Survival Skills
Survival, to Grandfather and to me, is a philosophy unto itself. With years of living close to the earth, without the umbilical cord of society, I understand a certain "oneness" that only knowledge of suvival can bring. When I think of modern man entering the wilderness, I see a scenario much like an astronaut landing on the moon. So also when man enters the woods. He carries with him his backpack full of provisions, a sort of lifeline back to society. Both the man on the moon and the man in the woods are severely dependent on that lifeline; life without it would mean certain death. There is also a further insulation from the earth by heavy clothing and shoes, outer garments and tents; all to "protect" man from the spleindid forces of nature. And their fears of being separated from the lifeline, whether conscious or not, keeps them close to the burdens of life. Survival is more than just and insurance policy. With the practice of survival one begins to relax into the earth, to learn its rhythms, to blend in balance and harmony with all things.
-- The Vision
| There are over 71 Survival Courses taught at the Tracker School: |
Classic Courses (Held Yearly):
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Standard
Learn to survive in any environment lavishly. You will learn how to build a primitive shelter, find water, make a bow drill fire and find food. Learn from folks for whom wilderness survival is not just a hobby but a way of life. Prerequisites: None 
Advanced Standard
Dive more deeply into the skills necessary to make any wilderness environment your home. Live in a debris hut, make your own wood-burned bowl and spoon, lean to make a bow and pressure flake arrowheads out of bottle bottoms. Rediscover these primitive skills in order to enrich your modern life. Prerequisites: Standard 
Expanded Skills
There are no courses currently scheduled.
This is a new class with a focus on the skills and techniques that the Standard Class graduate already knows and understands... Prerequisites: Standard 
Advanced Survival and Tracking Online
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It is my intent to go into advanced levels of Tracking, Awareness, and Survival... Prerequisites: Standard 
Identify Vectors of Affliction
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I consider the Afflictions classes some of the most powerful I will be teaching this year especially because we are seeing the emergence of afflictions now... Prerequisites: None 
The Balance
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The class that I call “The Balance” is just that, the balance between the physical skills of survival, tracking, stalking, camo, traps, hunting etc. and the spiritual elements that are often missing from the making and creating of these skills... Prerequisites: None 
Hunting, Trapping and Baiting Live from the Primitive Camp
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A few years ago I did an intensive class shot live from the Primitive Camp dealing with “The Hidden Secrets of Fire” and followed by “The Hidden Secrets of Tracking”... Prerequisites: None .jpg)
Fugitive, Missing Person and Forensic Investigation Tracking
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Over the years I’ve held several classes on the subject of Tracking and Forensic Investigation but now I want to expand into areas that in the past have been only glanced over or left out of the teachings... Prerequisites: Standard 
Advanced Physical Skills
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The advanced physical skills will pick up where the old Skills classes leave off.... Prerequisites: Standard 
Home Bunkers
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Home Bunker comes from the concern that the collapse or some other natural or man made disaster strikes before a person or family can escape to safety... Prerequisites: None 
Survival
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To me this class is a must take. It is based on an exchange that took place between Grandfather and I back in 1963... Prerequisites: None .jpg)
Psychological Warfare
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Our Sacred Earth Mother and the Worlds of man are fast spiraling out of control in so many ways. It’s so frightening that the Prophecies of Grandfather passed onto me so many decades ago, are fast becoming reality... Prerequisites: None 
Spiritual Combat
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Yes, you read it right. Please remember that when I use the term Spiritual, it includes everything outside of the physical world. Spiritual is plural and not singular, in that it is only partly due to the Spirit Worlds and has everything to do with our Subconscious, Force, Spirit and Temple self... Prerequisites: None |
Periodic Courses:
Advanced Skills
There are no courses currently scheduled.
The Advanced Skills Class is a class that is not very easy to describe and the title of the class in no way comes close to adequately defining its scope, depth, or magnitude of skills, teachings, or techniques that are found in the ... Prerequisites: Advanced Standard 
Survival Philosophy
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Survival is more than a science, more than an art - to both Grandfather and Tom it is a philosophy, a religion, unto itself. The wilderness is a temple, a place of worship, and a place of teaching. As Tom says in the Standard class, ... Prerequisites: Advanced Standard
Survival Mind
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Based on one of Tom”s upcoming books, this class will go into the use of survival techniques in our modern world. It will teach you how the primitive survival techniques and philosophies you have been learning in your other ... Prerequisites: Advanced Standard 
Winter 1
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The original 10 Day Winter Survival Skills class has been divided into two classes that can be taken together, or week one can stand alone. Winter I will focus on the advanced skills needed to survive in a cold weather environment, ... Prerequisites: Advanced Standard 
Winter 2
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Winter II has been expanded to allow for a reemphasis on the survival aspects of the original 10-day Winter Survival Skills class. Tom has designed this class to push your limits as a survivalist and teach you how to adapt those ... Prerequisites: Winter 1
The Sacred Shelter
There are no courses currently scheduled.
