Polish Police & Security Forces Tactics Seminar

Kila

The NUIM Self Defence Club would like to invite you to our next event.

Mr. Mariusz Domasat will be teaching a three-hour seminar in the ancillary sports hall of NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare on Tuesday the 19th of September from 18:00-21:00.

Topics covered will include:

• General control and restraint techniques.
• Correct use of a Tonfa/P.R.24 in both control & restraint and self-defence situations.
• Close protection/security methodology.

Qualifications Include:

• 18 years martial arts experience (Boxing->Kickboxing->Judo->Brazilian & Modern Ju-Jitsu)
• Modern Ju-Jitsu & WJJKO Instructor
• Combat Ju-Jitsu Instructor to Polish police, military, and security forces.
• 3 years close protection experience.
• 2001 Polish full-contact Ju-Jitsu champion

Entrance fee: €15, €10 upon production of valid student ID.

Details will be up soon also on our website, www.nuimselfdefence.com

Hope to see some of you there.

Buffy

Kila

Just to highlight the fact that I had the incorrect date when I first posted this - the seminar is on the 19th of september not october. I've corrected the post above also.

Millionaire

I trained with polish cops and polish special forces lads in israel for 1 month intensive course in KM, and I tell you them Polish lads take their training very serious, and standards I saw were outstanding high!

Kila

It bears mentioning that, if you have your own tonfa, please bring them along. We're hoping to supply some, but the more people that bring them, the better.

Thanks.

Nothingcompares

Why would a person training for self-defense own their own tonfa?

Kila

Hey all,

Thanks to those of you who came along. I hope you had a good time. Below follows and event report by one of our members.

Hey all,

Thanks for coming - hope you guys had as good a time as I did. Here's the event report.

Seminar Report Tuesday, 19/9/06: Polish Police & Security Forces Seminar
By m0x1e

The NUI Maynooth Self Defence Club organised and ran an evening mini-seminar featuring Mr. Mariusz Domasat, an ex-tactical instructor of the Polish Army, Police, and Security forces, ex-close protection specialist, and current resident of Co. Kildare. Organisation of the seminar began six days prior to its actual commencement, and the level of attendance (and attendees!) stands as a testament to the marketing and advertising ability that is quickly becoming a trademark of the NUIM Self Defence Club. Among the attendees the Garda Síochána, two other university’s martial arts clubs, and one of Dublin’s best known security training specialists were represented, as well as a respectable turnout of the clubs own student base.

Before we engaged in any sort of physical training, Mr. Domasat, clad in the combat fatigues of his former profession rather than a traditional martial arts dogi, sat everybody down for a brief introductory talk. The talk consisted of the legal framework within which Polish Police, Military, and Security personnel operated, and served as an important reference point, adding context to the techniques and drills we would later learn. As a self defence instructor myself, I was particularly pleased at how the importance of non-lethal and non-injurious force was stressed. In this climate of eye-gouges and arm breaks, it was refreshing to hear someone preaching human dignity and safety, and a level of restraint even when defending oneself.

The warm-up made it clear that Mr. Domasat was drawing from his extensive knowledge as a tactical instructor rather than his no less impressive knowledge of both classical and modern martial arts. The warm-up was, in the words of two of our attendees, “short and sweet”; aimed at the broad range of fitness and physical conditioning present on the mats, something for which those of use without a military background were very grateful, and left us energised rather than exhausted. Thus limbered up and with our blood racing, Mr. Domasat started at square one, instructing us in correct stance and deployment of a Tonfa (while his training was in the use of a PR. 24, they are illegal for civilians to possess in Ireland, so traditional Tonfa were used in their stead) before moving onto more “substantial” training.

Once we were comfortable in our ability to hold and retain the Tonfa, Mr. Domasat instructed us in correct places and methods of striking with a Tonfa, stressing the importance of restricting strikes to major muscle groups on limbs, and avoiding places where serious or long term injury could occur, like the spine, the abdomen, and the head. Again, I felt a degree of appreciation for the small but significant amount of time spent on drilling these strike zones and ensuring people knew not only where not to hit, but why not to hit there.

The lion’s share of the seminar was taken up with one-on-one use of the Tonfa as both a restraining aid and a transporting aid. We were shown how to apply static standing and ground locks, and then how best to flow these locks into transport techniques (frequently referred to as “come-alongs” by those in the private security sector). Although I doubt I shall ever have occasion to handcuff someone after using a Tonfa restraint, I nevertheless found Mr. Domasat’s instructions on how to work handcuffs into the routines both informative and satisfying.

The next largest portion of the seminar was taken up with teamwork training, where we were split into groups of three and practiced various drills. The first of the team drills was a coordination exercise in which one person played the part of the “wounded comrade”, while the other two were instructed in using the Tonfa as a makeshift carry-chair. While this seems simple enough at the outset, the challenge lay in coordinating the lifting and carrying so as not to jostle or further stress the wounded man. Following that, a two-man control and restraint drill was practiced, one which is apparently used by law enforcement throughout the world to control and restrain possibly dangerous suspects. The last part of this segment was then an extension to the two-man C&R technique, which allowed for the suspect to be picked up and carried in a controlled and safe manner. I had the privilege of partnering up with two gentlemen from Templemore Garda College for this set of exercises, and while I doubt this particular set held very much in the way of new techniques for them, I learnt a lot from the opportunity to practice with two men who do this for a living.

The final portion of the seminar consisted of striking and blocking drills with Mr. Domasat instructing us on how best to advance and retreat while swinging the Tonfa in a controlled fashion through a variety of angles, and then showing us how best to block baton attacks from those same angles. This set put me in mind of the “feeder training” implemented by Filipino martial arts, and also used to great effect by several western armed forces, the apparent principal being that it is easier to learn to defend effectively against attack directions than attack types.

Mr. Domasat finished the seminar with an opportunity for any of us to ask questions on any of the techniques he had taught, before thanking us for attending and bowing us out. In all, everybody seemed quite satisfied with the way the evening panned out, although most expressed regret that one attendee was forced to step off after an old injury flared up during the warm-up and so, couldn’t participate in the remainder of the seminar. I have only known Mr. Domasat less than a month, but the seminar left me with the feeling that there was a lot more knowledge there to be tapped, knowledge that he seemed in no way shy about sharing. As such, I sincerely hope he agrees to teach another seminar, possibly some time after Christmas, and every assistance possible will be extended to him in the organisation of such. Lastly, the NUIM Self Defence Club and I would like to thank Sensei Detta Dickinson of the NUIM Aikido club for graciously giving over their hall booking at such short notice so that we could run our seminar.

Pictures and such will be up soon on our website.

The Bored One

It was a great seminar alright, and the teacher seemed like a really friendly guy.
I particularly enjoyed learning the transport procedures once the target had been restrained.
Any idea when he might visit again?

Odysseus

Thank you for holdind the seminar, I certainly enjoyed it. Still, since I don't carry a tonfa or a p24 around I'm still unsure of the practical use I may get out of it. Unless of course I'm attacked with such a weapon. I do have to say it was well run, well organised, and well attended.

It was my partner, who suffered the injury during the warm up, but such is life. I would be interested in learning more about the use of this weapon, if merely just for training purposes.

Finally, I feel the need to apologise, I train more in RBSD, the idea of taking my shoes off, [yes I do understand, it was to protect the mats, was alien to me] However, the apology, relates to [I only thought of this after] was not helping out with the putting away of the mats. Its also something that is alien to me. So sorry for that mate. Bascially, I enjoyed the seminar, thought the teaching was good, and hope to train with you again.

Cheers mate.