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Meet the Team
Soon you will meet several of the area's most experienced, highly trained, qualified instructors who are dedicated to developing the fittest, most aware and safest humans in northeast Ohio.
Brian Instructor/Owner/Operator
Brian is a U.S. Marine combat veteran and has over 20 years of experience developing and teaching personal defense and fitness programs for military, law enforcement, correctional agencies and civilians. To view Brian's experience and certifications, click the link below.
Brian is a U.S. Marine combat veteran and has over 20 years of experience developing and teaching personal defense and fitness programs for military, law enforcement, correctional agencies and civilians. To view Brian's experience and certifications, click the link below.
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Chris Instructor/Youth Trainer/Operational Manager
Chris has a background in law enforcement working for the State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority. He has been trained and certified in defensive tactics, subject control, and firearms. Chris is a personal trainer with a specialization in Exercise Therapy.
Chris has a background in law enforcement working for the State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority. He has been trained and certified in defensive tactics, subject control, and firearms. Chris is a personal trainer with a specialization in Exercise Therapy.
Terry Instructor
Terry is a RN, licensed massage therapist, health educator and certified personal trainer. She has over 30 years experience training a variety of martial arts including Taekwondo, Shotokan, Fustyle Taichi, Bagua, and Judo. She was a National Champion in Taichi. She was also a NRA instructor and assisted with women’s gun and self defense classes.
In healthcare she was an intensive care nurse. She trained critical care nurses and ran multiple community health and wellness programs from giving lectures to leading pulmonary rehab and arthritis exercise classes. Terry led a crisis prevention program for a healthcare system which involved early recognition of dangerous situations, de-escalation of emerging aggressive behaviors and physical control, and personal safety.
Life and her career have taught her that you need to be prepared for any situation. Whether it’s calming a scared and aggressive patient, defending against someone with road rage or surviving an illness like cancer. Her passion is training people to have the confidence, skills, mental resilience, and physical ability to handle the unexpected challenges that life brings.
Terry is a RN, licensed massage therapist, health educator and certified personal trainer. She has over 30 years experience training a variety of martial arts including Taekwondo, Shotokan, Fustyle Taichi, Bagua, and Judo. She was a National Champion in Taichi. She was also a NRA instructor and assisted with women’s gun and self defense classes.
In healthcare she was an intensive care nurse. She trained critical care nurses and ran multiple community health and wellness programs from giving lectures to leading pulmonary rehab and arthritis exercise classes. Terry led a crisis prevention program for a healthcare system which involved early recognition of dangerous situations, de-escalation of emerging aggressive behaviors and physical control, and personal safety.
Life and her career have taught her that you need to be prepared for any situation. Whether it’s calming a scared and aggressive patient, defending against someone with road rage or surviving an illness like cancer. Her passion is training people to have the confidence, skills, mental resilience, and physical ability to handle the unexpected challenges that life brings.
