While this is our basic Subject Restraint and Control
program, it is technically far more advanced than any other program
our instructors have seen or attended. In this program, like our other
in-house programs, we put the "technique" back into the
techniques. We emphasize the "mechanical principles" necessary
for any officer, large or small, male or female, to manage resistive or
combative persons with greater success and with less effort. We strongly
believe that when a subject must be physically managed it should be the subject
who is struggling, and not the officer. Most programs that we have
experienced teach skill in a manner in which requires the officer to use
"speed and power" for the technique to work properly. All of our
programs greatly lessen the need for speed and power by teaching officers
how to apply techniques with skill - skill that does not rely on speed and
power.
This program teaches and emphasizes the vital
components of Balance, Leverage, Distance, and Timing while applying
techniques and controlling resistive persons. These are the key ingredients
that give the officer the upper hand. We don't just "talk" about these
principles we teach them to our students. Our instructors are specialists in these areas and teach them very
well. We guarantee that every officer attending our "in-house"
programs will leave the course with the ability to manage resistive
subjects with a far greater level of safety and control, while finding
themselves wasting less energy then in the past.
The program starts with basic skills
and exercises to insure that each officer, beginning or experienced, has a
proper grasp of the important principles. As soon as everyone understands
these principles, and how to properly apply them with several core
techniques, we quickly advance into many naturally occurring variations of
each of these techniques. In the street, techniques are never applied
exactly as they are in the training facility. In our training we help each
officer learn how to adjust to these unforeseen changes. This is a comprehensive study of applying and adapting techniques to the
various responses that a subject may present.
The officer is first introduced to the proper
Reactionary Gap through a series of exercises that demonstrate the dangers
of being too close, and the advantages gained by increasing the Gap. While
every officer knows about reactionary gap very few actually use it
properly, we hope to change this safety problem. This
is followed by a careful examination of leverage mechanics, one of the keys to
safe and effective technique application. The ability to restrict, or
limit, an
assailant's movement is essential to establish initial control. This is followed by a
systematic progression to Joint Compressions. All techniques are completed
by directing the assailant to a controlled handcuff position on the ground. The
officer learns various methods to safely control a ‘proned out'
assailant while maintaining clear visual contact of the assailant and the
surroundings.
This is a unique program designed around a solid core
of knowledge and skills. This core is fundamental to every class in this
series. A first time participant learns effective and safe techniques for
the ‘situational emphasis' of each class. Officers attending additional
classes learn new skills that are reinforced with the common elements of
Proper Body Movement—to avoid attacks and maintain a safe position;
Correct Leverage—necessary for techniques to work easily and with
minimum strength; and Balance Control—to direct and control an
assailant's equilibrium while the officer maintains his or her balance.
These three elements are vital for all Defensive Tactics skills, but are
usually not addressed adequately. The techniques presented are generally
non-aggressive in appearance. The skills are however, safe, easy to learn,
and very effective. This program allows an officer the opportunity to
learn new techniques while reinforcing the common elements necessary for
all Defensive Tactics skills.
