Prerequisites: Tier 1 & 2
Training Time: 48 hours
4 Levels, 12 Hours each
The purpose of Tier 3 is to simplify and make user-friendly, what could otherwise be an incredibly complex and long term course of study in handling a ground fighting situation. The realities of the street, i.e. multiple opponents and weapons, necessitate a very specific and prioritized approach to managing this facet of defense, mainly avoiding it if possible, but if not, finishing the situation and getting back to your feet quickly. Participants will learn the fundamentals of take-down prevention, positional dominance, striking from the ground, utilization of the environment, joint manipulations and incapacitation techniques, chokes and restraints, as well as the defense against such.
Fundamentals of Ground Fighting 1: The first module in Tier 4 focuses on developing a basic working knowledge of ground agility, mobility and use of leverage, takedown prevention, positioning, and basic finishing holds and escapes.
Fundamentals of Ground Fighting 2: This module continues to develop fundamental ground fighting skills building intermediate finishing holds and preventions, striking from the ground, and integrating strikes with finishes and escapes.
Fundamentals of Ground Fighting 3: Participants continue development of ground fighting skills, learning more advanced finishing holds, escapes and incapacitation techniques and beginning the development of offensive ground fighting methods. Takedowns and throws will be addressed along with throw counters and reversals.
Fundamentals of Ground Fighting 4: Advanced applications will be developed as well as advanced integrations of strikes and finishes. Participants will also culminate the Tier by applying techniques developed over the previous 3 levels in a series of practical application exercises.
