PPCT® Ground Control System Instructor Course
Instructor:
Joseph (Little Joe) Ferrera – Sergeant, Southfield Police Department, (Retired). Joe is a Staff Instructor with PPCT Management Systems Inc. and the Oakland Police Academy. He brings over 40-years of police experience and has spent 37 years training police officers across the United States.
Course Description:
While the Ground Control System has been a continuous refinement since 1996, the new Ground Control System is a product of Bruce Siddle and Staff Instructors who are experts in Ground Fighting. There is zero MMA or BJJ influence in the new system. The system deals with various levels of resistance and aggression from the ground as opposed to just ground fighting.
Topics:
Passive Resistance Ground Control
- Contain uncooperative actions
- Stabilize to apply Touch Pressure control that will be followed by Iron Wrist-lock control
- Stabilize to apply Touch Pressure Control followed by Inverted Finger Lock control
- All joint locks will transition into Iron Wrist-lock Control
Defensive Resistance Ground Control
- Contain resistive actions
- Distract through Touch Pressure Control
- Disrupt through Distraction Techniques
- Control through Iron Wrist-lock Control
Active Aggression Ground Control
- Apply Touch Pressure Control
- Distract / Disrupt through Shoulder Pin
- Disrupt through Crack-Back Control
- CQB engagement to Pelvis
Required Equipment:
Loose fitting clothing or BDU’s, and soft-soled shoes (soft-sole gym shoes), duty belt.
Course Details:
- DATES: November 18 - 20, 2024
- TIME: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- COSTS: $375.00 (Small Agency Group Discount - FREE)
- LOCATION: Oakland Police Academy 2900 Featherstone, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 - Location on Campus: Police Academy
- REGISTRATION: Email: policetraining@oaklandcc.edu or new phone: (248) 232-4227
- 302 Funds Eligible -
*No shows WILL be billed unless cancellation is received 5 days prior to the class*