Brad Gillespie has spent 23 years policing primarily in K9 and tactical support with dogs. He has trained police and military dog teams globally. He has 28 years military combined full and part time service, infantry, and navy diving.  Brad is currently a trainer with the second largest Police K9 program in Canada where he specializes in patrol, explosive detection and tactical integration. Brad considers himself a student of the game and tries to employ science and proven based approaches to training whenever possible. 

Brad answers the questions:

Handlers speak of their K9 work as a “craft”; what do they mean by this?

How is reality based training different for K9 officers versus regular officers?

When you were a police handler you and your dog worked with the SWAT team, what difference is working with SWAT vs regular patrol?

And more!

Clive Milligan is a law enforcement trainer with 27 years experience in policing. Advancing the Reality Based Training experience for police by introducing a realistic collapsible training baton and eye gouge training head. Clive continues to come out with new training products for law enforcement.

Clive answers the questions:

How did the idea for the blue baton come about?

How does the eye gouge training head fit into police training?

What do you think is the number one mistake being made by law enforcement trainers?

And more!

Kelly Keith is a Master Trainer who teaches several instructor level courses for law enforcement all over the world. He is a former undercover vice and plain-clothes detective. Currently a Police Sargent and Director of Security for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 

Kelly answers the questions: 

What would be a few of the best tips for someone going into policing today to stay safe?

As a court declared use-of-force expert, what is the most common theme you are finding yourself having to educate the courts on?

What’s the biggest difference between the use-of-force tactics taught today VS 1988 when you started?

And more!