Defensive Tactics System: Student Manual

The Defensive Tactics System™ is a training program designed for public safety officers to reduce the potential of injury and liability risk when lawfully defending themselves or controlling an aggressive individual.The Defensive Tactics System™ training is intended to give the trainee the basic understanding of self-defense, use of force, controland restraint, reasonable force and basic legal definitions of force.Subjects covered include:• Use of Force• Defensive Tactics Fundamentals• Contact and Cover Positioning• Escort Strategies and Techniques• Control & Decentralization Techniques• Handcuffing Techniques• Defensive Blocking Techniques• Personal Defensive Skills & Techniques• Weapon Retention Techniques• Post Incident Response and DocumentationThis course provides training and education that is designed to empower officers, increase awareness, knowledge, skills and actions with regard to use of force, control and restraint, self-defense, anddefending others with defensive tactics strategies and techniques.