The "Less-Lethal Tools" module of the Citizen Force Options Self Defense Seminar Series includes practical instruction on how to use everyday items, specifically tactical flashlights, as effective impact weapons. This specific technique is sometimes referred to as a "flash smash" in training. 

Flashlight Impact Tool (Flash Smash)

This seminar teaches that a high-quality, durable flashlight can be a valuable, legal, and always-available self-defense tool, acting like a reinforced fist or a small baton. 

Key techniques and principles covered include:

• Reinforced Fist Technique: Holding the flashlight firmly in a hammer-fist grip so it reinforces the fist, allowing the base or bezel of the light to become the primary striking surface.

• Hammer Fist Strikes: Applying powerful downward or horizontal hammer-fist strikes to appropriate target areas on an assailant.

• Blinding and Disorientation: Utilizing the light's high lumen output and strobe features to temporarily blind or disorient an attacker, buying precious seconds to escape or transition to a physical strike.

• Threat Deterrence: Using the light proactively as part of situational awareness to eliminate shadows, identify threats early, and project confidence, often deterring a potential attacker before a physical confrontation begins.

• Legal Versatility: A tactical flashlight is a utility item and generally legal to carry everywhere, unlike other specific weapons. The seminar emphasizes the legal aspects of when and how this tool can be used under the "reasonableness" standard of self-defense law. 

The seminar integrates this physical skill with situational awareness and legal principles, teaching participants to use the flashlight as a primary defensive tool that can be deployed quickly and effectively in low-light scenarios.