BIO- THOMAS A LOCKE

My goal is to present a very well-rounded and practical method of learning and applying self-defense and fitness. First and foremost, I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I believe that I must honor GOD in all I do and say. My passion for life and martial arts springs from this belief.


BIO

  • ◦ 28 Years of Defensive Tactics and Martial Arts experience
  • ◦ Active Duty Military (Ret); 2002-2022
  • ◦ Senior Master Instructor
    • ◦ International Combat Hapkido Federation (6th Dan)
  • ◦ Director/Chief Instructor- Military Combatives Association
  • ◦ Regional Representative, ICHF
  • ◦ ICHF “School of the Year” 2011
  • ◦ ICHF “Outstanding Service” 2012
  • ◦ Instructor- Force Necessary
  • ◦ Instructor- International Police Defensive Tactics
  • ◦ Senior Instructor – Combat Hapkido Ground Survival
  • ◦ Instructor- Combat Hapkido Tactical Pressure Point System
  • ◦ Shodan, International Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Federation
  • ◦ Practitioner- Russian Martial Art: Systema/ Combat Systema
  • ◦ Certified – Modern Army Combatives Program
  • ◦ Practitioner- Daken Budo Taijutsu


FORMAL TRAINING HISTORY

  • ◦ COMBAT HAPKIDO:
    • ◦ Master David Rivas (Director of Operations, DSI)
  • ◦ RUSSIAN SYSTEMA:
    • ◦ Martin Wheeler (Master Instructor)
    • ◦ Kevin Secours (Professor, Combat Systema)
    • ◦ Andrey Patenko (Master, Russian Combat Systema)
  • ◦ FORCE NECESSARY
    • ◦ W. Hock Hochheim (Founder, Chief Instructor)   
  • ◦ MARTIAL BLADE CONCEPTS:
    • ◦ Michael Janich (Founder)
    • ◦ Eric Mayes (Master Instructor)
  • ◦ US ARMY COMBATIVES SCHOOL:
    • ◦ Emory Corwine (Level 4, 22 TRS, FAFB)
  • ◦ BUJINKAN NINJUTSU (BUDOTAIJUTSU):
    • ◦ Steven Druillard (5th Dan)
    • ◦ Simeon Smeltzer (2nd Dan)
  • ◦ GOJU-RYU KARATE DO:
    • ◦ Sensei Morio Higaonna (Founder, IOGKF)
    • ◦ Sensei Mary Base (West Plains Karate)
    • ◦ Sensei Gene Villa (USA Director, IOGKF)
  • ◦ TANG SOO DO / SOO BAHK DO:
    • ◦ Master Rick Paterson (Arizona Western College)
  • ◦ TAE KWON DO:
    • ◦ Master Brad Tinnon (Action Arts- World TKD Federation)
    • ◦ Master David Rivas (USAF TKD Team)
    • ◦ Master Hooper (Lebanese-American TKD Federation)



OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

  • ◦ Combat Arms Chief Range Officer/Range Safety Officer
  • ◦ ANSI Certified Personal Trainer, CrossFit 
  • ◦ Combat Medical Care Instructor
  • ◦ CPR Instructor


EDUCATION

  • ◦ Education and Training Management
  • ◦ Information Systems Management
  • ◦ Bachelors of Science: Criminal Justice for Law Enforcement