Impact Weapons for Personal Protection

Active Response Training will be presenting a one day impact weapons course focusing on teaching simple and effective self-defense techniques using a straight stick, expandable baton, and Kubaton.

The Kubaton is a smaller impact weapon that usually is attached to a key chain. Kubaton techniques can also be utilized with hand held flashlights and stout "tactical" pens.

Students will learn legal considerations for using impact weapons, optimal striking techniques, rapid deployment drills, defenses against common street attacks, and lower force level control options using these weapons. We will also cover how to use the weapons in multiple assailant confrontations and how to defend against potentially life threatening physical attacks.

The class will be a fast-paced combination of striking drills and force on force scenarios with other students.

The instructor will provide all expandable batons, foam training batons, Kubatons, and striking targets used in class.

This class has a moderate level of physical activity. You will be on your feet all day. Most of the time you will be working simulated fighting drills with a partner or partners. There are a few drills in class that will involve striking pads for 30-seconds to one minute at a time.

There is no intentional hard contact and I will not be purposely attempting to wear you out. I will attempt to accommodate any age and injury status so long as you are able to stand most of the day and hit things with sticks.

Fair warning: This class is in no way abusive, but you will be experiencing pain compliance techniques executed by your training partners. It isn't unusual for you to wake up with a few small bruises and have some mild muscle soreness the day after class.

This is the only impact weapons class I am offering in 2024. If you would like to learn this material, here's your chance

It may not be legal to carry your defensive firearm in all locations. Sticks and tool handles are available everywhere. Carrying pens and flashlights is legal activity all over the world. Come learn how to turn those seemingly innocuous objects into effective weapons. You’ll never be unarmed again!

I need 10 students registered 30 days before the class is scheduled in order to fund my travel expenses. If fewer than 10 students sign up, I will cancel the class and give everyone full refinds.

Instructor Bio:

Greg Ellifritz is Active Response Training's President and Primary Instructor.

Greg recently retired after serving 25 years as a police officer. During his tenure, Greg spent 13 years as the full-time tactical training officer for a central Ohio police department. In that training position, he was responsible for developing and instructing all of the in-service training for his 55-officer agency. In addition to the training position, he also served as patrol officer, rangemaster, weapons armorer, bike patrol officer, bike patrol coordinator, sniper, and field training officer during the course of his career.

He instructed classes at the Tactical Defense Institute for 17 years and served as a lead instructor for TDI’s ground fighting, knife fighting, active shooter, impact weapons, and extreme close quarters shooting classes.

Greg holds instructor, master instructor, or armorer certifications in more than 80 different weapons systems, defensive tactics programs, and law enforcement specialty topics. In addition to these instructor certifications, Greg has successfully completed more than 4,000 hours of documented formal training with the leading firearms, empty hand fighting, and edged weapons instructors in the country.

Greg additionally served as an adjunct instructor for the Ohio Peace Officer’s Training Academy, teaching firearms, defensive tactics, bike patrol, knife defense, and physical fitness topics. He has taught firearms and self defense classes at the national and international level through The American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, The International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Rangemaster Tactical Conference, and Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police.

He has a master’s degree in Public Policy and Management with a focus on criminal justice policy issues and has written for several publications and websites including: ‘The Firearms Instructor,” “Ohio Police Chief,” “Combat Handguns,” Survivalblog.com, “Concealed Carry Magazine,” Primedia's "Personal & Home Defense Annual," "Recoil Magazine," and “American Handgunner.”

Greg can be reached through his website at www.activeresponsetraining.net