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  •  December 12, 2022 - December 16, 2022
     8:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • The GST course consists of 23 stand-up & ground techniques, taught in 30 hours over a 5-day period.
  • Techniques address most common threat scenarios encountered by Military& Law Enforcement personnel in the field.
  • These Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) are extremely effective when you are up against much larger & stronger opponents.
  • Instructors reduce liability for their agency when they learn safe, effective & proven reality-based techniques.
  • What sets GST apart from all other similar Instructor Certification Courses is the Gracie University Instructors’ exclusive teaching techniques. Drawing from over 85 years of experience, teaching thousands of military & law enforcement personnel & many thousands more students from all walks of life, the Gracies’ have developed a detailed, systematic approach in presenting their knowledge known today as the Gracie Teaching Methodologies. This will insure that course graduates can effectively impart their newfound knowledge & skills of GST to other members of their organization, using the best teaching skills ever developed in this field. In addition to the Hands-On course, graduates will receive the entire Level 1 video course online (www.GracieUniversity.com) to use for future reference and refresher training. The online GST access will remain for the duration of the certification period.
  • Open only to active (reserve/guard okay) Military personnel, Law Enforcement personnel, and Firefighters/EMTs. Disclaimer: All non-US based LE and MIL personnel must be pre-approved before registering.

Equipment: – Tops: T-shirt (Long Sleeve recommended) or sweats. No Gi top! – Bottoms: Long loose fitting athletic pants, tactical pants or Gi pants. Shorts acceptable but not recommended. – Feet: Barefoot recommended- no footwear other than wrestling shoes. – REQUIRED on the Last Day of Training: Duty Belt / Gun Belt with training gun (injection-molded, plastic or rubber) – Please no live lethal guns, chemical/OC sprays, knives live TASERs/CEWs in the training site. – If you are a detective or in CID and only wear a belt with a holster, then it is acceptable to wear that holster (or a similar training holster) with a training gun (injection molded, plastic or rubber gun) – Don’t forget to wear inner belt so that the gun belt can be securely fastened. – Optional: Groin & mouth protection. Load bearing equipment (helmet, body armor, gear, duty belt, etc.) is not part of training but may be used with permission from instructor on last day of training. – Other: Bring snacks, fruit & hydration drinks. Finger & toe nails must be clipped.

Cost: $995
Registration not hosted by ILEA. Please register at the following link: https://store.gracieuniversity.com/categories/military_and_law_seminars/GSTCERT12-16DEC22.html#