Dillon Beyer is a Shodan in Kyokushin Karate, and a graduate of the Green Mountain Dojo Uchideshi program under Tom Flynn Shihan.
Author: Erik Kondo
Wendy Dorrestinj
I’ve been in Law Enforcement for almost 20 years now. I served another 5 in firefighting. I started as a member of an intervention unit and climbed through the ranks. The last 10 years I have been a commander, basically chief of police of 23 cities (1300 sworn officers, including CID, Intel, interventions, K9 and local police units)
I am currently the National Program Director Use of Force & Training, which also is my PhD research. I work for both the civilian National Dutch Police as for the Royal Gendarmerie. (Which is a Military organization) Both organizations participate in my research and contribute to it.
Maija Soderholm
Kelee Arrowsmith
Tim Boehlert
“I call myself a Contact Professional, a term that I borrowed from a friend, known to many in the Law Enforcement community as ‘Doc Rhino’, the father of Verbal Judo.”
Favorite Quotes:
“I want to thank Tim Boehlert for his editing and layout services on this work. A man with a difficult and even dangerous job but one which is needed and which serves a true social purpose.” Excerpt From: Peyton Quinn’s Musashi’s Book of Five Rings: Explained in Plain English.
“Tim Boehlert made sure this book got done. Drew provided a fine foreword and critiqued the manuscript, as did Julianne. The book is far better for their blunt honesty.” Excerpt From: Rory Miller’s Talking Them Through: Crisis Communications with the Emotionally Disturbed and Mentally Ill.
“Now do us proud and teach some upcoming rookie how not to get killed” – Marc MacYoung (after I was welcomed to CRGI as a contributor.)
“It’s not about the size of your stones, but what you build with them!” Tim Boehlert
Thank you to ALL of my mentors, teachers, resources, and the CRGI family – Gary & Erik.
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Schalk Holloway
Schalk Holloway is the owner and lead systems developer at Kangal Defensive Systems. A private training provider offering specialized krav maga and urban personal safety solutions. Apart from the fact that he has trained and qualified to instruct in a couple of international krav maga systems, Schalk also draws on 15 years of experience in the civilian understanding, committing, intervention and resolution of violent crime incidents. Schalk is also a frequent contributor to Conflict Manager, the official publication of Conflict Research Group International.
Ron Beer
Since 1978, Ron has owned and operated the Family Self Defense Centre in Markham, Ontario. As a coach, he has achieved a level one coaching certificate from Judo Ontario and level two from the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association.
Peyton Quinn
“I had studied traditional Asian martial arts (karate & Judo) since I was about 14 years of age. Working as a bouncer changed my view of what true self defense training should involve.
Paul McRedmond
Combat medic, librarian, college instructor, jail guard, cop. Mac graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Independent Studies from Maharishi University of Management and has almost 50 years of training, teaching and experience in the areas of conflict management including criminal justice – corrections and enforcement, and martial arts.
Peter Consterdine
Peter is an 9th Dan Black Belt in Karate and a former Gt. Britain and England International, spending nearly 10 years as a regular squad member. However, with over 50 years of continuous martial arts training behind him, Peter has made a specific lifetime study of the role of the arts in self defence and personal security.