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Science behind impact weapons. >> sure. for the impact weapons, we're talking about batons. anything from a side handle baton to what is commonly carry which is an expandible asp kind of baton. they range anything from wood bat be to metal baton. impact weapons is geared towards those weapon systems, designed specifically for blocking and striking purposes. >> are there particular ways to actually use those weapons as opposed to just striking somebody with it or how does a lay person know the basis for your training and how to use a weapon like that? >> for an impact weapon -- for all the weap...

Law enforcement service. i began my law enforcement career with the city of rivera beach. i performed duties primarily for road patrol. i was also offered the opportunity to obtain an instructor's certification for defensive tactics which is the lead instructor's position for force related hand-to-hand-type training. i went to subsequent training courses for oc, which is pepper spray training and also impact weapons. i managed to become the lead instructor for defensive tickets with the city of revir ra beach while i was employed there. >> i know some of the terms having spoken to you before a...

And the marparticular weapons system and you've talked about defensive tactics. any particular areas in your training you had with martin county? >> i'm kind of unique because every time i take on a position, i try and find an ininstructor' course for it because i'm of the mind-set if you learn to teach it you can perform it a little better. when i became a canine handler, ways very vested into the position. i became a canine team instructor. each and every weapons system we have, to a cubuton to -- being those little key ring things. those are little impact weapons, little batons. up to and i...

To teach the basic course. that course involves proper deployment, target areas and so forth. a similar nature to what you do with the impact weapons. it's just a lower level on the force continuous that's evaluated by those using them or evaluating its use. my instructor's certifications while at the city of riviera beach were the initial instructor level courses. >> you had mentioned a term that i presume is going to come up in your future testimony here today so i want to ask you to explain it to the jury. a concept of a force continuum. does that -- is that -- explain to the jury what that...