C4C Workshop – Combatives for Weapon Retention and Defense – OH

Course Overview

The focus of the two-day workshop will be on officer weapon retention and defense tactics. This training is built on solid principles that officers can retain under pressure.

Training includes duty gear set up and options, proper clinch and grappling fundamentals, and awareness and deflection of simple attempts to disarm officers. Officers will also learn fundamental principles and concepts against dedicated disarm attempts to include weapon retention fundamental principles in the holster, out of the holster, standing against a wall/barrier, and on the ground. Fundamentals taught will include the RAT and CUTT weapon retention principles. Officers will also train I-CAT edged weapon defense, handgun takeaways, and the ACT Fundamental Principles for accessing your own firearm in a lethal engagement where the officers are entangled with a lethal suspect. Time permitting, officers may also be trained in the fundamental principles of long gun retention and potential shooting platforms.

C4C – Combatives Flyer – July 28_29