Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that we will be holding the EUROPEAN POLICE TRAINERS CONFERENCE on 23 – 24 February 2026 at the exhibition centre in Nuremberg.
We are cooperating with ENFORCE TAC (https://www.enforcetac.com/en), which is taking place at the same time (23 – 25 February). For the first day of the conference on 23 February, we will have access to the Congress Centre, and on 24 February, an exhibition hall will be available for practical training (https://www.enforcetac.com/en/all-about-the-exhibition/floorplan).
EPTC participants receive free access to the ENFORCE TAC® (23 – 25.02.2026).
Event details
Date
23. / 24.02.2026
Cost
199,02 – 297,50 €
Venue
NürnbergMesse GmbH
Messezentrum 1
90471 Nürnberg, Germany
Organizer
Polizeitrainer in Deutschland e.V.
Phone: +49 (0) 61 28 97 09 49
Email: info@polizeitrainer.de
Programme – 1st conference day
Program – 1st conference day
Monday, 23.02.2026, 09.00 – approx. 17.15 hrs
Welcome EPTC
Eckhard Niebergall
1st Chairman of the Police Trainers in Germany e.V.
- 1975 – 2017 Member of the Hessian Police Force
- until 1998 service at the police headquarters Frankfurt am Main
- Licensed weapons instructor (national & international)
- Instructor for tactics, close combat, personal protection
- Co-developer of INTERACT DEFENSE® TRAINING
- 1998 – 2017 Instructor at the Hessian Police Academy
Violence against emergency forces
- The situation in major European and German cities
- The influence of the media and “experts”
- The role of politics and the judiciary
- Outlook for future developments and measures
Speaker: Manuel Ostermann
Manuel Ostermann (born September 29, 1990, in Rheine) is a police officer with the Federal Police. Since 2023 ee is the first deputy chairman of the German Police Union Federal Police and politician (CDU) with a focus on domestic policy.
Ostermann is assigned to the Mobile Control and Surveillance Unit of the Federal Police Department in Sankt Augustin at the Essen office as a federal police officer.
He is an expert advisor to the interior committees of various state parliaments and the Bundestag.
Violent crime as a lifestyle
- Gang warfare in the capital
- The “Mocro Mafia”
- Distribution struggles and warrior mentality
- “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” – Firearms and knives
Speaker: Ralf Schmidt
Chief Inspector (retd.)
- Defensive tactics- and shooting instructor for special units
- Hesse University for Public Management and Security
SafeWrap: A Modern, Airway Conscious Approach to Subject Control
SafeWrap™ is a next generation method of subject restraint that allows officers and medical personnel to gain rapid control while protecting the airway and reducing the risks associated with traditional prone control. Built on principles of leverage, positional safety, and evidence based mechanics, SafeWrap offers a clear path for agencies that want to modernize their defensive tactics, reduce preventable injuries, and align their practices with current medical and legal expectations. It replaces outdated high risk control positions with a stable lateral configuration that gives officers more control with less force while also enabling continuous medical monitoring.
Key advantages include:
- Improved airway protection and reduced exposure to high risk prone positions
- Faster control with fewer personnel and lower physical strain
- Greater compliance with current medical guidance, accountability standards and community expectations
Speaker: Rener Gracie
Rener Gracie is the founder of the SafeWrap system and a third-generation member of the family that created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With more than 20 years of experience teaching Gracie Survival Tactics to law enforcement professionals throughout the U.S. and abroad, he has dedicated his career to helping agencies reduce risk, improve outcomes and modernize their approach to subject control.
New training opportunities through virtual reality
- VR-supported action training by the German Armed Forces
- Possible applications for police operational training
Speaker: Frank Jaspers
has been working at the Weapons and Ammunition Technical Service for more than 30 years. After working in the field of telecommunications technology and ergonomics, he has been involved in the development of new extended reality applications for the Bundeswehr for over 10 years. This work has enabled him to establish the AR, VR and MR department at WTD 91. In addition to managing the department, he is also the project manager for the first digital pilot firing range.
