Tactical Hand Signals Part 1

[@HankTheTank23]

I'm watching this video so that when I go to McDonalds for a tactical snack, they know I'm not fucking around when I ask for four Big Macs, two large fries, and a two gallon soda.

[@Pensatarlo]

#tacticalsnack +100

[@mysss29]

#tacticalhappymeal #tacticalsnack

[@neoxtra2461]

I'll take 2 number 9s...

[@HankTheTank23]

neoxtra You couldn't read my signals? I wanted 4 number 7's!

[@lil_vault_boy]

neoxtra A number 9 large...

[@AxiomDraw]

11 years later Jim is still helping thousands every year. This video was a huge help during my ATT training. I salute you good sir.

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Thank you, and thank you for taking time to make a comment. BE A HARD TARGET

[@mishadavidgamsu]

why would the sign for imminent danger involve taking both hands off your weapon/equipment? seems illogical

[@brandonvessell4659]

Before breaching id assume

[@brandonvessell4659]

You dont want to be vocalizing your plans inside the building lol

[@stat1cxjam883]

Huh

[@boscoalbertbaracus1362]

Well obviously you misunderstood the point of the term imminent danger. You wouldn’t signal imminent danger if someone’s shooting at you, or you’re shooting at someone, that’s not imminent danger. That’s contact.

[@The_savvy_Lynx]

@@boscoalbertbaracus1362 I guess his point is that imminent danger could turn into contact at any moment, for example while signalling it with both hands.

[@reezoshideout]

Thanks for the video. Exactly what I was looking for, laid out very professionally and clearly. Congratulations, you are also a great instructor.

[@InsertEvilLaugh]

Was wondering where Carnik Con got the inspiration to make their hand signals video.

[@peterlervik1640]

this video has made me a more efficient airsofter

[@antdx316]

Airsoft with paintball bbs.

[@danisazizov2916]

The problem is that people should know your signals to understand you

[@therookie710]

Peter Lervik I came here to improve my airsoft. Lol.

[@laxis36lsd]

Thank you so much for making this video and for all your years of service to this nation and as a police officer. I couldn't imagine how this country would be if we didn't have such a strong military and domestic police forces.

[@42Sparky13]

This helped my high school's JROTC Raider team with deaf members. We never talk and instead use hand signal. Thanks for posting this video. My cadet X.O. was pleased by this.

[@jettpeterson8968]

Some of these appear to be based in ASL. The sign for 'corpse' is the ASL sign for 'death,' and the sign for 'bleeding' is very similar to the ASL sign for 'blood.'

[@nowgoawayanddosomethinggoo8978]

when you're so gangsta you got a whole dictionary's worth of hand signs

[@chinshinwohtue]

Jim Wagner- Thank you for taking the time and pushing this educational video to the public.

[@trolllelelele9624]

what middle finger means??

[@superultrasomethings]

"Fuck you"

[@wikieditspam]

It's a tradition at least as old as the Romans.

[@enclavemtb9621]

Lol man you are stupid

[@trolllelelele9624]

lymanoutloud gaming i know what meaning sarcasm

[@micomart]

It means to tell ur team to shoot you

[@kerk1234567]

skip to 3:45 you're welcome

[@PremierLopez4TheMasses]

THANK YOU

[@BobBirdman]

Searched all over for decent explanation of those hand signals you always see in movies and luckily found this. Thanks very much to the producer and/or poster for a very informative, expertly-presented tutorial on Tactical Hand Signals. Thanks & best regards!!

[@twohamburgers]

If you turn the audio off this is so great - looks like dada mime performance. Goes great with Robert Ashley playing.

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

NYPD911, you're welcome. I'm always happy to help when it comes to SWAT training. Also, to TeamFiftyPoints, as a police officer and soldier my units have trained a lot with Airsoft pistols and rifles. Airsoft is a great training tool, for they are very similar to the real thing, and don't leave a mess like FX Simunitions or paintball guns. Be A Hard Target.

[@mrwayne5158]

Awesome im getting started in Training using Co2 Airsoft guns high fps!

[@andychicken]

I think this is a really good video, I don't know why so many commentators are talking crap, this is useful information. Some of these signs have parallels to what the military uses, but others appear to have been modified (or outright replaced) depending on the organization. It's a pretty common-sense system you have here, though- I'd be comfortable using/teaching these signs with "first-timers" who've never used hand signaling before. Thanks!

