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Patrol Carry Knife Courses

 

Patrol Carry Knife User Course

Most officers carry a knife on duty without formal training, policy guidance, or legal protection. The common claim of ‘I use it to cut seat belts’ can fall apart in court when a department lacks a clear policy or documented training.

This course is designed to help departments address what types of knives officers are carrying, how they’re being used in the field, and how to integrate knife carry into agency policies and defensive tactics programs.

• Course Covers:
• • Knife Carry Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P.s)
• • Sample Knife Policies for departmental adoption
• • Considerations for selecting patrol knives, including small fixed blades, push daggers, and folding knives
• • Recommended carry locations: front pockets, waistband, duty belt, and external ballistic vest mounting
• • Defensive tactics integrating knife deployment with empty-hand techniques
• • Weapon retention and transitions involving edged tools
• • Countering edged weapon attacks with hands-on control tactics
• • Knife defense techniques using the duty firearm during grappling and entanglement scenarios

Course Length: One 8-hour day
Cost: $199 per student 
Class Size: Minimum 20 / Maximum 30 students
Instructors: Don Gulla and Arrestling-certified instructors
Requirements: Training Knife, Mock Duty compatible with duty holster and eye protection
Certificate: Issued upon completion

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Patrol Carry Knife Instructor Course

Upon successful completion of this instructor-level course, participants will be certified to teach the Patrol Carry Knife User/Instructor Course.

• Course Covers:
• • Full User Course content and lesson plan
• • Training drills and safety protocols
• • Knife Carry S.O.P.s and policy templates
• • Selecting and justifying appropriate knife types (small fixed blade, push dagger, folding)
• • Recommended carry locations including integration with external ballistic vests
• • Knife-involved defensive tactics and instructor-level teaching strategies
• • Empty-hand to Firearm defense against edged weapon threats
• • Teaching use of the duty firearm for knife defense in grappling and entanglement scenarios
Course Length: 2 Days 
Day 1 is User Class
Cost: $399 per student 
Class Size: Minimum 12 / Maximum 30 students
Instructors: Don Gulla and Arrestling-certified instructors
Requirements: Training Knife, Mock Duty compatible with duty holster and eye protection
Certificate: Issued upon completion