This class has been put together as a collaboration between Reuben Alvarez and David Acosta Jr in hopes to provide students with a general understanding of what it means to “fight” when armed. The curriculum will take a systematic and progressive approach covering many details including, but not limited to; gear selection/setup, ranges, tools, striking, grappling, and contextually appropriate techniques and procedures that allow for a practical degree of a balance when developing your methodology for combatives.

This course DOES NOT require students to “spar”, “grapple”, “wrestle” or “role”. Students have the freedom to use their discretion and participate as much or as little as they feel is best for them. If there are blocks of training that a student wishes to only watch/listen, that is completely understandable and absolutely acceptable. This course serves as a baseline curriculum intended to lay a foundation that will support future modules of training which will progressively include pressure testing in the form of a controlled opposing-force. The curriculum taught in this program will allow you to add to or subtract from your preexisting self-defense strategies and system.

***This course DOES ENCOURAGE participation in some of the pressure testing portions where students will be afforded the opportunity to participate in “force on force” drills. This course DOES NOT REQUIRE students to “spar”, “grapple”, “wrestle” or “role”. Students have the freedom to use their discretion and participate as much or as little as they feel is best for them. If there are blocks of training that a student wishes to only watch/listen, that is completely understandable and absolutely acceptable. This course serves as a baseline curriculum intended to lay a foundation that will support future modules of training which will progressively include pressure testing in the form of a controlled opposing-force. The curriculum taught in this program will allow you to add to or subtract from your preexisting self-defense strategies and system.***

NOTE: The following items will be available for each student to use if they do not already possess their own:

• 1x AmTac or Headhunter Training blade & sheath
• 1x Rapid-Stop Training Tourniquet
• 1 x Muay Thai pad

REQUIRED ITEMS:

• Minimum of 250 rounds of appropriate caliber pistol ammo
• Pistol
• Concealable magazine (at least 3 magazines)
• Quality concealed kydex-type holster that can be securely mounted outside/inside the waistband.
• Quality belt
• Appropriate clothing for weather (try to keep it consistent with what you wear day to day that can conceal your tools)
• EDC flashlight
• Eye protection (Tinted/Clear Lenses)
• Hearing protection
• Note taking material
• Wide-tipped Sharpie style marker
• Hydrating drinks / snacks / food
• Firearm cleaning / maintenance gear
• Sunblock / bug spray (any other “comfort” items)

RECOMMENDED but NOT required:

• Blue gun or SIRT pistol (Consistent w/ your make/model and fits your pistol holster)
• EDC training blade & sheath (Consistent w/ your make/model that fits your live blade)
• Training tourniquet that matches your live tourniquet
• 1 x Muay Thai pad