Rob Pincus and Tony Blauer will team up for the first time to teach their flagship programs this fall in Virginia Beach, VA.

“I am really excited about this project,” said Pincus, “Tony is one of the most effective teachers in the industry and the S.P.E.A.R. System changed the way I looked at unarmed defensive tactics. This is going to be a great event!”

Pincus began training in S.P.E.A.R. System almost a decade ago and there has always been a strong crossover between SPEAR and CFS students. In addition to Pincus, Cliff Byerly and Omari Broussard (picture below with Tony and Rob) of Viking Combatives are also certified to teach both programs. Omari wrote an article for this newsletter last year that spoke to the Synergy between the two programs, along with Greg Glasman’s Crossfit. This is a great article for those of you who are interested in the course or any of the programs individually from the perspective of the only person certified to teach all three.

The event in November is going to be a truly unique opportunity!

Here’s the official Press Release:

July 27, 2009

Tony Blauer & Rob Pincus To Present Combined Course

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The founders of Blauer Tactical Systems and I.C.E. Training Company will team up November 2-3, 2009, in Virginia Beach, VA to offer a tactical workshop that blends essential & fundamental skills from both Combat Focus Shooting & the S.P.E.A.R. System’s Personal Defense Program. This dynamic 2-day course addresses armed and unarmed confrontations. 

The S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM (Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response) is a scientifically researched & medically reviewed personal defense measure that exploits the body’s natural responses to violence and danger. This survival mechanism, dubbed: Startle-Flinch Response has been scientifically integrated into a series of neuro-muscular drills that teaches individuals how to convert their instinctive reactions into protective and combative tactics.

The Combat Focus Shooting (CFS) Program is an intuitive shooting program that is designed to work efficiently with the body's natural reactions during a dynamic critical incident. This approach makes CFS Skills easy to learn and maintain for students of all backgrounds, military, law enforcement or self-defense.

Unlike many traditional programs, CFS does not take a purely mechanical approach to shooting training in isolation from the context in which the skill must be used. CFS is not simply "point shooting," it is a training methodology that leads to more efficient defensive shooting skill.

This two-day course will take place at the Blauer Training Facility and on a live-fire range.

The course is $450.00 and is open to military, security and law enforcement personnel as well as those interested in personal defense. Students must be U.S. Citizens. Students should bring a firearm, holster, three magazines and 600 rounds of ammunition.

For more information, please visit www.blauertacticalusa.com or www.icetraining.us.