This 23rd will be pistol/ carbine, working on those reloads and transitions, as well as support side and movement.

We will be doing some ‘site offset’ confirmation as well for those shooting the Sat. 05 April CQB shoot. See here for more info, and register soon with Ryan at actionrifleleague@gmail.com, as these spots fill quickly!

If you haven’t already, please write your MP, the PM, and Public Safety Minister, to express your feelings on the current firearms reclassification fiasco. Don’t forget to support the NFA/CSSA, and sign Conservative MP Rob Anders online petition.

We all have firearms on the future “gun grab” list, so this needs to stop, now.

A reminder for May’s Edged Weapons Overview

(I still have a few slots left for this, first paid, first up)

When / Where

The course takes place Saturday, 24 May – Sunday, 25 May, 2014.

Abbotsford Fish and Game Club, Range 1, Indoor. 
4161 Lakemount Rd Abbotsford, BC V3G 2J1

Saturday May 24th, 0930am – 5pm
Sunday May 25th, 0930am – 5pm
Start times TBC

Cost

$450.00 (CAD), per student, non refundable payment on registration. I will not be keeping a “waiting list”; first paid, first up. Make sure the course timings work for you, EMT or Canada Post MO only. Contact me for payment details, if required.

ATS will be collecting a range fee, still to be determined, though anticipating in the $20-$40 range (all bets are off, if the US debt limit, or other, is breached). This will be due the Saturday morning.

ABOUT SHIVWORKS

http://shivworks.com/?page_id=881

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Edge Weapon Overview:

The Edged Weapons Overview course is a 16 hour focused overview of knife application methods that will give the student a fundamental and broad understanding of edged weapons. Like all ShivWorks courses EWO is contextually underscored and emphasizes conceptual framework applied through the minimalist, functional toolbox. All software is presented from the “reductionist’s” point of view to maximize retention and maintenance efficiency. Topics to be covered in the course include:

Day One:

  • The Criminal Assault Paradigm
  • Managing Unknown Contacts
  • Default Position and basic blows
  • Tool Survey
  • Robust Folder Deployment
  • Theory of In-Fight Weapons Access
  • In-Extremis application

Day Two:

  • Mobility and Zoning Issues of equal initiative encounters
  • Plyometric Fighting Platform
  • Point Theory, forward and reverse grip
  • Conventional Edge introduction
  • Refining the narrow angle
  • Reverse Edge introduction
  • The Functional Support Hand
  • Specialty and Improvised Edged tools (push daggers, icepicks, screwdrivers, etc.). This module is largely based on what students bring to the class and wish to see addressed.

Equipment Required:

  • Comfortable clothes, wrap-around eye protection, mouthpiece and cup, preferred carry knives

Stay safe.

Claude Murdoch
ATS Co-Director