Functional Combatives Institute

Maintaining gear is as important as training with your gear and tools!
Getting the buffer springs and weights dialed in, is like tuning up an hot rod sports car . Ended up using a red Sprinco spring and a H2 buffer .

Building basics and fundamentals

A retractable baton is a viable self protection impact weapon. Can easily be carried on your body or the side of door in your vehicle as examples. Only use as a force multiplier! If deadly force is warranted such as against a knife 🔪 as another example.

1. Never violate the four firearm basic safety rules! 2. As Mr Lovell advises, always keep checking in on your selector switch!

The art of biting! Most people laugh or scoff at it. However as someone try’s to put you in an arm bar and you start shredding the inside of their thigh. It will cause a distraction in their attempt and allow you to regain the offensive momentum and/or escape!

If you can’t run, The goal is to close the gap and bring in the bodies most effective weapons. The Knees, elbows, and headbutts! Often we use a “straight blast” to crash that center line by over whelming them to gain our attachment to deliver the goods, which is to stop the threat!