Saul Kirsch is the founder and director of Double-Alpha Academy. He is consistently ranked as one of the top International IPSC shooters in the world today, and has been for the past 10 years.

Saul was born in South Africa and grew up in Israel.  He now lives in the city of Waalwijk in the Netherlands.
Saul's involvement in the shooting sports began at the age of 12. He joined the local Olympic Air Rifle club and at age 15 qualified for the Israeli Junior National team. He went on to win multiple National Junior championships in all 3 Olympic rifle events (Air rifle, 60 prone Free rifle and 3-position Free rifle).

While studying Industrial Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Saul coached pistol and rifle shooting and gradually shifted his shooting activities from Olympic rifle to IPSC pistol. Not a common transition, and Saul attributes much of his mental management knowledge to those 10 years in Olympic shooting. It is, he says, the best possible background for any shooting sport.

While still a student, Saul started working for BUL TRANSMARK LTD. He worked for the company for 6 years, holding the position of Marketing Manager, until relocating to the Netherlands in 2001.

Since moving to Europe, Saul has focused on his IPSC shooting career. With the support of his sponsors, he has achieved some significant results, and established his place as one of the top competitors in this sport. Through Double-Alpha Academy, he now shares his knowledge and experience with other shooters.