I'm leaning towards competition training as well. A shooting course like in videos seems like a great deal of fun. With my limited experience it seems that training for competition lends itself towards defensive situations to a greater degree then vice-versa.
It depends on how you approach it and what is taught.
That's one of the strengths of our IP101 class. The skills are applicable to both practical pistol shooting as well as self-defense. How and when those skills are applied is the difference.