I have always wanted to take the physical skills to a new level, however the time constraints have never allowed. In this class I will to explore material that brings the physical skills alive. The spiritual and mystical side of ... Prerequisites: None, Philosophy 1
Bowmaking Workshop
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Bow Making Workshop INSTRUCTOR: Bill Kaczor Course Outline From the 28 kinds of primitive bows that Grandfather taught, the one we’ll start this ... Prerequisites: Standard
Flint Knapping Workshop
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Flint Knapping Workshop INSTRUCTOR: Bill Kaczor Course Outline Stone, surprisingly useful and beautiful in its natural state, is one of the most essential ... Prerequisites: Standard
Primitive Cooking with Jorge
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INSTRUCTORS: Jorge Brana and Tom Brown Jr. Course Outline Tom’s Note: For months now the entire Tracker staff, many, many students, and I, have begged Jorge, no - we ... Prerequisites: Standard
Primitive Hunting Techniques 1
There are no courses currently scheduled.
INSTRUCTOR: Tom Brown III One-Day Class: Outline "By hunting, we force ourselves to work on many essential skills. Only when ... Prerequisites: Standard
Primitive Fishing Techniques 1
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INSTRUCTOR: Tom Brown III Two-day Class: Outline "Water is essential for survival. However, more than simply satisfy ... Prerequisites: Standard
Bone Tools
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Cost: $450 Prerequisite: Standard Class Limit: 20 To truly be at home in a primitive living situation, one must have the ability to craft tools out of ... Prerequisites: Standard
Instinctive Archery 1
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Cost $450 Prerequisite: Standard Class Limit: 20 In order to truly make a primitive or traditional bow an extension of your self you must first understand ... Prerequisites: Standard
Shelter Workshop
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Prerequisites: Standard
Wandering Workshop
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Cost: $450 Prerequisite: Standard Class Limit: 12 This workshop will get you into Grandfathers world through the art of wandering. We will be using ... Prerequisites: Standard
Fire Making Workshop
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Prerequisites: Standard 
Basket Workshop
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Prerequisites: Standard
Primitive Shelter Commitment Class
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Prerequisites: Standard
Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants Workshop
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Prerequisites: Standard
Stone Tools Workshop
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Prerequisites: Standard
10 Day Winter Survival and Skills
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Certainly the winter months are the most difficult to enter a full survival situation and it subsequently takes years of experience to do so.In essence for that very reason the original Ten Day Winter Survival class was born, ... Prerequisites: Advanced Standard
Living With The Earth
There are no courses currently scheduled.
I have not run this class is 30 years and I’m so excited that it was finally voted back on the schedule, by the Elders and the Coyote Thunder Medicine Society that I am beside myself with anticipation... Prerequisites: Standard, Philosophy 1
Hidden Secrets of the Physical Skills
There are no courses currently scheduled.
So many have called or written to me about teaching more of the physical skills on line and it is my plan to do so in several different ways... Prerequisites: Standard, Philosophy 1 
Teaching and Inspiring Children
There are no courses currently scheduled.
One thing is for certain, and that is, it is getting more and more difficult to reach and teach children... Prerequisites: None 
Preparing Children Family and Friends
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The class is exactly as it says and so much more; preparing your children, family, and closest friends... Prerequisites: None 
The Winter Kill 2015
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One thing seems to be on everyone’s mind and that is what lies ahead for us in the year Grandfather called “Winter Kill”... Prerequisites: None 
Combat Awareness
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The Combat Awareness class is not about the Critical Edge, Sensing Presence, the Felt Sense, or even remotely similar to Advanced Scout Awareness... Prerequisites: None
The Gathering Storms of Affliction
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As Grandfather warned in his Prophecy, we will see diseases that were once easily treated, suddenly mutate into rapid killers of not only humans but also the crops and livestock of humankind... Prerequisites: None 
Hidden Shelter, Invisible Sanctuary
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Imagine a post collapse setting where you are forced to run, hide, and remain invisible to the many enemies that lay in wait for you or are searching for you and your family... Prerequisites: None
Hidden Shelter, Safe Sanctuary
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All of you remember when I told you that if you stayed with the Tracker School to the Expert Level of Survival, you would learn from me the 232 primitive animal traps that Grandfather taught me... Prerequisites: Standard 
Experimental Class
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This class is exactly that.I want to run the entire list of skills found at the Tracker School from the primitive skills of fire, shelters, water, hunting, trapping, tracking, invisibility, movement in general, cooking, pottery, baskets, fishing, bows, arrows, and the list goes on and on... Prerequisites: Standard 
Beyond World Wide Safe Places
There are no courses currently scheduled.
With all that has taken place and continues to take place on a daily basis, it is so obvious to all of us the rapid decline and ultimate collapse we are all facing.... Prerequisites: Standard, Philosophy 1 
Sign Tracking
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When you look at the whole skill of tracking, we first see the art and science of reading and following tracks... Prerequisites: Standard |