Course Description:

At first glance, an expandable baton is a simple tool. But for it to really help you in a crisis, you have to be able to draw it quickly and use it in a way you can defend before the law.

Expandable Baton is a one-day self-defense course with an expandable baton. We start with types of batons and ways to carry them, followed by safe drawing and bringing the baton to the ready. Then come the basic stance and grip, working with your center of gravity and movement, strikes and target zones, defensive covers and blocks. After that we move closer to the attacker. You will learn to control space and work at close range, handle physical contact up close and retain the baton when someone tries to take it or grabs it. Finally, you will test everything in scenarios.

We teach simple techniques that work under stress and are legally defensible. Your own baton is ideal, but if you don't have one, we can lend you one for a small fee.

We never have more than 8 students per instructor, so you practice every technique yourself and we correct you.

Choose a date in the calendar below.

Who Is This Course For:

For anyone who carries an expandable baton or wants to get one, as well as members of the armed forces and security personnel who want to know how to really use a baton in a crisis. You don't need any previous self-defense experience, just sportswear and indoor gym shoes.

What You Will Learn:

After the course you know the types of expandable batons and how they can be carried, and you can safely draw the baton and bring it to the ready. You have mastered stance, grip and movement, and you know where and how to strike and how to cover against an attack. You can keep your space and handle physical contact at close range. And you know how to retain the baton when an attacker tries to grab it or rip it out of your hand. You have tested everything in scenarios.

Contents:

Types of expandable batons and carry options, safe drawing and bringing the baton to the ready, basic stance and grip, working with the center of gravity and movement, basic striking techniques and target zones, defensive covers and blocks, space control and close-range work, handling physical contact at close range, defense against disarm attempts, defense against a baton grab, scenarios focused on defensive use.

Required Equipment:

Sportswear and indoor gym shoes, your own expandable baton (or we can lend you one for a small fee), gloves (to prevent blisters), ideally trousers that allow you to carry the baton, and protective glasses.

Self-defense Courses and the Law:

Czech law does not regulate participation in self-defense courses in any way. You don't need any permit, and it doesn't matter whether you are a citizen of the Czech Republic, another EU country or a country outside the EU. Czech law sets no fixed minimum age, but a minor participant must be reasonably mature, both mentally and physically. We do not recommend registering children under 15 for a course this intensive.

Timing:

Class starts at 9:00 am. Please arrive at the venue no later than 8:30–8:45 am. The course usually ends around 6:00 pm, with a 30-minute lunch break during the day.

Venue:

We run our courses at various locations across the Czech Republic. You will find the exact venue for each date in the calendar, just click on the date. For multi-day courses that use more than one location, all venues are listed there.

Please check the venue carefully before booking. The same course often runs at different locations on different dates. Every now and then a student books a date expecting it to be at our home base, the Oleško shooting range, only to find out on the day that the course is taking place in Moravia, some 300 km away. To avoid this, always click on the date before booking and check where that particular date takes place.

Language:

Czech with English translation available.

Accommodation and Food:

Accommodation is not included in the course fee, each participant arranges and pays for it themselves. There is a 30-minute lunch break, so bring food that doesn't need cooking or ordering, such as an Adventure Menu type ration, an MRE or food from home, and enough to drink for the whole day.

Where to Go Next:

Firearms license holders who carry a gun for self-defense can continue with Self-defense Scenarios, which adds escalating the use of force from words through pepper spray to a firearm, drawing from concealed carry and scenarios with FX Simunition weapons. For fighting at close range in duty or tactical gear and retaining your own weapon, there is Hand to Hand Combat and Gun Retention.

Have a Question?

You will find answers to the most common questions in our Questions and Answers section. Didn't find what you were looking for? Write or call us using any of our contacts, we will be happy to help.

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