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Suicide/Homicide Bomber: Can You Defend It?

I pray you never meet him. Chances are, however, that suicide/homicide attacks will be taking place in the United States in the near future. This column is too short for me to dwell into the history of suicide/homicide bombers, and to reference the many documented suicide bomber incidents that took place worldwide. The reality is that the United States [...]

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The Fine Line Between Liability in Training and Liability Due to Failure to Train

This column will be a tad different than previous ones.  I will get back to introducing skills and tactics next time.  I do feel that this is an important topic to discuss, especially from a DT Instructor’s standpoint. I work with various LE agencies and officers in many different assignments, from patrol, to investigations, to [...]

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Tactical Application of Ground Fighting

Ground fighting is the latest rage. Every grappler, Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and wrestler thinks that if he can take the fight to the ground, he will win. There are, however, a few inherent problems with this approach:

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Edged Weapon Defenses in Extreme Close Proximity

Defending against an edged weapon is one skill which, no matter how proficient you are in executing, you will choose to avoid. No matter how good of a fighter you are, dealing with an edged weapon will most likely result in cuts, lacerations, and possibly stabs. Of those, the stabs are the most risky due [...]

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Handgun Defense Against a Wall

One of the most dangerous tasks law enforcement personnel faces is disarming a suspect armed with a handgun; in my last post I offered my approach to disarming a suspect threatening with a handgun to the front of the body.  In this column I would discuss an alternative when movement is limited due to space and environmental [...]

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Handgun Defense from the Front

Since in my last post I used the defense against a threat with a handgun as an example, it only makes sense I will post on how I would address this situation. It seems today as though each instructor has his own take on how a defense against the presence of a handgun should be executed.  [...]

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Defensive Tactics and the True Needs of Police Officers

Let me introduce myself: my name is BK Blankchtein.  I am originally from Israel where I served in the Israeli Defense Forces, and among the various positions I held I was also a hand-to-hand combat instructor.  I own a training company in MD, and spend most of my time as the Lead DT Instructor for [...]

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