Using an Assailant’s Aggression to Your Tactical Advantage
In all areas of life where people are involved there is an emotional, mental and physical aspect to it. In a combative encounter we...
Active Shooter Response Training: A Modern Police Necessity
With the advent of Active Shooter Response Training that has developed in response to incidents like the Columbine High School shootings, the law enforcement...
Police Department Knife Regulations and Policy
In today's litigious society no law enforcement agency can afford to overlook the need for administrative and training regulations for any weapon, or potential...
Combating Conditioned Hesitation
To survive confrontations in the kill zone, officers must overcome second-guessing and act quickly and decisively. This article is about combating conditioned hesitation.
There are...
Best Practices: Dealing With Citizens Complaints
Dealing with Citizen complaints is not always easy, but treating irate citizens with respect and patience can help you stop serious trouble before it...
Neutralizing The Committed Edged Weapons Attack
This interactive training session is written and designed for operators who are in the face of life threatening situations on a daily basis or...
The Winning Edge: MMA Not Biggest Threat To Officer Safety
Takedowns, holds, and poundings, oh my!
Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain, Dorothy; you're not in Kansas anymore. The man behind the...
Best Practices: Critical Incident Delegation And Documentation
Critical incident delegation and documentation is as important as as the tactical side of an operation and Amaury Murgado explains how it will help...
Best Practices: Developing Training Acronyms
Effective training acronyms and teaching terms can communicate larger concepts in a few letters.
Law enforcement officers present a tough audience for trainers and educators....
Best Practices: Maximize Initial Response
This Best Practices article discusses the importance of investing in your first 10 minutes in order to maximize initial response.
Borrowing a line from the...
The Winning Edge: Less Is More
Defensive tactics programs and police combatives programs often fail as a system because they encompass a set of techniques instead of following a set...
Best Practices: Effective Decision-Making Based on Defining the Problem
Effective decision-making involves starting out with the right mindset.
Decision-making is a basic skill common to all law enforcement officers regardless of position or rank....
Is Your Firearms Training Complete
Do you remember your police academy firearms training? During the summer of 1986, at the local county police academy, a basic recruit class enjoyed...
What Usable Backup Knife Should I Use For On and Off Duty Carry?
As a senior knife instructor for both Mil and L/E as well as a combatives practitioner for over 37 years I think this idea...
The Value of Light
In the world of police work there are many tools used to increase the officer's effectiveness and to allow him to operate in environments...
Got a Second? A Journey into the OODA Cycle
Introduction
Today’s environment of accelerating scientific discoveries and technological change bring ever-improving hardware to the end user. In this climate is it easy to overlook...