e971.ingress-erytho.ewp.live\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-10-17T02:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T02:01:09","slug":"meet-your-instructor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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          ABOUT JIM DICECCA

I'm Jim DiCecca, owner and lead instructor at JD Training. My goal is to provide practical, realistic, and easy-to-understand firearms education in a safe, supportive, and professional environment.

I've taught more than 2,500 students through courses, seminars, and private instruction. My approach is straightforward: provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to become safer, more confident, and more responsible firearm owners.<\/h5>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
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EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

         INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE

   \u2022 2,500+ students trained<\/strong>
   \u2022 Courses, seminars & private lessons<\/strong>
   \u2022 Firearms education & safety<\/strong>

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CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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USCCA<\/strong>
   - Certified Concealed Carry & Home 
          Defense Fundamentals
    - Non-Lethal Program Instructor
    - Countering the Mass Shooter Threat
    - Protecting Houses of Worship 
    - Women\u2019s Handgun & Self-Defense     
           Fundamentals

NRA<\/strong>
    - Chief Range Safety Officer
    - Certified Basic Pistol Instructor
    - Certified Basic Rifle Instructor<\/h5>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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NRA<\/strong>
   - Certified Home Firearms Safety       
      Instructor 
   - Certified Refuse To Be A Victim
      Instructor   
   - Club Leadership and Development

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS<\/strong>
  - Massachusetts State Police Certified
     Basic Firearms Safety Instructor 
  - Texas A&M Certified Active Attacker 
          Instructor
  - NSSF First Shots Instructor
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          ABOUT JIM DICECCA I’m Jim DiCecca, owner and lead instructor at JD Training. My goal is to provide practical, realistic, and easy-to-understand firearms education in a safe, supportive, and professional environment. I’ve taught more than 2,500 students through courses, seminars, and private instruction. My approach is straightforward: provide students with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"hide","_kad_post_layout":"fullwidth","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"unboxed","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"hide","_kad_post_feature":"hide","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2060,"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/2060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdtrainingusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}