Tactical Clinch Control Principles

Course Description

Prerequisites

Enrollment Requirements

Participants enrolling in this course must meet one of the following employment statuses. Please ensure the affiliation on your student account reflects one of the following:

• Licensed or certified peace officer with a current commission employed by or attached to a law enforcement/investigative agency
• Licensed security officer

Participants enrolling in this course must submit the following item:

• Agency identification card

Please upload a copy of your prerequisite and enrollment requirements within 48 hours of registration to your myTEEX Student Portal. The preferred document naming convention is “Last Name, First Name – Document.”

Participants will be contacted via email to confirm approval and admittance into the course. After your eligibility has been approved, you will be notified by email to pay your course fees. You have 48 hours to submit payment. Failure to complete any step in the process will result in you being withdrawn from the class.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants must provide information for all required fields, including their U.S. citizenship/permanent resident information, in addition to meeting all other attendance and course completion requirements. If this information is not provided, the participant will be considered incomplete and will not receive a certificate of completion.

Participant Must Provide

• A photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Equipment

• Handcuffs
• Duty Gear
• Training Handgun (blue gun)

Physical Requirements

Physical participation is required, participant must be in good physical condition and able to complete the following:

• Stances, Footwork, and Mobility
• Blocks and Attack Lines
• Natural Impact Weapons
• Tactical Clinch
• Gross Motor Control Dynamics
• Weapon Retention

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process, and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend a minimum of 100% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirement, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.

In some cases, make-up work will not be available (due to equipment/facility needs and/or safety/teamwork components or activity setup/facilitation/requirements).

Participants in a TCOLE credit eligible course must complete the class in its entirety to receive a TEEX Certificate of Completion and be reported for TCOLE credit.

If you have additional questions, please refer to the TEEX Participant Handbook.

Recommended

Participants should wear clothing that is as close to duty uniform as possible to practice ground techniques.

It is recommended that participants enrolling in this course have already completed the following course prior to attendance:

• Arrest and Control Tactics Instructor

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate appropriate stances and proper footwork to manage distance
• Recognize the fundamentals of blocking attacks.
• Apply various impact and disruptive strikes with the arms and legs.
• Apply a tactical clinch.
• Demonstrate gross motor control dynamic techniques.
• Utilize various weapon-retention and disarming techniques.

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Suggested Audience

• Currently commissioned peace officers or licensed security officers

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

Note: Live Online Instructor-Led (webinar) courses are not eligible for TCOLE credit.

• 16.00 hours – Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)