SGI - Executive Protection Combatives (EPC)

(1-Day / 10-hours)

The SGI Executive Protection Combatives - EPC™ course was developed by SGI Lead Instructor Tony Diefert. Tony is career law enforcement professional with a specialized military background. In his current assignment, Tony is a full time member of his departments Dignitary Protection Unit. Prior to joining the police department, Tony was a competitive fighter and earned the title of Arizona State middleweight Muay Tai kickboxing champion. The basic foundation of this course is a culmination of the linear fighting style of Muay Tai and a compilation of techniques from numerous other fighting arts, with the end result being a program specifically developed for personnel engaged in providing close personal protection.

At its core, the SGI EPC™ course utilizes a combination of striking and ground fighting techniques, hand picked from a myriad of fighting arts, to specifically meet the needs of executive protection personnel. EPC™ is built around the application of gross motor skills and basic fighting techniques that can readily be applied under the high stress demands of combat.

This is a no nonsense course that focuses on the mission ?’___which is to break contact with an assailant(s) and extract your principal to a safe location.

Course content includes:

• Physical one-on-one Attack
• Mass Attack
• Knife Defense
• Dynamic Strengthening and Flexibility
• Rolling and Falling in All Conditions
• Striking Using All Parts of the Body
• Confined Space and Evasion Tactics
• Restraining and Joint Locks
• Ground Survival
• Disarming of Weapons
• Balance and Throwing Skills
• Comprehensive Breathing Methods
• Fear Management and Awareness Training

[Course Fee = $250]