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Close Quarter Tactics
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Close Quarter Tactics
2 Days total 16 hours training
Who should attend: Military, police & civilians who may be engaged in close range use of force encounters.
Course description: This 2 day class will allow the participant to develop “arms length” skills for managing a lethal encounter. Skills presented will include armed and empty hand skills all at “bad breath” distance. During this class ½ the training on day 1 will be spent on the range and ½ in the class room developing empty hand skills. Training day 2 will be spent integrating the skills developed on day 1 during range drills. Topics presented will include:
2 Days total 16 hours training
Who should attend: Military, police & civilians who may be engaged in close range use of force encounters.
Course description: This 2 day class will allow the participant to develop “arms length” skills for managing a lethal encounter. Skills presented will include armed and empty hand skills all at “bad breath” distance. During this class ½ the training on day 1 will be spent on the range and ½ in the class room developing empty hand skills. Training day 2 will be spent integrating the skills developed on day 1 during range drills. Topics presented will include:
SUBJECT AREAS
- * Firearms and range safety
- * Mindset/legal consideration in use of force
- * Ballistics
- * Balance as a prerequisite of effective fighting
- * Controlling the center
- * 5 steps of accurate shot placement at CQT distance
- * 5 step presentation at CQT distance
- * Shooting from retention
- * Movement
- * Empty hand cover techniques
- * Ballistic push
- * Open hand vs closed fist strikes
- * Hammer fist strikes and “cycling”
- * Transition from strikes to pistol
- * Transition from retention to eye level shooting
- * Close range moving targets
- * Link up with police review
- * Medical review
GEAR & AMMO REQUIREMENTS
- Equipment list:
- * Service grade pistol in 9mm, 40 or 45 cal. or revolver with minimum 4 in. barrel in 38 or 357 magnum caliber or larger
- * Belt holster, magazine pouch and belt (holster must be an outside the waist band model. Inside the waistband and SERPA holsters are not permitted in this class)
- * 3 extra magazines if 10 round capacity or greater. 5 extra magazines if capacity is less than 10
- * Eye and hearing protection
- * Clothing appropriate for the weather
- * Rain gear
- * Sunscreen/lip balm
- * Water bottle or hydration system
- * Range bag to carry gear
- * Medical kit containing tourniquet, 2 rolls gauze, 1 roll Kling gauze, 1 pair bandage scissors all contained in a gallon size Ziploc bag
- * 500 rounds of ammunition in the appropriate caliber for the student’s pistol
- Sack Lunch