Every year the number of attacks involving multiple attackers increases. For those contact professionals exposed to a work environment where gangs are prevalent, the risk of a multiple assailant attack is even higher. The attacks are typically extremely fast, highly assaultive and often deadly for the individual.
At the end of this 4-hour session, students will be able to:
- Explain the risk management principles of multiple assailant attacks and the articuable proper responses.
- Describe the psychology of the multiple assailant attack and where the ‘Achilles heel' lies.
- Demonstrate effective grip-releases.
- Demonstrate the tactics of constant, unpredictable movement patterns.
- Demonstrate the technique of ‘cracking-stacking and redirecting' .
- Demonstrate effective strikes designed to incapacitate the attackers.
- When appropriate and possible, demonstrate effective disengagement.
