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