Course Description:

FIBUA is based on the military tactics of urban warfare. Before a team enters a building, it has to get there across a street, an intersection or an open area, where a threat can come from several directions. At this course you will learn how to move and work together as a unit in that kind of environment.

FIBUA (Fighting In Built-Up Areas) is a two-day tactical course that builds on CQB. After a short review of team procedures from buildings, you will learn how multiple elements of a unit move along a street and between buildings, how to cross an open area and an intersection, and how one element covers the movement of the others. You will occupy a building and turn it into a strongpoint. Then come maneuvering and urban battle drills, and scenarios where a threat can come from several directions at once.

At FIBUA we train with airsoft weapons, because they have a significantly longer range than FX Simunition, and fights in the street happen at greater distances than in a room. You can pre-order our M4 airsoft training rifle for a symbolic servicing fee. You are welcome to bring your own airsoft weapon and sling.

We never have more than 8 students per instructor, so everyone gets real attention.

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Who Is This Course For:

For graduates of the CQB course who want to take team procedures from buildings out into the street and built-up areas. It suits members of the armed forces and law enforcement, reservists and civilians involved in tactical training.

What You Will Learn:

After two days you have reviewed the CQB team procedures. You know how the elements of a unit move along a street and between buildings, and how to safely cross an open area and an intersection. You can occupy a building and turn it into a strongpoint. You know how to use one element to cover the movement of the others. And you have worked through urban battle drills and scenarios.

Contents:

Basic theory, short review of CQB team tactics, element movement along streets and between buildings, crossing open areas, crossing intersections, occupying a building and establishing a strongpoint, using one element of the unit to cover the movement of the others, urban maneuvering and battle drills, scenarios with airsoft weapons.

Required Equipment:

Comfortable civilian or tactical clothing and solid outdoor or sports shoes (both suited to the current weather and outdoor temperatures), a belt, or a plate carrier or any full ballistic protection including a helmet, AR15 magazine pouches, shooting glasses, knee pads, tactical gloves and a flashlight.

Above all, come to the course in clothing and gear that match your everyday carry or work as closely as possible, without having to buy any tactical gear. It is not required on this course.

If you would like to try modern ballistic gear, click on your chosen course date and you can rent one of the plate carriers on offer, including ballistic plates, or a top-of-the-line Galvion ballistic helmet.

Weapon:

At this course we use airsoft weapons, which have a significantly longer range than the FX Simunition weapons we normally use. Participants can use our M4 airsoft training rifles, which can be pre-ordered for a symbolic fee that usually covers only servicing and maintenance of the weapon after the course. The weapon is not included in the course fee! If you have your own airsoft weapon or sling, we recommend bringing them along. You are of course welcome to use them.

Tactical Courses and the Law:

Czech law does not regulate participation in tactical 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 training site 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:

If you want to take team tactics into the woods and open terrain, continue with Small Unit Tactics Basic, which adds patrolling, camouflage, hand signals, land navigation and reacting to contact with the enemy. For more demanding procedures inside buildings, such as window entries, ballistic shield work or breaching, there is CQB Advanced.

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.

Online Video Course:

Before you come to FIBUA, we recommend watching the free CQB Basic video course on our YouTube channel, which has over 115,000 views. It will refresh the basic CQB procedures that FIBUA builds on directly, so on site you can focus fully on urban movement. Please note that the video is in Czech.

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