Instructors

 Founder/Lead Firearms Instructor/Senior VP Operations

Edgar was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up in a family with a long history of military service from WWII into modern era conflicts. He joined the US Navy after a short stay at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He entered the Navy as an Aviation Ordnance “IYAOYAS” specializing in weapons and armament systems. He enjoyed a 14-year military career, of which 9-years were spent in the NSW community. He has served in multiple combat deployments from Desert Storm into Operation Iraqi Freedom. Edgar has a passion and drive to provide people with the knowledge and tactics to not only protect themselves and their families, but to exercise their constitutional rights as American Citizens. Edgar believes those rights are the core values of our freedom and our great nation. USCCA Certifications: Firearms, Defensive Shooting Fundamentals, First aid, Active Shooter instructor and RSO. Level 1 TCCC, TECC, Stop the bleed DHLS and DCJS Certified.

Instructor Video: https://youtu.be/5f7H-W9B_NQ

Lead Instructor/Training and Development Manager

SENIOR POLICE OFFICER / SWAT OFFICER John is a native of the Hampton Roads area and is currently serving as an active Law Enforcement Officer with 24 years’ experience.  He is the Lead Firearms Instructor at his Department’s Police Academy and holds a position as a breacher on the SWAT team.  He has certifications in firearms instruction from DCJS, NRA,  NTOA and USCCA Certifications: Firearms, Defensive Shooting Fundamentals, First  aid, Active Shooter instructor and RSO .    

Survival/Land NAV/Firearms/Lead Instructor

Jason spent 11 years as an enlisted Navy SEAL working as a navigator, intelligence specialist, communicator, and SEAL instructor for marksmanship, reconnaissance and survival, completing multiple platoons and deployments to Central and South America. Jason was commissioned as a SEAL officer in 2004 and spent ten years as a SEAL Officer leading SEAL teams in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Assault Force Commander, Mobility Force Commander and Sensitive Site Exploitation and Analysis leader. After a 21-year career, Redman retired from the Navy in 2013 and founded SOF Spoken, a speaking and coaching company which provides inspirational presentations on leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity for businesses, first responders, sports teams, and government organizations.

Director of Military/State and Federal Projects/Combat Tactics Instructor.

  Jim Foreman retired in 2018 after 27 years in the U.S. Navy SEALs where he rose through the ranks to become a Command Master Chief.  During his tenure as Command Master Chief, Jim also served as a Squadron Master Chief, and as an Operations Master Chief for a command with 2,000 SEALs, and then finally as a Training Master Chief where he was responsible for overseeing the leadership development and training operations of all East Coast based U.S. Navy SEAL Teams. Jim has 18 combat deployments in twelve countries, and a distinguished record of honor, professionalism, and success.  While deployed, he planned and executed our nation’s highest priority combat missions and furthered the national security objectives of senior leadership within the Pentagon, the Legislative branch, and the Office of the President.  For his outstanding leadership and distinguished service, Jim was awarded a Silver Star medal, eight Bronze Star medals, a purple heart and five Presidential Unit Citations. In his last year of active duty, Jim wrote the Standard Operating Procedures Handbook for leadership roles and responsibilities amongst the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams.  The Handbook established a comprehensive set of basic tactics, guidelines, and procedures that all future U.S. Navy SEAL leaders are expected to know and live by.  Today this Handbook has been adopted by Naval Special Warfare, and it is considered required reading for the next generation of Navy SEAL leaders on both the West and East Coast.

Combative & Executive Protection Lead Instructor

Alan Baker is a distinguished martial arts and self-defense expert, celebrated globally for his expertise as an instructor, coach, author, and speaker. Alan has devoted over 43 years to martial arts, achieving mastery in over 25 systems under the guidance of world-renowned masters like Guro Dan Inosanto, Master Pedro Sauer, Master Erik Paulson Ajar Chai Sirisute, and Sifu Francis Fong. Alan's significant contributions to the defensive tactics and martial arts industry, combined with his work in Baker Defensive Tactics and as the founder of the Civilian Tactical Training Association (C-Tac), have solidified his standing as a pivotal figure in the field. A certified Armed Personal Protection Specialist and NRA Firearms Instructor, he has developed specialized programs for various organizations, including the Executive Protection Institute, the Vehicle Dynamics Institute, and Tactical 21. 

Learn more about Sifu Alan baker https://sifualanbaker.com/