International Practical Shooting Confederation
The motto "DVC" Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas, (Accuracy, Power, Speed), was devised at the conference to reflect this prime objective. Although its roots are martial in origin, the sport is now more removed from its practical or martial beginnings, just as karate, fencing and javelin throwing are removed from their beginnings.
IPSC is a competitive target sport designed to test individual skills at long and close-range shooting distances, reactions, and problem-solving capabilities all while being done in a Safe Manner. It is a shooting discipline where the pistol is used in the most efficient way possible. The shooting is practical in the sense that it develops the skills necessary to use the pistol to its full design and functional capabilities. Becoming a Black Badge" member of IPSC accelerates you into the Gold Standard of Shooting Sports recognized around the world.
The International Practical Shooting Confederation, IPSC, is the organization that promotes the sport of practical shooting and competitions. The world body is broken down into regions, ie: countries. Today there are over seventy countries that are active in IPSC. Canada became active in IPSC primarily in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario in 1976-77. Murray “Doc” Gardner was Canada’s first Regional Director.
Individuals who wish to participate in IPSC sanctioned competitions must be members of the IPSC section that they live in. All individuals who want to participate in IPSC competition must be familiar with the rules. These are in a separate booklet that are published by IPSC, the world governing body, and distributed to each region. This rulebook will be used for the open book examination. IPSC Canada provides its Sections with the latest information concerning rules, competitions, and other matters of general interest. Each Section, in turn, passes this information on to its general membership.