Reticent Warrior Tactics

Vann Winn (26 years U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Supervisory Special Agent Ret. and 9 years as a Police Officer) is the Founder of Reticent Warrior Tactics, a company dedicated to improving the survival rates of police, military and law abiding citizens who face lethal threats by providing Behavior Compliant Close Quarters Battle (BC/CQB), Firearms and Self-Defense training. Vann is a Federally Certified Firearms Instructor, CQB Tactics/Raids Instructor, Raid Planning Instructor, Active Shooter Instructor, Vehicle Containment/Arrest Instructor, PTT Instructor and an Officer Safety/Survival Speaker. He is also a SWAT Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor and Self-Defense Instructor with years of real-world experience as an operator, trainer and lead instructor. He is also an expert witness and teaches in numerous drug enforcement and raids topics.

Vann has conducted and led hundreds of High-Risk Clandestine Operations as a federal DEA Special Agent, Special Operations Agent and SWAT Operator. He has extensive experience working as an Undercover Drug Agent infiltrating illicit international drug organizations and understands first-hand the dangers involved. He holds a Top-Secret Security Clearance and has conducted Personal Protection Operations for many VIPs from Top Military Generals and Executives to Hollywood Stars.

Vann is also a Martial Arts Instructor who holds a 4th Degree Black Belt in the Mixed Martial Art of Kami Bushi Kai which has its roots in Japanese karate while incorporating aspects of Muay Thai, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Aiki Jujitsu, Boxing, Taekwondo and Street Fighting. Vann currently trains in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He has taught Firearms, CQB and Self Defense Tactics for over 20 years to federal, state and local police and the military, as well as select law abiding civilians.

Vann is a lifelong learner who has completed numerous high-level Law Enforcement and Military training courses that complement his operational experience including DEA Tactical/Raids Instructor, DEA Firearms Instructor, DEA Field Training Agent, DEA Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Instructor, SWAT Schools, SRT Courses, Hostage Rescue, Counter-Terrorism Courses, Army Air Assault Course, Helicopter Rappel/Spies Extraction Team, FBI SWAT Explosive Breaching, Street Survival and many more. Vann is the recipient of numerous commendations and awards including the DEA Administrators Award (highest award).

He has also completed numerous courses and conferences on the art of leadership. Vann holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice and has conducted a large amount of scholarly research on police tactics, human behavior, learning and stress responses. This Empirically Validated research plays a critical role in the tactics RWT Instructors teach and how they teach them. Vann is a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society, Firearms Trainers Association, National Tactical Officers Association, National Rifle Association, National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association.

Vann developed Behavior Compliant Close Quarters Battle (BC/CQB) and Firearms training after years of observing a huge disconnect between training and real-world operations. He saw first-hand that many skills/techniques that are taught on the flat range do not translate well into a compressed CQB environment. Additionally, Vann discovered that most tactics/techniques that have been taught to law enforcement and military personnel for years are not Empirically Validated, go against human behavior and do not take into account the human stress response. BC/CQB was developed to change mindsets, training and ultimately to enhance safety and survivability in deadly force encounters.

Courses Taught

Concealed Carry Training, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Rifle, Active Shooter Response Training, In Home Defense Training, Church / Business - Safety / Security, Scenario Based Training, Scenario Based Training (Simunitions, Man Marking Cartridge), Women's Only Courses, Private Classes (Group / Individual), Instructor Training Courses, Instructor Coach Training Courses, LEO / MIL / SEC Courses, Seminars / Lectures, Combatives / Less Lethal, Stop the Bleed, Specialty Other