Unarmed Combatives Training

No Prerequisite

This 2-day class will explore confrontations where a firearm may not be an option. The class will include both classroom discussions as well as time spent on the defensive tactics floor. The students will discuss the dynamics of violent events, causes, de-escalation techniques, pre-attack indicators, and the sudden and violent nature of most conflicts. In the hands-on portion, students will learn dynamics of movement and ranges where fights can occur. We will work on responses from the 5 ranges (kicking, striking, trapping, grappling, and ground) in order to consider responses that might be employed in varying situations. This class will strive to provide some basic skill sets in each range that can then be advanced by the students. The intent of this class is to empower students to identify potentially violent encounters and avoid if possible, and if not, to react in a way that creates distance and opportunity to escape. This class will briefly touch on defensive tactics about edged and blunt weapons, gun takeaways, and gun retention. *NOTE – This is NOT INTENDED to be a class on fighting nor is it intended as an LEO restraint and control class. Students should be in good enough physical condition to participate.

Tuition

$350 Per Student

As with all BadLands Tactical courses, students may utilize our lodging here at the Village at no extra cost. The Village offers 2-man rooms, each with a half bath, shower facilities, along with a commercial size kitchen. Students are responsible for providing their own meals.

Equipment Required

• Clothing appropriate for the tactics floor (may get stretched or torn)
• Tennis shoes or workout footwear
• Boxing gloves or MMA type gloves or other protective gear if you have it. (Protective gear recommended but not required, this will not be a sparring or heavy contact class.)

Objectives

• 5 Arenas of combat
• Rapid, unpredicted, and different types/nature of violent conflict
• Definition and employment of situational awareness and Jeff Coopers color code of awareness scale
• Differences in the concepts of response/movement/distance as it relates to the OODA Loop
• 5 ranges of combat system
• At least 2 techniques (defensive or offensive) from each of the 5 ranges including Kicking, Striking, Trapping, Grappling, and Ground
• The complexity of defense against edged and blunt weapons
• Risks and dangers of attempting to take a gun away from an attacker
• Concept of retention of their own weapon during a hand to hand conflict with the goal of creating distance