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Pictures- 3/12/04
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Comal County Sheriffs Dept. Apprehension Techniques/ Control Tactics Seminar Notes. With Vincent
Fields on 3/12/04
STRETCHING
In addition to your usual stretches;
- Big arm circles, front and backwards (for rotator cuffs)
- Head rotations, both ways (for neck)
- Standing, legs in a V, bend to one side, touch other toes… stretch… stay down and turn out…
stretch up… turn further… stretch.
- Butterfly stretches (for groin)
- Roll backs, go to each side slowly, put feet and knees on the ground behind you. After that hold
the roll back position, walk back and forth from side to side (for neck and back)
- On back, big circles in and out with knees (for cartilage in knees)
WARM UPS
- Shadow Boxing
- Knee tap game (2nd half of the round, “it counts” = push ups for each touch)
- Takedowns only, back and forth, 25% resistance, don’t do the same one twice
- Submission grappling, back and forth, 25% resistance, don’t do the same submission twice.
Perfect, slow form)
STRIKING RANGE
- Action/ reaction demonstration
- Offense/ defense striking drill against a wall
CLINCHING/ TAKEDOWNS
Low Clinch
- Work to bodylock then takedown. (Head forward or ear on heart) Always pass to sidemount ASAP.
- If opponent resists your arm threading inside, reach outside and either;
o Crumple over
o Lateral drop
- Double Leg Takedown (Head up & in center at opponent’s belt level, penetration step, pull from the
back of his knees.
- Sprawl
- If opponent sprawls, walk back & sit out quickly (Avoid knees!), take his back. If one side doesn’t
work, immediately go to the other.
Reach over to standing downward shoulder lock;
o Use a wall, turn till he’s face first in the wall, or;
o Trip to takedown
High Clinch
o Switching. Fight to plum clinch
§ Head in temple takedown
· If it fails, shoot a DLT
§ Short arm scissor takedown
§ Standing downward shoulder lock (same as low clinch)
o Duck Under to side choke (coffee cup in saucer or lever up). Or;
§ He resists side choke, your other arm reaches around to rear naked (choke or face crank). You
bend his knee with your own and pull him down/ back.
Standing jump to front guillotine (Vice grip by dropping shoulder, legs back to prevent takedown)
- Choke out with a standing front guillotine
- Walk back and down for a takedown, end in front top turtle position.
GRAPPLING
Side Mount/ Top
- Elbow and knee strikes (In a worst case scenario)
- Get cobra choke position by pushing his nearside arm across his centerline with my hand and
chest.
- Far side downward shoulder crank
o Switch to top wrist lock
Side Mount/ Bottom
- Shrimping drill
- Shrimping in action- turn to get guard
- Pull opponent over (turn towards him, use nearside elbow, pull his far lat, roll him over).
Modified Scarf Hold
- Crossface back of head, slide knee under, “beat” both of his arms. Keep your chest centered and
your weight on him.
- Submissions: Crossface and step over to;
o Far armbar
o Near armbar
o Triangle choke
o Kick his head off (neck break)
o Headward hold down position;
Headward hold down position
- Straight armbar
- Downward shoulder crank, turn suspect over
Bottom Guard
- Defend strikes (high, tight guard, turn to either side)
- Downward Kimura with Kangaroo kick
o If opponent pushes into you, turn and sweep. Or;
o Turn back to your other side and guillotine/ neck crank
- Basic armbar
- Armbar drill
Top Guard
- Neck crank to open guard (don’t get arm-barred)
- Basic break (sit back low and wide, 1 knee in the center, needle your elbow through his thigh)
- Basic passing; (over, under, or around). After the basic break, reach under the same side leg,
reach around to his far collar, keep your other elbow back, pass.
Top Turtle (Cracking the turtle)
- Elbow in his back & crossface to break him down, get rear mount.
- Crossface, neck crank submission. Now use pain compliance to cuff him.
Rear Mount, Opponent is on Stomach
- Get hooks in. Lift pants.
- Rear naked choke. DON’T CRUSH THE THROAT! Cut off both carotid arteries with your bicep and
radius bone. Release when the suspect stops resisting… don’t hold it on long (5 to 10 seconds
maximum of actual squeezing time).
- Sneaky choke entry.
- Entries to rear naked choke.
o Inject needle in back of neck, circle thumb around.
Submission Grappling Practice
“Cops” drill
- 1 on 1
- 1 on 2 (Move, use your opponent as a shield from the 2nd man, injure them quickly)
- 2 on 1
o Work as a team. COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE!!
o Surround the suspect, don’t let him line the officers up and use 1 as a shield.
o Both officers engage the suspect and work for the takedown & submission. Be careful not to
injure the suspect, as he will likely not understand what submission can do to him. Introduce him to a
little pain slowly and carefully.
o The first officer to get a submission is now in verbal command of the situation and uses verbal
directions and pain compliance to have the suspect put his arms behind his back, into cuffing position.
