What this allows us to do is actually use this as a shield now, putting the baton up in front of us, holding it canted off to the side so that it will deflect any close-coming attack. The chamber, the ready area keeps the base of the baton very close to our shoulder. Now we want to bring the baton up as close to our body as we can and set it right here in our chamber. So when I come up, I'm simply going to rotate my wrist quickly and snap in a downward motion, expand the baton right here next to my leg as parallel with my leg as possible. If we keep the deployment of the expandable baton within that cylinder that we're already taking up in our world, we're not likely to bump into walls, cars, or other people.
We can actually deploy the baton parallel with our leg and not need any extra clearance than we've already got with the bulk of our shoulders or our vest or whatever else we have on our person. We want to come up out of our sheath, breakaway holder, pocket, wherever we're carrying it, and keep the baton very close to us. Now I'm going to close, let's take a look at how we would actually like to deploy the expandable baton whenever possible. If we think of that bag as a potential partner, when I deploy this baton, if I were to flail it out as I expand it, I could actually strike the person behind me who's supposed to be helping me as I'm thinking about getting ready to fend myself from this person here who's actually much closer when I flail this baton wildly. In a worst case scenario, we might even strike someone that we don't mean to when we're deploying the baton if we do it wildly including that partner that may be standing right behind us. Very rarely are we just standing in the middle of an open parking lot with no one else around us, no vehicles, no people, and of course the combative subject himself may be coming on top of us as we deploy the stick in that environment could foul the draw, could foul the deployment or the expansion of that baton and keep us from being able to use it the way that we actually intend to and the way that we train to use it. First and foremost, we might not actually get the baton fully expanded the way that we want to because of objects in our environment. When we flail the baton far out from our body, we get into a lot of trouble real quick. When we come up out of that sheath, out of the pocket where we break out of our holder, what we don't want to do is flail the baton far out from our body. Let's talk about how that deployment is best done. Either way, if you want to use it to its maximum potential, you're probably going to deploy it or expand it when you remove it from wherever you're carrying it before you actually use it against that person who's trying to hurt you or against that combative subject that you're actually going to try to control. If you're carrying it for personal defense, it may be in a back pocket, it may be in one of those sheaths, it may be in some type of a case or holder that mounts it horizontally or just tucked into your waistline underneath the pullover. When you carry an expandable baton, of course on duty you're carrying it inside of some type of a breakaway holder or a sheath that requires you to pull the baton up before deployment. Many people choose to carry an expandable baton as an intermediate level of force between unarmed and the use of a firearm, or in place of a firearm in places where they can't actually carry one for personal or family offense in a public environment. It's available in several sizes that are appropriate for on-duty use or even personal defense in many areas. This particular product is made by Monadnock and it's their Classic Friction Lock Expandable Baton. Of course today there are many names in the industry, many names in the field and many quality products out there that are available to you. When I first got started in law enforcement as a reserve deputy, Monadnock had already established itself as the go-to leader when it came to side handle batons or straight batons for subject control or even personal defense. Today we're going to be talking about expandable batons.
Expandable Baton Technique and Best Practices Rob Pinkus here for CopsPlus and SWAT magazine.
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