Captain LEVINET IN RUSSIATHE SPETSNAZ TRAINING

Photos: Edith LEVINET

Professional Self Defense

After his international experience, fairly meaningful in itself, with different law enforcementunits and federations in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Israel, Hungary, Austria, Spain,Italy and Argentina, the international expert Captain Jacques Levinet speaks to us about theROS (Real Operational System) Police Training method, of which he is founder 10th Dan blackbelt, for Russian special forces (Spetsnaz) of theOMOH and the Bureau of Narcotics.

We wanted to know his impressionsafter this exceptional movement.

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Budo international: How did the famousSpetsnaz get to know about yourmethods?

Jacques Levinet: I was invited by thehighest authorities of the Russian Republic ofYakutia (Siberia) at the request of TselestinTSYKHTSINSKI, the Russian expertworldwide known in the environment ofMartial Arts and combat techniques. Prior tothat, he, who is constantly traveling the worldin search of new talents, had contacted me ata recent seminar I had given in London(England). He had been seduced by the ROSand wanted to make it known to the specialunits in his Republic.

B.I.: Which are these units and how didthey react to the SPK and the ROS?

JL: They are central intervention units ofthe OMON (Otryad Mobilny OsobogoNaznacheniya, Special Purpose Mobile Unit)and the Russian Federal Drug ControlAgency, and the strength of these forces isnot a legend, same as the extreme

continental climate of Yakutia with -60 ° C inwinter and + 40 ° in summer. Some strapping anddetermined young fellows awaited me, withcertain doubts and rudimentary trainingconditions. That is, to work in a real situation, andthat is what I appreciate most. I had no room forerror or uncertainty, which is why the answerswere supported on and adapted to theenvironment.

B.I.: Can you tell us more about thoseRussian units?

J.L.: They are very discreet and inaccessibleunless you are recommended by someone at ahigh level. Training sessions are held inundisclosed locations and under the watchful eyeof officers and team leaders. The OMOH,accustomed to crisis situations, as in Chechnya,are true fighters who are not afraid of almostanything and are famil iar with high-riskinterventions. The Bureau of Narcotics is equallyeffective in the fight against drug trafficking and itsagents perform large-scale interventions fordismantling organized networks. Bulletproof vestsand camouflage wear are the Bread & Butter ofthese troops. The ROS captivated them by therealism of its method which considers the differentlevels of confrontation, ranging from empty handfighting techniques to the use of fire guns, as wellas tonfa, operational baton and handcuffing,always according to the complementarity and

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permanent interaction of ROS and thedangerousness of the circumstances.

B.I.: Did you apply a specific ROSprogram?

J.L.: Yes, of course! The ROS hasthe peculiarity to adapt to the differentlaws of the countries involved in thefield training. The type of self-defenseand the equipment are not the sameeverywhere, for example thedisarmament procedure against the

Russian pistol that has its ownparticular characteristics. Thetraineeship program was organizedaround scenarios that I decided, asdanger and the reactions of theaggressor or aggressors increased.The ROS is not a self-defense systemof one against one, or school learnttechnical intervention gestures, butthe possibility for police forces toalways be a step ahead and haveresources available in front of a

situation that degenerates. Inaddition, Russians are not passivepeople and it was necessary to go tothe end of the intervention techniqueswith percussion, in order to test theireffectiveness. But once they areconvinced, they show no problem,respect your knowledge and ask formore.

B.I.: What experience have yougained from this trip?

J.L.: The satisfaction of having beenable to pass the ROS test at full scale,as these units never do anythinghalfway and spare no efforts. Theconstant questioning is a must if wewant to progress in all humility. Theconfrontation abroad avoids self-complacency and the national "navel-gazing". The enthusiasm of the Russianforces matched the height of therewards I received: the medal of the200th anniversary of the creation of the

militia in Russia and of the Ministry ofSports of Yakutia, as well as theSpetsnaz badges. Moreover, I had theprivilege of being invited by theAcademy of Police officers and having aprofuse interchange with instructors andresponsible officers, which has enrichedmy experience. Finally, a continuingSpetsnaz training project is planned.

In the light of the upcoming trips ofCaptain Jacques Levinet to the Police

Academy in New York, Germany, Italy,Austria, Bulgaria, England andDenmark, our polyglot French experthas no other option than learningRussian.

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