"Protecting those you love" Close quarters shooting skills / tactics for when you are with family an

[tacmedic]

Major Konstantin Komarov will be conducting TWO seminars in Tulsa October 5 -7th.

Friday October 5th "Working with the Kalashnikov"

Saturday & Sunday "Protecting those you love" Close quarters shooting skills / tactics for when you are with family and need to protect them from armed criminal assaults or terrorist activities.


Konstantin is a highly skilled retired Russian Special Forces officer, his extensive experience was gained through having served with both GRU and elite MVD Spetsnaz units, as a decorated war veteran. He holds a PhD in Combat Psychology, and continues to provide training and consulting services to various Russian military and Spetsnaz units.

He was integrally involved in the development of Russia’s counter-terror tactics, including its terrorist/hostage negotiation techniques. Major Komarov has served as the principal negotiator in numerous terrorist-hostage sieges, and was part of the negotiating team at the Nord Ost Theater siege in Moscow in October 2002 and the Beslan School Siege in 2004, where he developed psychological profiles on the identified terrorists, among his other duties. After his military service Konstantin provided protective services for Moscow’s business and social elite.

Because of unique combination of skills and experience, Konstantin has become a highly sought after authority in the areas of firearms movement and point shooting skills, developing internal state for physical and psychological composure, development of sensitivity and intuition, and survival field craft.

Konstantin is a Master Instructor in Systema and regularly teaches classes in Mikhail Ryabko's school in Moscow as well as other locations.

Cost for Oct 5th course $200
Cost for Oct 6 & 7 course $350
Cost for all three days $450

Both courses will involve dry and live fire drills.
Discount given to Systema Instructors and BoomerShooter members.
Special pricing for those also attending Konstantin's Systema Seminar with Joe Mayberry at the St. Louis Combat Institute.

Dinner Saturday evening. Hotel and range information coming very soon.

 

[michaelclm]

Bump

 

[dennishoddy]

That sounds like a very interesting class.

 

[mike cyrwus]

was part of the negotiating team at the Nord Ost Theater siege in Moscow in October 2002 and the Beslan School Siege in 2004, where he developed psychological profiles on the identified terrorists

lot of good it did...

 

[michaelclm]

lot of good it did... :wink:

I wasn't there but I suspect it went something like this: "Batshit crazy and dedicated to dying for their cause." The common theme between the two groups (Nord Orst & Beslan) is the particularly deadly fanaticism of their female members. Both of these occurences took place after the terrorists crossed the Russian border. The sad thing is that there are many who resist the notion that this can and likely will happen here.

Konstantin has a comprehensive background in combat stress, from both academic and experiential practice. The principles of Systema translate well into helping to control many of the physiological responses that occur naturally under the stress associated with physical conflict. Given the intense nature of those responses, now imagine their source being a circumstance under which your loved ones are wounded right in front of you and there still being active threats present. While one may or may not necessarily agree with or find a place in their skill set for all Systema shooting principles, this instruction comes from a wealth of actual operational and protective services experience. This course material is going to provide some valuable insight into the common act of moving with your family in public environments, from a protective standpoint. Having trained with the Major both in Systema & Systema shooting, I'm excited to take this course. See you guys there.

 

[Tinbender75]

You will see me and my wife again Michael.

 

[dennishoddy]

lot of good it did... :wink:

Your exactly right. It was a disaster.

I've been a follower of these situations, and found out that the best source of information is from the victims that survived.

I'm also a fan of what happens on the other side of the fence with the LEO, Military, or whatever is used to quell the situation.

The good guys are at a total disadvantage, and have to operate under different rules that the terrorists can ignore.

The terrorists have no regard for human life, and consider it a means to transmit a message.
The Good guys have to put up with people that think they could have shot the guns out of their hands, or shot them in the leg, and everything would revert to a scenerio where all the animals in the woods play together, and have a wonderful life.

 

[tacmedic]

Courses will be conducted at USSA. Contact me with any questions or to sign up.

 

[tacmedic]

For those of you who do not know Konstantin, here's a little insight...View attachment 3086

 

[tacmedic]

lot of good it did... :wink:

Your exactly right. It was a disaster.

I've been a follower of these situations, and found out that the best source of information is from the victims that survived.

I'm also a fan of what happens on the other side of the fence with the LEO, Military, or whatever is used to quell the situation.

The good guys are at a total disadvantage, and have to operate under different rules that the terrorists can ignore.

The terrorists have no regard for human life, and consider it a means to transmit a message.
The Good guys have to put up with people that think they could have shot the guns out of their hands, or shot them in the leg, and everything would revert to a scenerio where all the animals in the woods play together, and have a wonderful life.

In the interest of honest and objective learning I am interested to hear how you would handle the situation. As a hostage inside with their family, as a negotiator, and as the commander in charge of the operation.

40 male and female terrorist armed with assault rifles, pistols, grenades, mines, and IEDs (suicide vests) deployed throughout the theater. They state they are a suicide mission.
850 hostages of all ages both male and female

The terrorists demanded the Russian army withdraw from Chechnya or they will execute all the hostages.

Approximately 130 hostages and all but one of the terrorists died in the seige.

I'm asking legitimately...what would you have done, what would your limitations and expected outcomes be.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'm asking legitimately...what would you have done, what would your limitations and expected outcomes be.

I wasn't criticizing the outcome, nor the planning that went with it. Although describing it as a disaster is exactly what it was. Sometimes no matter how much planning, training or whatever, you just can't overcome the terrorist mind.
Just describing what the difference is between a terrorist mindset, and the rules of engagement that military, and Non-military Leo's have to adhear to in that situation in this country would have not resulted in anything different. Possibly even worse.
That was the jist of what I was talking about.

I recently had a discussion with a "security expert" about his plan to "secure our facility" It involved putting up a barbed wire fence, and that was about it. Some security guards at the gate, and making a roving patrol over 5000 acres on occasion.
I argue'd that that wouldn't stop anything, as a true terrorist would take a family hostage, threaten to kill them a slow death, unless the employee delivered a bomb to the facility, and then the family would be released. Incoming vehicles are not searched, so that would be an easy thing.
People in this country do not understand the terrorist mind set, and it will come back to bite us in the future.

 

[tacmedic]

Not suggesting any posts were derogatory. Honest criticism is fine...context and perspective appropriate.

IMHO we are no better prepared to deal with this situation today than before because we are not honest about the threat, our capabilities, and what is the realistic best possible outcome.

TV and movie BS don't help.

 

[dennishoddy]

Not suggesting any posts were derogatory. Honest criticism is fine...context and perspective appropriate.

IMHO we are no better prepared to deal with this situation today than before because we are not honest about the threat, our capabilities, and what is the realistic best possible outcome.

TV and movie BS don't help.

What is happening, is that technology is leading the way in finding these terrorists before they can become active. They must communicate to be effective. Other than carrier pidgon or couriours, (what Bin Ladin used), there is nothing they use out there that can't be intercepted.

 

[tacmedic]

Saturday after class we will have access to large array of full auto and belt fed weapons and discount rental prices.