The Tactical Analysis Course
Get Left of Bang and Master the Art of Situational Awareness
Prevent Violence. Recognize Threats. Make Informed Decisions.
Keeping our country, cities, clients, organizations, and families safe requires more than just reacting to threats—it demands proactive prevention.
Historically, improving situational awareness meant spending years in the field, but that is no longer the case.
Our online course equips you with the skills to identify individuals with violent intent, establish baselines in any environment, assess observable behaviors, and make informed decisions before an incident occurs.
Why This Course Matters
Law Enforcement: Officers are expected to proactively recognize threats and ensure public safety. This course helps prevent officer-ambush scenarios while providing a framework to objectively justify observations and decisions.
Security Professionals: Whether protecting corporate executives, infrastructure, or event venues, professionals must identify pre-event indicators and mitigate risks such as workplace violence, terrorism, and targeted attacks.
Military & Tactical Operators: Preparing for deployment means developing the ability to recognize and neutralize threats before they materialize.
Everyday Defenders: Whether at a mall, on vacation, or at school, anyone who values safety can learn to recognize threats before they escalate.
What You Get in This Course
Nearly 16 Hours of Instruction: Comprehensive training on situational awareness, behavioral analysis, and threat recognition.
Exclusive Subscriber Access: This course is now available to Left of Bang Academy members.
Timeless, Field-Tested Content: Some videos may be older, but the principles remain relevant and effective.
Proven Methodology: This course applies and iterates on concepts first introduced in the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter program.
Real-World Application: Trusted by thousands of students, including members of the military, private security, law enforcement, and professionals dedicated to public safety.
To access the course, upgrade to a monthly or yearly plan today.
Three Key Benefits of This Course
1. Recognize Threats Before They Happen
Situational awareness is more than sitting with your back to the wall and keeping your phone out of sight. This course provides a structured, actionable approach to recognizing potential threats in real time.
Military personnel: Learn to detect enemy threats before they strike.
Police officers: Gain the ability to identify ambush indicators and respond with confidence.
Security professionals: Protect clients, workplaces, and infrastructure by detecting pre-event warning signs.
Everyday defenders: Develop the ability to spot potential dangers and safeguard yourself and those around you.
2. Communicate What You See With Confidence
Making split-second decisions in dynamic situations is challenging—but explaining those decisions shouldn’t be. Without a structured way to articulate observations, intentions can be questioned. This course provides:
A common, objective vocabulary using the Four Pillars of Observable Behavior.
The ability to explain observations clearly, ensuring decisions aren’t misinterpreted as biased or unfounded.
Confidence in reporting threats, enhancing team communication, and supporting after-action reviews.
3. Hone Your Process for Better Decision-Making
Developing professional-grade observation skills shouldn’t be left to chance. This course helps you:
Establish a structured process for identifying and assessing threats.
Train intentionally, rather than relying solely on unpredictable real-world experience.
Make decisions faster and more effectively, eliminating hesitation in high-stakes environments.
Integrate behavioral assessment naturally into your workflow, just like mastering any other professional skill.
What’s Inside the Course?
Our training is structured into three key module types:
Behavior-Based Modules
Learn the fundamentals of behavioral observation, baselining, and anomaly detection. These modules provide the foundation for situational awareness.
Case Study Modules
Apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios, tailored to your profession. Examples include:
Active shooter incidents
Criminal activity patterns
Assassination prevention case studies
Application Modules
Each profession has unique decision-making constraints, whether it’s rules of engagement, constitutional law, or the reasonable person standard. These modules ensure that your observations translate into legally and operationally sound actions.
Hear from Our Students
We continually hear from students about the impact of this training. Here’s what some have said:
“These behaviors are things that I have been noticing for years, but I never had the language to explain what I was seeing. As someone responsible for training younger members of our organization, I look forward to finally being able to articulate the behaviors we are searching for so that they don’t have to learn the hard way.”
“Thank you for breaking down observation and situational awareness into its component parts. This is the first class that actually taught me what to look for, how to identify threats, and why certain behaviors matter in one setting but not another. Before this course, I didn’t know what that process was or how to apply it.”
Take Control of Your Awareness & Readiness
Don’t wait until an incident forces you to react—learn to recognize and prevent threats before they happen.
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