The Clinch-To-Draw Blueprint: Fighting To Your Weapon System
The Clinch-To-Draw Blueprint:
Fighting To Your Weapon System
MARCH 29, 2026 10-1 PM
Royal Range USA In Nashville Tennessee
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Event description
The Goal: Give responsible gun owners a clear, pressure-tested method to survive close contact, create space, and access their weapon system safely.
This is a three-hour, range-based training block built for gun owners who understand a simple truth: the fight that matters most is the one that starts too close. If you carry, your first problem is not marksmanship. Your first problem is recognizing trouble early, surviving the initial crash, protecting your head and belt line, creating space, and accessing your weapon systems when they’re actually available.
We’ll work on threat recognition and pre-assault indicators, then move into close-range and “out of position” problems that happen around vehicles and in transitional spaces. You’ll learn simple, pressure-tested shielding and positioning methods that help you stay functional under surprise contact so you can fight your way into distance and get to a tool of advantage.
We’re going to cover the skills that keep you alive before the fight ever “looks like a fight.” You’ll learn how to recognize threats before they bloom into violence by spotting pre-assault indicators, physical tells, and posting behaviors that often show up right before the first strike. We’ll then train surprise-contact protection so you can use simple, functional shielding to protect your head and keep your brain online when the bad guy closes fast, aiming to move from behind time to ahead of time.
From there, we’ll work out-of-position fighting from a seated position and against a wall, focusing on what to do when you don’t have your preferred stance, angle, or timing, and the bad guy is already in your space. You’ll learn how to clear attachments, break contact, and fight your way back into distance so you can access your weapon systems safely and intelligently. We’ll also cover protecting your belt line and your draw, including simple, practical ways to defend the holster area from grabs and attempted disarms, so you don’t donate your gun in a clinch. While we won’t be running vehicle-specific scenarios in this class, the principles you’ll learn here translate directly to the kinds of problems that often happen in and around vehicles.
Most gun owners are trained for a clean range problem, not the messy close-range fight. They’re missing a clear blueprint for what to do before they can safely access their weapon.
Areas We Will Be Working On
- Pre-contact positioning through the study of critical distance
- Reading physical indicators and pre-assault cues from the threat
- How to position yourself before contact so you’re starting from advantage
- Managing close-quarter punching and surprise contact
- Dealing with clothing grabs and attachment fighting
- Countering attempted grabs to your belt line or weapon system
- Understanding force at close range and how to respond appropriately
- Delivering ballistic, close-range counterattacks when you have no space
- Training the material in open space first for clean reps and timing
- Applying the same problems from a seated position
- Applying the same problems pinned or pressured against a wall
- Building the skill of creating distance, making space, and earning access to your weapon system of choice
Have you ever had this thought: “I carry every day, but I’ve never really trained what happens when the fight starts too close. If a guy is already on me, grabbing and hitting, how do I handle him, create space, and safely get to my weapon without donating it?”
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The Instructor / Your Guide
Sifu/Guro Alan Baker is a high-performance coach and an internationally recognized martial arts & self-defense expert. He has over 45 years of continuous experience in the arts. He has been training continuously in the fitness and Martial Arts field since 1981 and has been teaching professionally since 1990. Baker founded the Civilian Tactical Training Association in 2015 and continues establishing C-Tac® instructors today. 
In the course of his career, he has earned advanced ranking and/or instructor certifications across multiple martial systems numerous instructor-level certifications in other systems under some of the industry’s most renowned teachers such as Tuhon Dan Inosanto, Master Pedro Sauer, Sifu Francis Fong, Master Erik Paulson, Ajarn Chai Sirisute, Ajarn Greg Nelson, Tuhon Tim Waid, and Coach Justo Dieguez.
In the tactical training field, Sifu Baker has taught countermeasures, defensive tactics, firearms, and edged-weapon programs to Fortune 500 corporate security teams and law enforcement/SWAT teams throughout the United States. He has been privileged to work with and design training programs for the Department of Defense and other specialized government and military organizations.
Sifu Baker is a certified Personal Protection Specialist and the Defensive Tactics Instructor for The Executive Protection Institute in Clarke County, Virginia. Alan also teaches a specialized defensive tactics program, called Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics, for the Vehicle Dynamics Institute in New Jersey. VDI & EPI are considered the top schools for teaching Executive Protection (Bodyguards) and tactical / security driving globally.
My goal is you walking out with a simple, repeatable blueprint for close-range problems: you can spot the pre-assault cues early, manage surprise contact without losing your head, protect your belt line from grabs, create space under pressure, and only access your weapon system when it’s actually safe and available, not when it’s likely to get you tangled up or taken.
Suggested gear list
- Concealment holster
- Sturdy belt
- Inert training gun or blue gun
- Training knife
- Focus Mitts
Physical Requirements
Participation in this program requires a fundamental level of physical fitness, including the capacity to kneel on one knee and return to a standing position. However, we understand that injuries and physical limitations can occur. They won’t entirely prevent you from training with us if you have any such concerns. We are committed to modifying and adapting exercises to suit your needs and conditions. Our primary goal is to provide you with a high-quality educational experience, ensuring all participants gain valuable skills and knowledge, regardless of physical constraints.
Before engaging in any physical activity, including this event, it’s advisable to consult with your doctor for guidance and to ensure it’s suitable for your health and fitness level.
Regester For This Event
Register now to lock in your spot, show up with your carry setup and training tools, and come train the clinch-to-draw blueprint with us on March 29 at Royal Range USA.
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Aditional Study Options
If you want to get more out of this C-Tac training (or show up already speaking the same language), take a little time to study the supporting material ahead of the event. We have foundational videos, concepts, and drills inside the C-Tac platform that will give you the context for how we train and why we structure things the way we do.
This is where you can get familiar with the core C-Tac principles we’ll be applying: awareness and pre-assault recognition, managing critical distance, pressure-tested shielding, practical grappling that supports weapons access, and how we connect tactics, timing, and body mechanics into a system that’s built for real-world use. If you want to sharpen your fundamentals and step onto the mat already dialed in, start there and come in ready to train.
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Schedule An Event With Professor Alan
We’re already booking seminars, workshops, and training camps for 2026. If you’re an academy owner, program director, or training coordinator and you’d like to host an event with Professor Alan Baker, the best way to get the process started is to contact our Operations Director, Jennifer Wood. Jennifer handles scheduling, travel logistics, and event coordination, and she’ll help you lock in dates and get everything organized on your end.
You can reach Jennifer through our Team page here: https://sifualanbaker.com/our-team/