[@AirsoftAskeri]

Ok from now on I am speaking hand language!

[@tron-fan1824]

Airsoft Askeri you mean sign language Edit: Not trying to be that guy but that’s really what the language is called

[@TheArmyOfDucks]

How’s the sign language coming along?

[@Taylor-wt9zv]

I know asl sign language

[@rickb06]

I've been exclusively communicating with others with these hand signals for nearly five years now. The only problem is, it seems all of my friends are cops and soldiers now...

[@svenhuwi5717]

👋👉👉🤏🤚👆👆☝️🤜👎

[@EntryLevelLuxury]

Gee, "I don't understand" sure puts you in a compromising position. Let's hope they get it right the first time :D

[@a.aalfaro2312]

whats the hand sign for FLASHBANG !!!!!

[@slingshotmcoy]

I believe it's pumping your fist up and down three times. I mean, at least it was in the Rainbow Six book, fuck do I know.

[@ryancannon5921]

slingshotmcoy I thought doing that (almost calling someone a wanker) hand movement meant "Shotgun".

[@mjcandy9153]

You rapidly open and close your hand starting from a fist. Do it three or four times to tell someone you want to throw a flashbang.

[@alansmithee7487]

My favorite HAND signal - shaking or nodding your head "yes" or "no". Thanks Jim.

[@Sushiwhiz]

Your signal for "I don't understand" is also really useful for asking someone what the hell they are doing.

[@Breacher97]

Thank you Officer Jim Wagner you helped me for the SWAT-training

[@silvermediastudio]

Jim I'm wondering, from a historical context and in terms of going forward, why haven't LE/mil/other moved towards more standardized American Sign Language (ASL) for general signals? Obviously there will always be some specialized signals that specific departments or even sniper-observer teams will use, but ASL can convey all of these concepts using one hand and at considerable distance, plus it means operators are able to matrix from one unit to another and be fluid in comms.

[@Smile4CommunityCam]

I waved the "I don't understand" hand signal throughout the entire video. And yes, Let's be Cops brought me here since I couldn't find the video in the movie

[@the_rough_ashlar]

much appriciation for the video! my friends and i are a few doccuments away from being an official area airsoft team, we have watched this video several times, and the hand signals have definately helped improve our communication, safty, and professionalism! keep up the good work!

[@readyuptactical2749]

Amazing that this stuff is still up. JW has been uncovered for quite a while.

[@CelticSemperTyrannis]

I see where Dugan Ashley got his video idea from

[@LeoBarrand]

Anyone else here to up their paintballing game?

[@auburn627]

Airsoft... xD

[@LeoBarrand]

I would love to airsoft. I just hear about a lot of cheating. And cheating urks me too much.

[@auburn627]

Yeah cheating can be a problem. As long as the reffs have strict policies on cheaters and show it quick it usually keeps the cheaters under control

[@LeoBarrand]

Other than that , from what I see though, it's a much more professional game. Not often do you guys seem to have a bunch of kids running around acting like they're playing Halo.

[@auburn627]

Yeah it tends to be more on the mil-sim type games which most kids dont enjoy as much as running around an doing whatever haha xD not to say that paintball doesnt have mil-sim games

[@aidannaylor917]

Hey Jim, Thanks for posting this video. It looks like a great system that my team could really put to use. I also was wondering what tactical gloves you were wearing?

[@sirfanatical8763]

Noise discipline for the win!

[@denzel387]

this is a really good video

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Thank you. Be A Hard Target.

[@painkeks4024]

+ Jim Wagner I did not even know, as someone from Germany that the GSG-9 practiced. I thought it as the Bundeswehr was just another useless German Military thing.

[@BrandonMcBadass]

+Pain Keks nooo they formed in the 60s there were GSG-1->8 and they made 9 a counter terrorists team, then the 1-8 became Bundeswerh. they wanted to make their name something else but sounded too nazi so they kept it as GSG-9 lol very cool guys btw

[@mysss29]

+Pain Keks Spoiler alert - most military and police personnel do do training exercises. xD I mean, maybe not in third world countries, for example, but....

