About

LB Lockley is the founder and owner of The Agoge: Modern Spartan Training. He is a 23-year Army veteran. Among other deployments, his time in service included multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as a reconnaissance platoon leader, fire support officer, and information operations officer. LB’s primary training focus is on handgun fundamentals, concealed carry, and self-defense. LB has also been a USPSA competition shooter since 2023. Here is a summary of LB’s credentials:

  • National Rifle Association (NRA) Certified Pistol Instructor
  • NRA Chief Range Safety Officer
  • Graduate, Basic Firearms Instructor Development Course, Tom Givens, Rangemaster
  • Graduate, Red Dot Pistol Fundamentals and Performance Course, Scott Jedlinski, Modern Samurai Project
  • Graduate, Advanced Instructor Development Course, Tom Givens, Rangemaster
  • Graduate, Executive Protection Course, ESS Global Corporation
  • Graduate, NRA Range Development and Operations Course
  • Florida D License
  • Florida G License
  • Associates Degree (Fall 2025), Firearms Technology, Sonoran Desert Institute
  • Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association
  • Member, Military Officer Association of America