SCENES FROM LAST WEEKENDS ACTIVE SHOOTER WORKSHOP

Last Saturday we had a great Active Shooter Defense Workshop with ten participants from the upper eastside of Miami Dade. We covered subject such as:

• What to do if an active shooter shows up at your workplace or school
• What to do if you are trapped and can't escape
• What to do if you and your friends are confronted by the active shooter

Webster dictionary defines an active shooter as:


An Active Shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; in most cases, active shooters use firearms(s) and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.


We viewed a short video by the LA County Sherriff's office and then spent time going over the prescribed Active Shooter Plan promoted by the Department of Homeland Security. Afterwards we trained in Krav Maga VIP protection techniques. These techniques cover situations that are best suited for an active shooter emergency. For example running up from behind or side disarming an active shooter from a hidden area thus saving another persons life. These techniques focused on attacking and active shooter with a long gun (assault rifle), a sidearm (pistol) and how to overwhelm the active shooter using the pack mentality often used by the Military and Police.


At the end of the workshop the participants were placed in a situation where they were aware of an active shooter but were only given 5 minutes to formulate a plan. After the five minutes were up they were confronted with an armed active shooter with body armor entering the practice room. Even though they only trained for just two hours the group overwhelmed the attacker.


These types of workshops are always FREE and open to the public. We will keep you posted on upcoming workshops. In the meantime you can read more about us at www.MiamiShoresKickboxing.com.


Until next time be safe.


Instructor Joe Chao