Tag: Defensive Tactics

The use of force is what separates law enforcement from all other occupations.

Remember your defensive tactics classes: the application of continually increasing force is based on the use-of-force continuum. This wheel or ladder establishes the relationship between the threat presented and the ...

International Training Inc. (ITI) held its first Women s Only Weekend in July. Sixteen women from various cities attended the two-day training event, which addressed threats facing today s women. ...

Have you ever executed a picture perfect control hold and takedown against an assaultive suspect, then flowed seamlessly into a prone handcuffing technique? Me neither. Have you ever seen one ...

It goes without saying that firearms and defensive tactics skills are lifesaving in nature for you. That regardless of assignment or post, bad things can happen to you and your ...

Writing a monthly column can be daunting, especially when trying to keep the content fresh and interesting while not covering the same territory as previous articles. But when a particular ...

Having studied traditional martial arts for nearly a quarter century, I've been exposed to more ways to block a punch than I could possibly remember. Of the dozens of blocks ...

"Everybody's got a plan 'til they get punched in the mouth." -- Mike Tyson

Hey Bullethead, I go to great lengths to maintain my health and fitness for performance on the job and my overall well-being. I've tried to make physical fitness a priority ...

For several decades now, the words survive and survival have played a major role in American law enforcement. Phrases like street survival, officer survival, the will to survive, survival mindset ...