Introduction from Gerard O’Dea

**Learn how to share Reliable Tactics for Real-World,

High-Stakes Confrontations.**

This three-day Instructor Development course is built for trainers who already carry responsibility for other people’s safety. It gives you a teachable framework for preparing staff and officers to function under pressure, not just perform techniques in calm conditions. Across three days we build in layers:

The 9 Attitudes as the organising framework for personal safety and incident resolution (before, during, and after physical collision).

High-Risk Control Tactics built on top of that foundation, with a clear emphasis that Control is a Resolution Attitude and must be earned through the engagement phase, not wished into existence.

Edged Weapon Protection for the rare, extreme situations where the risk profile changes and “tidy” assumptions collapse. This is approached honestly, with survivability, decision-making, and training safety as the priority.

The aim is simple: build instructors who can coach judgement and run realistic training that still works under pressure.

“A high stakes confrontation is one where the assailant is motivated, capable and endurant, requiring efficient and effective tactics to reach resolution.”

Dates and Times

Tuesday 24–Thursday 26 November 2026

09:00–16:30 each day

Each day runs for 7.5 hours, including a one-hour lunch break.

Investment

Early Bird: £695 + VAT (available until 16 October 2026)

Standard Tuition: £795 + VAT (from 17 October 2026)

Places: Limited to 14 participants

Payment: Invoice or credit/debit card via Stripe

**Venue

New Victory Hall** Holywell Fitness Centre Loughborough University Oakwood Drive Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3QF

Campus area: West Park, within the Holywell Sports Complex

Coordinates: 52.761298, -1.245504 what3words: ///trader.marker.backs

Register your interest in upcoming FES 9 Attitudes Course here

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Pay the £695 + VAT early-bird price — available until 16 October 2026

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Course Aims

By the end of the three days, instructors will be able to:

  1. Teach the 9 Attitudes as a simple, memorable model for the phases and demands of real confrontation, including the “wavelike” nature of incidents.
  2. Build progressive, pressure-based drills that strengthen the bridge between instinctive protective behaviour and cognitive response.
  3. Coach high-risk control methods that rely on leverage, biomechanics, posture disruption, and transitions, rather than pain compliance.
  4. Introduce edged weapon training with appropriate realism, including threat vs assault distinctions, distance problems, grip priorities, and the training paradoxes that shape outcomes.

Course Prospectus and Flyer

Course prospectus — 11 pages (PDF)

Course prospectus — 11 pages (PDF)

Course flyer — one page (PDF)

Course flyer — one page (PDF)