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History & Accomplishments

  • Began martial arts training 1975
  • Illinois State Judo Champ 1977
  • Colorado State Taekwondo Champ 1986
  • Open Weapons Champ 1987
  • National Level Referee United States Taekwondo Union 1987
  • Pan Am Level Referee – United States Taekwondo Union 1990
  • US Olympic Team Trials Judge 1992
  • Certified US Taekwondo Instructor 1993
  • Colorado State Taekwondo Union “Instructor of the Year” – 1994
  • Promoted to Master Instructor 2002
  • Founded Ki Martial Arts Centers 2003
  • Executive Director of the World Hapkido Association 2004 – 2007
  • Promoted to Secretary General of the WHA 2007 – Present
  • Host for the WHA Ultimate Hapkido Summer Training Camp 04, 06, 08, 10
  • Host for the WHA Ultimate Hapkido Winter Training Camp 2003-Yearly
  • Mike Swain Judo / Yudo Certified Instructor 2004
  • Law Enforcement – Defensive Tactics Certified Instructor (POST-OSS)
  • Hapkido Instructor of the Year – WHFSC INTERNATIONAL 2006
  • Master Instructor of the Year –  World Hapkido Association – 2008
  • Co-Founder of Strategic Defense Options (SDO)- 2011
  • Trained & Taught at seminars throughout the US and Internationally  in Austria, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea,  & Russia
  • Guest Defensive Tactics Instructor for Federal Law Enforcement – Ft. Carson Army Base, State of Oklahoma Police Academy – CLEET, Local agencies – Colorado, Nevada, Utah.
  • Red Cross Certified First Aid, AED & Supplemental O2
Additional Training & Martial Arts Studies
Hapkido

  • GM Hwang, In Shik – WHA
  • GM Jung, Tae Hee – WHA
  • GM Rudy Timmerman – NKMAA
  • GM Oh, Se-Lim – KHF
  • GM Kimm, He-Young – Han Mudo
  • GM J. R. West – USKMAF

Judo

  • Wickham Sensei
  • Swain Sensei

Sword

  • GM Jung, Tae Hee – WHA (Hapki Kum Sool)
  • Uchida Sensei – Mushinkan (Kendo & Iaido)
 Defensive Knife

  • Scott Kendrick – USFMAF
  • Eric Mayes – ICHF
  • Monty Hendrix – EMA

Law Enforcement DT & Civilian Tactics

  • Rick Dunn – OSS
  • Andy Stanford – OPS

Current Black Belt Ranks & Certifications

  • 6th Dan Hapkido – World Hapkido Association
  • 7th Dan Taekwondo – Pro TKD MAC
  • 5th Dan Hapkido – World Hapkido Association
  • 6th Dan Taekwondo – Pro TKD MAC
  • 4th Dan Taekwondo – Kukkuwon/WTF
  • 3rd Dan Taiho Jutsu – OSS
  • Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor – Level 3 POST/OSS
  • Certified Instructor – Monadnock Police Training Council

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Strategic Defense Options
PO Box 630
Indian Hills, CO 80454
Phone: 303-881-5150