MI – Overcoming Size Differences  for Female Enforcers

 Oakland County Sheriff’s Office  – Michigan
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Controlling Larger Combatants
Overcoming Size Differences  for Female Enforcers
Feb. 11 – 13, 2025

What the team had to say!
Please assess the quality of this presentation.
Comments

• The best training I have taken. Very realistic, real life scenarios. Instructors were knowledgeable and helpful.
• Very detailed with takedowns and why we use certain methods.
• Great real life videos and scenarios.
• Great presentation
• the videos were very helpful. I would have liked to have more video examples.
• The videos and presentations was relevant in added and understanding of the material we are going to cover.
• Very relatable realistic – common incidents of concern
• I’d like the presentation I would like to see more up to date scenarios like being able to see what were the officers went wrong and how to fix it.
• It was really good, very relatable I liked the group discussions.
• Great / interesting presentation
• it was wonderful, straightforward and fun. Nothing to complain about. DT should be taught this way.

Please assess the instructors of this program. Megan Thul – Jason Miller
100% rated the instructor in the highest category as (5) excellent.
Comments

• Great instructors, helped with everything and made the training realistic.
• Experienced and knowledgeable
• Meg was great it was super valuable having someone who looks like me demonstrating these tactics.
• All were very helpful and explained the info very well.
• The instructors were great and very interactive.
• Great! Meg is small and extremely proficient. It was great seeing the moves done by a small officer on larger opponents.
• All the instructors were extremely helpful and shared an extremely fun and logical environment
• I liked being able to try the takedowns on more taller and stronger people.
• Instructors were great. I just suggest if you’re going to do slow explained reps with one group
Then switch and do the same # of reps with the other before going full out.
• Knowledgeable and fun – relatable.
• The best part of this program is that the instructor Megan has used the techniques in real life. All techniques were combined with other tools also.
• The instructors were the best. They helped with confidence in properly teaching us.
• Knowledgeable and brought real life experience and scenarios.

Please explain how this training will enable you to change or improve your present assignment.
Comments

• Takedowns that will help keep me and my partner safe and help secure.
• This was the best training period I feel very comfortable with a lot of the new techniques.
• I learned how to control men bigger than me and also got a refresher on how to properly handcuff
• Gave me confidence in skills. Gave me tools to overcome stronger and bigger suspects.
• Has given new techniques to try and boosted confidence.
• This training taught me how to use my body weight to take suspects down.
• I feel more confident going hands on
• the more knowledge the better period I learned a lot of new tactics that I will use in my everyday
• it will make me think more about a plan and how I can make it better if it didn’t work period also it helped understand I can’t muscle everything
• I have confidence that I would use some of these techniques and they actually be successful
• better control and ability to control inmates
• can you use these techniques in real life
• this is training that I actually enjoyed. Best instructors and best class
• gives a better well-rounded way to protect myself, adds knowledge for better techniques

This three-day course is designed to prepare officers for managing violent encounters with larger suspects. When controlling individuals of greater size and strength, effective combat strategies focus less on upper body power and more on technique and leverage. The methods taught in this course can be applied by any officer facing a size disparity. Training days are intensive, combining hands-on drills with mental challenges. Participants are required to wear full-duty gear, including vests, gun belts, and long pants, to replicate real-world conditions and enhance practical skill application.

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Officers learn:
L.O.C.K.U.P. Police Training System and Principles

• Risk Assessment and Threat Indicators
• Ground Fighting Counter Measures
• Fear Management and Control
• Fighting Techniques and Fatigue
• Understanding Weapon Integration
• Decisive Takedown Manipulations
• Active Diffusion Strategies
• Team Approach and Strategies
• Understanding Mass / Power and Kinetic Energy
• Overcoming/ Understanding Size Challenges
• Using Your Size to Your Benefit
• Proper Weapon and Target Selection
• Taser to Physical Control

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

• BDU Style Pants
• Boots w ankle Support
• Red Gun / Full Gun belt
• Body armor
• Handcuffs and keys

REGISTER HERE

ONLY $695.00
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Training Location
Oakland County Sheriff’s Training Center
300 south St.
Ortonville, MI 48462
Contact Sgt. Nicholas Stoner
Email – Stoners@oakgov.com / 248-613-0854

Overcoming Size Differences for Female Enforcers
Springfield MA Police Department
July 30 – Aug 1, 2024

 

What the students had to say!

All the material was relevant all the materials in our field

New hands-on techniques to survive potential attacks while on patrol.

The quality was top notch. Program was relevant to my daily assignment.

This was a high-speed program that was very well prepared and presented.

I thought it was great and i’m excited to show what i learned to other officers back home.

I have encountered many hands on incidents since starting and I am happy that I will be able to know how to use my size to my advantage.

Able to take away from this class being more confident on my ability to fight and take down bad guys.

I really like the report writing section. The vocabulary was helpful.

Great training experience.

KD was very entertaining and knowledgeable speaker.

Made me feel more confident. Enjoy both classroom and hands-on.

This was a great course!

The presentation was very informative and accurate to the profession.

Engaging and knowledgeable, was a great training. Over here it was clear, concise and very useful.