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For law enforcement professionals keen on enhancing their defensive tactics against knife attacks and defensive use of duty knives, our program will improve officer responsiveness.

Program

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Develop skills to recognize and effectively prevent or counter their attempts to access weapons.

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Learn techniques to safely and effectively access your firearm during knife attacks.

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Gain skills to safely draw your duty knife under pressure and effectively counter attempts to disarm
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Learn to effectively neutralize a knife attacker while minimizing the risk of a deadly exchange.
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Learn defensive knife tactics and techniques for escalating force when a firearm is not a viable option.
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Learn defensive tactics using pens, flashlights, handcuffs, spare mags, and other readily available items..
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We train and license Defensive Tactics Trainers to teach our program. Contact Tom for more information.

We proudly serve those who serve.

Those who put their lives on the line deserve the very best defensive training from the most experienced instructor. Contact Tom today!

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Tom Sotis / LE Instructor

Tom has been a Defensive Tactics Instructor for over 30 years. His experience includes International and USA Federal, State, and Municipal Agencies. More info here.

The Defensive Knife program for Law Enforcement is endorsed by IALEFI, and will be taught at the 2025 Annual Training Conference.  More info here

In addition to his edged weapons specialty, Tom is a certified USCCA Instructor # 2365415 and NRA pistol and rifle instructor #258071315.

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