What is ECQC?

You do not need any prior experience with martial arts.

The Schedule: 24 hours of realistic training

1. Day 1: 4 hours - Managing Unknown Contacts: a template for improving social literacy and navigating public space. De-escalation with practical examples for training. We will not get even remotely aerobic. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING YOUR SPOUSE/FRIEND to this block of the course for $100 (send email for details).
2. Day 2: 10 hours - Developing retention shooting on the range, live fire block 1. Foundations of wrestling within a weapons-based environment. Understanding In-Fight Weapons Access. Grounded Grappling in a weapons-based environment.
3. Day 3: 10 hours - Developing retention shooting on the range, live fire block 2. Scenario skill validations, weapon recovery, disarm, and retention. Final Evolution.

Topics

Criminal Assault Paradigm: the reality of violent crimes against people and the trends commonly observed

Managing Unknown Contacts: a template for improving social literacy and navigating public space

Retention Shooting: functionalizing the pistol draw stroke for real-world space

Thumb Pectoral Index: Proper pistol retention, shooting, and diminishment

Appropriate Extension: Avoiding an unnecessary weapon retention problem

Foundations of wrestling within a weapons-based environment

Understanding In-Fight Weapons Access

Grounded Weapon Fights: An efficient template to get to your feet, a weapon, or something between the two

Weapon Retention, Recovery, Disarm: Splitting attention and the impact of conversation on motor-skill, in-holster/out-of-holster gun problems

Full Spectrum Evolution: realistic problem solving with the possibility of multiple threats

We take YOU from zero to make it home, regardless of where you start.

• You will leave the course more prepared to handle a real-world incident than when you arrived.
• You will have a set of drills to continue progressing your skill long after completing the course.
• You will be part of a community that spans training in 49 states, 11 countries outside of the United States, all branches of the military, federal/state/local Law enforcement agencies.
• Your training scenarios will be recorded, and the video will be made available for your future review to help you develop your training.
• You will also be granted 3 months of access to our online community, where we post lots of additional content.

Please bring the following items with you to class:

• Quality holster
• Handgun + 220 rounds of ammunition
• Safety glass, ear protection
• Comfortable clothes
• Mouthpiece and cup

All times are local for the training location.

There is a $50 range fee for the weekend, due in cash on Friday evening. Please have that ready to remit before we start class. 

Location:

The Farm Salt Lake City, https://maps.app.goo.gl/dfTc8rjydDf9WGCF7, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC) course is the flagship Shivworks Course and takes place over 2.5 days with a total of 24 training hours. Instruction is provided on functional handgun skills from zero to five feet, a unique problem that requires an interdisciplinary approach. Provided is a template for what we feel are the best practices between verbal and physical skills to avoid, stabilize, and resolve a life-threatening situation within the context of the criminal assault paradigm while armed. After developing new skills, everyone validates the skills through an unscripted evolution. Evolutions are competitive, non-consensual, force-on-force experiences that utilize marking cartridges and protective equipment.

You do not need any martial arts or combative experience to attend this course. You only need the ability to safely deploy your handgun from the holster.

**The first four hours of day two and three are live fire training. You can train from concealment or overtly outside the waistband; neither choice will impact the quality of your training experience. You must be able to safely and competently deploy/shoot/manipulate your firearm. This is not a pistol 101 course, and a lack of basic weapons handling skills will result in you being asked to step off the firing line. **

**Payment installment option - You may provide a deposit to secure your spot and split the cost into two payments; however, the deposit is non-refundable. **The final payment is due one day prior to the course start date. ** **

Cancellations

30 Days Before ClassIf a student cancels anywhere between 10 and thirty days before class, that student’s tuition is not refundable. However, the tuition can be applied to another Shivworks class. This tuition credit must be used within 18 months of the original class date, or it is forfeited. If a cancellation occurs within 10 days, tuition is forfeited, and no credit will be applied.
10 Days Before ClassIf a student cancels 10 days (or less) before a class, that student’s tuition is forfeited and cannot be applied to any other class.
ShivWorks CancellationsIf Craig Douglas has to cancel a class for any reason, all students enrolled in that class will receive full refunds.W