Your Instructor - Darryl Williams

Darryl Williams

Owner and Chief Instructor
Darryl is a life-long shooter, hunter and served for 25-years in the U.S. Navy. He is a Certified United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) Instructor for Concealed Carry and Home Defense, Countering the Mass Shooter Threat, Women's Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals, Marksmanship Simplified: Foundations of Handgun Coaching, and Emergency First Aid Fundamentals. He is also a Certified NRA Instructor for Basics of Pistol Shooting, Basic Rifle, and Personal Protection In The Home.

He has completed the following firearms training:

  • Sportsman’s All-Weather, All-Terrain Precision Rifle Course
  • Sportsman’s All-Weather, All-Terrain Advanced Rifle Course
  • California CCW
  • Multi-State CCW (Florida, Utah, Arizona)
  • Idaho Enhanced Concealed Weapons License
  • Oregon Sheriff’s Association Concealed Handgun Safety
  • Artemis Defense Institute Pistol Series
  • NRA Basic Instructor Training
  • NRA Basic Pistol Instructor
  • NRA Basic Rifle Instructor
  • NRA Range Safety Officer
  • NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor
  • USCCA Concealed Carry and Home Defense Instructor
  • USCCA Marksmanship Simplified: Foundations of Handgun Coaching
  • USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter Threat
  • USCCA Women’s Handgun & Self-Defense Fundamentals
  • USCCA Emergency First-Aid Fundamentals
  • 250 Pistol Gunsite Experience
  • Red Dot Mastery with Mike “Ox” Ochsner
  • Vision Training for Instructors with Mike “Ox” Ochsner
  • Certified GLOCK Armorer

Darryl is an active volunteer in the community having served on three wildlife
conservation non-profit boards of directors. He is also an active member of Knights of Columbus Holy Spirit Council 11548, Bishop Sylvester Treinen 4th Degree Assembly 2751, and is a member of Holy Apostles Catholic Church Security Ministry.

Our Team

Ares Defense Institute (ADI) is Veteran-Owned firearms training business serving Idaho’s Treasure Valley. We offer a unique blend of live-fire training with state-of-the-art indoor video simulations & virtual reality (VR coming in Summer 2024!). Our curriculum goes far beyond mastering shooting fundamentals – we help train your brain to react effectively in the face of a threat. Whether you are a beginner or advanced shooter, ADI will help you become and remain able to defend yourself and your loved ones responsibly.