Southnar'c ECQC Class - July 26-28, Cleveland

[Tom Fineis]

It's probably around a 5 hour drive for most of you guys in IN, but this is a great class and something I think everyone should take at least once. RCS is not hosting or involved in this class, and I'll be at another training even that weekend but I hope to drop in on Friday at least. People have been known to leave with more VG2's than they came with.

Shivworks - Extreme Close Quarter Concepts - July 2013 - Cleveland



Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC)



The ShivWorks Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC) course is a two and a half day (20 hours) block of instruction which focuses on a multi-disciplinary approach to building functional, combative handgun skills at zero to five feet. The course is designed to instill core concepts of seamless integration and provide the platform for aggressive problem solving during a life or death struggle. A heavy emphasis is placed upon commonality of body mechanics between skill sub-sets, which means that all combative software is reinforcing. Once the student’s skill sets are initially ingrained, the participant will be stress inoculated with force on force drills utilizing marking cartridges and protective equipment.

Instructor: Craig Douglas aka "SouthNarc"
Class dates: July 26th - July 28th, 2013
Cost: $450
Range Fee: TBD
Location: A & A Shooting Club
Class size: Maximum 18 students

Topics covered include:

Day One (4 hours):
Criminal Assault Paradigm
Unequal Initiative Events
Managing Unknown Contacts
Practical Unarmed Combat

Day Two (8 hours):
Introduction to the components of the Combative Drawstroke
Building the #2 position in live-fire
Firing throughout the horizontal line of presentation
Off-hand fending positions
Default position
Basic empty hand blows
Theory of in-fight weapon access
Grounded basics

Day Three (8 hours):
Challenging the potential attacker
Preemptive weapon access
Multiple attackers
Negotiating the F.U.T.
ECQ Handgun retention in holster
ECQ handgun retention out of holster
Handgun recovery
Handgun striking


Weapon & Gear Class Requirements:

Reliable handgun
Minimum two (2) magazines
Quality holster and magazine pouches.
275 rounds of ammunition
Heavy sweatshirt or soft body armor
Mouthpiece and cup
Seasonal weather gear
Ballistic Eye protection
Ear protection
Weapon lubrication and cleaning supplies.
Good attitude


This class is not recommended for beginning shooters and prior documented firearms training requiring holster work or instructor approval is required. Students should be relatively fit as this is a contact class. Most of the latter half of each day will be spent utilizing marking cartridges and FIST helmets, to allow the students to gain confidence in applying their newly acquired skills against moving aggressive opponents.

Instructor: Craig Douglas aka "SouthNarc" is a retired 21 year police officer and former commander of his agency’s SWAT team. Craig was a full-time police officer from 1990-2011 and held line assignments in corrections, patrol, narcotics, investigations, and has been a narcotics group supervisor. He was also the primary defensive tactics instructor at the Southern Regional Public Safety Institute from 1992-1999 and has personally trained over five thousand police officers at the academy level. Craig has extensive operational experience in an undercover capacity which is reflected heavily in the Extreme Close Quarter Concepts coursework. Craig has a thirty year background in Philippine, Indonesian, Brazilian, and Japanese martial arts and is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He has been conducting training in the private sector in the U.S. and abroad for the past 8 years.


Point of Contact: bradkidd@windstream.net

 

[jaschutz79]

Planning on going to the class in Elkhart IN. Closer than Cleveland

 

[iChokePeople]

When is Elkhart?

 

[Shay]

As Tom wrote, every serious student of defense should take this class. It isn't easy, but it's important.

 

[esrice]

When is Elkhart?

September 13-15, 2013

2013 Training Schedule | ShivWorks

Looks like Tinman is hosting.

 

[Gabriel]

September 13-15, 2013

2013 Training Schedule | ShivWorks

Looks like Tinman is hosting.

Figures. That's the same dates as the INGO grind in. That's very close to me.

Not sure my wife would be too thrilled about me going to any more shooting schools this year anyway.

 

[cedartop]

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Not sure my wife would be too thrilled about me going to any more shooting schools this year anyway.

Would it help to know it isn't really a shooting class?

 

[Gabriel]

Would it help to know it isn't really a shooting class?

LOL. It isn't that. I've been gone to classes for four weeks this year already and have three more weeks scheduled to be gone (plus I want to do an Appleseed this year despite .22 being hard to get a hold of). That leaves my wife home with our newborn, three year old, and dogs. I think I'd be pushing it too much to sign up for more classes.

 

[cedartop]

LOL. It isn't that. I've been gone to classes for four weeks this year already and have three more weeks scheduled to be gone (plus I want to do an Appleseed this year despite .22 being hard to get a hold of). That leaves my wife home with our newborn, three year old, and dogs. I think I'd be pushing it too much to sign up for more classes.

I hear ya. My wife works every other weekend. I usually schedule to teach or take classes every weekend she is not working. She gets a little tired of this.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I just sent this class info to two of my brothers in law.

Both in LE, one lives in Cleveland.

I asked them to pass it along to their buddies.

-J-

 

[Tom Fineis]

I just sent this class info to two of my brothers in law.

Both in LE, one lives in Cleveland.

I asked them to pass it along to their buddies.

-J-

Thanks for spreading the word. Craig comes to Indiana every year and I know some of you are quite familiar with his coursework. I posted here in case somebody couldn't make the IN dates or knew people in CLE. I hope your brother(s) can make the class. If the one in LE ever needs help with some off duty gear, you know where to find me.