Category Archives: James Di Naso
Olympic Weightlifting & Power Training For Police
Instructor: James Di Naso
By popular demand, Police Kinesiology Company presents a new course:
This course will teach officers how to properly perform and integrate the use of the Olympic lifts (snatch/clean & jerk) and variations into the physical preparation programs of police officers. All who attend will gain insight and understanding of the ways to correctly incorporate these techniques into a police specific training program to improve and maximize job related performance and physical skills. The course will be taught by PKCO Police Performance Director James Di Naso, an advanced level coach with the United States Weightlifting Federation. This course is ideal for LE officers and LE fitness instructors who have previously attended any of the following PKCO courses: Weight Training for Police, Injury Prevention for Police, Specialized Fitness Training for Female Officers, or Tactical Police Performance Instructor courses (formerly know as the Practical Police Kinesiology course).
Fitness for Baton & Shooting Skills Improvement (4 or 8 hours)
Instructor: James Di Naso
Baton strikes need to be fast and powerful to insure compliance
so that resistance is brought to a prompt conclusion. Firearms,
when employed, rely on forearm strength, arm stability, and
quickness in order to improve shooting performance. In this
course, officers will learn how to apply the principles of kinesiology
to the development of skills in both areas. Tactical movement skills
including evasive maneuvers and improving shooting proficiency
while moving are addressed. This course is ideal for baton and
firearms instructors and will help improve performance and reduce
overuse injuries sustained during baton and firearms training.
Dynamic Police Workout (4 or 8 hours)
Instructor: James Di Naso
This course will introduce police officers and police fitness trainers to innovative
physical training methods that will increase officer fitness levels, enhance the
ability to perform job related physical skills and prevent injury. No equipment is
needed, and all exercises and routines can be modified and adapted to suit
different populations including less active or older officers, female officers, and
DT/tactical personnel. This course is very helpful for departments & agencies
wanting to offer department wide exercise programming to diverse populations.
This course is also a great tool for use in academy settings.
Tactical Police Agility Practitioner (4 or 8 hours)
Instructor: James Di Naso
Defensive tactics and other types of tactical training are very
beneficial, but only if officers have the physical skills to effectively
use them. This course will educate law enforcement officers and
trainers on how to improve an officer’s speed, endurance, agility,
power, strength, flexibility, and movement skills. This will improve the
technical skills learned in tactical training and will raise any officer’s
effectiveness to higher levels on the street. Tactical specific fitness
drills and strategies to improve tactical preparedness will be
demonstrated and then performed by those attending. This course
is ideal for the patrol officer to SWAT team members and instructors
of defensive tactics, fitness, firearms and use of force.
Specialized Fitness Training for SWAT Officers (8 hours)
Instructor: James Di Naso
Tactical team members need to have specific physical skills to effectively
and safely carry out their duties (missions). This course will educate
tactical team members and tactical trainers on how to improve tactical
specific fitness levels. Improving tactical specific fitness will improve
physical abilities and the performance of technical skills learned in
training. Tactical movement skills including evasive maneuvers and improving shooting proficiency while
moving are addressed. Tactical specific fitness drills and strategies to
improve tactical preparedness will be demonstrated and then performed
by those attending. This course is ideal for members of SWAT teams,
Crisis Response Teams and instructors who develop physical training
programs for tactical teams.
Injury Prevention for Defensive Tactics Instructors (8 hours)
Instructor: James Di Naso
Many officers are getting injured during defensive tactics training. In an effort to limit
liability and workman’s compensation claims, some agencies and departments are
eliminating DT training altogether. Eliminating DT training is not the answer. This course
will educate DT instructors on the most up to date strategies to reduce injuries. Instructors
will gain valuable insight and learn practical tools to identify and prevent the most common
injuries that occur as a result of DT training. Instructors will also learn how to improve
student performance through a greater understanding of the specific physical needs of law
enforcement officers. DT specific fitness exercises and drills will be demonstrated and
then performed by those attending. The Injury Prevention for Defensive Tactics Instructors
Course is highly recommended for defensive tactics and police martial arts trainers and
will help enhance skills no matter what style of DT or martial arts system is utilized.
Injury Prevention For Police
Instructor: James Di Naso
Many officers are getting injured in the performance of their duties and
during tactical training. The financial drain on departments and the quality
of life issues for officers are serious. This course will assist departments
and agencies in reducing injuries that occur as a result of personal,
professional, and training endeavors. This course will educate law
enforcement officers and trainers of the common causes of police related
injuries and provide practical remedies to help prevent and identify
potential for injury. The Injury Prevention for Police Course is highly
recommended for all officers including defensive tactics, fitness, firearms,
and police use of force trainers.
James Di Naso
James Di Naso
James Di Naso is co-owner of Police Kinesiology Company and serves as the company’s Police Performance Director. Over the past several years, he has traveled to academies and agencies all over the United States training thousands of federal, state, county and city law enforcement officers. He is a nationally recognized subject matter expert on law enforcement physical preparation. James is also a sought after speaker and has presented at several state, national and international law enforcement conferences including ITOA, ASLET, and ILEETA. He has authored many articles on police specific fitness for national publications and has a featured video series on policeone.com and bluetube. James is also an instructor for North East Multi Regional Training (NEMRT), a regional police-training academy in Illinois.
Prior to focusing his efforts on training law enforcement officers, James worked for eighteen years as a sports performance coach training athletes at every level including professional athletes from the NFL, NBA and MLB. He served as the Executive Sports Performance Director for Velocity Sports Performance in Willowbrook IL and has owned and operated his own performance training business for sixteen years. James holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Science from Eastern Illinois University and professional certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the United States Weightlifting Federation.
Courses:
Injury Prevention For Police
Weight Training and Performance Enhancement for Police
Injury Prevention for Defensive Tactics Instructors
Specialized Fitness Training for SWAT Officers
Tactical Police Agility Practitioner
Dynamic Police Workout
Fitness for Baton & Shooting Skills Improvement
Olympic Weightlifting & Power Training For Police
