Last month, BCSO defensive tactics instructors had the opportunity to participate in an intensive week-long training with Effective Fitness Combatives (EFC), focused on de-escalation techniques and defensive tactics designed to help keep both our deputies and the community members we interact with safe. Throughout the training, instructors worked on communication strategies, scenario-based exercises, and hands-on techniques focused on improving situational awareness and safe outcomes during law enforcement encounters.
In this episode of Sheriff’s Mic: Cleared to Talk, Sheriff Honea sits down with the owner of EFC to discuss the value of this type of training, the important role de-escalation plays in law enforcement, and why agencies should continue prioritizing these opportunities for their deputies and instructors.
