PAVEL & BLAUER TOGETHER
SPECIAL WEEKEND SEMINAR

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pavel Tsatsouline & Tony Blauer team up for a dynamic conditioning seminar integrating Kettlebell drills and SPEAR System drills.  The focus will be on core stability and strengthening exercises as they apply to balance, muscle recruitment and stability. 
 
Training will alternate between Kettlebell sets and SPEAR System strengthening drills evolving into tactical applications for extreme close quarter conflict.
 
Both trainers, well known in the tactical community, are combining drills and research to provide the warrior athlete with targeted training that'll take their extreme close quarter strength & confidence to new levels. OPEN TO ANY COMBATIVE ATHLETE!
 
Don't miss this unique opportunity.
 
DATE
NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2004
 
SCHEDULED LOCATION
Marine Corps Recruit Depot,
San Diego, California
 
TRAINING FEES
$449 for 2 full days of training LAW ENFORCEMENT & MILITARY PRICE Just $249 for both days
 
REGISTRATION INFO
Call toll free 1.877.773.2748 or 1.514.482.1643
 
Or email marc@tonyblauer.com to register.
 
 
 

About the S.P.E.A.R. System
 
In the field of Close Quarters Combat and Defensive Tactics Instruction there has long been a widespread lack of understanding of the neurophysiological effects of fear and adrenaline, and the so-called “fight or flight” response. An understanding of the body’s responses to ambush is vitally important to developing an effective Defensive Tactics Program. In times of danger, in the ambush moment, in the shock and surprise of a real world attack, one simple law applies: physiology rules.
 
Over the past 20 years, Tony Blauer, the owner and CEO of Blauer Tactical Confrontation Management Systems (BTCMS), has dissected the realities of violence from virtually every conceivable perspective: psychologically, emotionally and physically. Based on this empirical research, Blauer has created the S.P.E.A.R. System ™: “the first behaviorally inspired method of self protection” ever developed, or as he prefers to say, “behaviorally inspired— genetically wired.” S.P.E.A.R. is an acronym for Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response, which is the ultimate aim of the system— responding more readily and effectively to the threat of violence.
 
Modern research has demonstrated that the S.P.E.A.R. System™ is based on the facts of neurophysiology. Instead of relying on the cognitively based muscle memory techniques common in the vast majority of defensive tactics programs, the S.P.E.A.R. System™ utilizes reflexive, instinctive movements to create a platform from which to first react to and then respond to an assault. If the goal of your department’s Defensive Tactics Program is to better prepare your officers to respond to and survive sudden, aggressive close quarters assaults, you need to be incorporating the S.P.E.A.R. System™. More info on Blauer Tactical Systems: www.tonyblauer.com
 
 
About Tactical Kettlebell
 
A ‘kettlebell’ is a cast iron weight that looks like a cannonball with a handle, a PT mainstay in the Russian spec ops community. Kettlebells are compact, inexpensive, virtually indestructible, and can be used anywhere.  They address all of the tactical fitness attributes with great degree of specificity. The Soviet armed forces strength-training manual pronounced kettlebell training to be “one of the most effective means of strength development” representing “a new era in the development of human strength-potential”.
 
The ‘low tech/high concept’ kettlebell has been documented by Russian scientists to deliver all around tactical fitness.  Voropayev (1983) observed two groups of subjects over a period of a few years.  A standard battery of the armed forces PT tests was used: pullups, a standing broad jump, a 100m sprint, and a 1k run.  The control group followed a typical military oriented physical training program that emphasized the above exercises.  The experimental group just lifted kettlebells.  In spite of the lack of practice on the tested drills, the KB group showed better scores in every one of them!   More info on Kettlebells & Pavel Tsatsouline
www.dragondoor.com 
 
 
 
 

KETTLEBELL RESEARCH
 
Vinogradov & Lukyanov (1986) found a very high correlation between the results posted in a kettlebell lifting competition and a great range of dissimilar tests: strength, measured with the three powerlifts and grip strength; strength endurance, measured with pullups and parallel bar dips; general endurance, determined by a 1000 meter run; work capacity and balance, measured with special tests.
 
Soviet scientists stated that kettlebells improve balance, coordination, and agility (Luchkin, 1947, Laputin, 1973).
 
Kettlebells develop professional applied qualities and general physical preparedness (Zikov et al, 1986, Griban et al, 1990).
 
Kettlebell lifting technique can be mastered in one or two sessions and one can start intense training during the second and even first week (Dvorkin, 2001).
 
 
 

S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM Research
 
BLAUER TACTICAL SYSTEMS, Inc. research into the startle/flinch phenomena has spawned one of the most important evolutions in close quarter training: the S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM, which utilizes the speed and reliability of the startle/flinch reflex to convert the sudden attack into a tactical counter.
 
The system is behaviorally based and relies on physiological principles. Most important is that the system is a conduit or bridge to the DT program or tactics the officer is skilled in. In other words, this isn’t a new 'muscle-memory' system; therefore it will not interfere with any prior training or use of force procedure.
 
The S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM is absolutely necessary and crucial for close quarter confidence, because it bases its speed and effectiveness on hard-wired components within your survival system so that under extreme pressure, it will also be more reliable than ‘complex motor skill’ techniques.
 
This process makes it an extremely simple system to learn or teach so that professionals from any branch of law enforcement (LEO’s, UC, SWAT, CORRECTIONS) as well as soldiers have a researched, tactically comprehensive system to penetrate and dominate the close quarter confrontation.
 
 

Tony Blaueris founder and CEO of BLAUER TACTICAL CONFRONTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSâ (BTCMS) a consulting firm specializing in research & development for combative training for the military and law enforcement communities. Blauer's company has provided custom programs for diverse training units within the U.S. NAVY Seals, U.S. ARMY Special Forces, US Air Force, FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS, the U.S. COAST GUARD, D.O.E. and the United Nations Safety & Security Services. On the law enforcement side, Blauer's team has provided training for police agencies around the world, including the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Australia.
 
"I have participated in several related schools during my career and have never witnessed a combative system like Tony Blauer's, nor have I experienced someone with such a deep desire for his student's to learn"
 
 -Pat Straker
 Houston Police Dept./SWAT
 
"The S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM is a superbly researched tactic that is easily learned ... without a doubt, those who attended the seminar are much better prepared."
 
 -James Campbell
 MAJ, SF
 Commanding
 
 
 

About Pavel
 
Pavel Tsatsouline, Master of Sports, is a former Soviet Spetsnaz PT instructor and the chief instructor for Tactical Strength, Inc. Pavel has authored seven books on physical conditioning and was nationally ranked in the Russian military/law enforcement applied strength sport of kettlebell lifting.
 
 
…if I were to recommend one Physical Training program to develop a Marine's overall strength and fighting capability, it would be one prescribed by Pavel Tsatsouline.  His exercise principles are well researched, easy to implement, and focus directly on a functional end-state: high caliber efficiency.  …stop looking for a better piece of equipment or diet supplement and get 'Pavelized.'
 
—George H. Bristol, Lt. Col., USMC, Commander, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Founder Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
 
The exposure to this method of physical training was outstanding, as was Pavel’s method of instruction.  For tactical operators the use of the kettlebell… is the best form of PT I have experienced.
 
-Name Withheld, Instructor, U.S. Secret Service