It
all started in 1984.
Already well on our way as a leader in martial
arts gear, our future as RedMan began as a challenge
from the Secret Service.
In 1984, we worked with John Desmedt, director of training
for the Secret Service, to solve his challenge: to create
a suit that protects and cushions officers during training,
but also gives them a more realistic training experience.
We introduced a line of law enforcement protective
gear called RedMan. The simple, descriptive name
was a given…a big, bright red protective
body suit. A suit that met the Secret Service's
needs…and beyond.
A suit that was light and maneuverable, but provided
enough blunt trauma protection to allow dynamic
training at moderate force.
That was just the beginning.
Once we had gear in the field, RedMan constantly
evolved. We gave gear to trainers and received
feedback in return. Because the benefits of defensive
tactics training weren’t widely known at
that time, we focused both on “evolving”
the gear and on educating law enforcement agencies
along the way about its benefits. As a result,
defensive tactics simulation training has become
standard practice and is considered indispensable
in an officer’s preparation for duty.
RedMan Evolution.
The
Instructor Suit is our first generation “full
suit”; then came the “partial”
Student Suit to protect trainees from the environment,
from contact with the trainer/aggressor, and from
possible falls.
The second generation “Enhanced Instructor
Suit” is an innovation in providing opportunities
to direct limited strikes to formerly off-limit
body areas. The third generation “XP
Instructor Suit” provides additional
blunt trauma protection with built in “trauma
plates.” And introduced in 2002, the forth
generation, “Weapon Defense Suit”
(WDS) is designed to be
used with 9mm Simunition® FX® Marking Cartridges only,
providing blunt trauma protection for integrated,
full range use-of-force scenarios. Partnering
with Simunition® and with expert advice and
feedback at every step, RedMan provides ever more
complete and versatile options for dynamic DT
simulations.
First
Line Response Systems Duty Gear
RedMan now steps over the line, out of the training
environment, and into the line of duty with First
Line Response Systems Duty Gear. We’ve
again taken our expertise in blunt trauma protection
to develop Disturbance Resolution Suits (DRS)
that offer extraordinary blunt trauma protection
during cell extractions and crisis situations
in correctional institutions and public crowd
control.
Our
dedication to police, public, and personal safety
continues.
*Simunition® and FX® are registered trademarks of General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems - Canada Inc.
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