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MARCH 2007 - NEWSLETTER # 07-27



 
     
TRAINING NEWS

February was an exciting month for Team Spartan as we kicked off debut presentations of our Defensive Duty Knife program on February 11th and 25th. The sold out classes were action

packed with excellent presentations by staff instructors Aaron Cunningham and Matthew Little.

 

Class started with instructor and student introductions and moved right into statistics and

criminal use of edged weapons in violent crimes. Detailed information was presented on nomenclature of edged weapons and which edged weapons serve best for duty use, rescue tool use and emergency defense use.

 

Aaron covered a variety of edged weapons in a detailed display that included machetes, fixed blades, lockblades, automatic knives, single edged blades and double edged blades and what the advantages and disadvantages were for each.

 

Class continued with methods of carry, methods of deployment and methods of concealment. Proximity issues were addressed along with the reaction times involved in response to recognizing an edged weapon threat. Justifiable use of an edged weapon and weapon retention related issues were covered, as well as where the rescue tool and duty knife fit in the continuum of force.  

 

After a short break, the class continued with a thorough safety check by students and instructors to ensure that all firearms and other weapons were removed from the training area to establish a safe training environment. Once the safety ring was established, students were issued safety equipment and geared up for force-on-target and force-on-force training. 

 

Aaron and Matt then introduced the students to basic elements of Tacosa Serrada Eskrima; a Filipino martial arts based close quarter armed combatives system that focuses on symmetrical training in the use and application of edged weapons.

 

Students learned aggressive stance and physiological related issues that are involved in identifying edged weapon attacks, defense against edged weapon attacks and protecting vital areas by familiarization with understanding secondary and primary target areas of the human

body.

 

Students were familiarized with strike sequences while using Nok Training Knives and worked

on coordinating symmetrical striking sequences with emphasis on avoiding contact with their

own body parts. 

 

After a short lunch break, students returned and began volume repetition perfecting force-on-target striking techniques that involved single strike application as well as multi-strike application to horizontal targets and vertical targets. As students progressed, focus of striking moved to smaller targets and then to random targets.

 

As the class moved to its conclusion, students integrated dynamic elements by incorporating squatting movements, forward movement, rearward movement and lateral movement while applying multi-strike force-on-target drills to single and multiple targets.

 

The final phase of the class is a combined skills force-on-force evaluation where students

engage instructor role-players with techniques learned in the class. Stress elements were introduced by incorporating Shocknife training products into the scenarios.

 

Once all students complete the Shocknife scenario, the class concludes with a scenario debrief, course review and critique. Another outstanding presentation by Aaron and Matt. Great job!

 

If you would like to attend one of our upcoming Defensive Duty Knife classes, Highland Park Police Department will be sponsoring this course again at their training facility on 25 March 2007. 

 

We will also be offering this course at the upcoming ILEETA and IALEFI conferences coming up in April and May as well. Visit our Training Schedule for more information on other upcoming training courses.

 

Team Spartan is proud to announce the debut of 5 new training courses for 2007!

 

Team Spartan defensive tactics instructors Aaron Cunningham and Matt Little bring a series

of intensity driven Defensive Duty Knife Courses to life with reality based training in the

justifiable use and application of the law enforcement duty knife.

 

The Defensive Duty Knife Program is based on the internationally recognized Filipino martial art Tacosa Serrada Eskrima, a close quarter armed combatives system that has been integrated into emergency defensive use of the law enforcement duty knife. This program also focuses on legal issues and the justifiable use of the duty knife within the continuum of force.   

   

UPCOMING COURSES

The following Team Spartan courses are scheduled for March:

   

Click the link below to view the complete Team Spartan Network training schedule:

TRAINING SCHEDULE

UPCOMING EVENTS

International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association - Annual Training Conference

Team Spartan and the DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division are proud to announce that we

will have a vendor booth on display at the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) 4th Annual Training Conference in Wheeling, Illinois April 17th – 21st, 2007.

The DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division will also be presenting the DS Arms FAL SA58 Rifle Armorer Course and the Edged Weapon Defense Course at this year’s conference.

These classes filled quickly last year so be sure to get your ILEETA registration in early! Last year’s conference sold out fast – and from what Ed Nowicki is saying from ILEETA, this year’s conference is going to sell out as well. We’ll see you at the conference!
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors - Annual Training Conference

Team Spartan and the DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division are proud to announce that

we will have a vendor booth on display at the International Association of Law Enforcement

Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) 27th Annual Training Conference in San Antonio, Texas

May 20th – 25th, 2007.

