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The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 5 EP01 - External Violence Against Paramedics featuring Mandy JohnstonMandy Johnston is an Advanced Care Paramedic and Superintendent with Peel Regional Paramedic Services and program lead for the External Violence Against Paramedics (EVAP) portfolio of work. In early 2019, Mandy surveyed paramedics in Peel Region to ask about their experiences with workplace violence. After discovering that 97% of surveyed paramedics reported some exposure to workplace violence, Mandy led a comprehensive organizational response to the problem. The EVAP program includes a media awareness campaign, enhanced reporting measures, and an organizational policy of zero tolerance of violence against paramedics.
2024-08-1356 min
The Perception & Action PodcastAn Ecological Approach to Police Defensive Tactics Training (JC44) On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Chris Butler (Trainers Bullpen) and Jeff Quail (Setcan) to discuss and demo how Ecological Dynamics principles can be applied to police training. Links:https://www.trainersbullpen.com/ http://www.setcan.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344567487_There_must_be_an_ideal_solution_Assessing_training_methods_of_knife_defense_performance_of_police_recruits http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
2024-07-301h 17
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 4 Episode 4 - Kelly KeithA single episode with the host Kelly Keith.
2022-01-0751 min
2021-12-211h 09
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 4 - Episode 2 - MindfulnessIn this episode, our special guest Marc Robichaud, the chief of Sainte-Anne Police Department talks about mindfulness and how it benefits in law enforcement and to our daily living.
2021-11-1257 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 4 - Episode 1 - Use of Force in CorrectionsNew season 4! - Our first episode featuring Tom Burns
2021-10-1853 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 15 - Vice, Police Sniper, Active Shooter, Firearms Training and more
2021-06-081h 25
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 14 - Discussing Use of ForceSean O’Brien is a veteran in law enforcement, mainly in general patrol and as a police instructor. He is currently assign in K9 unit. He is also had many opportunities to train across Canada with use of force and firearm related trainings.
2021-05-311h 09
Managing Violence Podcast with Joe SaundersMVP85: A Scientific Approach to Reality Based Training with Jeff QuailJeff Quail, MSc has a Masters degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Liverpool. Prior to becoming the CEO of Setcan Corporation, Jeff served as a law enforcement helicopter pilot in Canada. Jeff is responsible for the creation of the Shocknife, StressVest, Neck Check, SimVoice and numerous other RBT products. Jeff is a court declared expert in officer safety training and tactics.
He is the co-author of the excellent new book, A Scientific Approach to Reality Based Training. Grab a copy here: https://geni.us/RBTMVP
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2021-04-291h 11
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 13 - Mental Toughness Training, Martial Art Based for Law Enforcement and Reality Based Training Featuring Brad Gillespie
2021-04-261h 05
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 12 - Officer Shares His View and Experience on Beginning a Career into Law EnforcementBrett Keith is in his second year as a law enforcement officer and shares his experience in policing so far. Brett was into sports before expressing interest in entering the world of policing. Before becoming a law enforcement officer he gained a few years security experience working for the Winnipeg Football Club security department.
2021-04-2252 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 EP 11 – Pro MMA fighter, Member and Trainer of SWAT Team talk Use of ForceKate Roy is a 14 year police officer veteran and part of the tactical and training unit. She graduated from Firefighter academy, served in Canadian Military and also an experienced mixed-martial artist. Kate will talk about use of force training and tips based in her experience as a professional SWAT trainer and as an excellent athlete.
2021-04-0659 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 10 - Burnout Prevention, Sleeping and Breathing Tactics: When and How to Use to Our AdvantageAndi Clark works within North America and Internationally within the First Responders Community who want to reverse and prevent burnout, thrive and be on top of their game mentally and physically on the job and in their personal life.In this podcast, Andi will offer advice on sleep, breathing tactics – when and how to use to our advantage, gut problems and lots more. Get your pen and paper ready before you press play!
2021-03-161h 09
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 9 - One of the Top Obstacle Course Racer Ryan Atkins Talks About Training that Could Benefits Law Enforcement Training and FitnessRyan Atkins is one of the top obstacle course racers in the world. A former mountain bike racer, Atkins is now a dedicated obstacle course racer. In 2014, he won the World’s Toughest Mudder and placed second in the Spartan World Championship – earning serious bragging rights and a respected spot at the top of the billion-dollar industry. He trains in and around Caledon, especially on the Bruce Trail, and loves spending time training in the wilderness, practicing for major races by encountering nature’s many obstacles. A perfect example of a fitness enthusiast who has found his passion in obstac...
