The Arrest Control Techniques seminar is the foundation of the Koga Method. In this program, students are taught to safely and humanely control or take a subject into custody. Topics covered in this seminar include:
Legal Issues involved in the use of force
The Principle of Control
Balance--standing and moving safely
Physical control holds
Searches and handcuffing
The Self Defense Techniques seminars cover a multitude of situations where the officer is the victim of a physical attack. Topics covered in the seminar include:
Balance, falling, rolling and recovery
Defenses against punches, pushes and grabs
Defenses against chokes
Gun retentions
Gun Takeaways
The Baton Techniques seminar covers the deployment and use of the standard wood straight police baton. Topics include:
Comparison of straight wood batons with other standard police impact weapons.
Mechanical principles surrounding effective use of the police baton.
Use of the baton against single and multiple assailants.
Defensive methods for a variety of attacks.
The Ground Techniques seminar covers situations in which the officer is either taken to the ground by a suspect, or finds it necessary to grapple with the subject on the ground It is a three-day course.
High Risk Contact Response gives the officer specific skills in dealing with high-risk situations such as high-risk car stops, building searches, and high-risk warrant service. It is a five-day course.