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Articlesby James HarbisonMarch 19, 2012

Choke Escapes

MMA practitioners commonly use choking techniques to defeat their opponents. The consequences of your being "choked out" or rendered unconscious are severe for officers. Learn how to defeat the rear naked choke and guillotine choke.

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Articlesby James HarbisonJuly 21, 2011

Dynamic Takedown Techniques

When it comes to training, most of us don't get enough. So the training we do get must be practical, effective, and efficient. This article will provide you with two techniques you can use to keep yourself safe when dealing with suspects who become resistive or combative during a pat search.

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Articlesby James HarbisonMarch 28, 2011

Safe Searching: The Standing Basic Search

We search people in a variety of field situations and legal circumstances. As far as officer safety skills are concerned, I believe pat search techniques to be one of the most critical skills given too little emphasis in training, and therefore worthy of analysis.

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Articlesby James HarbisonMay 4, 2010

Functional Fitness

If you want to go to the next level and optimize your physical fitness and make it job relevant, read on.

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Articlesby James HarbisonSeptember 17, 2009

Should You Use the Punch?

The amount of resistance from a 100-pound heavy bag when you punch it at full power could cause injury if the proper punching mechanics are not employed.

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Articlesby James HarbisonApril 1, 2009

Real World Weapon Retention

Often, the techniques we teach fail to address fully the reality of a violent, unpredictable attack aimed at taking away an officer's gun. Attacks are varied and unpredictable; our responses must be the same. The key is to balance structured techniques with options and variation.

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