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Vehicle Combatives and Shooting Tactics

The ShivWorks Vehicle Combatives and Shooting Tactics (VCAST) course is a twenty-four hour block of instruction focused on developing combative functionality with firearms and empty hand skills in and around vehicles. The coursework is contextually underscored for the problems an armed citizen might possibly face from criminal activity. VCAST is a high liability course due to the nature of the developmental drills and evolutions.

This course will be utilizing non operable vehicles intended to be shot, and running condition vehicles not intended to be shot but will be damaged during the class. Student vehicles will also be used during the class in certain non-hazardous to damage portions of the class.

***Prior attendance of Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC) is mandatory, NO EXCEPTIONS.***

Topics covered include:

Day One (4 hours):

•Positional Dominance and parking tactics
•Surveillance Detection
•Managing encroachment and movement tactics
•Task Fixation problems on embuss
•Hostile debuss problems (parallel and perpendicular)

Day Two (12 hours)

•Engaging exterior targets front, sides, and rear live fire
•Engaging interior targets live fire
•Utilizing the vehicle as cover and positional shooting dynamics
•Debuss under fire
•Managing passengers and children
•In traffic positional tactics
•Minimizing target profile while driving through ambush
•Pushing through other vehicles
•Optimal in vehicle movement (modified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
•Managing collisions and the Airbag Ambush
•Oncoming traffic concerns
•Live fire vehicle penetration demo

Day Three (8 hours)

•Student versus student developmental evolutions


Weapon & Gear Class Requirements:

- Reliable handgun
- Minimum two (2) magazines
- Quality holster and magazine pouches.
- 500 rounds of ammunition
- Heavy sweatshirt or soft body armor
- Mouthpiece and cup
- Seasonal weather gear
- Ballistic Eye protection
- Ear protection
- Weapon lubrication and cleaning supplies.
- Good attitude

$650

email shawn@compactmechanics.com for enrollment