NJ – Overcoming Size Differences for Female Enforcers

• Toni’s energy was high and caused me to want to be engaging and participate in classroom setting, jokes were very funny.
• I usually fall asleep during presentations – so I loved it. There was both visual and stories and videos added to this presentation.
• Very hands on and loved getting to learn something that will save my life on this job. Videos also were great training tool and start discussions.
• Everything was well explained. I liked doing it step by step, was helpful. I also liked watching videos in the classroom and discussing them together.
• The presentation had a great balance of some PowerPoint and mostly hands on learning
• The presentation was very informative and contained plenty of real life examples.
• Very good and interesting to learn about the ways the brain and body react.
• The presentation was very eye opening, clear and had a lot of useful information. I truly enjoyed the videos.
• Quality was well presented and instructor brought real life situations and to speak about and learn from
• Very good examples (videos) and discussions.
• With Toni’s enthusiasm and knowledge, even the outdated slides were engaging.
• I believe this training will benefit me and members of my department once shown the amazing tactics.
• Class was great, however it should be more than three days.
• The presentation was very informative and easy to follow. Each slide was explained thoroughly and all questions were answered.. Every slide tied into the overall message of the course.
• The instructor gave both physical and verbal examples and instructions that went beyond learning. She provided her personal insight and answered all questions.

Please assess the instructors of this program.
100% of attending students rated this in the highest category as excellent.

• Toni’s instruction was clear and easy to follow in her passion for the topic enhance the experience all across the board.
• Love Toni -did a great job in explaining everything and breaking the techniques down.
• I love Toni as an instructor! She is very passionate about what she teaches and it shows. Only downside for me was the Academy instructor butted in too much and was not a trained instructor in this.
• Very good, knowledgeable and funny.
• Toni was great and I feel I learned a lot from her. She was very informative and approachable and made you feel comfortable and ready to learn.
• The instructor was extremely proficient and knowledgeable.
• Very knowledgeable and helpful. Love the breakdowns and everything, putting together piece by piece.
• Toni is amazing. She has a lot of energy. She keeps you engaged, and you can tell this is something she loves to teach!
• Tony has excellent knowledge both in the classroom and on the mat. Royce has unmatched knowledge on the mat. All instructors were well trained and explained everything step by step until we were ready to put it together.
• Toni has a great knowledge on the topic and also Royce Stafford and Adam helped out a lot.
• Absolutely remarkable. Toni is knowledgeable energetic and it is clear she believes in what she teaches. She’s thorough and explanation of the techniques impatient when drilling them.
• Both Tony and Royce were excellent! It was clear they are masters in this field and truly amazing in teaching this material.
• The instructors of this course were very personable and informative. They made learning and training fun. I would highly recommend them to other officers who want to take this course or a similar one.
• Thank you for providing a learning environment for females to learn from their failures in training and improve upon them. I will carry what you gave us for the rest of my life. The instructors of this program created a fluid step by step process to ensure we were comfortable with each takedown. She created an environment safe from injury the confidence I gave from this course is beyond Academy training.

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

• This training will enhance my patrol skills by feeling confident in situation where force may be necessary to effectuate an arrest.
• This program will help me with my career in the long run with many repetitions we had period I’ll be able to better myself and know what to do if I’m in this situation this boost my confidence in this career. Thank you for boosting my confidence a little more Tony it was great meeting you and training with you!
• I would look I will utilize this on patrol to be able to control larger combatants as I am only 5 foot 3 and my backup can be 10 to 15 minutes away.
• This training will improve my assignment by making me more comfortable and aware when I have to go hands on with someone.
• I feel I will be able to have more control with difficult combatants. Learning the LOCKUP technique I see myself using it in the future.
• I feel more confident about my abilities when it comes to going on the road period both physically.
• This will definitely give me more confidence when encountering someone in the street. I would like to see more of gun grabbing or someone who is holding a gun to you in controlling that situation.
• This class has been life changing. Thank you for running such an incredible program and I thank you on behalf of LEGO’s everywhere. I do have one recommendation please make the class 5 days so much material.
• Honestly, this has made me more confident and inspired to know as a female officer how strong I am. Remind did why I wanted to become a cop in the 1st place and the importance of training.
• This training has given me more confidence when dealing and engaging larger or aggressive individuals.
• By boosting confidence in skills, I feel better prepared to go hands on in can’t believe I ever did without it
• Coming from a town filled with bars and combative situations I feel confident that with this training I can effectively handle a combatant safely and efficiently.
• This training will help me to become more confident in the field if I ever have to go hands on and I am alone. This training has taught multiple useful moves to help me protect myself and assume control over the situation.
• This training will enable to change how I handle passive and active resistors, think of Plan B and provided me a stronger foundation to train. I will improve by understanding my physical size does determine my ability.

This intensive three-day course equips officers with effective strategies for managing violent encounters with larger and stronger suspects. Rather than relying on upper body strength, participants will learn proven techniques that leverage body mechanics and control tactics to overcome size disparities. Training is highly interactive, combining hands-on drills with critical decision-making scenarios. To ensure realistic application, officers are required to train in full-duty gear, including vests, gun belts, and long pants, replicating real-world operational conditions