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program because they are the leaders inthe industry. They utilize Redman TrainingGear ® in the full-spectrum use of forceon-forcetraining that includes, but is notlimited to, defensive tactics, correctionalfacility disturbances (prisoner cellextractions and prison riot training),ground defense, and water survivaltraining to include lethal force trainingusing approved projectile training roundslike AirSoft and the Simmunitions marking round.The man in charge of the RedmanTraining Gear program is Dave Young,who also happens to be the director ofspecialized programs for the RedmanTraining Division of NorthcentralTechnical College. Dave Young is oneof the major power player trainers inthe business today. He is a twenty-yearveteran of both civilian and military lawenforcement and is the chairman of thePoliceOne.com advisory board, technicaladvisor for Force Science ResearchCenter, and is on POLICE Magazine’sadvisory board.Recently, I had the pleasure ofmeeting up with Dave while he wasdoing a photo shoot for the new RedmanTraining Gear catalog. Dave wanted toshare something with me as an exclusiveannouncement for Concealed CarryMagazine. Redman Training is workingin alliance with Northcentral TechnicalCollege and one of the largest martialarts organizations in the country. Forthe first time they will offer a trainingprogram specifically catered to civilians.The benefits of such a combined programare mind boggling.First, civilians will benefit from theopportunity to utilize the Redman Trainingsuits, and I will tell you from myown personal experiences, Ihave used every suit available onthe market today which includesFist ® , Spear ® , Bulletman ® andRedman and I can assure youthe Redman suit—especiallythe new Redman WeaponsDefense Training suit—is theway to go. I personally ownthree of the four mentioned suitsand I have no vested personalinterest other than telling youthe truth.Why this gear is soimportant? As Police OfficersSafety Association’s Director ofTraining, Ralph Mroz, said inone of his books, “In the need forempty hand skills, number one isthe foundation of all defensiveskills is empty hand skills, numbertwo, no matter what weaponsyou carry and are trained with,you are still most likely goingto have to depend on emptyhand skills.”To put it plainly, if you’regoing to simulate fighting you bettermake it as real as possible and definitelyas safe as possible. Redman Training hasa long history of doing both.The civilian martial arts RedmanTraining program has five differentphases: the belt equivalent to that iswhite through black. The topics rangefrom learning how to fall, the importanceof verbalizations skills, fighting on theground, defending against clubs, knifeand guns, using high level simulationstraining scenarios utilizing AirSofttraining guns, and everything in between.Two different types of Redman ® traininggear.This program will also teach the studenthow to prepare written statements for thepolice and how to testify in court.Once the student completes eachtraining phase they will receive acertification of completion from the NTCRedman Training Division moving towardan advanced degree certificate diplomafor “personal self-defense,” issued byNorthcentral Technical College. Why isthat such a big deal you ask? You willhave attendedmc and graduated fromthe only college-accredited personaldefense course in the country today. Bycompleting this program you will becomeinstructor certified by Redman to teachthe reality self-defense training program.With all those credentials backed bytwo, well-known training institutions, noone could ever accuse you of not takingthe time and responsibility that bearsthe weight and power you will wield forcarrying a concealed weapon.For more information on the RedmanCivilian Training program go to:www.redmantraining.netRedman ® training director, Dave Young.Paul Pawela has combined 25 yearsof martial arts, police and militaryexperience. He is a nationally recognizedpolice, firearms and defensive tacticsinstructor. Paul was a military certifiedhand-to-hand combat instructor and isdirector of training for ytraining.comVolume 4 - May/June 2007 www.usconcealedcarry.comConcealed Carry Magazine 15