Combative Skills

Course Overview

Content

    • Start 9 AM

    • Introductions and orientation.

    • Defining what CSOs are and the legal basis for it.

    • We are conducting an area study.

    • Collecting threat intelligence in the field.

    • Entry control point operations

    • Exercises are conducted by running an entry control point, gathering threat intelligence, and an area study exercise.

    • Finish 5 PM

    • Start time 9 AM

    • Define what an interior guard is and how to design a program.

    • Learn what roadblocks and checkpoint operations are and when we do them.

    • Learn about two types of local security patrols.

    • Students will learn how to select, set, and operate an observation point.

    • Field exercises are conducted incorporating roadblocks, checkpoints, and various patrols and practicing field threat intelligence gathering.

    • Students will set up observation posts both day and night and practice using night optics.

    • Finish 5 PM

    • Start 9 AM

    • Students discuss how to develop a safe house network and how to establish and run a safe house.

    • Students learn about emergency escape and evasion plans and how to set caches.

    • Students will get a basic introduction to secure vehicle movement and movement planning.

    • Students will conduct and exercise involving secure vehicle movement.

    • Finish 5 PM

Locations and Dates

Location: TBD

Date: TBD

Description

This three-day course will immerse the students in fighting skills with empty hands, sticks, knives, and cold-firearm combat (using the firearm as a blunt weapon or with a bayonet). These skills build self-confidence and warrior spirit and give students a means of protection short of lethal force. We can build custom self-defense courses for all ages and women-specific self-defense.

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Gear Packing Checklist

Course Checklist

  1. Notebook and pen (Recommended: Rite in the Rain

  2. Quality, broken in boots

  3. Watch

  4. Headlamp or flashlight (Recommended: blue light capable)

  5. Fixed blade knife

  6. Compass (Recommended: Lensatic or Orienteering)

  7. Gloves

  8. Tarp/poncho/shelter half of some type

  9. Patrol Pack of some type

  10. Canteen/canteen cups

  11. Food for 3 days

  12. Spare socks

  13. Rain gear of some type

  14. Appropriate season clothing for moving in the wilderness

Course Book

Recommended Gear

Chest Rig

  • Should hold all your personal tactical gear for a 24-48 hour patrol period

  • I don’t recommend plate carriers for training as the added weight and heat detracts from the experience

Optics

  • We will be running OP’s, optics are a force multiplier

  • Day/night/thermal

  • We will cover some thermal mitigation and detection.

Radio

  • VHF/UHF handheld like the Baofeng

  • I can provide some if you don’t have one.

  • Earpieces and speaker mics help for security ops.

Meet the Instructor

Joe Dolio

Joe is the author of the Tactical Wisdom Series, a series of books focusing on preparedness and tactical skills for life in a Without Rule of Law situation. Joe also writes the Tactical Wisdom blog.

Joe began as a United States Marine Corps Military Policeman, specializing in investigations and dignitary protection. He went to serve as a protection specialist in corporate security and government security contracting, serving in high profile security details in all manner of environments. He is also a certified KyoSaNim (Instructor) in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do, as well as being a Krav Maga instructor. Joe has been a defensive firearms instructor for over 15 years.

He currently teaches classes throughout the country while continuing to work on the Tactical Wisdom Series.