-- TRAIN LIKE YOU COMPETE THEN COMPETE LIKE YOU TRAIN! -- RAIDER ON-SITE TRAINING SNI works with many of the finest minds in the Raider business across the United States. If you feel your unit could benefit from having someone with over 25 years of JROTC Raider experience spend an entire day or even two with your program, give us a call. They have done wonders! These individuals will review your practice facilities, equipment, training methods and procedures, then they will go outside and hands on show you the best, fastest and safest methods to compete with anyone in Raider! This training can leap your program ahead YEARS in just one weekend! Please contact SNI for details.... RAIDER ON-LINE TRAINING The videos below have been compiled to graphically and in great detail show many of the more commonly asked questions about knots and other important Raider items. Most of these seem to revolve around the Rope Bridge event. While there are literally DOZENS of knots that are safe and effective, only small handful of knots are authorized for use at the Raider Nationals. These are CLEARLY OUTLINED within the Raider Nationals Event SOP. These permissible knots are the most popular in Raider and are covered in detail in the military manual in use for the event. Using these few rope ties allows our judges to concentrate on safe and proper rope execution of a few safe anchors. Please enjoy these videos & photos, put together by long time Raider expert & Raider Nationals Judging Supervisor COL Ken Wade, USA Ret. THESE VIDEO FILES ARE HUGE IN SIZE - SNI suggests that you right click, save to your computer and then enjoy after they download. However, if you have access to a super-fast internet connection and can view them shortly after clicking on them, go for it! IF YOU HAVE NO PLAYER TO PLAY THEM AFTER DOWNLOADING, VLC MEDIA PLAYER IS THE BEST FREE VIDEO PLAYER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! AUSSIE HARNESS Pictures Only-01a END OF LINE BOWLINE End of Line Bowline-Example #1 pictures-02 FAR SIDE ANCHOR KNOT TWO ROUND TURNS & TWO HAL HITCHES Far Side Anchor Knot Two Round Turns and Two Half Hitches -Example #1 Far Side Anchor Knot Two Round Turns and Two Half Hitches -Example #2 Far Side Anchor Knot Two Round Turns and Two Half Hitches -Example #3 Far Side Anchor Knot Two Round Turns and Two Half Hitches -Example #4 pictures-03 FAR SIDE ANCHOR TENSIONLESS ANCHOR KNOT Far Side Anchor Tensionless Anchor Knot-Example #1 Far Side Anchor Tensionless Anchor Knot-Example #2 pictures-04 FAR SIDE END OF LINE BOWLINE OVER THE SHOULDER Far Side End of Line Bowline Over the Shoulder-Example #1 Far Side End of Line Bowline Over the Shoulder-Example #2 pictures-05 FAR SIDE END OF LINE BOWLINE SNAPPED IN Far Side End of Line Bowline Snapped In-Example #1 pictures-06 FAR SIDE FIGURE 8 OVER THE SHOULD & UNDER THE OPPOSING ARM Far Side Fig 8 Over Shoulder and Under the Opposing Arm-Example #1 pictures-07 FAR SIDE FIGURE 8 SNAPPED TO SWISS SEAT Far Side Fig 8 Snapped to Swiss Seat-Example#1 pictures-08 FIGURE 8 Figure 8-Example#1 pictures-09 TIMED ROPE BRIDGE (Filmed during the Rope Bridge competition at the Raider Nationals event in Molena, Georgia) Timed Rope Bridge-Example#1 SWISS SEAT Pictures Only-10 TIGHTENING SYSTEM FIGURE 8 WITH BITE & 3 SNAP LINKS Tightening System Fig 8 with Bite and 3 Snap Links-Example#1 pictures-11 TIGHTENING SYSTEM WIREMAN'S KNOT WITH 3 SNAP LINKS Tightening System Wireman's Knot with Three Snap Links-Example#1 pictures-12