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Individuals will be tested in accordance with their department's Use of Force Guidelines.

USC's Defensive Tactics Course Outline

Warm-up and stretch

Get up defensively

Forward Rolls
Rear Falls (draw weapon from ground)
Side falls
Ground defense with feet
Takedowns from ground inside and outside subject's lead leg
Front knee smash to subject's lead leg

Position of Interrogation
Position of Advantage

Rear wristlock (from position of advantage)
Hammerlock (from position of advantage)
Gooseneck (from position of advantage)
Wrist lock twist lock (from position of advantage)
Pull away to arm bar takedown (from position of advantage)
Pull up figure 4 takedown (from position of advantage)

Blocks
Blocks and Cleans (sticky hands)
Takedowns shoulder lock takedown
Rear takedown wrap/trap arm sit and spin
Lateral head displacement back control
Shirt grab wristlock takedown
Arm bar rollover arm
Leg sweeps from front inside
Outside

Boxing jab
Cross
Hook
Uppercut
Modified boxing cross (open hand) on focus pads

Elbow strikes, front
Low rear
High rear on pads and same with escape
Knee exercises then strikes on pads (knee thrusts)
Head/neck grab and control (UBCH)

Kicks front
Back
Side
Roundhouse sweep demo and practice on pads

Headlocks with escapes groin slap hand to face/chin standup sit and spin to ground
Front headlock, reach up and over, headlock then fall back
Grapevine rollover
Cross face rollover

Ground fighting,
Side mount (subject's arms up) to front semi-mount with armbar head hold
Front mount and ride, swim with figure 4
Guard and escapes
Figure 4 weapon retention from guard
Guard reversal (oompah)/cross face rollover/
Lateral head displacement
Grapevine rollover
Figure 4 neck restraint

Upper body control hold,
Modified (teacup) takedown
Full and Locked
Rollover to cuffing

Weapon retention demo/practice
Front/direct-punch/palm strike peel off and arm bar
Front across-leg sweep and arm bar
Rear forearm strike spin away peel off or arm bar
Side lean away side/roundhouse to suspect's knee
Or just grab and fall
There’s more...

ASP training Batons Weapon side reaction and straight strikes
search-cuffing contact, kneeling and prone observe and correct

The tests and techniques listed on this page are for illustrative purposes only.
Individuals will be tested in accordance with their department's Use of Force Guidelines.