I was lucky enough to be able to get about 20 training reps with this scenario thanks to @kai_ozeki. I had a @nltsirt p320 and tired to posture myself and pretend I was not expecting a knife. I was still bypassing the OODA loop though, since I knew beforehand that a knife was coming out, I just didn’t know when.

Takeaways:

Things can go south very quickly.

In confined space like a hallway, the only way to guarantee you won’t be significantly stabbed in the first few seconds is to turn around and run in the opposite direction (presuming there was space to do that). The obvious problem is that by running you aren’t stopping the threat and you will eventually have to. Presuming you are able to assess what’s happening and unholster, moving laterally or standing still in a hallway resulted in us trading shots for cuts 100% of the time. Not good. Taser effectiveness is about 50% and that is presuming you have distance and time, two things you do not have in this situation. A teep or stop kick could work, but my short legs can’t keep a taller person from still reaching and stabbing me. 😂

I found that significant contact from the blade in this confirms space was least frequent by grounding myself, using my legs as wedges, and shooting from my back. It is something that would otherwise sound like a tactical mistake, but it worked much better than standing still or moving and shooting from an upright position. Shooting from your back is discussed in the #graciesurvivaltactics course and Sgt Gulla’s #arrestling course. There were still no guarantees as everything works and everything fails. What do you guys think? #police #selfdefense #fitness #trainweeklyorfightweakly

Working on some transitions with the @revgear motion master in uniform. I tried to do 20, 20 second intervals of continuous movement and it was very tiring! Torso rotation, flexion & changing direction are much harder with the belt/vest/boots (an additional 20lbs / 9kgs).

I was using the NCP-E by @blackboxcustoms_ & @the_theory_police attached to my holster. I like the tourniquet there because it frees up space on my belt. When my TQ was on my belt next to my mag pouches the plastic carrier actually broke near where the bolts are due to the cumulative effect of all the torso flexion. Sprinting and performing kicks on the heavy bag were no problem with the TQ on my holster, but I did find the bottom corner of the holder and plate occasionally jabbed into my quad when I did knee on belly, and the next day I had a nice bruise on my quad. 😂 It didn’t stop the movement but I’m going to have to figure out another place to store it. Maybe a canvas holder or I was thinking about just stuffing the TQ in my vest. Day by day🥋🚔🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #fitness #workout #jiujitsuisnotacrime #aiea #oahugrown #trainweeklyorfightweakly

In 2014 I met an amazing family at one of our shelters. They eventually got placed in housing and needed furniture and other household items for their new home. I knew there were people and organizations that were willing to help, but there was no connector to transport the larger items to them. I borrowed our property / evidence van and used it to pick up and deliver the larger items to the family, and since then we have partially or fully furnished the homes of at least 20 families in our #community, including this family who reached out to us for help a few weeks ago. I asked her to share some of her family’s story and this is what she said. Mahalo to @kendrick5o @_reeseanthony_ @puddleiii and everyone else in the community who offered to help. 🙏🏽🇺🇸🤙🏽 #police #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #thanksgiving

I’m #thankful that I’m allowed to share some of the awesome connections we make in our #community. As cool as it was to see these young ladies shredding, trust me when I say that the back story behind this session is even cooler. 🙏🏽🤙🏽 #police #streetplantbattalion #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown #skatelikeacop 🎵 @not_theking

**Do not try this without supervision from @dongulla or @raidertactical.** The first time I saw this six-beat drill was in 2008 when I attended Sgt Gulla’s #weaponretention and ground survival course. My mind: 🤯

Gulla’s Weapon Retention and Positional Shooting (GWRAPS) was created by now retired @kcsheriff Deputy Sergeant Don Gulla to address weapon retention in close quarters when the firearm is unholstered. It provides the most effective gun-out weapon retention against real resistance that I’ve ever felt and (if justified) it also provides a platform to shoot. There have been a few innovations to GWRAPS since then and if you have any questions about it I would direct you to him. It really took me a while to get the timing of the trigger pull with the strikes.

Sgt. Gulla is a true pioneer in the #defensivetactics community here in Washington and he has taught thousands of law enforcement officers around the world. GWRAPS has been incorporated into other outstanding DT courses like the #graciesurvivaltactics course at @gracieuniversityhq. In this video I am using my issued @sigsauerinc p320 Pro with Romeo1 Pro and @nightsticklighting. I used some 9mm dummy rounds from my firearms coach @buliwyf_actual to ensure that I wasn’t covering the ejection port when I racked the slide. I was worried that the raised front sight on the p320 Pro would hurt my hand during the elbow strikes but it wasn’t a problem. Lots of moving parts that combine fine and gross motor movement. Day by day. 🥋🚔🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #fitness #firearms #trainweeklyorfightweakly #oahugrown #aiea

“Jiu-jitsu is not about stopping people. #jiujitsu is about surfing people.” -@evandroskilla 🤯🥋🏄🏽‍♂️🚔🤙🏽 #bellevue #police #selfdefense #fitness #graciesurvivaltactics #trainweeklyorfightweakly

Catamaran works best with two 🛹😂🤙🏽 #tbt #police #streetplantbattalion #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #oahugrown #aiea #skatelikeacop 🎵@jeffkaale

Pretty much every time I roll with @nateorch10p, @larryperreira, @renergracie, @ryrongracie… etc. Too many others to name! 😂🤷🏽‍♂️ Tag an awesome training partner who makes you feel like this trash receptacle.🥋🤙🏽 #jiujitsu #police #selfdefense #garbage #trainweeklyorfightweakly

There are many great benefits to wearing an exterior vest, including reduced back pain, comfort, and the ability to use the carrier as a grip to potentially pull or carry injured officers. A very small drawback is the control that can be potentially obtained by someone (particular a bigger / stronger person) who gets a grip on the vest. Similar to when you grab a jiu-jitsu belt, your fingers can fully encircle and connect to your palm, making traditional gi grip breaking techniques ineffective. These specific techniques are from @clu7ch79 and the DT cadre at the @kcsheriff. While the individual actions and responses may very, they all use the same underlying principles, which are to offset the balance of the subject for a takedown, and once grounded, use the ground to break the grip(s) by rotating from the top position. Huge mahalo to my friend @kai_ozeki for letting me work on this. About half of my coworkers wear the exterior vest carriers and while the likelihood of this occurring is low, it is good to know beforehand. Day by day 🙏🏽🇺🇸🥋🚔🤙🏽 #police #jiujitsu #alavanca #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #trainweeklyorfightweakly #fitness

Caiden has only been skating for about a month and he shreds! He met @yvung17 at the @bellevueskatepark today and Jackson was super helpful with power slide and ollie tips. I had to hook them up with some stickers from @skate_surf_jitsu and @centaurhawaii and Jackson also got a sick tank top too. So good! 🛹🤙🏽 #police #skateboarding #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #streetplantbattalion #skatelikeacop 🎵 @jeffkaale

One of the most important yet under taught things in #selfdefense is distance management for punch protection from the bottom of the fight. 🥋🤙🏽 #police #jiujitsu #fitness #graciesurvivaltactics #trainweeklyorfightweakly

What happens when two guys from Oahu get together after a good training session. 😂🤷🏽‍♂️🤙🏽 #tbt #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #fitness #trainweeklyorfightweakly #oahugrown #aiea #waipahu

Give me some mats, some positive energy and let the #community engagement commence. 🙏🏽🥋🚔🤙🏽 #jiujitsu #selfdefense #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown

Working on some tactics with my team. 🤙🏽 #police #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown