Vanguard Level One Instructor Course Breakdown
The SSGT Vanguard Level One Instructor and Student Courses are broken down into seven (7) Categories as follows:
- Common Grab Defense – against wrist grabs, throat grabs, hair grabs and lapel grabs in a standing position.
- Headlock Defense – against a rear headlock, front headlock and side head-locks both standing & on the ground.
- Bear-hug Defense – against front over and under the arms and rear over and under the arms.
- Tackle Defense – against double leg and single leg tackles.
- Striking & Knife Defense – against various strikes and cutting instruments.
- Escaping From The Bottom (ground) – escapes from the mounted position and side positions.
- Controlling A Grounded Subject From The Top – various controlling techniques designed to enable the officer to place the subject into a position for handcuffing.