Putting Your Keys Between Your Fingers for Self-Defence

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I was recently tagged into a post on Facebook where I was asked for my opinion on a blog post entitled ‘Don’t Put Your Keys Between Your Fingers for Self-Defense’, which you can read here if you wish to – ‘Don’t Put Your Keys Between Your Fingers for Self-Defense‘. The first thing I would say about the post that I … Read more

Is A Kubotan An Offensive Weapon?

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Some time ago I received the following communication from someone who took a kubotan off a member of staff who was carrying a kubotan. “I was working with a newly qualified DS on an event, only had his badge 3 months and he was on his training course and was actively taught how to use a kubotan by his instructor … Read more

A Lawyer’s Opinion On Handcuffs [Video]

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Eric Baskind, a highly qualified and competent lawyer of many years standing, has confirmed that any person in the UK can carry and use handcuffs and provided their application was ‘reasonable in the circumstances’ they would be viewed as a ‘use of force’ option, no different than physically restraining someone by manual effort.

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Achieving A Seventy-Nine Percent Reduction in Prone Restraint [Video]

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We’ve just had some phenomenal and exciting news that I wanted to share with you all as we’ve just had the data through that we have managed to reduce prone/face-down restraint by 79% for one organisation between April to December this last year. And we can help you do the same.

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Police Delays Force Private Companies To Use Handcuffs [Video]

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More private companies, including hospitals, are either using or considering using, handcuffs, due to police delays.

Next BTEC Level 3 Handcuff and Softcuff Trainer Award Course is on the 6th and 15th March – https://nfps.info/btec-level-3-handcuff-trainer-award-courses-2019/

Next BTEC Level 3 Soft Restraint Belt and Kit Trainer Award Course is on the 6th and 15th March – https://nfps.info/soft-restraint-kit-trainer-course/

Learn The Best Kept Secret To Reducing Sexual Assaults on Women on University Campuses

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A landmark research study has proven that teaching women self-defence tactics reduces the risk of sexual assault. Recently a UK research study, the largest conducted on sexual violence and harassment at UK universities, reported in the Guardian newspaper in February this year, reported that more than half of UK students say they have faced unwanted sexual behaviour but only a … Read more

Why Disclaimers Are Not Worth The Paper They Are Written On [Video]

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Many martial arts clubs and self-defence courses ask people to sign disclaimers that basically state that if they get injured on a course, they can’t sue the instructor or the club or the company.

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Alternative Injection Site Training

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The ‘Alternative Injection Site’ Training Resource is Now Live

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How Often Should Restraint Training Be Refreshed? [Video]

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How Often Should Restraint Training Be Refreshed?

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IM Rapid Tranquilisation Injection Sites and Alternatives to Prone [Video]

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Department of Health Guidance states that “People must not be deliberately restrained in a way that impacts on their airway, breathing or circulation” and that “there must be no planned or intentional restraint of a person in a prone/face-down position on any surface, not just the floor”.

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