{"id":3535,"date":"2026-03-18T14:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trukinetics.com\/le\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2026-05-31T17:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:04:22","slug":"what-kind-of-cqb-training-does-trukinetics-teach-the-answer-is-it-depends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trukinetics.com\/le\/what-kind-of-cqb-training-does-trukinetics-teach-the-answer-is-it-depends\/","title":{"rendered":"What Kind of CQB Training Does TruKinetics Teach? The Answer Is “It Depends.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

By TruKinetics CEO David Norman<\/strong><\/p>\n

PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME\u2026<\/h2>\n

I’m often asked what type of CQB we teach. Honestly, I find the question odd. I understand what is being asked; however, I find the question in and of itself to be flawed. I know what they are looking for. People want to know what methodology we use, and by methodology, I mean the various techniques out there that people have put a name on. Most of you have heard of some of these techniques: slow and deliberate, dynamic, strong wall, points of domination, and fill and flow for whatever that\u2019s supposed to mean. Hell, I’ve even heard of deep penetration. Not sure I’m very good at that one, or so my wife says, but I digress…<\/p>\n

ALL THE COOL LABELS\u2026<\/h2>\n

Look, I get it. People are looking for a label to gain an understanding of how a particular team moves, or how we teach CQB. I don’t mean to hurt any feelings here but when someone asks me \u201cwhat kind of CQB do you guys teach?\u201d, it makes me think that maybe they don’t truly understand CQB in general. So, my answer is usually yes. Just yes. Or you may even get the \u201cit depends\u201d answer from me. \u201cYes\u201d, meaning we teach all those techniques. \u201cIt depends\u201d, means it depends on what is in front of me at the moment to determine what technique fits best.<\/p>\n

ALWAYS AND NEVERS<\/h2>\n

In my eyes, herein lies the problem with labels. All the time I hear teams say we do \u2018slow and deliberate\u2019 or we do \u2018strong wall\u2019, or we do this, or we do that; the problem with this is you’re seemingly confining your tactics to a box. Now you’re married to this one tactic, and you try to apply it everywhere. Not all of these techniques fit in every situation or every floor plan. At this point what tends to happen is people are now working in \u201calways\u201d and \u201cnevers\u201d. When I hear someone say we always do this and we never do that, quite honestly it tells me your tactics are flawed. We don’t work in \u201calways\u201d and \u201cnevers\u201d. Well, I guess that’s not entirely true\u2026 I will tell you we always put at least two in a room and never only put one in a room. Other than that, we don’t believe in always and nevers.<\/p>\n

SQUARE PEG, ROUND HOLE<\/h2>\n

When you’re so married to one particular technique you will often find yourself trying to jam the proverbial square peg through the round hole. Oh, it will work its way in there with group-think force and a healthy amount of ego produced lubricant though. Probably at the end of the run, be it training or operational, guys will fist-bump each other because they stuck to that particular tactic. But was it good tactics, for real? Do you feel the sense of success because you stuck to your specific team\u2019s tactical protocol or because you truly covered all angles to the best of your ability while moving smoothly through the structure?<\/p>\n

INITIATIVE BASED IS THE WAY<\/h2>\n

We also strongly believe the tactics you apply during an operation should be based on everything that you have experienced up to that very point. The decisions you make mid-hallway should be based on a multitude of factors. What info were you given in the briefing? How many people are thought to be in the house? Is our main suspect in custody yet? Did a door at the end of the hallway slam shut when you started down said hallway? Seeing shadows moving under the door? Two rooms left and you still haven\u2019t located your bad guy – does that change how you approach the last two doors? It certainly should\u2026<\/p>\n

So where am I going with this, you ask? Back to the original question at hand. What kind of CQB does TruKinetics teach? By now you should have guessed it. All the above. I guess we like to refer to it as \u201cInitiative Based\u201d. We work with teams to get to the point of applying the tactic and technique that makes sense in the moment. Of course we have specific concepts we adhere to, like striving to get an \u201cL\u201d in the room, nobody\u2019s back gets exposed, prioritization of threats, etc.<\/p>\n

WHAT OUR 40-HOURS GETS YOU<\/h2>\n

Without getting into all the specifics of exactly what and how we teach, I will tell you this; we have worked with numerous teams that have no real protocols or use methods that just don\u2019t make any sense. In 40 hours, we have taken those teams from working simple two-man room entries, all the way to whole-house, live fire runs that would make even the snarkiest Instagram CQB expert hit the like button\u2026 not that we give a single shit about that though. Point being, we start with developing individual skill sets, then apply them to the entire team\u2019s movement.<\/p>\n

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IT JUST DEPENDS\u2026<\/h2>\n

Each officer in the stick should have the autonomy, when in a decision-making position, to make a call based on what is in front of them at that moment. Mid hallway, closed door, knob on the far side, two open doors further down the hallway… Just take them as they come and throw that door for yourself? Bump one down the hallway and get cross coverage on that closed door? Does the layout even allow that to happen? What’s the correct answer here? The answer is – it depends\u2026 Oh, and that 40-hour course is nowhere near long enough. We give teams a baseline, a set of concepts to adhere to, and hopefully an understanding of how to train moving forward. It’s tip of the iceberg stuff.<\/p>\n

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THE UGLY THRUTH ABOUT CQB<\/h2>\n

If you have taken a course from us, I know this will sound familiar\u2026 It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a rookie doing your first building search on an alarm call, or you\u2019re some Delta-Devgru-Special Activities-Super SWAT guy, you cannot negate your exposure to threat areas, we only strive to minimize the time we are exposed while moving through a structure to get that bad guy. CQB is dangerous business. Train for it accordingly and don’t do it unless you need to.<\/p>\n

Hostage Rescue, you ask? I\u2019ll save that rabbit hole for next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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