Shivworks

This course is for active Law Enforcement or Military only.

Edged Weapons Overview for Police, introduces the fundamental realities of knife fights (offense and defense) and consists of 16 training hours over a two-day period. Real-world criminal assaults are used to contextualize the presented material and provide the participant with practical skills to avoid, stabilize, and resolve an edge weapon-related incident. The program is simplistic and congruent, allowing anyone to retain and immediately use the technics. Each day ends with an evolution to validate the content of the day. The experience reinforces the newly acquired skillset and allows the participant to apply techniques without the consequence of a real-life incident.

Topics

Criminal Assault Paradigm: the reality of violent crimes against people and the trends commonly observed

Managing Unknown Field Contacts: a template for using precise language to communicate and control people in the field.

Edged Weapons: a display and history of the most commonly carried knives (pocket, push dagger, clinch pick, unconventional)

Knife defense: minimizing damage to get in, get out, or get to something better

Knife offense: effective targeting, legal theory/justification

Please bring the following items with you to class:

• Comfortable clothes
• Mouthpiece and cup
• Preferred carry knives
• Trainer knives (if you have them)
• Duty belts stripped of any live weapons or tools.

A Shivwork course is a significant investment of time and money – not only for the participant but also for the hosts and the instructors. Courses fill fast, and unexpected cancellations greatly strain our niche bespoke program. Therefore, we have a strict refund policy for every course. If you have enrolled in a class and later cannot make it, please contact us immediately.

More than 30 Days Before Class

If a student cancels more than 30 days before a class, that student’s tuition will be refunded in full.

30 Days Before Class

If a student cancels anywhere between eight and thirty days before class, that student’s tuition is not refundable. However, the tuition can be applied to another Shivworks class. This tuition credit must be used within 18 months of the original class date, or it is forfeited.

One Week Before Class

If a student cancels seven days (or less) before a class, that student’s tuition in forfeited and cannot be applied to any other class.

ShivWorks Cancellations

If Craig Douglas has to cancel a class for any reason, all students enrolled in that class will receive full refunds.