January 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014 (66)
- Born in South Africa
- 1st Special Services Battalion – South African Defence Force
- Disciple of Col. Jeff Cooper
- Chief Rangemaster under at Gunsite
– Louis came to Gunsite to take a class, and Jeff Cooper was very impressed with him. Cooper eventually sponsored him for citizenship and hired him. Louis was the COO (ops officer) at Gunsite - Adjunct instructor for the U.S. Marine Corps
- Adjunct instructor for Department of Energy
- One of 12 “Shooting Masters who hold a Doctorate in Firearms“
- May 2010 “The Final Weapon.” – Black Belt magazine
- Column in SWAT magazine “Training and Tactics” on page 98
- 1987 started Yavapai Firearms Academy Ltd. in Prescott Valley, AZ
- 1999 wrote “Tactical Reality”
- 2013 wrote “Plowshares into Swords.”
- 2018 – “More Tactical Reality”
- 2018 – Hit or Myth: An Analysis of Target Systems for Practical Training in Defensive Shooting
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