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The hidden lesson of the Tueller Drill:
The original lesson:
One would think that a gun beats a knife every time. With superior weaponry, the fight should be easily won. Sergeant Dennis Tueller, of the Salt Lake City, Utah Police Department, showed that it was not that simple.
About that knife in your pocket...
Knives are in nearly everyone’s pocket these days.
While few people will admit they hope to save themselves from assault by having a knife with them, many folks trust in that belief. The reality can be much more grim.
Instructor Bio:
Ted Truscott and Pamela Truscott-White
Ted’s Training:
Karate Training: (since 1972)
1972: Shotokan karate: Bateson’s Karate : achieved brown belt.
1986: Shorin-ji Ryu karate: Victoria Butoku Kai, affiliate with Richard Kim’s Zen Bei Butoku Kai: achieved Nidan.
1997 - 2001: I left Victoria Butoku Kai but continued training as a member of Zen Bei Butoku Kai under Sensei Kim: achieved Sandan in Shorin-ji Ryu and Sandan in Okinawan Kobudo.
Myself, Sensei Kim & Sempai Leong 
2001: My book, Canadian Law and Self Defence, was adjudicated by the Martial Arts College of the Eurotechical Research University of Hawaii to be a masters level thesis. Therefore, upon the successful attempt at my Sandan grading (the physical grading minimum necessary for a masters level diploma), I was presented with a Masters degree in Martial Science.
2002: As a member of the National Martial Arts Institute, I helped develope the Okinawan Kobudo skill sets and grading expectations up to mid-level black belt degrees, for the Western Canadian members.
2005: joined Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
2006: Achieved Yondan with DNBK