Use of firearms against knife attackers
- Assessment of police operations by public prosecutors and courts
- The role of superiors and politicians
- Selection of defence lawyers & testimony in criminal proceedings
- Influence of the media on public perception
- Analyses, conclusions and consequences for emergency services and trainers
Speaker: Helgo Martens
Born in Kiel in 1968; after graduating from high school in 1989, served as a regular soldier in the military police force of the German Armed Forces; subsequently studied law in Kiel and trained for the higher police enforcement service in the Federal German Border Police (BGS) Criminal Police Service at the Police Management Academy in Münster-Hiltrup; since 2002, several management assignments in the Federal Police (until 2005 BGS); currently head of the Federal Police Crime Investigation Division in Hamburg; many years of part-time teaching activities, including as a lecturer in the joint council training of the Federal Police and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and in special criminal police training at federal and state level. Lecturer in the joint council training of the Federal Police and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and in the special criminal police training of the federal and state governments; editor and editorial contribution to commentaries on the BPolG and the LVwG SH as well as several articles in specialist journals on legal and police tactical issues;
Private martial artist since 1983, including karate, kickboxing and FMA.
New Technology for Low-Light Operations
- The effects of low light on the human body
- New technologies in lighting systems.
- The use of lighting systems in response to ambushes.
- High-performance candela technology.
- The basics of how to deploy the correct techniques and equipment in a low-light environment.
- How other new technologies affect low-light operational readiness
Speaker: Robert Cole
Robert is a United States Marine Corps Veteran with 10 years of service. He was an infantry Sergeant and deployed to multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Guam, and Australia. His personal awards include the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal 2nd award. He served as the Assistant Operations Chief for the Regimental Operations office aboard The Basic School at MCB Quantico, Virginia, training new Marine Corps officers, where he oversaw all logistical support for training. Robert currently teaches Team One Networks Low Light/ Laser Instructor course, Shoot House Instructor course, Pistol Mounted Optics Workshop, Mechanical Breaching Instructor course, and Tactical Ballistic Instructor course. Robert is currently a certified armorer instructor for: Benelli M1,2&4, CZ P-10, Springfield XD/XDm/MOD.2, S&W M&P pistol, and S&W M&P rifle. Robert currently serves on the IALEFI (International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors) Board of Directors and is the Director of Training for Team One Network.
The Police Instructor as Leader in Law Enforcement
- Leadership in the Moment: Decisions you make today define the leader you are becoming and the legacy you will leave behind.
- Credibility and Consistency: Trust and competence are the foundation of influence in every training environment.
- Modeling Excellence: Your behavior, attitude, and preparation set the standard for others to follow.
- Communication with Purpose: Clear, values-based communication strengthens relationships and builds respect.
- Resilience and Growth: The best instructors adapt, learn, and lead through change without losing sight of their values.
- The Oak Tree Legacy: Reflect on how strength, stability, and self-discipline allow you to plant the seeds of leadership in those you train. The difference we make tomorrow is determined by the seeds we plant today.
Referent: Joe Willis
Joe Willis is a retired US Army Military Police First Sergeant who currently serves as Deputy Executive Director for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) and was a founding board member of First H.E.L.P. From 2005 to 2009, Joe was an Operations Sergeant for Military Police at Wiesbaden Army Airfield.
Opportunities and risks in the field of IT for deployment and monitoring
- The future of IT monitoring
- Self-protection from an IT perspective – detection of emergency services by the opposing side
- Protecting police operations (AAO/BAO)
- Modern security technology in the patrol car of the future
Speakers: Ingo Leunissen & Jörn Graser
Ingo Leunissen
PID member and BKA Wiesbaden
- Head of Unit OE23 TKÜ (Telecommunications Surveillance)
- Technical management of various projects in the field of telecommunications surveillance.
- Long-standing member of the KomGÜT (Commission on IT Fundamentals in Surveillance Technology) and the resulting federal/state working groups.
- 1988 Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Otto Lilienthal University of Applied Sciences in Bautzen.
- 1993 Bachelor’s degree from the Cologne/Brühl University of Applied Sciences (FHB) specializing in General/Internal Administration.
- 1996 Entry into the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), last assignment deputy Head of Unit OE23 – TKÜ.
- 2019 Head of Unit T4 “Senior Experts TKÜ/ITÜ” at ZITiS (Central Office for Information Technology and Telecommunications) in Munich
- 2022 to May 2023 Acting Head of the Telecommunications Business Unit at ZITiS
Specialist in the field of telecommunications services and IT of the future
Jörn Graser
PID member and 40 years with the Hessian State Police
- 2023 Deputy Head of the Special Forces in the State Criminal Police Office Hesse
- Long-standing member of the KomGÜT (Commission on IT Fundamentals in Surveillance Technology) and the resulting federal/state working groups.
