Tonight we worked on Kapap Gun Disarming. We started inside the ac talking about awareness, distance, timing, relationship, position of hands, 2 points of contact, pull and push, relative position, body structure, presssure points and other topics. Then we went to the matt and worked slow. Then we did our 'take-the-ball-from-him' stress drill, and some other goodies like our now-famous Salamandra, rolls, sprints, rope climbing, and more. When everyone was exhausted we did more disarming... this time much faster and with immediate reaction. After that, we did a good 6 scenarios that involved real life situations. Please share your thoughts from tonight's work!

Tonight we had a special guest from out of town, our Systema friend Bill Parravano. Thank you Bill for visiting us and sharing your knowledge! We started with a great warm up, first doing some breath work and then combining it with 'soft' and smooth movement on the ground.

We then went to the parking lot and started working in and around the cars:
-Familiarization with your vehicle: the different angles and how they can help you or limit you in different situations. Getting in and out of the various seats in one quick movement. Moving inside the car and using the seat belt. Getting out and taking low cover as quickly as possible. Opening the door and getting into the driver seat as quickly as possible (with high heart beat and then with vertigo...). 
-Familiarization with the street asphalt. Soft and smooth movement on the ground. Rolls, up and down, movement.
-Knife/Gun defense situations in and around the car.
-"Help your friend escape drill" - how to remove the threat from your friend in one quick and precise movement (without getting him slashed or stabbed). 

We finally ended up inside with a good 'walking massage' to relax the psyche (and the body). 

So what did you like tonight and what were some of the things you learned?

Ok guys, we're going live! This blog will be the place where you can 'hang around' after training and share ideas from the courses we offer here at Technon Tactical. View it as your own personal AAR (after-action review) Lounge!
 
The goal is to enhance your own experience and understanding by enabling this element of 'collective learning' where you will be able to share your thoughts on a specific course/class, provide your feedback and share with others what you liked, what you had challenges with, what you learned, what you could have done differently... and more! The sky is the limit!

I encourage you to share your experience with the group after every training session and read what others have to say. It will give you other angles, ideas and lessons that you can then check out or apply in the next session.

Let the information/experience sharing begin!