Team Spartan will be running the side match this year on Monday, May 21st, 2007 during the

live-fire vendor demo and memorial match. The match will be open to all IALEFI members

attending the conference. Participants will use our Brugger & Thomet TP9SF 9mm

sub-machineguns to compete with, and the top three shooters will place for prizes!

Be sure to stop by our live-fire vendor booth to test and evaluate our SA58 rifle, SA58 OSW,

DS-AR rifle and the Brugger & Thomet TP9SF sub-machinegun. We’ll have plenty of ammo on

hand for you to shoot!

Team Spartan and the DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division will also be presenting the following courses at the conference:

DSA, Inc. has once again generously donated an SA58 .308 rifle in support of the IALEFI

Scholarship Fund and Police Memorial Fund. This rifle will be raffled at the conference banquet

on May 24th, 2007 with all proceeds going to the support of these charities. See you in Texas!
Illinois Police Association - Area Combat and Bullseye Matches

Team Spartan and the NSPPL are proud to announce the return of the Illinois Police Association (IPA) combat and bullseye matches in the Chicagoland area. After a several year hiatus due to the anti-gun political agenda of the Chicago Police Department banning IPA and NRA shooting sports events at Chicago Police Department city ranges, we have been able to revive these excellent

law enforcement firearms training events locally through a coordinated effort with our new host

agency, the Harvey Police Department.

The following dates have been scheduled for IPA sanctioned combat and bullseye matches at

the Harvey Police Department Range in Harvey, Illinois:

Top ranking shooters for each match will receive trophies, with the overall top 20 shooters of

the year receiving the State of Illinois - Governors Twenty Award at the end of the shooting

season. The 2007 IPA shooting season will conclude in October with the IPA Top Gun Match in

Pontiac, Illinois.

National Tactical Officers Association - Annual Training Conference

Team Spartan and the DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division are proud to announce that

we will have a vendor booth on display at the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA)

24th Annual Tactical Operations Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

September 16th – 21st, 2007.

The DS Arms Law Enforcement Training Division will also be presenting the

DS Arms FAL SA58 Rifle Armorer Course at this year’s conference as well as a live-fire weapons vendor demonstration of the SA58 rifle, SA58 OSW, DS-AR rifle and the Brugger & Thomet

TP9SF 9mm sub-machinegun. The armorers course will fill quickly, so be sure to stop by the

DS Arms vendor booth to register. Registration will be limited to 20 students.

The live-fire vendor display will be open to all conference participants that are interested in

test firing and evaluating DS Arms weapon systems. Be sure to stop by the DS Arms booth

early to register for the armorers class. We’ll see you at the conference.
Police Training Institute - 7th Annual Combat Challenge Match

The Police Training Institute will hold their 7th Annual Combat Challenge Match on

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 at the Tactical Training Center in Champaign, Illinois. This

match consists of 6 challenging courses of fire that you can re-shoot as many times as you like.

Your best scores are posted for ranking in each stage for trophies and prizes and your overall combined score is used to determine the Top Gun shooter for the match. The match consists

of 4 pistol stages, 1 carbine stage and 1 shotgun stage.

All long guns and long gun ammunition will be provided by PTI for the match. This is truly one

of the most exciting matches I have ever shot and I guarantee that you will find these courses

of fire challenging and fun! Plan on spending the whole day shooting and socializing with

officers from other agencies at this match, and bring lots of ammo!!!
3rd Annual Toys for Tots Combat Challenge Charity Match

Mark your calendars – the 3rd Annual Toys for Tots Combat Challenge Match is scheduled for Saturday, October 13th, 2007 and will be hosted once again this year at the Harvey Police

Department Range in Harvey, Illinois.

 

We had over 180 participants from 10 different states compete in last years match, making it

the largest match of it’s kind in the country! We are expecting over 200 shooters for this years

match, and our goal is to collect 500 toys for 2007.

 

Last years event generated over 300 donated toys for the United States Marine Corps Reserves

Toys for Tots Toy Drive. We had over 70 sponsors donate 150 prizes valued at over

$15,000.00, which included 12 firearms as prizes.

 

The value of our prize table for 2007 will exceed last year’s, and we plan to have at least 15 firearms on the prize table for this year’s event! If you liked what you seen last year, this year’s event will be even bigger and better! There will be a larger vendor area, more prizes, more trophies and lots of shooting! Bring a friend and lots of toys!!!

