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First Responder's Best Hold

"This training should be made available to every police academy defensive tactics program...a MUST KNOW for public safety officers!" - Sgt. Bryan Reynolds (retired), Contra Costa Sheriff's Office

The 1RBH free-handed restraint is a system designed to maximize control and minimize risk/injury. It is simply the safest, most versatile and effective way to go hands-on in the line of duty.

1RBH allows you to:

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* Control a larger (or smaller) assailant
* Modulate the amount of force used
* Maintain a 360 degree view of scene
* Release and stand, if necessary
* Communicate to the person held
* Call for back-up, while maintaining control


1RBH can be reached whether:

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* Assailant is on top of you
* Both of you are standing
* Standing vs Ground or vice versa
* Clinched, headlocked, etc.

While properly controlled in 1RBH, the client is unable to:


* Bite, Kick, Punch, or Grab you

1RBH for Law Enforcement allows:


* Non-lethal, yet effective, compliance incentives
* Transition to vascular restraint
* Transition to arrest position

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