- 1985 Training and Riot Police – Reconnaissance and BFE
- 1991 Police Headquarters Frankfurt, Criminal Investigation Department
- 1995 Police Headquarters Frankfurt/Main – Special Forces – MEK
- 2005 State Criminal Police Office Wiesbaden – Technical Advisory Group – MEK-OT
Stress and regeneration for operational staff and managers
- Better stress management and long-term performance
- Biofeedback for sustainable operational capability in everyday police work
Speaker: Corinna Rott
- Work and organizational psychologist specializing in stress, emotion regulation, and leadership behavior in high-risk and emergency contexts (police, military, emergency medicine).
- Doctoral candidate in a dual PhD program (Maastricht & Antwerp), specializing in multimodal stress measurement (HR/HRV, smart wearables) and operational research under real-world conditions.
- Founder of FieldLAB, which focuses on the use of biofeedback in special forces and intervention units; research on stress patterns, team dynamics, and recovery processes among operational leaders.
- Lecturer for police forces in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, the USA, and China.
- Former health care professional and nurse specializing in crisis intervention and psychophysiological stress patterns—with a strong passion for combining practical knowledge and research.
Fit for Duty: Human–System Integration in Law Enforcement Fitness and Operational Readiness
- Poor fitness in recruits and officers creates a mismatch between human capacity and policing tasks, leading to injuries, reduced performance, and higher attrition.
- Systems (roles, equipment, environments) must be designed with realistic human performance thresholds in mind.
Speaker: Robin Marc Orr
Professor Rob Orr joined the Australian Army as an infantry soldier before transferring to the Australian Defence Force Physical Training Instructor (PTI) stream and subsequently to the physiotherapy stream. Finishing full time service as a Human Performance Officer, Rob joined the team at Bond University in 2012.
Professor Orr is currently the Director of the Tactical Research Unit, a Health Sciences and Medicine faculty research centre at Bond University with international collaborations designed to provide research, consultancy, and education services to tactical professions. Rob’s fields of research, consultancy, and education provision spans physical conditioning, reconditioning, rehabilitation, and injury prevention for law enforcement, defence forces, firefighters / first responders, and paramedic agencies around the globe and across the occupational lifespan (initial trainee to specialist).
Professor Orr served as editor for the National Strength and Conditioning Association Tactical Strength and Conditioning Technical Report (2015-2020) and on committees for the International Physical Employment Standards Conference, the International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance, and the World Physiotherapy Congress. With over 350 academic research papers and technical reports for tactical agencies, Rob has won awards for research outcomes, publications, presentations, and teaching. Professor Orr has presented keynote presentations at internationally renowned organisations.
Edged Weapon Attacks in 2025 Policing
- What we now know, and how it can help us prepare
- The Zero Pressure principle for counter weapon tactics, and how it can save your life
- The TRICOM A.C.T. formula for Close Quarters Conflict. A guideline for training and tactics
Speaker: Jared Wihongi
Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. For 20+ years, his TRICOM self-defense system has been taught to police/ military trainers and special operations personnel around the world. It was first introduced to police trainers in Germany in 2006 and has been taught go German police at an institutional level as recently as 2024. The TRICOM system is a full integration of empty-hands tactics, weapon and counter-weapon tactics (both edged and impact) with a full integration of firearms tactics at extreme close-quarters. Jared has worked 25+ years as a police officer, police academy trainer, and operator on three U.S. SWAT Teams (both full-time and Reserve status). He was contracted as an Army Special Forces Combatives Instructor for almost two decades, and has trained police trainers across North and South America, Europe, East and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. In addition to these experiences, Jared has trained in multiple traditional martial arts for 40+ years, and holds multiple Black Belts to include a Grandmaster rank (Grand Tuhon) in the Filipino martial art of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. These experiences collectively have heavily influenced his approach to teaching defensive tactics and CQC.
Preventive Behavior Detection – from human perception to technical assistance
Preventive behavior recognition encompasses the ability to observe and classify behavior and to detect deviations from the situational context — a process known as baselining.
It is based on foundational knowledge of gestures, facial expressions, movement patterns and arousal behavior.
Building on this, the presentation illustrates how AI-based assistive systems can support this capability under operational conditions. These systems are used to structure, compare, and stabilize observations without making autonomous decisions. In particular, under conditions of high workload, time pressure, or fatigue, they help maintain a consistent level of perception and assessment.
