Course Outlines - Law Enforcement Hand to Hand Tactics
Note: These classes are broken down into 6-8 hour segments covering specific hand to hand tactics for law enforcement. They can be modified (mixed and matched) to fit the needs of your department and can even be taught in a shorter time period. You should be aware that by shortening class time your personnel may not get all information that is critical for their success and safety. All modifications to class schedule should be discussed and worked out with the lead instructor, William Page at The Martial Arts Center, INC. His telephone number is 271-2228.
Class Package 1 – Basic Striking (Class Time 6-8 hours)
Objective: The student will learn and execute the techniques for open palm striking, elbow strikes, forearm strikes, knee strike, and low kicks as well as demonstrate what areas of the body to target with these basic strikes.
Teaching Steps (teaching times are an estimate)
1. Open Palm Striking – How to hit with an open palm – (30 Minutes)
2. Open Palm Targets - (30 minutes)
3. Elbow Strikes – (30 Minutes)
4. Elbow Strike Targets – (30 Minutes)
5. Forearm Strikes – (30 Minutes)
6. Forearm Strike Targets – (30 Minutes)
7. Knee Strikes and Low Kicks – How to execute these techniques – (30 Minutes)
8. Knee strikes and Low Kick Targets – (30 Minutes)
9. Pressure Points – “When” & “How” you should really use them? – (60 Minutes)
10. Supervised Practice – (60 Minutes)
Class Package 2 – Basic Joint Locking – Passive Resistance to Handcuffing Time and 2 Man Suspect Control Techniques (Class -8 Hours)
Objective 1: The Student will demonstrate how joint locking works by executing six basic techniques for joint locking that can be applied to a suspect that is putting up passive resistance to being handcuffed.
Teaching Steps (teaching times are estimates)
1. Understanding how joint locks work – (30 Minutes)
2. Handcuffing Technique #1 – Ki Bon Soo #6 – (30 Minutes)
3. Handcuffing Technique #2 – Chicken Wing - (30 Minutes)
4. Handcuffing Technique #3 – Ki Bon Soo #9 – (30 Minutes)
5. Handcuffing Technique #4 – Ki Bon Soo #4/2 – (30 Minutes)
6. Handcuffing Technique #5 – Ki Bon Soo #5 – (30 Minutes)
7. Handcuffing Techniques #6 – Finger Locks – (30 Minutes)
8. Supervised Practice (60 Minutes)
Objective 2: The student will demonstrate various 2-man suspect control techniques with the suspect in the stand, prone, and sitting positions and also with the suspect in a vehicle.
Teaching Steps (teaching times are estimates)
1. Suspect Standing - Sweep takedown and control (30 minutes
2. Suspect Prone – (face down) “Chin Lift”, arm pull, and control (30 minutes)
3. Suspect Sitting – Arm Bar (30 Minutes)
4. Suspect in a Vehicle – Arm or Leg control techniques (30 minutes)
5. Supervised Practice – (60 minutes)
Class Package 3 – Intermediate Joint Locking and Suspect Removal from a vehicle (active & passive resistance) (Class Time 6-8 Hours)
Objective 1: The student will demonstrate how to strike various tactical points on the body while maintaining a joint lock through executing various knee strikes, forced takedowns, suspect controls and pins, and grappling techniques.
Teaching Steps for Objective 1 (teaching times are estimates)
1. Striking tactical points without loosing a lock. (30 Minutes)
2. Knee Strikes (30 Minutes)
3. Forced Takedowns (30 Minutes)
4. Suspect Controls & Pins (30 Minutes)
5. Grappling Techniques (30 Minutes)
6. Supervised Practice (60 Minutes)
Objective 2: The student will demonstrate how to remove a suspect from a vehicle who is putting up either active or passive resistance. This will be accomplished by the student executing various arm locks, leg locks, and headlocks.
Teaching steps for Objective 2 (teaching times are estimates)
1. Arm Locks (30 Minutes)
2. Leg Locks (30 Minutes)
3. Head Locks (30 Minutes)
4. Supervised Practice (60 Minutes)