Overview

Law enforcement officers are increasingly at risk of violence, injury, and death at the hands of the citizens they are assigned to protect. During the past ten years, there has been a massive upsurge in line-of-duty deaths from intentional violent acts. The question is: what can police trainers do to reduce the trend of violent assaults and murders of police officers? Based on the most sophisticated systems in the world, Survival Training for Law Enforcement: The Israeli Combat System for the Urban Warrior is a definitive guide that offers a new perspective on training police officers to gain control in dangerous confrontations. Specific techniques for different scenarios Originally developed for Special Forces and military units, the Israeli Combat System takes the best of martial arts and defensive tactics techniques to create a highly proficient system of street survival for police officers. The book addresses a range of skills, from unarmed techniques to edged weapons and firearm defenses. The techniques are combat-ready, gender-neutral, and low-risk. They are not dependent on strength, flexibility, or size and are easy to train and master. An essential part of every officer's repertoire Written by a defensive tactics expert and former Israeli Defense Forces infantry reconnaissance team member and a law enforcement training programs expert, the book meticulously delineates a proven and reliable system that has saved lives and averted disaster. Teaching officers to be proactive rather than reactive, it provides a baseline level of knowledge, skills, and techniques in police defensive tactics and fitness that will complete an officer's toolbox.

Full Product Details

Author:   "Tzviel ""BK"" Blankchtein" ,  Ann R. Bumbak
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
ISBN:  

9781439848524

ISBN 10:   1439848521
Pages:   187
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

"Introduction Are Police Officers Social Workers with Guns? Violence Happens Limitations on Firearms Use Trendy Approaches to Survival Training The Israeli Combat System Law Enforcement Fundamentals Corrective Action Philosophy ICS Interview Stance Dual Purpose of Verbal Commands Command Language Assumption of Surveillance ICS Defensive Stance Tactical Advantage Strategy of Disengagement Combative Skills Personal Weapons: The Basics Police Use of Force Considerations Fighting in Close Quarters Distance and Weapon Selection Three Areas of Vulnerability Pressure Points: Useful or Useless? The Straight Punch: Basics Palm Heel Strikes Hammer Fist Strikes Elbow Strikes Front Snap Kick Round Kick Side Kick Unarmed Defense Introduction Parry/Inside Defenses Outside Defenses Giving Up Ground Education versus Experience Increased Options, Increased Reaction Time Single Motion, Many Applications Front Choke Rear Choke Side Headlock Defense Rear Headlock Defense Rear Naked Choke Defense Front Headlock Defense Front Bear Hug Defense Rear Bear Hug Defense Finger Manipulation Techniques Thrust (Defensive) Front Kick Blunt Weapons Defense Mechanics of Circular Motion Blunt Objects Primer Avoiding the Tip Edged Weapons Defense Twenty-One Feet: Enough Distance? Defending against Edged Weapons: Basic Concepts Overhand Stab Defense Underhand Stab Defense Forward Stab Defense Slash Defense Knife to the Throat: Front Defense Knife to the Throat: Rear Defense Handgun Defenses Introduction Rule #1: Get Out of the Line of Fire Rule #2: Always Keep Fighting Rule #3: Fight the Suspect, Not the Weapon Physiology of Human Response The Psychology of Effective Defense Front Handgun Defense Rear Handgun Defense Rear Handgun Defense (Head Target) Handgun Retention Basics In the Holster Out of the Holster: Live Side Out of the Holster: Dead Side Handgun Defense While Mounted Handgun Defense from the Guard Handgun Retention While Mounted Handgun Retention on the Ground in the Holster Ground Fighting Introduction What Are the Chances? Clever Marketing Doesn't Make it Effective Basic Fall Breaks Front Fall Break Rear Fall Break Basic Ground Fighting Defenses Effective Ground Kicks Recovery from the Ground Striking on the Ground The Mounted Escape Defeating the Mounted Strike Guard Escape Top Position Bottom Position Figure Four Lock The Silent Backup Weapon The ""Unofficial"" Backup Weapon A Private or Official Action? The Force Continuum Up Close and Personal Edged Weapon Carry Deploying to the Target Training Considerations Targets From the Neck Up From the Neck to Waist From the Waist Down Drills Types of Drills Fatigue Drills Aggression Drills Sensory Deprivation/Overload Drills Examples of Drills Interview Stance Drill #1 Interview Stance Drill #2 Defensive Stance Drill #1 Defensive Stance Drill #2 Defensive Stance Drill #3 Straight Punch Drill #1 Palm Heel Strike Drill #1 Hammer Fist Drill #1 Elbow Strike Drill #1"

Reviews

My name is Dave Behrend, and I have worked in the capacity as both a local law enforcement officer (LEO) and federal agent for the past 25 years. My law enforcement experiences have provided me with the knowledge and experience to have taught these disciplines to thousands of local, state, federal and international police officers.a I too, have participated in the execution and planning of hundreds of search and arrest warrants dealing with large numbers of violent and well-armed offenders, and I have years of operational undercoveraexperiences, all stemming from a myriad of investigative activities. aI have personally been involved in many high risk encounters, all of which I survived, in other words -- I won.a I credit these wins to the outstanding training I have received over the years, training like what Tzviel (BK) Blankchtein of Masada Tactical, Inc. presents.a I truly believe these innovative and contemporary law enforcement survival techniques, and the novel defensive countermeasures developed and presented by BK in his work titledaSurvival Training for Law Enforcement - Israeli Combat System for the Urban Warrior significantly enhances the level of protection and safety for law enforcement officers, especially given the multiplying dangers that officers face in today's turbulent world.a It is unique and relevant to the world of officer safety and survival -- exactly the type of survival training that will keep cops alive. Remember, always train to win. --David L. Behrend, Jr. M.Sc., CPP, President, Global Decisions Incorporated, A Risk Management and Risk Mitigation Company

I truly believe these innovative and contemporary law enforcement survival techniques, and the novel defensive countermeasures developed and presented ... significantly enhance the level of protection and safety for law enforcement officers, especially given the multiplying dangers that officers face in today's turbulent world. [The book] is unique and relevant to the world of officer safety and survival -- exactly the type of survival training that will keep cops alive. --David L. Behrend, Jr. M.Sc., CPP, President Global Decisions Incorporated, A Risk Management and Risk Mitigation Company

Author Information

"Tzviel ""BK"" Blankchtein served in the Israeli Defense Forces as an infantry reconnaissance team member. His expertise includes firearms, tactical operations, hand-to-hand combat, amphibious assaults, operational security in hostile areas, and intelligence and counterintelligence operations. He has worked as a consultant designing training programs for military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Domestically, Blankchtein is currently a Lead Defensive Tactics instructor for the State of Maryland police training program and operates a tactical training facility, Masada Tactical, in the Baltimore metro area. Ann R. Bumbak has served in many law enforcement roles, from field training officer with the Dallas Police Department to undercover antiterrorist operative after 9/11, and finally, as a program development consultant for national and international law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Bumbak has a range of certifications in firearms, defensive tactics, and physical fitness training disciplines and writes extensively on law enforcement training issues."

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