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Rapid Action Tactics

Knowledge RATs

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C-RAT (Concepts)

Build the mindset, principles, and decision-making framework that make every other RAT work.
Fighting Principles and Precepts
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L-RAT (Legal)

Understand when you can act, how much force is justified, and how your decisions will be judged afterward.
Use of Force and the Law

Rapid Action Tactics

Action RATs

P-RAT (Perceptive)

See trouble sooner by sharpening awareness, recognizing anomalies, and detecting threats before they fully develop.
Situational Awareness and Threat Recognition

A-RAT (Avert)

Avoid, escape, or evade the fight through smart positioning, movement, boundaries, and decisions that keep danger at a distance.
Avoid, Escape, and Evade

T-RAT (Talk)

Use calm, controlled communication to set boundaries, defuse intense situations, de-escalate conflict, and influence behavior before words turn into violence.
Defusing Conflict

Rapid Action Tactics

Kinetic RATs

F-RAT (Fight)

Build simple, aggressive empty-hand skills designed to work under pressure when avoidance and de-escalation are no longer enough.
Close-Range Fighting

S-RAT (Stick)

Develop practical impact-weapon skills built on transferable movement, timing, and striking principles.
Impact-Weapon Fighting

K-RAT (Knife)

Learn the realities of edged-weapon encounters and develop practical skills for control and survival at close range.
Edged-Weapon Fighting

G-RAT (Gun)

Build efficient, proactive, and reactive gunfighting skills focused on fast decisions, sound mechanics, and practical performance under stress.
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Rapid Action Tactics

Instructor Certifications

Become a G-RAT Certified Instructor

Gun-Rapid Action Tactics
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Become an F-RAT Certified Instructor

Fight-Rapid Action Tactics
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