2021-02-2342 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 8 - How Crossfit Training Helps PTSDSgt Johnny Hunka is currently a sergeant within the Patrol Division with Truro Police Service.Johnny was diagnosed with PTSD in 2019 after a train incident.He is a trainer for R2MR ( road to mental health readiness ) - a trainer with the department of justice in officers responding to mental illness, as well a trained member of Critical Incident Debriefing which helps members recently involved with traumatic incidents which is the first step of getting help He credits CrossFit for saving his life. He fell in love with the sport soon after the aca...
2021-01-221h 08
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 7 - Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress InjurySam Horwitz was a Secret Service Agent that was in a Tower on 911 and describes how her training assisted her get herself and others to safety. She then discusses Post Traumatic Stress Injury and her experience with dealing with this.
2021-01-181h 03
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 6 - Canadian Team Finish Fiji Eco Challenge 2nd Place Finish as featured on Amazon Prime NetworkFeaturing Bob Miller, Team Canada - 2020 - Canadian Team Finish Fiji Eco Challenge 2nd Place Finish as featured on Amazon Prime Network.
2021-01-1853 minThe Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 4 - Similarities & Differences Between Pro MMA Fights and Law Enforcement
2020-12-171h 04
The Prepared Warrior PodcastSeason 3 Episode 5 - How Martial Arts Can Benefit Law Enforcement Officers
2020-12-171h 242020-11-271h 33
2020-10-2357 min
2020-10-0253 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E9 The Greatest Failure of Reality Based Training - Kelly KeithKelly Keith has 32 years Police experience. He has served with the Winnipeg Police Service as a General Patrol Constable, Plain Clothes Detective and Undercover Drug Officer. He has also served with the Victoria Police Department as a General Patrol Constable and while employed with Victoria Police was seconded to the Justice Institute of British Columbia as a Sergeant in charge of Use of Force and Physical Training. He then served with Atlantic Police Academy as an Inspector in charge of Officer Safety, Use of Force, Physical Training, Communication Tactics and Tactical Firearms. Kelly is still an active P...
2020-08-1456 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E8 Fear as Fuel - Tony BlauerDuring this extraordinary time, we are bringing back Coach Tony Blauer to discuss his KNOW FEAR program and how it can help individuals, families, and organizations better understand how to navigate & manage fear, increase performance, and thrive under unprecedented stress and uncertainty.Tony Answers the Questions:What does is mean to use fear as fuel?How can you avoid getting stuck in a fear loop?What is important for law enforcement to remain focused and ready?And More!*EXCLUSIVE OFFER* Coach B...
2020-05-051h 00
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E7 Policing in a Pandemic - Mike TaigmanMike Taigman teaches improvement science as an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the University of California, San Francisco’s Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership and as an Adjunct Professor in the Emergency Health Services Management master’s degree program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He’s shared his perspective in 48 of the 50 states, most of the Canadian Provinces, Israel, Palestine, Australia, and throughout Europe. He is also a former law enforcement instructor with Caliber Press, the Justice Systems Training Institute, and Koga. Mike is the Improvement Guide for FirstWatch helping partner...
2020-04-0832 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E6 Peak Performace Under Stress - Dr. Sarah Dentry-TravisDr. Sarah Dentry-Travis’ is a human performance consultant and conducts research into the mechanisms of mental and physical toughness in extreme environments, specifically in military, police, and emergency first responder populations. She has skied to the North Pole and climbed the highest mountain in Antarctica to measure human performance in challenging environments. Dr. Dentry-Travis investigates the psychological, biological, and physiological components that enable a person to thrive in stressful, high intensity situations and continuously perform at their peak level. Prior to immersing herself in research and human performance consultancy, she served ten years in t...
2020-02-2135 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E5 Night Vision in Tactical Operations - Spiro DemetriadiSpiro Demetriadi is a business leader, consultant and entrepreneur with over 25 years experience creating, marketing and selling tactical training courses, services and high-technology products to U.S. Law Enforcement agencies and the U.S. Armed Forces. He is the President of Triadi, Inc.Spiro is an expert in Night Vision, Thermal and Laser technologies, as it relates to Close Quarters Battle (Low-Light/No-Light) operations for those that he fondly calls “door kickers”. The Military/Law Enforcement Combatives Senior Advisor for Gracie University. The former Outdoor Group Publisher for Engaged Media- publishing magazine titles such...