[@painkeks4024]

May your swords stay sharp! (mysss29) k wut so ever mein german freunds

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Good stuff, a lot of these are very obvious which helps with understanding. Great content

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Andy, thank you for taking the time to post your comment. I appreciate it, and I know this video has helped teach many people like yourself. BE A HARD TARGET

[@l0rf]

It's funny how simple some are at times, but that makes perfect sense to keep it easy to understand.

[@davidbreton13]

This has been an exercise in extreme self control not to punch through my computer monitor. What is the hand and arm signal for "please kill me"?

[@TokyoXtreme]

Watching this video is very helpful for understanding fine television programs such as 24.

[@mikepodella]

Nice job, Jim. Very professional presentation.

[@Doctor_Sirus]

Big thanks for the upload. I'm writing a short novel and these will come in handy.

[@greymajickjedi]

Really great information, and you didn't waste all day getting to your points! HEEP EDUCATING THE FREE REPUBLIC!

[@Vara91391]

I already use almost all of those hand signals at my wife as soon as she starts being late....

[@ihateandroid5216]

Thus was extremely educational for people who want to learn about this stuff

[@ihateandroid5216]

this

[@powermutt4209]

I Hate Android 5:54

[@R6GAMERpt]

ok, assuming you were talking about the signals he used in the video, I was not familiar with those, I was talking about the one handed signals, where you raise your hand up horizental to you.

[@comfortrentals2840]

i can see potential for miscommunication with "Imminent Danger" 'Safe" and 'Rest".

[@EarlSquirrelsonn]

How do you differentiate between danger and rest? the gestures have minimal differences when viewed from far away? thanks, great video

[@R6GAMERpt]

Danger is closed fist, usually followed by the get down signal, the rest signal is an opened hand. To see the signals from a distance you just have to get used to it and observe well. In tactical teams if you have someone infront of you, behind the team leader, he should signal to you the signal the team leader made.

[@johnnypea5369]

I'm always getting a tactical signal that I don't understand. What does the raised back of someone's hand with the middle finger vigorously extended and the other fingers curled to the palm?

[@TheHorta]

Jim, you seem like a good guy and a good cop. What are you thoughts on the increasing paramilitary-like escalation of American law enforcement? When I was a kid, every boy wanted to be one of three things -- a fireman, a policeman, or an astronaut. Today, there seems to be a growing disdain for LE as it seems to be morphing into more of a monolithic domestic paramilitary organization at the local level. For many (admittedly, including myself) this is an alarming trend. Your thoughts?

[@ajarcand5247]

Bravo six , going dark

[@aaron4820]

This is great but how up to date are these? I'm only asking because the video looks quite old and I'm sure like most things they improve/change over time.

[@MaxHeadspace9mm]

This is even funnier than the CarnikCon version.

[@shaquellesaul6569]

Great video dude. I wish I couldve trained along side the gsg like you did.

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

i just watched a vid about them, and i know from family over there in germany those dudes don't piss around... at all

[@jamiesonsambarhunter]

DUDE ... YOU HAVE BEEN OWNED

[@Pronoob88990]

looks like when you doing some hand signals, it requires two hand, then you can't hold your weapon.

[@sgtsomebody]

tactical hand signals have saved my life like 100 times before in airsoft games :s Thanks!

[@dionisio89420]

Hi Jim, What year was this record? thanks in advance. Good work!!!

[@malkrow21]

For "cover," I've seen that same hand signal as meaning "head count" or "on me."

[@eyumbreal6305]

Is there a gesture for coercion

[@davidmason9462]

Thank You for the Video. More in fact, Thank you for teaching me.

[@stevev6384]

What is the shoot the dog hand signal?

[@letsgobrandon2246]

You know how to make a gun shooting with your hands.

[@lolmagore]

Hiya, if you were to order two of your team mates to go somewhere, would you signal "you and you go there" or rather "you go there and you go there"? Thank you

[@leogaming-do8dv]

4:26 XD... immagine You are in a bush and Your buddy tells you something

[@DragunovSniperElite]

some of the signals requires 2 hands,does that effect performance because you will need to let go of your weapon and free up both hands

[@Kevfactor]

What do yout hink of them removing the okay sign from MM? like i dont see them doing that in real combat

[@austinedris9749]

This would do great in wichita indoor airsoft since it's a cqb ivierment and if u talk someone around the corner is bound to here u

[@jturnbull2811]

Jim Wagner you deliver the goods! Thank you.

