Disruptive Student Management Instructor School - Reading

Disruptive Student Management Instructor School was hosted by the Reading School District during the week of 8/19/19. Safe Schools Director Barry Marchut was looking for a program that would help keep both students and faculty safe in the district. Carl Britt, one of his School Police Officers has been a Defensive Tactics Instructor with me since 1992. Officer Britt suggested the Human Factor Research Group (HFRG) program for Disruptive Student Management. I was brought in to conduct the seminar at:

Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Britt’s Self Protection Training Studio
Britt’s Fighting Integrated Tactics
3 E Wyomissing Avenue
Mohnton, PA 19540

Threat Pattern Recognition/Use of Force Instructor Certification

These officers successfully completed a Threat Pattern Recognition/Use of Force Instructor Certification Seminar held at the Carlisle Police Department, Carlisle, PA the week of 9/18/17.

In an extraordinary showing, three of the officers had perfect scores on the written examination. In addition one officer missed just one question, two of them missed two, and one officer missed only five. With the exception of an Impact Weapon Instructor Seminar held at the Erie Police Department, this is the highest set of scores I have seen at one of my Instructor Schools It should be noted that the Impact Weapon Instructor examination has about thirty (30) fewer questions.

2015 Women's Self-Defense Class

Ladies with Jack following a Self Defense for Women class hosted by Kim Ransom, the owner and head instructor at Pittsburgh Gymnastics.
The short young lady in front did not participate!

2015 DT Instructor Re-Certification

THE 2015 DT INSTRUCTOR RE-CERTIFICATION was attended by eighteen officers. They came from local municipal departments, adult and juvenile county probation, and out of state departments including North Carolina, West Virginia, and even the province of Alberta, Canada. They received instruction in PPCT’s current DT program and were given an introduction to the organization’s latest seminar, Threat Pattern Recognition Firearms Instructor.

It is always rewarding to re-certify instructors, and some of them were returning for their fourth or fifth time. Such longevity reflects not only the continued relevance of our program but also the loyalty of our instructors and their respective departments.

The officers and STAFF Instructor Jack Leonard are as follows:

GAGE Seminar - 5/27/14

Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification Seminar - 3/26/12

Violent Patient Management Instructor Seminar

Ground Avoidance/Ground Escape Instructor Certification Seminar

SHARP INSTRUCTOR SEMINAR

Each year the Allegheny County Police Training Academy hosts a group of instructor certification courses that not only provide alternative community relations programs but also enhance public safety. PPCT’s Sexual Harassment Assault Rape Prevention (SHARP) Instructor Seminar is one such class.

SHARP provides training in three major areas. These are Sexual Harassment Defenses, Prevention Techniques, and Defensive Counter Strikes. With this approach, the program is geared to prevent physical confrontations through planning and awareness. However, should physical actions be required, the techniques follow PPCT’s Human Factors approach in instruction. The skills are based upon gross motor skills, and the skills are taught in a stimulus-response format.

The seminar participants this year included officers from two local universities, county adult probation officers, and officers from Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois.

INSTRUCTOR/TRAINER TRANSITION SEMINARS

These seminars were conducted by Jack in May of 2009. Current Instructor/Trainers in Defensive Tactics wanted to expand their expertise to other areas of PPCT. The seminars were held at the Allegheny County Police Training Academy and included transitions to both Spontaneous Knife Defense (SKD) Instructor/Trainer and Ground Avoidance/Ground Escape (GAGE) Instructor/Trainer.

As a prerequisite, all participants not only had to be current in their Instructor/Trainer status, they also had to have Instructor level certification in the Instructor/Trainer Seminars they were to attend. This requirement ensures that participants already have a thorough background in the seminars they select, and that in turn allows the STAFF Instructor or Associate STAFF Instructor to concentrate on the I/T materials.

This set of seminars had an excellent mix as the participants included three from the Michigan Department of Corrections, one from Grove Services West (CA), and one from the Pittsburgh Police Academy.

Defensive Tactics Instructor Seminar at ACPTA

GAGE Class Photo

This group of officers successfully completed the PPCT GAGE Instructor Seminar conducted September 5-7, 2007. The class was hosted by Carlisle Police Chief Stephen Margeson; Chief Margeson has been a strong supporter of our classes and has hosted seminars there since the early 1990's.

SHARP Instructor Class, ACPTA

Disruptive Student Management Instructor Class, ACPTA

DT Instructor Re-certification Seminar

Women's Self Defense class (Green Tree Boro)