WARTAC

Self-defense and weapon disarming are popular topics in today’s world. There are many self-defense and weapon disarming programs out there. Finding information, or finding the right program, can be confusing and overwhelming. If you’re confused, because all of the techniques out there look the same—but with different names—you should be!

Nearly all of the weapon disarming techniques available today are based in the Martial Arts. Many require skill-level training that can take years to attain. Others work well in a dojo, but could fail you on the street. So, what should you do to learn practical weapon disarming techniques that you can use if you’re attacked?

My name is Rich Nance. I’m a Black Belt Martial Artist with over 19 years of experience. I’m also a current S.W.A.T. team member and Police Impact Weapon and Weaponless Defense Instructor. My Co-Instructor, David Hallford, is a multiple-style Black Belt Martial Artist with over 30 years of experience. He is also a Self-Defense Instructor.

Through our martial arts training, we spent countless hours attempting commonly taught firearm, knife, and club disarm techniques against a cooperative “opponent.” We finally concluded... there must be another way! A simpler, more streamlined system that anyone can learn quickly! Together, we have developed WARTAC (Weapon Acquisition and Retention Tactics), a weapon disarm and retention system that you can count on in the chaos of a real-life weapon assault.

The WARTAC Training System

In a matter of hours, we’ll train you to defend against a handgun, rifle, club, static knife, moving knife, or “jailhouse” knife attack. We teach you how to disarm your attacker and escape. Our motto is:

IF YOU CAN TOUCH IT,
YOU CAN TAKE IT!

WARTAC techniques are easy to learn and use. They’re based on simple, gross motor skills rather than complex, fine motor skills, like so many other martial arts-based systems. Effective and realistic weapon disarming tactics should be a part of every martial arts and self-defense training curriculum. Training in the WARTAC system improves your chances of survival against an armed assailant. We offer on-site training workshops in both knife and firearm disarming.

We also offer WARTAC certification for martial arts studios. We train and certify martial arts studios to offer WARTAC courses to their students. Certification includes an instructor certificate, a copy of the Firearm Acquisition Tactics DVD, training guns, logo window decal, displaying the words, "weapon disarms taught here", a link on our website, free wartac t-shirt, discount on all wartac products.”

Handgun and Rifle Disarming

When you're life is on the line, there’s no time for complicated techniques. They may work against a cooperative “opponent” in a controlled setting, but will they work on the street in the chaos of an attack?

WARTAC’s handgun and rifle disarms use only a streamlined, “universal” technique. And with slight modification, you can apply this technique to virtually every type of firearm threat you could face. You can face an assailant with confidence. Because you don’t have time for hesitation while you figure out which technique applies to the situation and gun type.

Knife Disarming

Defending against a moving knife, even in training, is extremely dangerous! So, we've subjected our WARTAC techniques to a marking training blade… and THEY WORK! Our techniques don’t depend on catching up with and capturing a fast-moving blade… it's just not going to happen. Our system relies on capturing and controlling the attacker’s head and body. For, where the head goes, the body will follow.