What you will get:
Up to 30 hours of training
Review of course material
Specialized focus in new areas
A deep dive into specific concepts
An integrated group training experience
A practical and meaningful ecology of practices
We are offering weekend intensives for Scout Protector graduates at different locations, together as a team when we can, as well as individually for more variety and frequency.
Various background themes or concepts guide the intensives we offer, however, the experience will be customized in real-time for the unique needs and requests of the group that shows up.
These intensives are an opportunity to review and reinforce the material you have learned while focusing on specific areas or concepts with greater depth than we can do in the weeklong course.
This course is for graduates of the week-long Scout Protector course.
Guide: Guru Ben Sanford
Assistants: TBD
You know the drill. Bring camping gear for a weekend of training in the northwest.
Food will not be provided (besides supplemental snacks and the Saturday night feast), so you will need to bring your own food. A grocery store run will be available on Saturday (on your tab).
Water, tea, coffee, broth, fruit, and nuts will be available throughout the weekend.
A market and deli are within walking distance from the camp.
Camping is available and the site has electricity, water, and cell service.
A hotel is also within walking distance from the camp.
Syllabus:
Friday
12:00 Arrivals, camp setup, and lunch
1:00 Opening circle, orientation, and training review
5:00 Evening ritual
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Evening session
9:30 Review and Debrief
10:00 Complete
Saturday
6:30 Morning Ritual
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Morning session
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Afternoon session
5:30 Evening ritual
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Evening session
9:30 Review and Debrief
10:00 Complete
Sunday
6:30 Morning Ritual
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Morning session
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Afternoon session
4:00 Review, debrief, wrap up
5:00 Close
TBA
Starting 12 pm Friday
Ending 5 pm Sunday
(Please register before 2 weeks prior)
For this intensive, you and your group will get a chance on the first day to choose a direction to focus on. Themes may also emerge on their own as we work together. Here are some general categories of training to get you thinking about what you might want to focus on:
EARTH | matter, structure, stability
WATER | time, flow, adaptibility
FIRE | energy, chaos, intensity
AIR | space, evasion, invisibility
Awareness, instinct, and intuition
Tools, blunt/edged, flexible, and throwing/projectile
Trapping, detection, and long-range/remote combat
Techniques, principles, and tactics
Armed, disarmed, and unarmed
Structure, movement, and flow
Solo, group, and multiple opponents
Counter-offensive strategy, tactics, and techniques
Self-protection, protecting others, and after action
Communication, de-escalation, and peace
Health, emotional regulation, and stress management
Risk assessment, sensemaking, and decision making
Team dynamics, movement, and tactics
Stealth, concentric rings, and invisibility
Escape, evasion, and countermeasures
Environmental, ecological, and contextual variation
Principles, patterns, and process
Safety, security, and mobility
Improvisation, adaptation, and exaptation
Games, drills/exercises, and simulations
Learning, training, and practice
Values, ethics, and philosophy
Warrior, scout, and protector
And much more.