At a Glance
Co-owner of The Complete Combatant, known for decision-making drills.
Schools
- The Complete Combatant, Georgia (co-owner)
Accomplishments
- Designed Image Based Decisional Drills
- Created The Mingle, an event for women in the industry
- Columnist for Women’s Outdoor News; HK brand ambassador
- Instructor – The Complete Combatant
- Hosts The Complete Combatant’s annual event called “The Mingle”
- Presented at AMMCON 2018-2019
- NRA Pistol Instructor
- marketing director and manager of Fusion MMA
- 2012 co-founder of Racheal’s Rest
About Shelley Hill
Shelley Hill is a firearms instructor and co-owner, with Brian Hill, of The Complete Combatant, LLC, a north Georgia training company that teaches self-protection as one connected subject: awareness and avoidance, verbal and non-lethal options, less-lethal tools such as pepper spray and combatives, and firearms. The company trains armed citizens as well as military, law enforcement and government students, and its approach stresses structured practice, measurable feedback and decision-making under pressure. One of Hill’s best-known lines sums up the philosophy: decisions are more important than techniques.
Hill is also the creator and host of The Mingle: Openness to Experience, an invitation-only, two-day training and networking weekend for women who work in the firearms industry, including business owners, club leaders, professional shooters and instructors. The idea grew out of a women’s industry meet-and-mingle she attended at SHOT Show in 2017, and the first Georgia event was held that same year. The Mingle runs each May at the Cohutta Pines range in Cisco, Georgia, with live-fire training blocks, guest instructors and speakers, sponsor support and a scholarship program. Its tenth edition was scheduled for 2026, making it a lasting fixture for women in the industry.
Key Facts
- 2017: Attends SHOT Show’s second annual Women’s Meet and Mingle, the inspiration for her own event.
- 2017: Hosts the first Mingle in the Atlanta area.
- Each May: The Mingle is held at Cohutta Pines in Cisco, Georgia, for women in the firearms industry.
- 2026: The Mingle reaches its tenth annual edition.
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