DEFENSIVE TACTICS 
INSTRUCTOR CONFERENCE 2005

The Defensive Tactics Instructor Conference 2005 was hosted at the Texas Department of Public Safety Training Academy May 9-13.  This conference is a yearly event organized by Lt. Erwin Ballarta, founder of the Texas Kali Association.  This year's conference featured several TKA members and  instructors who shared their knowledge alongside numerous other experts, guests and participants.

   
In addition to several courses, the Texas Kali Association instructors led sessions including edged weapons awareness, proper training methods,  tactical footwork, baton tactics, weapon retention and disarming and of course edged weapon attack survival.  Unfortunately, we did not capture all of the activities with the TKA camera.  

  
Because your weapon is your lifeline, anyone dropping their baton is rewarded with pushups.  Leslie helps everyone develop body mechanics to make their baton strikes effective.   Participants generate real power striking training shields and learn to move offline while striking.
 

In addition to generating power to use with the baton, participants developed body mechanics that apply to their empty hands tactics as well.

We found that everyone learned quickly and supported each other as the week progressed through a number of programs and activities.