Martial Arts/Expert Profile

Expertise

Application of traditional and contemporary martial art in self defense situations involving common street threats. Also can speak to depiction of martial art and combatives in film, TV, stage, video, gaming & print media. Law enforcement, intelligence and security technical consulting for the entertainment industry. Novelist and martial arts writer published on Amazon Kindle eBooks and Barnes & Noble. Practitioner of contemporary martial arts.

Experience in the area

I have roughly 30-years background in martial arts. I am a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, Kali & Combat Submission Wrestling under Dan Mikeska, whose lineage traces directly to Paul Vunak, Eric Paulson & Danny Inosanto. I am a black belt member of Shodai Gary Dill's SDS International Bushido Kempo-Kai & a member of the SDS Jeet Kune Do Association. I belong to the Hombu Dojo of Soke Steve Blackburn's Laohu Kenpo/Kali in Sterling, VA. I hold 1st Dan Black Belt grade in Kempo Karate, credentialed under both Soke Blackburn of Laohu Hombu Dojo, and Shodai Dill of Bushido Kempo-Kai. I am also Dan credentialed out of the American Karate Association (AKA) with a Black Belt in Seieikan Karate from Dr. Jim Thomas. I have had exposure and training in multiple systems including Wing Chun Gungfu, Okinawan Karate, Kenpo, Jeet Kune Do, Shuai Jiao, Taekwondo, Hapkido, Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Filipino Kali-Escrima, Japanese Jujutsu, Ki Aikido, and police defensive tactics. I also have trained with the martial monks at the Herndon, Virginia temple of Shaolin USA, an official US component of the famous Songshan Shaolin Temple in China. I have over 20-years professional experience in street policing and law enforcement at the city, county and federal levels. My background includes a career with the US Govt in national intelligence, sworn service with city, county and federal LE agencies, and active duty in the US Military. My experience includes, but is not limited to, technical intelligence operations and supervision, SWAT, detective, in-service police academy instructor, u/c narcotics investigator, major crime unit investigator, patrol sergeant, security specialist & investigator with the US Navy, and intelligence analyst and CI Special Agent with the Army National Guard. I have considerable street experience dealing with threat situations and have served in multiple high threat areas abroad while serving within the national security arena.

Organizations

CEO of Lucky Buzzard LLC, a diversified entertainment company focused on creative writing, ebook publishing and martial arts related enterprises in support of the motion picture and television industries; Complete Fitness Concepts-JKD/Kali/CSW-Chantilly, VA (Instr: Dan Mikeska); Still Water Tai Chi Chuan Center, Fairfax, VA (Dante Gilmer, Sifu); Laohu Kenpo/Tobosa Kali Hombu Dojo, Sterling, VA (Soke Stephen Blackburn); Bushido Kempo-Kai and Jeet Kune Do Assn (JKDA), Prof. Gary Dill's Self Defense Systems Intl (SDS); American Karate Association (AKA); World Black Belt; Former member & student: Shaolin Temple - Shaolin USA, Herndon, VA

Publications

Amazon Kindle Books; Shotokan Magazine - UK; Multiple web-based martial arts e-magazines, including The Martial Edge and USADOJO.

Education/Credentials

I am a graduate of federal intelligence and law enforcement training institutions, multiple state-level police training academies, as well as military LE/Security training programs. My college level and university studies were in criminal justice, administration of justice, and commercial art.

Awards and Honors

Honor graduate status from federal, state, and military training institutions. Multiple performance awards.