2019-08-2155 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E4 Taking Direct Measures - Alon Stivi Alon Stivi is the CEO of Direct Measures International (DMI), a provider of security consultancy, tactical training and protective services to the private and public sectors. He is a recognized authority on security, dignitary protection, travel safety, counterterrorism, mass violence prevention and survival. Alon is also certified by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Dignitary Security/Protection and coordinated a broad spectrum of security programs and protective operations in 30+ countries. He has protected fortune 500 executives, elected officials, and dignitaries such as: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Warren Buffet, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. His has bee...
2019-07-3031 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2 E3 Active Shooter Analysis - Morgan BallisMorgan Ballis - An Infantry Unit Leader in the United States Marine Corps w/ multiple combat deployments. With an M.S. in Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Mr. Ballis is the Founding Partner / Director of Strategic Planning & Training with DMB Consultants an Emergency Management consulting firm based out of San Diego, CA Specializing in K-12 facilities with an emphasis on active shooter response.Morgan Answers the Questions: What does the empirical data tell us about school active shooter events compared to other types of mass killing incidents? How should this d...
2019-04-2442 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2E2 A Tactical Advantage - Damian Halforty Damian Halforty has over 20 years practical experience in Tactical training, firearms and equipment. He has run over 700 security operations in over sixty different countries. Damian is featured in ‘Masters of the Blade’, a book dedicated to Edged Weapon instructors around the world, and is the author of the e-book Carjacking Countermeasures for Executive Security International, Co USA.In addition as the Director and Head Instructor of the Auckland Kali Group and the Pekiti Tirsia Tactical Kali representative in New Zealand, Damian specializes in teaching elements of CQB, and tactical edged weapons. Damian is direct...
2019-04-0932 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastS2E1 Ultimate Training, Ultimate Skills - Tony LambraiaTony Lambraia - has over 30 years of experience in Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement. He has trained military and Law Enforcement worldwide for over two decades. He has been featured on many Law Enforcement networks and publications. He has served as a U.S. Marine, correction officer, patrol officer, Detective, SWAT and SRT Commander, chief of Counter Terrorism (OTP) and tactics branches, Fed. Deputy Director and more. He has taught MMA and holds several black belts in various martial arts. Lambraia is the vice president of Ultimate Training Munitions UTM Worldwide.Lambraia answers the questions:
2019-02-2035 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE11 Scenario Stress Science - Dr. Terry WollertDr. Terry Wollert holds undergraduate degrees in adult technical education and graduate degrees in psychology, curriculum design, and evaluation. He has spent over 20 years conducting training research for ninety plus Federal law enforcement agencies at the largest law enforcement training organization in the world. Dr. Wollert is a certified Force Science Use of Force Analyst. Since his retirement he conducts firearms, use of force, and scenario-based training at the Institute of Public Safety a POST certified law enforcement academy in Gainesville Florida. Dr. Wollert has several publications on the effects of acute stress on police officer decision-making and...
2018-12-201h 01
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE10 Behind the Proving Ground - Kevin Michalowski Kevin Michalowski is the Executive Editor of Concealed Carry Magazine published by the United States Concealed Carry Association where he hosts the popular scenario training video series The Proving Ground. He is also a police officer for a small detachment in Wisconsin.Kevin answers the questions: Most scenario training is developed with law enforcement in mind, how do you go about developing these scenarios for regular people? What are the most important things people learn from scenario training they can’t learn from static exercises?As a police officer, why d...
2018-12-1326 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE9 Going Beyond the Call - Arno Lippassaar Arno Lippassaar is a recently retired Trooper from the New York State Police, with his most recent assignment being the New York State Police Academy as an Academy Training Officer. He had been a Trooper for over 23 years. Starting in 2003 he taught Firearms as a range instructor. He was a road Trooper for 18 years, assigned to all aspects of police work, including crime investigation, Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team, and traffic enforcement. Arno is also the only Trooper in the history of the State of New York State Police to be a two-time Brummer Award reci...
