CQB is, by definition, an 'Oh Shit' Skillset

Many bad people will try to put their hands on you - soon.  That's how they begin to arrest you.  That's how they begin to rape you.  That's how they begin to kill you.

 

In most real-world violent encounters, unless you are kitted-up and already on patrol, you will have to fight to your weapon.

Weapon of choice should be a Chevrolet at high speed, hitting your enemy in his back, while you accelerate.

Never ignore your rifle skills, your handgun skills, your SUT skills.  CQB is simply one more skillset you need if you plan to survive, prevail, and protect your loved ones.  It is indispensable - but do not think for a single moment I am telling you to forget rifle skills with Mosby or others - you need it all.

Your rifle should always be ready for deployment.  Your sidearm should always be ready to go.  Your blades should always be within reach and razor sharp.  And your body must always be prepared

Ask any senior NCO - in a combat scenario if you need to draw your pistol you already f'd up and left your rifle out of reach, or your position is being overrun and you don't have time to reload your rifle.

Hardcore vets who have seen more shit than they'd like to remember will tell you the truth - no matter how well you plan and prepare, there will come a moment when your rifle and pistol run dry and you don't have time to reload, or you are out of position, or the enemy simply overwhelms your position with numbers - and you go to blades or empty hands.

In the everyday world, CQB will often be the first recourse - when you are in Wal-Mart or walking down the street, and you suddenly find yourself in a confrontation, someone is usually in your face and in your personal space before your brain registers that you need a pistol in your hand.  Thus, you usually must fight to your weapon.

That's when CQB comes into play.

When you need CQB (hopefully never) you'd better have the skills, or you are dead.  If you can't get two 200 pound men off your wrists, you can't pull your sidearm.  If you can't handle that baseball bat being swung at your head, you won't have a chance to clear leather.  If you can't handle that linebacker-sized Crip who wraps you up into a good-old-fashioned tackle to the street, good luck pulling that sweet Glock from the small of your back.

When you need CQB it is almost always because your preferred methods of killing the enemy are not available to you at the moment.

So, what will you learn in the III CQB course?  I have been asked by several people I respect tremendously to give a thumbnail sketch of what you can expect if you take my CQB class.  Fair enough.  But please understand that I am not going to go into too much detail, for the same reason I am not building a DVD/YouTube video - I do not want potential adversaries to know what skills you have in your quiver.

1) Whether you have never thrown a punch in anger or you are an accomplished MMA fighter, you will walk away from this class with new skills.

2)This course is one of craft and technique.  Whether you are a man or woman, fit or overweight, even handicapped, you will be able to execute this program.

3) This is NOT a "martial arts" class with exotic flying leaps or convoluted defensive steps, and you don't need to know how to hammer a nail into a tree with your forehead.

4) You will learn a few basics such as: How to fall without spraining your wrist or cracking your skull.  You'll learn how to avoid punches, kicks and weapons.  You'll learn the absolutely vital aspect of range. 

5) You will learn how to avoid having the enemy break your bones, and you will learn to break his.

6) You will learn to choke him out, tie his arms into pretzel shapes, or kill him - your choice.

7) You will learn how to avoid his preliminary attack and then break contact (That means run like hell to get away from the big, mean bastard)

8) You will learn how to cover the back of your Team members.  CQB fighting in a group is NOT a disorganized and ugly bit of chaos - you will learn to fight effectively as a group.

9) You will learn to fight to your weapons - blades, sidearms, longarms, and how to incorporate them at point blank range in the middle of your CQB action.

10) At the end of this course you will be able to defeat any man or woman who dares put hands on you.

There is more.  Detailing it here would be imprudent.  All students will run through competency drills with me to ensure you have mastered the techniques.  If you graduate the class, you will earn an official patch for your uniform.  More importantly, you will earn the knowledge that you are ready to defend your life, and the lives of those near you, if you must.

Kerodin
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