SPEAR System
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| Also known as | Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response |
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| Focus | Hybrid |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Creator | Tony Blauer |
| Olympic sport | No |
| Official website | http://blauerspear.com |
The SPEAR System (an acronym for Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response) is a close-quarter protection system that uses a person's reflex action in threatening situations as a basis for defence.[1] The founder, Tony Blauer, developed the SPEAR System in Canada during the 1980s.[2]
Basic principles
The SPEAR System is a science based self-defense system.[3] It focuses on how to Detect, De-fuse, and Defend against violent encounters. Students are trained to use the physiology of the startle-flinch response to deal with ambush attacks.[4]
History
The SPEAR System's origin began in 1982 with the developed "Panic Attack" drill that attempts to mirror the physiological response of a sudden ambush.
The "Panic Attack" study developed into the "Be Your Own Bodyguard" program and the present day SPEAR and Personal Defense Readiness ("PDR") programs.[5]
In 2007 UK's Association of Chief Police Officers approved Spear for inclusion in the Personal Safety Training Manual for the British Police.[6][7]
During an interview, Tony Blauer gave a partial list of organizations that had received Spear training.
- Australian Federal Police
- Dallas (Texas) Police Department
- Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Agents
- Federal Air Marshals
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Houston (Texas) Police Department SWAT Unit
- Illinois State Police
- Rochester (New York) Police Department
- Tampa (Florida) Police Department
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Department of Defense[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Tony Blauer Talks With Black Belt About the SPEAR (Part 1)". Black Belt. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Tony Blauer Talks With Black Belt About the SPEAR (Part 1)". Black Belt. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Tony Blauer Talks With Black Belt About the SPEAR (Part 1)". Black Belt. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Tony Blauer Flinch Training". nextleveltraining.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Tony Blauer Talks With Black Belt About the SPEAR (Part 2)". Black Belt. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Jane's Police Review, issue 150307 2009
- ^ "'The United Kingdom Adopts the Blauer Tactical S.P.E.A.R. System'" policeone.com dated 20 August 2007. Recovered on 7 January 2009.
- ^ Young, Robert. "The Spear System" (PDF). BlackBeltMag.com. Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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