Practical Active Killer Close Quarters Battle (CQB) Fundamentals

This course provides an introductory block of instruction in one-person Close Quarters Battle (CQB), focused on practical solo movement and decision-making during Active Killer and home defense situations.

Instruction is delivered using a decision-driven procedural framework, emphasizing how a single armed individual may be required to move through a structure or confined environment under extreme and rapidly evolving circumstances. The material is applicable to both armed civilians and patrol officers, depending on the student’s role.

For civilian participants, instruction addresses:

• Movement away from danger when avoidance, escape, or protection of others is the priority

• Movement toward danger when confronting an immediate lethal threat is unavoidable

For law enforcement participants, the material applies directly to solo or limited-officer response to Active Killer incidents. Unless the class is composed entirely of law enforcement, instruction avoids school-specific response models and instead emphasizes open public spaces such as businesses, places of worship, and similar environments, as well as residential home defense.

Instructional Emphasis

Topics include:

• One-person CQB movement principles and positioning

• Managing angles, corners, and unknowns while operating alone

• Decision-making under stress with limited information

• Risk assessment when choosing to disengage, contain, or advance

• Contextual differences between personal defense and professional response

This course does not provide a complete Active Killer response package. It is intended to build judgment, structure, and realistic expectations for solo CQB application.

Scope & Expectations

This is an introductory-level CQB course. While the material is demanding, the scope is intentionally limited.

Students should leave with improved understanding of solo CQB principles and a realistic appreciation of the risks and limitations associated with one-person movement in close quarters.

Training Format & Safety

• Dry training only. No live fire.

• No live ammunition permitted in the training environment

• Any live firearms will be rendered inoperable prior to training under instructor supervision

• Training conducted using Blue Guns or equivalent inert training replicas

Equipment Requirements

• Blue Gun or equivalent inert training pistol

  • Weapon-mounted light preferred but not required

• Note-taking materials

• Clothing appropriate for indoor training with limited outdoor exposure

Loaner inert training pistols are available.

Location & Schedule

• Conducted primarily indoors at a secure, private commercial training facility closed to the public

• Short outdoor training blocks may occur

• Full training day with limited breaks

• Lunch break offsite and nearby

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to possess safe and competent firearm handling skills appropriate for the course environment.

Eligibility

Eligibility includes:

• Completion of a professionally instructed firearms application course

• Or instructor approval based on equivalent training or experience

If you have questions regarding suitability, contact us prior to registration.

Students who are unable to operate safely will be removed from the course at the instructor’s discretion.

Administrative

• Fulfillment of prerequisites or instructor approval required

• Must be a U.S. citizen legally eligible to receive instruction

• Government-issued photo identification required

• Signed waiver required for participation