His book Riot Control Methods And Materials is still in print. One thing many people didn’t know about Applegate was that he was an expert in riot control methods. In particular, he taught me point shooting, and Paladin Press sells my DVD entitled Tactical Point Shooting, which has rock solid information in it. I worked for the good colonel for three years, and during that time he taught me all manner of military and law enforcement techniques, as well as handgun firing. However, there was no question or debating when someone tripped a smoke grenade booby trap the high volume of smoke told the story.Īs many long-time readers will recall, I served an apprenticeship with the late Col. They were very expensive back then, and they still are. When conducting SWAT training, I would often booby trap a house/building or an area where the team would be entering using various types of traps, including smoke grenades, military-grade smoke grenades. Still, the basic material is strong and one can build a SWAT team using the basics. The book, published by Paladin Press, is in need of a serious re-write, as there was some material added in the manuscript after I approved the galley copy. Many years ago, I used to teach SWAT to police and security agencies, and I even co-authored a book SWAT Battle Tactics with my late friend, American Kenpo Karate Grand Master John McSweeney.
