Tag: Defensive Tactics

While attending the 2008 Shot Show in Las Vegas, NV. I was introduced to veteran Las Vegas Metro Police Officer Robert Hindi. After shaking hands and conversing briefly, it was ...

For decades, police officers have sought tactics and equipment to facilitate the safe arrest of violent, combative subjects whose actions

Last week while teaching a defensive tactics course, one of the participants suggested that officers in his department were overly concerned with activating their digital voice recorders when responding to ...

There’s this saying among some police defensive tactics (DT) trainers: “If you’re on the ground and not handcuffing, you’re losing.” Whether you agree or disagree with this theory, being in ...

As trainers, we do a good job of getting our training done with the time and resources that our departments grant us. Some of the academies combine PT and DT ...

The annual International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) Conference was held last month in the Chicago, Ill., area and drew more than 800 officers from around the world, ...

We've all heard the expression He can't walk and chew gum. Take the uncoordinated kid on the playground who regularly got picked last in PE class. The reason: poor gross-motor ...

Two officers from a Midwest agency respond to a call of suspected drug dealing from a vehicle. Upon arrival, they observe a vehicle matching the description they received. An odor ...

I think most officers would agree that the thought of seeing your own blood rapidly exiting an ugly looking wound is one of the most disturbing images you hope you ...

You have only a half-hour left on your shift when you get the call. You hit the lights and siren as you speed to the destination. The dull, chronic pain ...