[@lirg123]

I find most of this hand signal ineffective in heavy combat (not like i've used them before), but with a few minor adjustment they should work.

[@fizzer1000]

What purpose does the rifle serve in hand gestures?

[@RubenLaden]

Thank you, this is very well explained.

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Thank you John. BE A HARD TARGET

[@andyjack89]

was this filmed with a vhs camcorder?? JW

[@pty_foto]

Hey Jim, Thanks for the upload, greetings from Panamá!

[@zhsrn912]

is this things can be used internationally ?

[@begeura]

very nice video. the only gesture our department uses that is not in this video is the one for probable cause (which is a dust of the shoulder) which comes in useful quite often when we encounter a vehicle which we have reason to believe is carrying narcotics or any other plain sight violation and we wish to signal our partner.

[@AwesomeKorin]

are the same hand signals used by the military ?

[@leloodallasmultipass]

which one means "get to the chopper!"?

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

begeura, thanks for you comment. I'm sure a lot of cops could use that hand signal for PC (probable cause). Be A Hard Target.

[@daverios5421]

whats the hand signal for "need to go potty"?

[@SeraphimRoad]

Use of common sense may be required in the use of handsignals. If the situation doesnt allow you to use both hands, clarify the signals with your team. So it makes sense when giving signals onehanded

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

plokoonpma, you're welcome. Great to hear from Panama. Be A Hard Target.

[@tekkhero9767]

There are many signals that require both hands. Isnt that a bad idea since it would mean letting go of the rifle/weapon?

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Not all situations require hands on the weapon at all times. Plus, rifles have slings and pistols can be secured in a holster. For example, giving a vehicle driver hand signal directions does not require having a weapon in hand. Since everything in this video are standard military, SWAT, and police hand signals, for a wide variety of situations, you take what you need and don't use what you don't need. It all depends on your "reality." BE A HARD TARGET

[@redcleric00]

i downloaded your vid for our airsoft team. Thanks for the very informative hand signal info,

[@NovaConceptsOfficial]

4:32 but how can you tell your squad partner you dont understand as in SWAT you obviously have heavy weapons, i doubt you put the weapon on the ground before breaching a house would you?

[@CrZyShOoTeRz]

nice....this wiill help a lot...Thx to you... #Malaysian Airsofter

[@RiotQ]

A little insight, when using hand signals in a dismounted patrol, use your non firing hand. If you need to use two hands, then it's a useless signal, meaning change it or don't use it. The last thing you need to do in that kind of situation is not having your weapon ready to fire.

[@j2os43f5h]

How old is this?

[@29Freehugs]

Let's Be Cops brought me here.

[@Judous]

This is the kind of gold I want from the internet

[@MichaelSmathers]

Did you swear a constitutional oath for those credentials, sir? nice video info. And lastly, do you censor who is able to comment on the videos?

[@Benderbruben]

You are great mate!

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Andrew Nunally, I'm glad to hear that some of the hand signals I demonstrate in this video will be used in your county jail. I was a corrections officer for two years before becoming a cop. Be A Hard Target.

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

Sir! but some of these signals seem to require two hands to perform, so is it that the system is not good?

[@adhirajjadhav7918]

Did he say video 'tape' ?

[@commonwealthminuteman5630]

Nice video,taught me a lot

[@tenantlandlordlawyersanfra3218]

This was excellent. Thank you for sharing it. I am practicing it with my travel buddy but hope I never have to use it for real.

[@jimwagnerrbpp]

Thank your for your comment. BE A HARD TARGET Jim

[@bluechukz]

this screams 90's

[@ForTehNguyen]

ive always wanted to learn stuff like this, thanks for the upload

[@cloudpaladin]

really the important thing about hand signals is that everyone doing them be on the same page about what they mean. if you already know the code you could be making shadow animals back and forth and they will work just as well as 'tactical hand signs'.

[@badfoody]

hey guys just a question, I watched an episode of NCIS LA and one of the characters was a former Navy SEAL and he said Hand Signals of each person is unique as hand writing. Is this true?

[@Opfor-NYC]

what kind of gloves is he wearing?

[@random-fixer]

What gloves is he wearing?

[@XRunner2628]

was this filmed in the 80s?