OSI Basic Courses

I. Course Description
This is our Advanced UDT course. Participants will review basic UDT blocking and striking techniques and learn simple and highly effective UDT techniques against assailants armed with a variety of weapons (clubs, bludgeons and edged weapons) during standing and ground-based assaults.

Additional Training Covered:
Weapon (OC/handgun) retention, disarming single and multiple assailants armed with bludgeons and edged weapons. Special operations (SWAT) personnel will receive Entry/assault Counter-measure UDT techniques for defending against unarmed assailants while (officer) is armed with a handgun or assault weapon.

II. Course Topics Covered
Use of Force legal guidelines and Force Continuum; pre-contact assessment, components of contact and arrest; officer safety in field and institution environment profiles of most common assaults against officers; body mechanics and combat physiology; defenses and countermeasures against the most common unarmed standing and ground-based assaults; tactical ground fighting; weapon retention (OC canister/handgun).

This course features simple and highly effective standing and tactical ground fighting technique and has been specially designed to accommodate personnel of all ages, sizes and strength potentials.

III. Audience
General. Must be in good physical health and not have medical restrictions.

IV. Prerequisite
Must have already taken 16.0 hours of UDT training, before taking this class.

V. Performance Objectives

Minimum/Maximum Class Size: 16/20
Tuition: Depends on travel costs*
*Tuition costs per student significantly lower if agency provides an Assistant Instructor who has completed the Martinelli Assistant UDT AI Instructor course.

Evaluation Comments from Recent Courses:

"Good work out. Excellent trainers - responsive; no slack - good effective instruction. Best UDT class to date."
- San Bernardino County Probation Officer

"I liked the amount of time given to each student. High energy and positive encouragement from instructors. Overall the class was fun, high-energy, and had great instructors."
- San Bernardino County Probation Staff

"I learned more than I have in 35 years. A real confidence builder - well done and fun too!"
- Monterey County Park Ranger