Firearms & Fighting

Today Team B started off with firearms in the morning and arrest control in the afternoon.

We are approaching the half way point in our firearms training and are learning some really cool stuff. We had a night shoot two nights ago which was awesome, manipulating a flashlight and shooting at the same time is a whole new experience for me but it was a lot of fun.

Today we ran through our POST course at the range. This is a timed drill taken a number of different shots from various positions and incorporating reloads and weapons malfunctions. We also got into some tactical drills shooting steel targets, suspect identity and two man shooting drills which were a blast!

After lunch we started our Arrest Control class. We reviewed our holds and takedowns along with handcuffing techniques and then moved on to the basic elements of ground defense; break falls and body weight techniques. Class was great and a lot of fun, not to mention a great work out! Rolling around on the floor trying to kick each other was probably the most interesting, not to mention tiring. One minute fighting on the floor can really take it out of you, certainly proved to me how much better in shape I need to get. It is important to learn how to defend ourselves from the ground as a lot of people anymore train in mix martial arts and the styles associated with UFC style tournaments.