2018-12-1036 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE8 Middle East Mission - Mark BloxhamMark Bloxham has provided training to police officers overseas in Spain, Andorra, the West Bank and the Middle East. He is currently a Sergeant with a large Canadian Police Agency. He has 27 years of service. During that time he has worked as an exhibit tech., Patrol, Communications Section, 18 years in the Public Safety Unit and over 5 years in the Officer Safety Unit. Mark has received a variety of Instructor level certifications in such areas as ground fighting, tactical baton, chemical munitions, specialty impact munitions and more.Additionally, he served 4 years as Detective assigned to major cri...
2018-11-2830 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE7 Smart Firearm Training - Mike FarrellMike Farrell is the President of Smart Firearms Training Devices. He is also a seasoned entrepreneur, as well as a professional Airline Pilot. After taking up shooting, Mike found his new passion. Mike enjoyed shooting so much that he eventually became a Firearms Instructor. Mike founded Smart Firearms after being dismayed at the poor quality of training guns available. After making his first sale in 2013, Smart Firearms has grown rapidly, more than doubling sales every year. Smart Firearms Training Guns are now found in some of the finest agencies, academies, and companies across the country, and the worl...
2018-11-1331 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE6 Less Ego, More Training - Philip LawE6 Less Ego, More Training Philip Law was a Law Enforcement Officer in Florida for 16 years. He has worked in patrol, street crimes, K9 unit, Drug Enforcement Unit, and DEA Task Force as well as being a state certified instructor. After leaving law enforcement he worked as a private security contractor for the U.S. State Department and the U. S. Department of Defense for 5 years in the Middle East. He was assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) as an explosive detection dog handler. Philip currently oversees the Operations a...
2018-11-0936 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE5 A Study of Violence - Tony BlauerTony Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics and combatives industry for almost four decades. His research on physiology, mind-set as it relates to confrontation management has influenced over three decades of reality-based martial artists. Blauer developed the SPEAR system of self-defense and also designed High Gear, a line of impact reductions suits for self defense training.Blauer answers the questions:Can you explain how your path led you to teaching law enforcement?Do you think the advent of various new intermediate weapons has led to...
2018-10-3055 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE4 BJJ Improves Subject Control - Larry Mackinnon Larry Mackinnon has been with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the past 21 years and a Diver with the RCMP recovery team for the past 16 years. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black-belt, International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Masters Gold Medalist at Blue Belt and Brown Belt, Assistant Instructor at Gracie Humaita Winnipeg and Owner and instructor at Buffalo Jiu-Jitsu. Larry answers the questions: Is Martial Arts training prevalent in the law enforcement community? Can you compare a situation where you needed to use physical force befo...
2018-10-1533 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastPinpoint E1 Negative Reinforcement - Jeff QuailPrepared Warrior Pinpoint editions are shorter discussions that focus on a specific topic requested by you the listener. Submit a question to our experts - email host Jon Wilson jon@thepreparedwarrior.com Our question for this episode: A trainer asks, “I still struggle to understand the proper usage of the term Negative Reinforcement, how does the term apply to it’s use in reality based training?” Jeff Quail is the co-author of the new book: A Scientific Approach to Reality Based Training. Jeff is has a Masters in...
2018-10-1511 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE2 Blue Training Systems - Clive MilliganClive Milligan is a law enforcement trainer with 27 years experience in policing. Advancing the Reality Based Training experience for police by introducing a realistic collapsible training baton and eye gouge training head. Clive continues to come out with new training products for law enforcement.Clive answers the questions:How did the idea for the blue baton come about?How does the eye gouge training head fit into police training?What do you think is the number one mistake being made by law enforcement trainers?And...
2018-10-1230 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE1 Principle Based Training - Kelly KeithKelly Keith is a Master Trainer who teaches several instructor level courses for law enforcement all over the world. He is a former undercover vice and plain-clothes detective. Currently a Police Sargent and Director of Security for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kelly answers the questions: What would be a few of the best tips for someone going into policing today to stay safe?As a court declared use-of-force expert, what is the most common theme you are finding yourself having to educate the courts on?What...
2018-10-1233 min
The Prepared Warrior PodcastE3 K9 Evidence Based Training - Brad GillespieBrad Gillespie has spent 23 years policing primarily in K9 and tactical support with dogs. He has trained police and military dog teams globally. He has 28 years military combined full and part time service, infantry, and navy diving. Brad is currently a trainer with the second largest Police K9 program in Canada where he specializes in patrol, explosive detection and tactical integration. Brad considers himself a student of the game and tries to employ science and proven based approaches to training whenever possible. Brad answers the questions: Handlers spea...
2018-10-1256 min