I have been part of a law enforcement agency for several years and have taken use of force training within my agency, and also through private martial arts schools. Recently I had completed the first stage of the C.I.S. (Critical Incident Survival) training series taught by instructors of the UZIEL Close Protection agency.  

Through the course of my duties a co-worker and I found ourselves in a close quarter incident in which I was in a fight for my life. During this incident, the fight had escalated to the point where most of my uses of force options were unavailable to me, and I was without body armor. My co-worker attempted to subdue the attacker using traditional baton strikes; however, they had no effect. This ineffectiveness was consistent with the traditional martial arts strikes I had attempted to use as well. The attacker had already attempted to disarm me, and all I could do was hold him in a clinched position. The situation was quickly going south as we were unable to call for help.

As the attacker was attempting to disarm my co-worker and defeated some of the retentions on his holster, I was able to use a lat throw technique to create some distance which enabled me to use a neck crank to finally subdue the attacker and allowing us to restrain him. I had learned and practiced both of these techniques in the UZIEL C.I.S. class I attended.

Had it not been for the combat oriented mindset and combat techniques I had been taught by UZIEL Close Protection, the outcome of this incident may have been very different, with grave consequences. My thanks go out to the UZIEL staff.

Officer D.

...I have been lucky enough to attend two of his close combat courses and can tell you from personal experience that the stuff that is taught on the courses in very dynamic and very real life. This is no Use of Force training day.

Sgt. (Name Witheld)

Hey Guys,

Wanted to pass on a recent incident where your training came in handy. I have been a LE Officer for 6 years as well as part of the military. I also have belts in other martial arts disciplines. For the last 6 years I have trained in the combatives offered by the Uziel Protection Agency, ranging from hand to hand combat, Ground-Fighting and knife training.

Recently throughout the course of my duties I found myself in a position where my Partner and I were in a bad situation with 3 violent people. It suddenly escalated when one of the attackers attempted to draw a knife from his pocket. My Partner was already struggling to control; the other two. I responded with techniques I had acquired through my training with Uziel CP. I quickly incapacitated the attacker and secured the knife. I was then able to assist my partner with the other two.

This is just one of countless encounters where my training with the Uziel Close Protection Agency has saved myself and others from serious harm or even worse, death.

Officer (Name Withheld))

Hey Odhinn, I just wanted to thank you for all your help in the class in Houston. After taking the close quarter survival class it was a wake up call for me that this is an area of training that I need to do on a consistent basis. This class provided ground fighting that every operator needs to know. I can say that in my 13 years in law enforcement this is one of the best courses I have experienced. I will be looking for more courses in the future. Thanks again.

Officer R. ( ERT Houston TX)