 

In addition to running the Combat Challenge Match, we will also have several industry

sponsored side matches for participants to compete in. The matches will include:

 

  • Beretta Challenge – pistol / carbine match on steel (Beretta weapons TBA)
  • Revenge of the Pepper Poppers – pistol match (modified) vendor - TBA
  • Shotgun Run – shotgun match (modified) manufacturer of shotgun – TBA
  • Action Target - Man vs. Man Steel Challenge – pistol match on steel

If you missed the last 2 matches we have run, you definitely don’t want to miss this year’s event!

Stay tuned for more information about this years match.

STRATEGIC PARTNER NEWS

Team Spartan is proud to announce that CAA - The Hearing Place has joined us as a

Strategic Partner and will be providing our instructor staff with custom silicone hearing protection inserts for use in our firearms training classes! I’d like to personally thank Erica Wenner of

The Hearing Place for selecting Team Spartan as a product evaluation partner and we look forward to promoting your products in our classes.

SPONSOR PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

Located in Oak Park, Illinois, The Hearing Place offers a custom molded ear plug made of 100% medical grade silicone that offers a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of 28. This low profile hearing protection fits the ear snug and does not shift or vibrate loose when firing shoulder mounted weapons. They are an excellent supplemental source of protection when wearing them under standard earmuffs, especially if you do a lot of shooting indoors. They can be used while wearing any type of ballistic helmet and can be inserted or removed within seconds. They are offered in several colors and come with a compact soft carry case that fits in a pocket.

Contact Erica Wenner for more information - (708) 445-7171

 

Visit our Corporate Sponsors and Strategic Partners for more information about their products:

 

 

 

 

CAA

 

Storm Case

PoliceOne

Additional Team Spartan Corporate Sponsors and Strategic Partners can be viewed by visiting our Corporate Sponsors page at the link listed below:

 

CORPORATE SPONSORS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS
INSTRUCTOR STAFF DEVELOPMENTS

To work as a staff instructor with Team Spartan, we require that all of our instructors maintain

the ability to perform on demand, all drills and courses of fire that we ask our students to

perform. To maintain this level of performance, our instructors continuously attend training

programs and instructor training conferences with other agencies and organizations to stay

razor sharp!

To view some of the other training organizations Team Spartan endorses, visit our

Training Group Links page.

Team Spartan staff instructors Mike Keefe and Dan Lombard will be presenting the

DS Arms FAL SA58 Rifle Armorer Course at the ILEETA conference coming up in April in Wheeling, Illinois. Visit the ILEETA website for more conference information.

Team Spartan staff instructors Aaron Cunningham and Matthew Little will be presenting the

Edged Weapon Defense - instructor development course as well as a presentation on the Introduction to Shocknife at the ILEETA conference coming up in April in Wheeling, Illinois. Visit the ILEETA website for more conference information.

Team Spartan staff instructors John Krupa and Vince Jamison will be presenting the

DS Arms FAL SA58 Rifle Operator Course at the IALEFI conference coming up in May in

San Antonio, Texas. Visit the IALEFI website for more conference information.

Team Spartan staff instructors Mike Keefe and Dan Lombard will be presenting the

DS Arms FAL SA58 Rifle Armorer Course at the IALEFI conference coming up in May in

San Antonio, Texas. Visit the IALEFI website for more conference information.

Team Spartan staff instructors Aaron Cunningham and Matthew Little will be presenting the

Defense Duty Knife Deployment Course at the IALEFI conference coming up in May in

San Antonio, Texas. Visit the IALEFI website for more conference information.

I’d like to welcome our newest Team Spartan staff instructor, David Cardenas to the team.

He is a Special Forces medic and certified paramedic. He is an instructor in first aid and trauma

would treatment and specializes in special operations and TEMS instruction on trauma wound management . Dave is an asset to Team Spartan and a continuation of our growth in excellence. Welcome aboard! For more information about Dave, you can view his professional vita page

by clicking on his name.

HOST A CLASS

Team Spartan is actively seeking new host training sites and proposals from agencies and organizations that are interested in hosting our mobile training classes. We offer our

professional training programs at competitive industry rates and reward hosting agencies

with comped slots in our classes. 

We are currently seeking host agencies interested in hosting the following courses:

 

 

For more information, contact John Krupa at (708) 207-2594 or submit your host training site

proposal to:

Team Spartan

Attn: Host Training Site Proposals

4951 Indiana Avenue Suite #100

Lisle, Illinois 60532-3818

 

Thanks for listening. Stay sharp and train safe!

Respectfully,

John Krupa III

President

Director of Training Operations

Team Spartan Network

www.TeamSpartan.com

 
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