Knowledge Transfer Extreme Close Quarters Pistol Fighting

WARNING - Do not attempt this live fire without proper instruction on the range.

In the video, you are seeing a snippet of the complete class (Defensive Handgun 1), as well as this is a level 3 course which means you have to have completed Handgun Proficiency 1 and Handgun Proficiency 2 with us before you can attend this course.

The technique featured in the video was conceptualized and put into practice by Craig Douglas with @ShivWorks and is an evolution of the various techniques we have used over the years to achieve the same goal; fighting from retention shooting.

When I was in the military in the early 2000's I was introduced to what I consider the first real iteration of extreme close quarters fighting, and that was the basic hip hold out of the holster. There is a few important nuances to this technique, foremost of which is keep your head over the gun in order to get a proper index and control of the firearm. Years later we have an evolution with the magazine index technique which I believe came from the Seal teams. However, this technique still has issues in some areas just the hip hold before it, that I believe Craig Douglas found the solution to with ECQC - Extreme Close Quarter Concepts.

There is vastly more to the curriculum Craig teaches out at Shiv Works but the above video is a basic baseline for beginning down this road. I implore everyone interested in this technique, to check out more Craig Douglas on his website and book a class down there as soon as possible if your looking to learn from the master himself.

At Paladin, you are going to get some of the most comprehensive training offered in the market but we understand the importance of diversifying your training regiment. Especially when it comes to an extremely niche and extremely important technique concept like ECQC. There are very few trainers we recommend as highly as Craig Douglas and as combat warfighters, we appreciate the time and work he put into this concept that should be a part of any professional gunfighters training program or civilian looking to protect themselves.