L.O.C.K.U.P. ® Police Training Arrest and Control – Instructor Training (5 Day Program)
The L.O.C.K.U.P.® System (Law Officers Combat Kinetics Unarmed Panoply – The complete array of skills required for the modern-day Guardian) was developed in 2000 with over 25 years of success for law enforcement, security, and correctional personnel. With over 60 years of combined law enforcement and martial arts expertise, L.O.C.K.U.P.® delivers a comprehensive approach to arrest and control maneuvers for managing all levels of physical resistance and aggression.
This program places a primary focus on unarmed engagements and includes force option transitional skills combining dynamic arrest and control tactics with foundational combat and restraint techniques. It is field-tested, court-tested, legally defendable, and easily retainable, providing quantifiable evidence of its effectiveness.
Course Overview:
Through lectures, demonstrations, role-play, and practical scenario applications, this course is designed to develop instructors in the L.O.C.K.U.P.® Arrest and Control System. Participants will gain:
- An understanding of legal aspects surrounding the use of force.
- The ability to apply and understand force that is reasonable, timely, necessary, and proportionate to control violent, resistant, or combative individuals.
- Instruction on teaching methodologies to deliver physical techniques effectively and assess student competency.
- Proficiency in immediate physical control tactics provide a direct, proportionate, and measured response to various levels of resistance and aggression.
Key Focus Areas:
- Effective control and restraint techniques within street environments.
- Application of tactics across multiple environmental settings.
- Development of instructor-level competency to train personnel to safely and efficiently control and secure subjects.
This instructor-level training equips participants to lead and evaluate students in the L.O.C.K.U.P.® System, ensuring they can operate effectively and confidently in real-world scenarios.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Define the principles and concepts of the L.O.C.K.U.P.® Police Training System using the provided training manual and instructional materials.
- Identify and explain the legal statutes applicable to the use of force.
- Discuss the three components of Graham v. Connor (490 U.S. 386, 397).
- Explain the legal tests for the use of non-deadly force to effectuate physical control and restraint.
- Analyze Kingsley v. Hendrickson (576 U.S. 389, 2015) and its seven objective considerations regarding use of force.
- Define the objective reasonableness standard and apply the principles established in Tennessee v. Garner (471 U.S. 1, 11).
- Discuss the use of force against pretrial detainees, referencing the “deliberate indifference” standard (Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 1979, and Graham, 490 U.S.).
- Describe the psycho-physiological dynamics of violent encounters and their impact on close-quarters performance.
- Analyze the use of force based on instrument quality, deployment frequency, and timeliness of application.
- Discuss strategies for “Risk Management in Physical Engagements” to minimize injuries and liability.
- Define and explain verbal de-escalation techniques and strategies for integrating them into use-of-force training.
- Discuss the concept of “fear” in high-stress encounters and techniques for managing it effectively.
- Explain how to transfer response-to-resistance engagements into accurate and complete report writing.
- Demonstrate and instruct basic combat/defensive positions from standing, kneeling, and grounded positions.
- Identify potential medical implications of striking techniques and skeletal manipulations using personal weapons.
- Discuss the value of the “Immediate Sensory Overload Philosophy of Control” and its role in spontaneous violent situations.
- Explain and apply the principles of striking techniques in correctional or law enforcement settings.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform and instruct basic striking techniques using:
- Demonstrate knowledge and competency in performing and instructing pat-down techniques.
- Discuss the concepts of quantum of force when deploying decisive force.
- Perform and instruct the following takedown techniques against a standing resisting subject:
- Rear Sentry Takedown
- Basic (Team deployment)
- Arm Pull (Solo deployment)
- To a Seated Position
- Wrist Drop Takedown
- One Leg Takedown
- Double Leg Takedown
- Arm Wrap Takedown
- Multi-Officer Control Tactics (2, 3, or 4 officers).
- Demonstrate knowledge and ability to perform and instruct the following ground control techniques and defenses:
- Defense against a two-hand choke (Guard Position).
- Escape from the Guard Position.
- Defense against a two-hand choke (Mount Position Attack).
- Defense against a two-hand punch (Mount Position Attack).
- Maintaining control from the Mount Position.
- Safely perform, instruct, and facilitate practical drills to develop competency in various scenarios:
- Low-Light Drills
- Multiple Environmental Drills
- Slick Surface Drills
- Energy Management Drills (e.g., foot pursuit simulations).
- Document daily training activities and lesson plans effectively.
- Discuss the value of tracking and trending use-of-force deployments, emphasizing the principle: “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”
The FBI National Academy Associates – “Our purpose is to recognize an individual or an entity that has made a substantial contribution to the profession through the introduction of a new or significantly improved law enforcement or criminal justice product, technology, process, or technique.”
The FBI National Academy Associates 2022 Science and Innovation Award
The selection committee unanimously selected L.O.C.K.U.P. Arrest and Control Training and L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies Training Systems over all other nominees as the recipient of the 2022 Science and Innovation Award. The L.O.C.K.UP. training differentiated itself from other Defensive tactics programs being instructed throughout the country. L.O.C.K.U.P. is not a technique-based training system but the emphasis is on the actual collection of data on the use of force incidents, and detailed reporting to determine the effectiveness and needs assessments of the officers on the street.
FBI National Academy Associates – Charitable Foundation Award
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The agency has an excellent self defense training program which contributed greatly to their success in low usage of less lethal weapons during this accreditation period”
Assessment of a CT Police Agency Trained in the L.O.C.K.U.P.® System
Captain Howard Niemeier
New Port Kentucky PD · CALEA® Assessment Team
At first I had the typical “what can these guys teach me attitude.” The significance and impact of your training quickly changed my mind. The instruction stressed an overall offensive strategy that helps prevent an escalation of force. The techniques were easy to learn and retain. Since they are based on known physiological responses, we can turn this knowledge into an advantage. It was exactly what we needed to improve our arrest and control capabilities. We have already begun to implement L.O.C.K.U.P.® in our block training.”
Lieutenant Amaury Murgado (ret)
Osceola County FL Sheriff’s Office
Columnist Police Magazine
All L.O.C.K.U.P.® Training Systems Instructor certifications require renewal every three years.
Recertification can be achieved by attending the full 5-day Instructor Course; however, recertifying instructors are only required to attend the first 4 days. They are also welcome to remain for the fifth day to gain additional experience by assisting in the testing and evaluation of new instructor candidates during their proficiency examinations.