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Course detail: Alternative Lethal Force for Officers: Knife Defense - Train the Trainer
This two-day course will educate participants and provide the knowledge to instruct the Alternative Lethal Force for Officers: Knife Defense training. Participants will be prepared to teach the requirements and standards for best practices. This training will familiarize the undercover officer with the selection, carry and use of a knife when, due to the covert nature of the mission, a firearm cannot be worn or is positioned in such a way it cannot be quickly deployed.
The legal, policy, and use of force considerations of knives used by law enforcement will be examined to provide a framework for officers to decide the relevance of this ancient tool to the unique needs of the modern undercover law enforcement officer. Officers will explore uses and defenses against the knife through lectures and hands-on exercises.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend University of Kansas sponsored events. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in an event, please email KLETC or call 620.694.1400 at least three weeks before the first day of the event. Some events may require notice earlier than three weeks and require you contact a specific individual; if so, that information is provided in the event-specific information.
Core Competencies:
- Participants will be able to decide upon prescribed courses of action or techniques that will provide a greater level of safety in a variety of environments, events, and situations.
Objectives:
- Successfully demonstrate self-defense techniques with a knife.
- Understand the laws and policies that govern the use of a knife in a self-defense situation
- Evaluate the knife's role in law enforcement from an operational and legal perspective with a consideration of state law, federal law and department policy.
- Identify features of a good "police use" knife and demonstrate general safe knife handling skills.
- Analyze various knife draws and grips to assess which techniques work for them and their equipment.
- Conduct exercises to allow them to identify and differentiate various angles when both using and defending against the knife.
- Recognize the speed, time, and distance between themselves and attackers as related to deploying their knife or defending against an edged weapon attack.
- Employ methods of integrating empty hand and police duty knife skills
Instructional Methods:
- Lecture
- Hands-On Exercises
Who Should Attend:
- Law Enforcement
Course Requirements:
- 100 % participation
Fitness Requirements and Expectations: ACTIVE
