Defensive tactics your officers will actually use.
In-service and DTAC instructor training built for real encounters, not liability-driven choreography. Led by James Hiromasa, a Colorado POST subject-matter expert who oversees the state's law enforcement academies, and Michael Miller, 29 years in law enforcement and SWAT and co-author of The Modern Gunfighter. The goal is simple: fewer use-of-force incidents, better officer safety, and training that holds up in court.
For agencies
Turnkey training for departments short on time, staff, and budget.
DTAC Instructor Certification
Certify your own defensive-tactics instructors to deliver training in-house, on your schedule, to your standards.
In-Service Training
We bring the curriculum and the reps. Blocks built around the calls your officers actually run.
Use-of-Force Risk Reduction
Principle-based techniques officers can perform under stress, that hold up on camera and in a report.
Built by people who did the job
POST subject-matter-expert oversight and 29 years of law enforcement and SWAT experience behind every drill.
Why it holds up on the street
Most defensive tactics programs teach techniques for the demo. We train the fight your officers actually get.
Built for the recognition gap
A suspect with a weapon already in hand can act in about a quarter second. The brain needs about a third of a second just to recognize the threat. We train to close that gap instead of pretending it is not there.
Scenario based, in real conditions
Duty gear, verbal aggression, confined space, from behind, hands already on you. The subconscious brain has to recognize the situation before it can run the right response, so we train the situation.
Principles over memorized techniques
Under stress the brain cannot shop a menu of forty techniques. We train instinctive reactions and principles that work across attacks, so officers act instead of freeze.
Firearms and hands, trained as one
The firearms world and the defensive tactics world never talked to each other. That separation was the problem. We train seamless transitions between fighting and gunfighting, in both directions.
For your training officer
Can you train on site?
Yes. We bring the training to your agency, on your schedule and in your environment, because the environment is part of the training.
Can it be tailored to our policies and use of force framework?
Yes. We build around your policies, your gear, and the calls your officers actually run, not a generic template. Tell us what they are facing and we will build to it.
Who is teaching this?
People who did the job. The law enforcement curriculum is led by instructors with decades on the street, SWAT and task force experience, and a Colorado POST subject matter expert overseeing the standard.
How do we start?
Request training below. Tell us your agency, roughly how many officers, and what you are trying to fix. We will get you the details fast.
For agencies & units
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In-service, instructor certifications, or group training for your department or unit. Tell us what you need and we'll get you the details fast.
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