Dave Young

Specialized Training & Tactics

Dave Young writes on a diverse topics dealing with crowd management, chemical and specialty impact munitions, protocol and selection of gear and munitions, ground defense tactics, and water-based defensive tactics.

Full list of Dave Young results

Get the most out of your protective training gear
–

When you’re setting the stage for any defensive tactics training simulation, exercise, or drill, safety is always the number one concern. This extends to the instructors, role players, safety coach...
Defensive tactics training that simulates real life
–

With the use of the right kind of protective equipment, you can create an unlimited variety of realistic force-on-force scenarios
Mastering the shield
–

Shields first made their way into the police armory 27 years ago, after officers in London were forced to defend themselves from an onslaught of bricks, bottles and gas bombs by using traffic cones...
Does your gear protect you?
–

Ensuring your officers have the confidence they need to face any mission is vital to not only their success but their safety. This drill will help officers to build confidence while wearing their g...
Mini-team entry strategies
–

Responding to threats and dangers inside correctional facilities needs to be organized and fast — and many times without the all of the manpower you may need. Here are some training situations to m...
Deployment tactics for batons on line
–

In order for any non-lethal weapon to be effective accuracy is a must, especially with batons. Training regularly with your impact weapons will help reinforce the skills and tactics necessary for t...
Edged weapons defense
–

Being attacked with any weapon inside a correctional facility is scary. But what I think is scarier is not knowing what to do or not having the confidence to believe that what you'll do will work. ...
8 questions to ask before your next holster purchase
–

Holsters – Buying Protocol Disclaimer: PoliceOne’s Buying Protocols are a growing set of questions to ask and things to consider when purchasing Law Enforcement products for yourself or your depart...
Deployment tactics for 'DD' accuracy
–

The more force options you have, the more training you need to ensure proficiency. The purpose of a distractionary device (or "flash bang") is to create a "pause in combat." This pause can be both ...
Baton carries: A visual deterrent
–

The impact weapon is one of the oldest force options for an officer, and provides the officer with a professional — and positive — visual deterrent. How the officer carries his or her baton can, in...
Using ridged cuffs as a control device
–

In any situation, securing a subject in hand cuffs can be dangerous for all parties involved. This tactical tip will show the quick access, easy application and the immediate control the officer ca...
Rear choke awareness
–

Last week, we discussed tactics for fending off potential front chokes. Today's tactical tip offers quick responses to rear chokes — responses that depend on awareness of your surroundings, as well...
Front choke awareness
–

During any physical encounter, the subject may try to choke the officer. This tactical tip brings together a few other officer survival issues and quick tactics that are easy to remember and apply....
Edged weapons defense for close quarter attacks
–

In most knife attacks, an officer may be surprised by a subject attacking them with not only a knife but a broken bottle, screw driver or anything sharp or jagged they have in their hands. Often th...
Survival checklist: Improvised and unconventional weapons
–

For hundreds of years, unconventional weapons have been evolving into killing tools. In the hands of inmates, the art may have been perfected.Improvised and unconventional weapons are weapons made ...
Load More