RAPID ACTION TACTICS
Real Skills. Short Courses.
Ready When It Counts.
RAT is a nine-module self-protection system built for real life. Start online with the concepts and the law behind it, then train the hands-on module you need most in a single weekend — perception, avoidance, verbal control, hands, stick, knife, or gun.
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THE SYSTEM
Nine Modules. One System.
Rapid Action Tactics breaks self-protection into nine focused disciplines. Train the one you need most — or stack them into a complete system.
C-RAT — Concepts
The theory and core principles behind the system — the foundation every other module builds on. Online.
L-RAT — Legal
The law of self-defense and use of force — know when action is justified before you ever need it. Online.
P-RAT — Perceptive
Awareness, threat recognition, and the decision cycle that drives every other skill.
A-RAT — Avert
Avoid, evade, and escape violence before it ever reaches you.
T-RAT — Talk
De-escalation and verbal control to defuse a situation without force.
F-RAT — Fight
Unarmed combatives for when distance and dialogue have failed.
S-RAT — Stick
Impact weapons and improvised tools you actually carry.
K-RAT — Knife
Edged-weapon defense and employment at conversational range.
G-RAT — Gun
Reactive shooting and firearm problem-solving under stress.
HOW IT WORKS
Start Free. Train Live. Go Deeper.
A path from your first free video to full instructor certification.
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Start Free
Free YouTube Shorts and Patreon posts — real technique, no commitment. See how the system thinks before you spend a dollar.
Watch Free Videos
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Train Live
Two-day, topic-specific live courses. Hands-on reps on one RAT module at a time. $300 per person.
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Go Deeper
Patreon tiers unlock full-length video and expanded content. Complete a live course to reach Student level, or certify as an Instructor.
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Full Course Catalog
Beyond the RAT modules — line-of-duty training for security and law enforcement, plus instructor certification tracks.
FOR EVERYONE
Talk-Fight-Shoot Training
Elevate your skills with expert training in averting violence, de-escalation, combatives, and firearms. These courses are open to everyone and grounded in empirical research and evidence-based best practices. All courses are available in individual and group formats and can be customized to your requirements.
- ✓Averting Violence: Situational Awareness; Avoiding, Escaping & Evading Violence; De-Escalation & Defusing Violence
- ✓Combatives: Fight Theory; Unarmed Combatives; Knife & Stick Combatives; Rapid Assault Tactics (RAT); Women’s Self Defense
- ✓Firearms: Gun Theory; Pistol Marksmanship; Pistol Gunfighting
LINE OF DUTY
Security & Law Enforcement Training
Training courses in negotiation, combatives, and firearms for handling threats of violence in line-of-duty settings. This training complies with use-of-force laws and can be customized for your policy requirements.
- ✓Tactical Negotiation
- ✓Defensive Tactics & Control Techniques
- ✓Integrated Baton
- ✓Gun & Knife Interface Encounters
- ✓NRA Law Enforcement Pistol
- ✓NRA Law Enforcement Shotgun
- ✓Active Killer Response
FOR THE INSTRUCTOR
Certified Instructor Training
Earn instructor certifications in NRA Pistol, Rapid Assault Tactics (RAT), and Tactical Conflict Resolution (TCR) disciplines. All instructor courses are taught in live group formats.
- ✓NRA Pistol Instructor — Certified Pistol Instructor, Personal Protection In/Outside the Home
- ✓Rapid Assault Tactics (RAT) Instructor — the combative system taught to elite military and law enforcement units
- ✓Tactical Conflict Resolution (TCR) — integrates de-escalation, defusing, and use-of-force decision-making
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