The syllabus covers the following subjects:

• How self-defence techniques are accessed under pressure

• Training in everyday clothing

• How the brain automatically reacts to danger

• Realistic training environments

• Chase instinct – the human killer psychology

• Mental preperation

• Pressure testing

• Conflict rehearsals – skills development drills 

• Scenario based training

• Awareness and avoidance

• Bodies reaction conflict stress

• Guarding personal space

• Verbal diffusion

• Criminal assault cycle

• How to recognise hostility

• Conflict stance and movement

• Escaping a shooting

• Being chased with an edged weapon

• Punching and reduced injury strikes for lower levels of threat

• Law

• Pre-emptive striking

• Deadly force methods

• Pushes

• Elbow strikes

• Grabbing

• Blocking

• Kicking

• Kneeing

• Head butting

• Biting

• How to fall safely

• Falling from height – e.g. escaping from a window ledge

• Being shot at

• Tactical use of hand gun on the ground

• Movement on the floor

• How to take a subject to the ground

• Tackle defence

• Defence against a weapon whilst on the ground

• Striking whilst on the ground

• How to get up quickly and safely from the floor

• Deadly force methods on the ground

• Grabs on the ground

• Blocking on the ground

• Escapes from being pinned to the floor

• Weapon retention on the ground

• Ground fighting

• Use of environment

• Being kicked on the ground

• Full contact, UN-CHOREOGRAPHED frenzied knife attacks

• First aid

• Criminal knife attack methods

• Use of edged weapon for self-defence

• Improvised edged weapons

• Knife fighting

• Stage blood use in training

• Knife attack on the ground

• Hostage situations

• Knife point robbery

• Running from a knife attack

• Use of improvised weapons against a knife

• The criminal decision making process

• How to make yourself a ‘harder target’

• Armed robbery of an individual

• Armed robbery of a location

• Identifying an offender for the police

• Telling the police what they need to know

• How to preserve a crime scene

• What to do if you are arrested for using self-defence

• First aid

• Post traumatic stress

• Multiple attackers

• Handgun disarm

• Firearm outside of reach tactics

• Protecting your loved ones

• Chemical attack (e.g. bleach being thrown at your face)

• Impact weapon defence

• Personal security

• Being followed – walking or driving

• Home security

• Hand grenade/Improvised Explosive Devices

• Protecting your loved ones

• Terrorism theory – targets, mind set and methodology

• Travel safety

• Small arms attack

• Counter sniper methods

• Bomb search – building and vehicle

• Surviving an arson attack

• Surviving weapons of mass destruction

• Kidnapping

• Surviving as a hostage

• Stretching – Individual and partners

• Strength training – Individual and team

• Aggression training – Individual and partners

• Pressure testing

• Chokes

• Body holds (bear hugs)

• Victim rescue methods – e.g. wrist drag

• Citizen arrest methods

• Restraint methods

• Vehicle security

• Driving security

• Road rage prevention

• Car jacking

• Suicide bomber take downs

• Gun safety

• Weapon familiarization

• Weapon handling

• Shooting positions

• Target acquisition

• Movement

• Tactical cornering

• Room entry

• Building searches

• Subject contact and control

• Weapon retention

• Third party protection

• Interference engagement

• Fire fight drills

• Weapon concealment  

• Use of ballistic/riot shields

• Impact weapons e.g. candle stick

• Staff weapons e.g. broom

• Flexible weapons e.g. belt

• Throwing weapons e.g. can of coke

• Making an improvised weapon

• Environmental weapons

• Protective equipment usage

• Safety rules

• Injuries

• Aggression drills

• Conflict immersion training

• Training facility

• Props and environmental manipulation

• Acting

• Stage make up

• Full scale conflict rehearsals

• Awareness and avoidance

• Gender difference regarding conflict

• Hit and run tactics

• Guarding personal space

• Sexual harassment

• Rape

• Domestic Violence

• Sexual assault

• Stalking

• Making yourself a hard target

• Criminal decision making process

• Making your car look less inviting to criminals

• Car park/vehicle safety

• Achieving the mind set to fight back

• Use of weapons to address gender strength imbalance

• Ground survival – e.g. counter rape methods

• Evidence preservation

• Home security

• Knife and gun defence

• First aid

• Knife point hostage situation

• Striking and blocking

• Biting

• Multiple attackers

• Chemical attack e.g. bleach being thrown in the face

• Chokes

• Body holds (bear hugs)

• Scenario training

• Post traumatic stress

• Court room survival

• 3-18 year olds

• Use of a mobile phone

• Use of improvised weapon

• School shootings

• Escaping

• Hiding

• Safe falling

• Being followed

• Criminal decision making process

• Being a ‘hard target’

• Internet safety

• Dangers of drugs and alcohol

• For parents

• How to protect children

• Criminal decision making process

• Internet safety