I just found this site a few weeks back and Matt and Scott from Spartan Cops have outstanding information on this site that will be helpful to any protection professional working the street or a post. Check this video on a simple method of handcuffing both a compliant and non-compliant individual. The KISS principle at its best!

Fred

In the police academy, I was taught how to place handcuffs on a suspect. First, I had to direct the suspect to turn away from me and turn his head, so he could not see me. Then, I would order him to spread his feet apart while bending forward at the waist. He should then put both hands behind his back with his palms facing outward and his thumbs pointing up. His hands should be elevated away from his body while I quickly approached from the rear on a 45 degree angle. My timing had to be flawless so I could perform a perfect “touch-push”, thereby applying the first cuff at the exact moment that I touched the suspect with my opposite hand. With the first cuff on, I simply had to grab his other hand with my non-cuff hand while turning my handcuffs into an unnatural position so I could apply the bottom cuff. Continue