Edged weapon close quarter combat

Advanced edged weapon manipulation and fighting skills/fieldcraft for Law Enforcement officers.

This course is designed to supplement officers existing defensive tactics skill sets and will cover (but is not limited to) the following:
– Knife fighting vs defending yourself with a knife
– Selection of a primary defensive folder
– Carry of the primary defensive folder
– Deployment of the primary defensive folder
– Combative Anatomy
– Intentional vs default targeting
– Use of the knife while standing, kneeling and on the ground
– Physics of edged weapon use
– Offender’s selection, carry, deployment and use of edged weapons
– Constant Tactical Positioning
– Dangers of task fixation
– Understanding Preparatory Movement
– Underestimation of verbal commands
– Understanding timing and distance
– The three stages of an attack
– Most probable attacks
– Principle Based Responses instead of specific techniques
– Staying off of and recovering from the ground
– Self-defense vs attack intervention
– Importance of procedure and documentation

The course curriculum is being reviewed, and modified. A new instructor is attached. DSI will also be selling this instructors knives – so stay tuned for the announcement.