Join the 2025 Combatives Summit for three days of immersive, world-class self-defense training. Train with elite instructors in combatives, weapons defense, and tactical applications. Customize your experience with expert-led sessions covering knife fighting, weapon retention, disarming techniques, and more.

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Combatives Summit 2025 Training Schedule

Day 1: Friday, October 24

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
*Fundamentals & Safety: Building the Foundation of Combatives*
Instructor: John Valentine
Location: TBD

 

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
*Break*

 

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
*Weaponized Language For Tactical End States: Controlling Conflict with Words*
Instructor: Craig Douglas
Location: TBD

 

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
*Lunch*

 

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

*Priority and Timing: Takedown in Weapons-Based Defense*
Instructor: Ben Aubin
Location: TBD

*Knife Control Concepts*
Instructor: Aaron Jannetti
Location: TBD

 

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
*Break*

 

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

*Stack the Odds: Process-Driven Dry Fire to Build On-Demand Pistol Skills*
Instructor: Matt Pranka
Location: TBD

*Tactical Catch Wrestling: Using Pins or Rides in a Weapons-Based Environment*
Instructor: Cliff Byerly
Location: TBD

*AIWB Shooting Skills for Fighting*
Instructor: John Valentine
Location: TBD

 

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
*End of Day Q/A & Wrap-Up*

*Bonus Vehicle Extraction Seminar with Cliff Byerly*

 

Day 2: Saturday, October 25

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
*CULTure & Combat: The Martial Tribe and Excellence as Group Identity*
Instructor: Marc Denny and Matt Larsen
Location: TBD

*Bare Handed Striking: Devastating Strikes to Break Faces, Not Your Hands*
Instructor: Kelly McCann
Location: TBD

 

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
*Break*

 

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
*Keep Your Piece: Weapon Retention in High-Stakes Conflicts*
Instructor: Fletch Fuller
Location: TBD

*Tactical Stand-Up: Recovering from the Ground in a Weapons-Based Environment*
Instructor: Cecil Birch
Location: TBD

 

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
*Lunch*

 

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

*Adaptive Striking and Cloth Control Techniques*
Instructor: Jerry Wetzel
Location: TBD

*The Will to Fight: Hard Lessons from the Warrior’s Path*
Instructor: Matt Larsen
Location: TBD

 

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
*Break*

 

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

*Coaching Mastery: Coaching Principles for Every Skillset*
Instructor: Nick Delgadillo
Location: TBD

*Grit & Gas: Fight Ending Power and Strength*
Instructor: Aaron Dugger
Location: TBD

 

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
*Stomp Out Evil: The Groin Stomp Masterclass*

Super Seminar with Master Ken

 

Day 3: Sunday, October 26

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

*Impact Control: Using Saps and Jacks for Close-Range Defense*
Instructor: Guy Schnitzler
Location: TBD

*Two Point Control: Arm Tie Techniques for Edged Weapons Defense*
Instructor: Sam Ferguson
Location: TBD

 

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
*Break*

 

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

*Tactical Lifesaver: Civilian Medical Response in High-Risk Situations*
Instructor: Shane Kerwin
Location: TBD

*Bleeding, Breathing, Surviving: Medical Fundamentals for Fighters*
Instructor: Caleb Causey
Location: TBD

 

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
*Lunch*

 

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

*Fight to and Over the Gun: Disarming Techniques for Violent Encounters*
Instructor: Kerry Murakami
Location: TBD

*Blade Dynamics: Sayoc Tactical Knife Fighting*
Instructor: Tom Kier
Location: TBD

 

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
*Break*

 

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

*Clinch Control and Weapons Access in Confined Spaces*
Instructor: Cole Miller
Location: TBD

*Bare Knuckle Combat: Clinch and Adaptive Integration*
Instructor: Mike Sanford
Location: TBD

 

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
*Final Wrap-Up and Conclusion*

*Q&A and Open Forum*
Instructor: All Instructors
Location: TBD