Using the systems developed by Dr. Andreas de Jonge, founder of de Jonge GmbH, as an example, it is demonstrated how such assistance solutions can be applied in practice within security-relevant contexts. The underlying EdgeBrain is not limited exclusively to preventive behavior recognition, but is also used in industrial and security-critical systems.
For policing scenarios, it is essential that the AI operates entirely locally on the deployed device, without cloud connectivity or internet access. Sensitive data does not leave the system. This ensures data sovereignty, traceability, operational reliability, and robustness.
The presented systems provide decision support rather than decision replacement, marking the transition of preventive behavior detection to a technically supported, operationally robust further development.
Speaker: Dr. Andreas de Jonge & Ralf Krüger
Dr. Andreas de Jonge
- Founder and CEO of de Jonge GmbH, focused on edge AI and FPGA-based inline systems for robust, field-ready applications
- PhD at the intersection of physics, neuroscience, and data-driven modeling
- 15+ years of work on learning systems, cognitive architectures, and transferring biological principles into engineered systems
- Developed AI solutions for demanding, safety-critical environments
- Core expertise: edge AI, hardware-optimized AI, FPGA system design, and deterministic, energy-efficient real-time architectures with high integration capability into existing systems
- Advisor to European organizations, associations, and companies on secure AI integration, taxonomy and regulatory topics, strategic aspects of digital transformation (reliability, traceability, security, controlled data flows)
- Vision: equip existing platforms and sensor systems with local, deterministic AI capabilities to enable resilient, connected, decision-capable systems in challenging environments
Ralf Krüger
Chief Inspector (ret.)
- 1974 Joined the German Federal Police
- Since 1983 Transfer to the Federal Police Academy, Department of Training and Further Education
- 2002 change to the field of aviation security with qualification as a “sky marshal” and deployment as an in-flight security officer (IFSO) on board German aircraft, in charge as a trainer for IFSO-tactics and behavior detection
- Training and qualification of foreign special units as IFSOS (Netherlands, Poland, France, USA, Australia, Japan)
- Since 2010, participation in international working groups in the field of Aviation security on the topic of Behavior Detection (BD).
- Participation in research projects of the Federal Police in the field of behavior detection.
- Speaker and trainer of police forces at national and international level in behavior detection
- Since 31 January 2021 transfer to retirement
- Founder of RKS (training provider for police and security services)
Members of authorities with security duties, the professional fire brigade, judges, public prosecutors and professional soldiers are entitled to participate.
Seminar language:
German / English simultaneous translation
Programme – 2nd conference day
Program 2nd day – Practical training
Tuesday, 24.02.2026, 08.45 – approx. 17.00 hrs
Practical team training in virtual reality
Frank Jaspers
has been working at the Weapons and Ammunition Technical Service for more than 30 years. After working in the field of telecommunications technology and ergonomics, he has been involved in the development of new extended reality applications for the Bundeswehr for over 10 years. This work has enabled him to establish the AR, VR and MR department at WTD 91. In addition to managing the department, he is also the project manager for the first digital pilot firing range.
Michael Obermaier
Trained artilleryman and officer cadet, later retrained as an infantryman during his 25 years of militia service with the Austrian Armed Forces. For almost 6 months, he has been responsible for sales at RE-liON, a provider of VR-based solutions for training and operational planning and execution for the military and law enforcement.
CQB and Corner Training
S. Schmidt «Sly»
For 27 years in law enforcement, including 20 years with the TIGRIS Tactical Team at fedpol. Mission commander and chief close combat instructor, as well as an international expert in protective services, shooting and operational tactics. Active worldwide as a trainer for special operations units.
Low Light Operations
Robert Cole
is a United States Marine Corps Veteran with 10 years of service. He was an infantry Sergeant and deployed to multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Guam, and Australia. His personal awards include the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal 2nd award. He served as the Assistant Operations Chief for the Regimental Operations office aboard The Basic School at MCB Quantico, Virginia, training new Marine Corps officers, where he oversaw all logistical support for training. Robert currently teaches Team One Networks Low Light/ Laser Instructor course, Shoot House Instructor course, Pistol Mounted Optics Workshop, Mechanical Breaching Instructor course, and Tactical Ballistic Instructor course. Robert is currently a certified armorer instructor for: Benelli M1,2&4, CZ P-10, Springfield XD/XDm/MOD.2, S&W M&P pistol, and S&W M&P rifle. Robert currently serves on the IALEFI (International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors) Board of Directors and is the Director of Training for Team One Network.
