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LOTAR® Close Quarter Combat (CQC)
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Law Enforcement Training
LOTAR is a comprehensive, battle‑tested defensive tactics system used by Special Forces, law enforcement, and civilians. It integrates the most effective components of Krav Maga, Kapap, and modern close‑quarter combat to create an instinctive, pressure‑tested approach to real‑world threats. Designed for high‑speed, high‑stress environments, LOTAR is continually updated to meet evolving challenges faced by today’s operators.
Core Training Components
Complete weapons integration
Operational fitness and awareness
Combat flow and positioning
Carry procedures
Weapons retention
Weapons cover
Striking with a weapon
Additional Components (from Krav Maga instruction):
Threat recognition and situational awareness
Verbal de-escalation and command presence
Defensive tactics against grabs, holds, and chokes
Striking fundamentals (punches, elbows, knees, kicks)
Standing and ground survival techniques
Weapon disarms (handgun, long gun, edged weapons)
Takedown defense and controlling a resisting subject
Use-of-force decision‑making under stress
Scenario-based training that mirrors real encounters
LOTAR FAQs
Do you offer seminars?
Yes. We offer both on-site and off-site seminars tailored to a wide range of real‑world scenarios. These include anti-terrorism training, advanced weapons instruction, hostage‑rescue tactics, protective services, aircraft and bus interdiction, sniper and counter‑sniper training, and advanced patrol development.
What is LOTAR’s
LOTAR is a battle-tested defensive tactics system developed from Israel’s elite counter‑terror units and refined through real-world combat. It blends Krav Maga, Kapap system , and modern close‑quarter combat used by units like YAMAM, SAS, GIGN, and U.S. Navy SEALs. The system trains practitioners to neutralize threats quickly and instinctively using empty‑hand techniques, firearms, edged weapons, or improvised tools. LOTAR adapts to any environment—urban or rural, low visibility, varying terrain—and emphasizes both lethal and non‑lethal responses. At Elite Training Center, we teach an evolved version of LOTAR designed for military, law enforcement, and civilians seeking practical, effective close‑quarter skills.
What does LOTAR training include?
LOTAR includes hand-to-hand combat, firearms, edged weapons, improvised weapons, and environmental situational training.
Who can train in LOTAR?
LOTAR is designed for military, law enforcement, and civilian students who want realistic close-quarter combat and self-defense skills.
Experience In The Field
Chief instructor, Brian Rauchbach, has over 15 years of operational experience in the professional security-contracting arena. While working in many international theaters of operation, Mr. Rauchbach worked with and was trained by many of the top operators from the most elite Counter Terror units in the world. While maintaining the LOTAR/Kapap system as its foundation, Mr. Rauchbach has also integrated the many different Close Quarter Combat styles that he utilized during this time, adding to the system’s effectiveness.
Other instructors have been involved in international personal protection, local law enforcement, Army Rangers, U.S. Navy SEALS, and other U.S. special operations groups. Collaborating, they have modified and enhanced the defensive tactics within the LOTAR system to be the most useful and effective within the market now. The system is truly designed for real-world self-defense and security-based operations.
