TRAINING
PRO-TACT
PERSONAL DEFENCE
Intrigued by what he saw at the Airsoft Arms Fair, Nige Streeter
spent a day with the guys from Pro-Tact to find out more
‘P
rofessional Solutions
for Personal Defence’
– that’s what it says
on Pro-Tact’s website.
Having witnessed a
young girl being taught to disarm a gunwielding attacker by Pro-Tact instructors
at the last Airsoft Arms Fair, I was keen to
see more of what they do.
One of the co-founders, Andy
Nightingale, invited me to a day-long
‘Snapshot Course’ for a small group of
guys. The object of the day was to give the
attendees a short introduction to some of
the disciplines that Pro-Tact teaches (many
of the subjects covered would normally be
a day-long course in their own right).
The day involved a mixture of subjects,
some of which would be more relevant
to airsoft than others, but each was
designed to improve an individual’s skill-set
and confidence in dealing with certain
situations. It kicked off with something
many of us tend to forget on a regular
basis: a weapons safety check.
Following Andy’s lead, each man in turn
was required to clear their pistol and, with
breech open, show it to the man next to
them who declared that the gun was clear
and safe. Even though weapons wer R