Defence against cutting and stabbing weapons at medium and close range / Police close combat and defence against knife attacks
TRICOM Edged Weapon Countermeasures for Law Enforcement
- Pragmatic, real-world solutions to edged weapon based attacks.
- Dynamic decision making processes that drive techniques, tactics and procedures.
- Police specific weapon integration tactics to enhance survivability.
Jared Wihongi
Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. For 20+ years, his TRICOM self-defense system has been taught to police/ military trainers and special operations personnel around the world. It was first introduced to police trainers in Germany in 2006 and has been taught go German police at an institutional level as recently as 2024. The TRICOM system is a full integration of empty-hands tactics, weapon and counter-weapon tactics (both edged and impact) with a full integration of firearms tactics at extreme close-quarters. Jared has worked 25+ years as a police officer, police academy trainer, and operator on three U.S. SWAT Teams (both full-time and Reserve status). He was contracted as an Army Special Forces Combatives Instructor for almost two decades, and has trained police trainers across North and South America, Europe, East and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. In addition to these experiences, Jared has trained in multiple traditional martial arts for 40+ years, and holds multiple Black Belts to include a Grandmaster rank (Grand Tuhon) in the Filipino martial art of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. These experiences collectively have heavily influenced his approach to teaching defensive tactics and CQC.
SafeWrap with Rener Gracie
During the practical skills session, participants will receive hands on instruction in the foundational mechanics of SafeWrap, beginning with safe approach, positional transitions and leverage based control. Students will practice moving a resistant subject from standing to the lateral SafeWrap position with an emphasis on airway protection, communication and teamwork. The session will include progressive partner drills, scenario based repetitions and coaching on common errors to ensure participants can apply the method efficiently and with confidence. By the end of the session, attendees will demonstrate improved control, smoother transitions and a clear understanding of how to use SafeWrap to reduce risk while increasing officer and subject safety.
Rener Gracie
is the founder of the SafeWrap system and a third-generation member of the family that created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With more than 20 years of experience teaching Gracie Survival Tactics to law enforcement professionals throughout the U.S. and abroad, he has dedicated his career to helping agencies reduce risk, improve outcomes and modernize their approach to subject control.
PiD training team leaders:
Eckhard Niebergall
1st Chairman of the Police Trainers in Germany e.V.
- 1975 – 2017 Member of the Hessian Police Force
- until 1998 service at the police headquarters Frankfurt am Main
- Licensed weapons instructor (national & international)
- Instructor for tactics, close combat, personal protection
- Co-developer of INTERACT DEFENSE® TRAINING
- 1998 – 2017 Instructor at the Hessian Police Academy
Ralf Schmidt
Chief Inspector (retd.)
- Defensive tactics- and shooting instructor for special units
- Hesse University for Public Management and Security
PiD instructor team:
Active and former members of authorities and organizations with security tasks who are or have been active in special assignments and have many years of operational and instructor experience.
PiD guest instructors & consultants:
John T. Meyer Jr.
John is President of Team One Network, LLC a company established to test, evaluate, train and market various manufacturers‘ products to the Law Enforcement community as related to officer survival. John led a team of instructors that pioneered the integration of formalized training doctrine with practical field experience. These cutting edge, realistic tactical training courses have become an industry standard. John was a Lieutenant with the DOD Police, where he served as a special reaction team leader and is a past President of FOP Middle Forge Lodge 100. He is Vice President of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) John has written numerous articles that have been published on police training related subjects.
Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson currently works with the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association as a part-time employee assisting with the coordination of many of the Association training programs and has served in this position since 2006. He has been responsible for managing many of the Association Conferences to include Annual Training Conferences and the Spring and Fall meetings. Prior to joining the staff of the Association, Steve spent 34 years with the North Carolina Department of Justice, with 29 of those years at the North Carolina Justice Academy. Steve’s primary responsibility at the N.C. Justice Academy was as the lead instructor for all the firearms programs offered by the Academy. Steve was one of the co-authors of the N.C. Concealed Carry Handgun Training Model Program. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors where he served as President from 2000 to 2016 and currently serves as 2nd Vice President. He continues to teach the Law Enforcement Sniper Course for Durham Technical College as well as other firearms related programs for Team One Network. He has been fortunate to be able to teach, not just across the United States, but in Germany, Italy, and China as well. Steve served in the North Carolina National Guard for 35 years as a range instructor and a member of the Guard’s rifle and pistol teams. Steve served as a member of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission from 2009 – 2021. He still serves as a certified law enforcement officer, a criminal justice instructor and as a member of the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board.
