CQB1 Fundamentals Review

CQB2 builds directly on CQB1 — and we confirm your foundation is solid before we build anything on top of it. Every student runs a solo entry at the start of the course so your instructor can identify any gaps before the team work begins. Strong individuals make strong teams.

Four Man Team Structure & Roles

You will learn every position in a four man CQB team — Point Man, Assault, Support, and Rear Security. Each position has a specific job, a specific sector, and a specific responsibility. You will rotate through all four positions across the course so you understand the full picture of how a four man team operates from every angle.

Team Communication

A four man team that cannot communicate is four individuals — not a team. You'll learn and drill verbal signals, hand and arm signals, and touch signals until communication between team members becomes automatic. Knowing what to say, when to say it, and how to say it without breaking the team's momentum is one of the most underrated skills in CQB.

Four Man Room Entry

The four man entry is the centerpiece of this course. Stack, signal, breach, sector, clear, consolidate — you will run this sequence repeatedly, rotating through every position, until the movement flows as a single coordinated unit. One team runs while the other observes — because in CQB you learn as much from watching as you do from doing.

Hallway Movement & Intersection Crossing

Hallways and intersections are some of the most dangerous spaces in a structure and most civilian training never addresses them. You'll learn how a four man element moves through a hallway, covers doorways and openings as it passes, and crosses a T-intersection safely — skills that apply directly to any real structure you might need to defend or clear.

Stairway Operations — Theory

Stairways present unique challenges in CQB that cannot be ignored even if practical application requires a dedicated facility. You'll learn the principles of stairway movement, the fatal funnel applied vertically, and the key differences between bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom movement — giving you the conceptual foundation to apply these skills when the opportunity for practical training arises.

Multiple Room Clearing Sequence

Clearing one room is one skill. Clearing a series of connected rooms while maintaining team integrity, communication, and momentum is an entirely different challenge. You'll run multi-room clearing sequences as a four man team — building the continuous, coordinated movement that separates trained operators from untrained ones.

Full Structure Scenarios

The course culminates in complete multi-room scenarios where everything — movement, communication, entries, decision making, and adaptability — is tested together under stress. Your instructor introduces unknown elements, shoot/no-shoot decisions, and a simulated man down situation to push the team beyond its comfort zone. This is where real learning happens.