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Preparing Future Officers
March 4, 2008 / Wilco Area Career Center / Criminal Justice Program |
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Controlled F.O.R.C.E. National Instructor Toby Flaget provided dynamic hands-on subject control training to the high school students in the criminal justice program at Wilco Area Career Center, a multi-district vocational school in Romeoville, IL. The criminal justice program instructor, Andy Ramirez, himself a veteran police officer, enlisted the help of Controlled F.O.R.C.E. to give his students a sense of the physical aspects of controlling suspects and affecting arrests. Instructor Flaget’s principal aim for the day was to give the students, most of who are preparing for careers in law enforcement or corrections, an understanding of the personal threats each will face in their chosen profession, and to give them some basic skills to protect themselves in an appropriate manner. There were three class groups taught throughout the day in two-hour blocks. Due to the time constraint, Instructor Flaget focused primarily on teaching the students the five Mechanical Advantage Control Holds (M.A.C.H.) and getting as many repetitions of transitioning between holds as he could. Running the “Dosey Doe” drills helped the students develop a mindset to “train to fight smarter, not harder.” In addition to cultivating their hand-to-hand skills, students gained an understanding of how movement and leverage can be used to take a suspect off-balance to give them, as officers, an advantage in hostile situations. “The world is a fighting place, and the protectors (law enforcement) should be able to deal with it.” This is a quote from a U.S. Marine MP that Controlled F.O.R.C.E. recently trained, and it applies directly to these future officers. Throughout his presentation, Instructor Flaget sought to help the students understand the realities of the street, and to motivate them to prepare as best they can for what they will encounter. Not only do these future officers need to be prepared for threats they will face (both physical and legal), but their responses must be appropriate and justifiable. As Instructor Flaget reiterated throughout the day, “train to win, because losing is not an option.” |
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 Toby Flaget helps position hands for M.A.C.H. 1 |
 Toby demonstrates with Instructor Ramirez Mr. Ramirez's students were hoping Toby would take him down to the ground, but they were disappointed |
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The Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Team would like to thank Mr. Ramirez for the opportunity to train future criminal justice professionals, and wishes each student success in his or her endeavors. |
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 Students were very impressed by the way the M.A.C.H. techniques allowed Toby to control a subject without the need to over-power or out-strength the opponent
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To better assist these students (and anyone pursuing a career in criminal justice), Controlled F.O.R.C.E. is working to become accredited for college level credit hours. |
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Copyright 2008 Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Inc |
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