Joe Willis
Joe Willis is a retired US Army Military Police First Sergeant who currently serves as Deputy Executive Director for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) and was a founding board member of First H.E.L.P. From 2005 to 2009, Joe was an Operations Sergeant for Military Police at Wiesbaden Army Airfield.
Robert Cole
Robert is a United States Marine Corps Veteran with 10 years of service. He was an infantry Sergeant and deployed to multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Guam, and Australia. His personal awards include the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal 2nd award. He served as the Assistant Operations Chief for the Regimental Operations office aboard The Basic School at MCB Quantico, Virginia, training new Marine Corps officers, where he oversaw all logistical support for training. Robert currently teaches Team One Networks Low Light/ Laser Instructor course, Shoot House Instructor course, Pistol Mounted Optics Workshop, Mechanical Breaching Instructor course, and Tactical Ballistic Instructor course. Robert is currently a certified armorer instructor for: Benelli M1,2&4, CZ P-10, Springfield XD/XDm/MOD.2, S&W M&P pistol, and S&W M&P rifle. Robert currently serves on the IALEFI (International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors) Board of Directors and is the Director of Training for Team One Network.
Jared Wihongi
Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. For 20+ years, his TRICOM self-defense system has been taught to police/ military trainers and special operations personnel around the world. It was first introduced to police trainers in Germany in 2006 and has been taught go German police at an institutional level as recently as 2024. The TRICOM system is a full integration of empty-hands tactics, weapon and counter-weapon tactics (both edged and impact) with a full integration of firearms tactics at extreme close-quarters. Jared has worked 25+ years as a police officer, police academy trainer, and operator on three U.S. SWAT Teams (both full-time and Reserve status). He was contracted as an Army Special Forces Combatives Instructor for almost two decades, and has trained police trainers across North and South America, Europe, East and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. In addition to these experiences, Jared has trained in multiple traditional martial arts for 40+ years, and holds multiple Black Belts to include a Grandmaster rank (Grand Tuhon) in the Filipino martial art of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. These experiences collectively have heavily influenced his approach to teaching
defensive tactics and CQC.
Rener Gracie
Rener Gracie is the founder of the SafeWrap system and a third-generation member of the family that created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With more than 20 years of experience teaching Gracie Survival Tactics to law enforcement professionals throughout the U.S. and abroad, he has dedicated his career to helping agencies reduce risk, improve outcomes and modernize their approach to subject control.
Bill Sandman
Bill is a retired police sergeant with over twenty-nine (29) years of civilian law enforcement experience, and prior to his civilian position he also served (3) years of active duty in the U.S. Army military police corps. As civilian police officer he was employed by the City of West Palm Beach Police Department. During his career he served as a patrol officer, field training officer, and as an adjunct and full-time staff instructor, specifically the duties as firearms instructor and Rangemaster. Bill was promoted to the rank of sergeant of police and assumed the position of training sergeant. His duties also included service with the department S.W.A.T. Team both as an entry team member, assistant team leader, team leader, and operations sergeant.
Bill was also employed as an firearms instructor by Heckler & Koch International Training Division, Off-Shoots Training, Sage Ordnance, Gunsite Academy and Palm Beach State College/Criminal Justice Institute and was an initial instructor with Team One Network.
Bill recently retired from General Dynamics-Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), Simunition® Operations as the Manager of International Training. During his tenure with GD-OTS Bill conducted hundreds of reality-based training courses to domestic, international law enforcement, and military forces around the world.
Gary J. Monreal
Gary retired in May 2010 after twenty-three years of law enforcement experience in corrections, patrol, SWAT, and training. As a patrolman with the City of New Berlin (WI) Police Department, his duties also included SWAT Team Leader, specializing in explosive entry. Gary is an instructor-trainer and currently teaches Active Shooter, defensive tactics, firearms, high-level simulations, submachine gun, and SWAT. Gary has given various presentations at conferences throughout the United States, Germany, and China. A former adjunct instructor with Heckler & Koch®, International Training Division. Gary has taught with Team One Network since its inception and teaches for Simunition®. Gary has been recognized as an expert witness in the Use of Deadly Force and Force-on-Force simulation training; having given opinions in both State and Federal courts. Gary is recipient of multiple department awards and citations, including City of New Berlin Police Department Medal of Honor.
