Street Survival & Law Enforcement Reality With Cliff Byerly | 2025 Combatives Summit

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Welcome back to another After Dark episode here on the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Cliff Byerly — former U.S. Marine, LAPD Gang & Narcotics Officer, and founder of Hill Country Combatives.

Cliff has spent decades immersed in high-risk environments — both in law enforcement and in training — and he’s one of those guys who brings a raw, unfiltered honesty to everything he does. I met Cliff out at the Combatives Summit 2025 in D’Iberville, Mississippi, and after missing the chance to sit down with him the year before, I wasn’t about to miss it again.

In this episode, Cliff and I dig into his background, his time in the Marines and LAPD, and his mission with Hill Country Combatives — teaching realistic, force-on-force tactics to help law enforcement professionals survive high-stress encounters. We talk about training philosophy, mindset, and the hard truths about what it really takes to be effective in violent situations.

Cliff doesn’t sugarcoat anything. He’s straightforward, opinionated, and deeply experienced. You’ll hear stories, lessons, and perspective from someone who’s lived it — both on the street and on the mat.

If you’re into combatives, law enforcement training, or just honest conversations about performance and survival, this episode will hit home.

Sit back and enjoy this After Dark conversation with my guest, Cliff Byerly of Hill Country Combatives.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Cliff’s Background
05:10 LAPD Experience
15:08 Law Enforcement Today
25:47 Training Mindset
36:06 Fitness & Growth
43:51 Policing Evolution
54:46 Grappling in Policing
01:14:52 Lessons & Mindset
01:26:35 Training Gaps
01:44:21 Closing Thoughts

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