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The complete instructor reference for baton and impact weapon training - covering every common law enforcement impact weapon platform under one cover, structured for the way certified instructors actually run a class. Inside: The Mid-Range Straight Baton - draws, ready positions, swinging mechanics, and the full strike inventory: jab, yawara, elbow, power chop, crescent, roll-over, and spear strikes; combinations, retentions, blocks, and kata The Side-Handle Baton (PR-24) - ready positions, strikes, retentions, blocks, and kata The Expandable Baton (ASP) - deployment, strikes, retentions, and blocks The Short Baton (Billy) and the Long Baton - platform-specific strikes, retentions, blocks, and kata The Yawara Stick (Kubaton) - ready position and kata Personal body weapons and blocks with personal weapons The Corded Double Baton (Orcutt Police Nunchaku / OPN) Target areas, four strike zones, and footwork - the foundation that ties every weapon platform together Officer-safety topics - drug-induced psychosis / excited delirium and positional asphyxia Types of impact weapon markings - linear contusions, centralized hemorrhaging, edge healing patterns, and what they reveal for documentation, photography, and report-writing Glossary of impact-weapon and use-of-force terminology Also included: the legal framework (Graham v. Connor; California Penal Code § 835a / AB 392; Penal Code § 22210 classifying impact weapons as deadly weapons); chapters on liability, use-of-force reporting, medical attention, and photographing injuries; the Crawl-Walk-Run teaching model; and a seven-tier drill progression from technique introduction through stress inoculation and evaluation. Originally authored by Don S. Cameron and David A. Rose; carried forward by Dr. Timothy L. Sowards. A companion instructor video is available for electronic download at sowardsconsulting.com. For certified instructors only. This manual does not confer certification.

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