Kati Cole
Kati serves as the Director of Operations at Team One Network. She possesses a strong educational background and a range of managerial and event planning experiences have prepared her well for this position. As Director of Operations, Kati oversees day-to-day operations, special projects, bookkeeping, social media, and event planning for Team One Network.
Paul Wassill
Paul is a recently retired Sergeant from a major Canadian police department with 32.7 years of operational police experience including: uniform patrol officer, firearms/use of force/tactics instructor, Criminal Investigations Branch, uniform patrol supervisor, Tactical Support Unit operator and supervisor, and the implementation, strategies, equipment and training of the department’s Nuclear Security Division. Paul has instructor certifications in law enforcement handgun, shotgun, rifle, precision rifle, Taser© Master Instructor, and use of Simunition© non-lethal training ammunition. He is also a court qualified subject matter expert and lecturer on firearms and other offensive weapons. Paul also has completed police mentoring and training missions in Bosnia & Herzegovina, as a Canadian Civilian Police (CivPol) member of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina (UNMIBH), and the Canadian Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT) in Afghanistan. Paul also assists in the training of Canadian police contingents assigned to Afghan National Police training in Afghanistan.
Pete Ebel
Lt. Pete Ebel retired in 2022 after a 33-year career as a law enforcement officer in two Florida agencies, with his service focused on training, tactical and investigative positions Pete worked his last six years as executive officer and supervisor of major cases in the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division. He was previously the commander of the PBSO Homicide and Firearms Investigative Units, Tactical Unit, Gang Unit, and executive officer of the Violent Crimes Division. His career began at the Lake Worth Police Department in 1989. There, he served as a Road Patrol and Tactical Officer, FTO, Detective, Training Sergeant, Lieutenant, and SWAT team leader. In his last 5 years at LWPD, he was the Special Operations Division commander (Tactical, Narcotics and K9 units and SWAT Team). Pete has been a firearms and general topics instructor for 24 years, with the Palm Beach State College Criminal Justice Institute, where he teaches advanced and academy classes. He specializes in the areas of use of force, excited delirium, tactics and safety. He teaches leadership for FDLE. Pete is a certified Force Science Institute Analyst.
Mark Suchy
Mark Suchy has been working with Team One Network as an Adjunct Instructor since 2018. He instructs Low-Light tactics and live fire training for the pistol, rifle and shotgun. He also instructs pistol mounted optics classes.
Mark is a retired Patrol Sergeant and 30 year veteran with the West Palm Beach, Florida Police Department. He has worked as a Patrol Officer, Auto Theft and Property Detective, and Field Training Officer. In 2008, Mark was promoted to Sergeant and put in charge of the Field Training Program. He supervised the Field Training Program for his last 12 years.
Mark was a member of the S.W.A. T. Team for 15 years. He served in numerous positions on the team from Entry Team Member and Sniper to Sniper Team Leader and Sniper Team Instructor.
Mark was an Adjunct Firearms Instructor for the Department, specializing in basic and advanced tactical pistol and rifle instruction. Mark is a State of Florida and N.R.A. certified Firearms Instructor.
Mark was a Firearms and Classroom Instructor at the Palm Beach State College Criminal Justice Institute from 2008 to 2015. He has instructed at several conferences including ILEETA, IALEFI, and Florida’s Highway Patrol Public Safety Conference. Mark actively competes in USPSA, Steel Challenge, IDPA, 2 Gun and 3 Gun competitions.
The training takes place at several stations in a rotating system. All participants train on all contents. Station content may alter due to circumstances
Members of authorities with security duties, the professional fire brigade, judges, public prosecutors and professional soldiers are entitled to participate.
Notice
Generally:
EPTC participants receive free access to the ENFORCE TAC® (23 – 25.02.2026).
Flyer and program for download:
1st conference day:
Members of authorities with security duties, the professional fire brigade, judges, public prosecutors and professional soldiers are entitled to participate.
Seminar language:
German / English simultaneous translation
2nd day – Practical training:
The training takes place at several stations in a rotating system. All participants train on all contents. Station content may alter due to circumstances.
Members of authorities with security duties, the professional fire brigade, judges, public prosecutors and professional soldiers are entitled to participate.
