Programs

The academy will offer two primary tiers of training:

Lawman’s Black Belt Academy provides professional training programs and services designed to support law enforcement officers, instructors, and agencies in developing effective defensive tactics capabilities.
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Officer Skills Courses

Officer Skills Courses are designed for individual officers who want to improve their ability to safely and effectively control resistant subjects. This course focuses on practical techniques that officers can apply immediately in real world encounters.

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Instructor Development Course

Instructor Development Courses are designed for law enforcement trainers responsible for teaching defensive tactics within their agencies. This program builds upon the techniques taught in the Officer Skills Course while also focusing on effective instruction and program development.
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Consulting Services

Lawman’s Black Belt Academy also offers consulting services for agencies seeking to strengthen or modernize their defensive tactics programs.

 

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Host a Course

Lawman’s Black Belt Academy partners with law enforcement agencies and training organizations to host courses at their facilities. Hosting a course allows agencies to provide quality defensive tactics training to their personnel while minimizing travel costs and increasing access to training.

The academy will offer two primary tiers of training:

Lawman’s Black Belt Academy provides professional training programs and services designed to support law enforcement officers, instructors, and agencies in developing effective defensive tactics capabilities.
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Officer Skills Courses

Officer Skills Courses are designed for individual officers who want to improve their ability to safely and effectively control resistant subjects. This course focuses on practical techniques that officers can apply immediately in real world encounters.

Training emphasizes positional control, safe transitions, and the ability to manage resistance while using the minimum level of force necessary. Officers will learn a streamlined and systematic approach to controlling subjects both standing and on the ground, including managing subjects who attempt to escape, resist, or transition positions.

The Officer Skills Course is suitable for officers of all experience levels.

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Instructor-Level Courses

Developed for officers responsible for training within their agencies. These courses will span three to four days and emphasize instructional methodology, safety management, scenario development, and performance evaluation.
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Instructor-Level Courses

Developed for officers responsible for training within their agencies. These courses will span three to four days and emphasize instructional methodology, safety management, scenario development, and performance evaluation.