Impact Weapons Instructor Manual: A Comprehensive Law Enforcement Training and Legal Reference for Baton Use, Use of For, (Paperback)

<p>The complete instructor reference for baton and impact weapon training - covering every common law enforcement impact weapon platform under one cover, structured for the way certified instructors actually run a class.</p><p>Inside: </p><ul><li><b>The Mid-Range Straight Baton</b> - draws, ready positions, swinging mechanics, and the full strike inventory: jab, yawara, elbow, power chop, crescent, roll-over, and spear strikes; combinations, retentions, blocks, and kata</li><li><b>The Side-Handle Baton (PR-24)</b> - ready positions, strikes, retentions, blocks, and kata</li><li><b>The Expandable Baton (ASP)</b> - deployment, strikes, retentions, and blocks</li><li><b>The Short Baton (Billy)</b> and <b>the Long Baton</b> - platform-specific strikes, retentions, blocks, and kata</li><li><b>The Yawara Stick (Kubaton)</b> - ready position and kata</li><li><b>Personal body weapons</b> and blocks with personal weapons</li><li><b>The Corded Double Baton</b> (Orcutt Police Nunchaku / OPN)</li><li><b>Target areas, four strike zones, and footwork</b> - the foundation that ties every weapon platform together</li><li><b>Officer-safety topics</b> - drug-induced psychosis / excited delirium and positional asphyxia</li><li><b>Types of impact weapon markings</b> - linear contusions, centralized hemorrhaging, edge healing patterns, and what they reveal for documentation, photography, and report-writing</li><li><b>Glossary</b> of impact-weapon and use-of-force terminology</li></ul><p>Also included: the legal framework (Graham v. Connor; California Penal Code § 835a / AB 392; Penal Code § 22210 classifying impact weapons as deadly weapons); chapters on liability, use-of-force reporting, medical attention, and photographing injuries; the Crawl-Walk-Run teaching model; and a seven-tier drill progression from technique introduction through stress inoculation and evaluation.</p><p>Originally authored by Don S. Cameron and David A. Rose; carried forward by Dr. Timothy L. Sowards. A companion instructor video is available for electronic download at sowardsconsulting.com.</p><p>For certified instructors only. This manual does not confer certification.</p>

• Impact Weapons Instructor Manual: A Comprehensive Law Enforcement Training and Legal Reference for Baton Use, Use of For, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798259479395
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-04-30
• Page Count: 52