He must speak clearly with specific directions. Ex. “Put your right arm behind your back right now and I
will stop this pain.” At this time the other officer abandons his submission attempt and moves to put the
cuffs on the suspects.
o Once the initial submission is on that officer doesn’t let it go. He immediately lets his partner
know and constantly keeps the threat of the submission on in order to keep the suspect from resisting
further.
o Chokes and shoulder crank submissions are preferred. Small joint, knee, and foot submissions
will likely lead to a break/ serious injury in which the subject doesn’t understand what is happening and
doesn’t stop resisting, causing his own bone or joint to break.
o Again, COMMUNICATE! With both your partner and the suspect. You have to constantly tell the
suspect what to do. Normal volume, clear voice and specific directions are better than chaotic yelling,
especially when you have a submission hold on and are giving directions to the suspect. A resisting
suspect will obey your commands due to the pain of the submission, not just because you order him.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
The techniques shown in this seminar vary in their level of force, from techniques that takedown and
subdue, to those that cause serious injury & permanent disfigurement, to those that cause death. They
are to be used in accordance with your departmental regulations, using only the minimal amount of force
necessary.
Submissions can be used to cause serious injury or death, but due to liability issues it is ideal to use
them as pain compliance techniques that lead to handcuffing with no injuries. You should always use
the least amount of force necessary to end the situation. Deadly force should only be used as a last
resort when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be employed. This will require you to put
in regular training time apprehending suspects who are resisting your attacks and attempting their own,
so you gain real world skills at dealing with these physical confrontations without causing injuries.
Being realistically good at apprehending resisting opponents takes a lot of time spent actually practicing
resisting opponents. (Duh) There’s no mystical secret, it just takes smart, hard work and lots of it. The
more time you spend in realistic training the better you will be.
When training, be very careful not to injure your partners. One of your main goals should be to get
better at dealing with real situations where someone is trying hard to hurt you or resist your
apprehension attempts. When you are close to being submitted tap out quickly and go back to the
drawing board to figure out what you did wrong in training; don’t fight it to the point where you feel
pain. If someone doesn’t tap out quick enough in training, don’t hurt them; talk to them about it. These
are VERY IMPORTANT points that will prevent you from many frustrating injuries if you pay attention to
them. Have no egos or attitudes when training!! One of the best ways to learn is to get beat, so don’t
let it frustrate you!
I highly encourage you to begin regularly training in some realistic type of apprehension techniques or
Mixed Martial Arts program if you are not already doing so. You can make training a part of your regular
schedule and your apprehension techniques/ fighting skills will dramatically increase very quickly, along
with your strength, conditioning, flexibility, and confidence. The number of injuries that you cause and
receive on the job will decrease as well, since you’ll be apprehending people in training on a regular
basis without injuring them. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you see results!
I’d love to hear any questions, comments, or feedback you may have. Check my website for future
seminar and events. Thank you for your time and God bless!
Vincent Fields
Mixed Martial Arts/ Street Self-Defense/
Apprehension Techniques Training
www.vincentfields.com
Removed notes (We did not go over these techniques in the first seminar)
Low Clinch
Arm drag, go behind
o If fails, shoot a DLT.
o Fall back softly and take back
o Secure arm, trip forward to injure shoulder
Lift & slams:
- Step to the outside of his front leg; reach around with your far hand and grab his waist and your
near hand grabs from the outside, under his front leg. Pull/ spin him with your far hand and lift with
your front.
- Step to the inside of his front leg; Your head is on the side of his stomach, your far arm reaches
around his waist, your near arm goes elbow deep under his knee. POP YOUR HIPS! Lift & slam.
- Grab his front knee with both hands, lift and pull it back for a takedown.
Bottom Guard
- Hold his head with one arm, thumb gouge his eye with the other hand (extreme force)
- Sweep (Knee in his sternum)
- Opponent stands, turn, grab his leg, pull his head, roll him over.
Bring feet to his chest, push/ kick him off. Stand up properly.
Top Guard
- Neck crank to open guard (don’t get arm-barred)
- Basic break (sit back low and wide, 1 knee in the center, needle your elbow through his thigh)
- Basic passing; (over, under, or around). After the basic break, reach under the same side leg,
reach around to his far collar, keep your other elbow back, pass.
Pass #2- Break, reach under with both legs, pull opponent’s hips up, pass.
Weapons (Fancy, pre-programmed techniques rarely work)
- Spar with padded sticks and rubber daggers to see realism. Fancy stuff doesn’t work. It just
takes lots of practice!
1, 2, 3 weapons strategy: 1. Control the weapons hand, 2. Distract your opponent, 3. Disarm him.
Techniques arent as important as merely following this strategy.
