Officials with the University of Texas say 19-year-old Colton Tooley fired several shots inside the Perry Castaneda Library on the University of Texas campus Tuesday morning.

Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/01/2010 -- Instructor Robb Hamic was interviewed by several news stations and newspapers in the wake of the University of Texas active shooter situation today. Hamic instructs advanced gun deployment, tactics and immediate active shooter response for law enforcement, military and executive protection professionals. He is an advanced trainer for Austin Police Department.

Officials with the University of Texas say 19-year-old Colton Tooley fired several shots inside the Perry Castaneda Library on the University of Texas campus Tuesday morning. Reports indicate the man shot himself on the sixth floor of that building. No other injuries have been reported.

Austin Police Department believes that Tooley began shooting randomly on 21st and Speedway. Students in the area became frightened and contacted police.Officers began searching for the shooter and believe they chased him into PCL. They believe Tooley made his way up to the sixth floor and shot himself.

Austin Police Department credits a training exercise that occurred two weeks ago with expediting officers to the area and assisting UT police in shutting down the campus and notifying students. Police also credit social media such as text messages,Twitter and Facebook in getting help and information to the student body and faculty.

Officers with Austin Police Department, UT Police Department, Travis Co. SWAT and APD SWAT were on the scene.Robb Hamic http://www.robbhamic.com was interviewed as an subject matter expert by CBS and FOX news.  Unfortunately, this tragic incident ended in the loss of life. Fortunately, the shooter was the only casualty.98% of active shooter incidents occur with only one shooter but 70% of them have three weapons according to the US Department of Justice.

"Active shooter situations are the worst possible scenario for all involved and the incident just gets worse with time.  An active shooter kills until he chooses to stop or is stopped by law enforcement, military, protection or an individual.  As a first responder, it is my job to use speed to find the signs of the shooter and eliminate him before he kills more innocent victims," says Robb Hamic. "I have a methodical way to train agencies and units to help them save lives faster that is updated to the most recent tactical standards," he says.

Local and national news contacted Instructor Robb Hamic because he trains the Austin Police Department in advanced tactics http://www.israelikravmaga.co/active_shooter_rapid_deployment.htm ,shooting and Israeli Krav Maga.Hamic is an instructor in Israeli Krav Maga - Gidon System and he trains in Israel.  He trains himself consummately and delivers cutting edge training to law enforcement, military and individuals internationally.  

Feel free to contact him for media or training inquiries:

Contact :
Robb Hamic, Chief Instructor
Summit Self Defense/ Israeli Krav Maga
2900 N. Quinlan Park Rd.
Suite 131- B-240
Austin, TX 78732
512-284-0087
robb@summitselfdefense.com
http://www.israelikravmaga.co

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Israeli Krav Maga is the most developed fighting system in the world. Krav Maga is a mindset and it is used for self-defense.

Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/01/2010 -- Robb Hamic and David Kahn of Israeli Krav Maga have launched a new website to promote authentic Israeli Krav Maga. This new website is a collaboration between the two instructors it is designed to educate the public as to the history and lineage of Israeli Krav Maga.

The new website is appropriately titled: Israeli Krav Maga- Authentic Israeli Krav Maga. http://www.israelikravmaga.co Robb Hamic and David Kahn are friends and each teach Israeli Krav Maga- Gidon System in the United States and overseas. They are professional Israeli Krav Maga Instructors and protection specialists. Their mission statement is to transfer knowledge as teachers to their students to help them feel safer. They are the absolute best at what they do.

Israeli Krav Maga is the most developed fighting system in the world. Krav Maga is a mindset and it is used for self-defense. With that being said, if you are attacked, Krav Maga teaches you to use all methods and fighting to overwhelm the attacker and then retreat for survival. It combines up-fighting, kicking, Thai Boxing, grappling, ground-fighting, knife fighting and defenses, stick fighting and defenses, gun fighting and defenses, long gun fighting and defenses and tactics. There are no rules in Krav Maga. Authentic Krav Maga is Israeli and we train in Israel with the Grand Master.

The website is made up of several pages that feature the Isreli Krav Maga's company information, course information, instructor biographies, DVD and book sales, press and media and an interactive calander.

While Robb Hamic and David Kahn operate their own respective companies on different ends of the United States they decided to come together with this website because their objectives were aligned. "I was happy to meet a guy like David Kahn. He is a consummate professional and he is a well-recognized figure in the krav maga world. I was humbled when he gave me the Israeli Krav Maga logo to use freely in my clubs. It made sense to me not to reinvent a recognized symbol and I plan to expand my operations throughout the United States and Internationally," says Robb Hamic, Chief Instructor for Summit Self Defense/ Israeli Krav Maga now based out of Austin Texas.

Contact :
Robb Hamic
Israeli Krav Maga
2900 N. Quinlan Park Rd.
Suite 131- B-240
Austin, TX 78732
512-284-0087
robb@israelikravmaga.co
http://www.israelikravmaga.co

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