Master Mark Gridley

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  • Over 20 years of Martial Arts experience
  • Master Instructor Certification - Combat Hapkido
  • Korea Ki-Do Association and World Ki-Do Federation certified
  • Master Instructor Certification - Ryukyu Kempo Tode Jitsu
  • President - Life Protection Arts & Sciences, LLC
  • Vice President - International Combat Hapkido Federation (ICHF)
  • Founder/Director ICHF "Anatomical Targeting Strategies" Program
  • Affiliated Instructor Dillman Karate International
  • Affiliated Instructor Kyusho Jitsu Kenkyukai (Pressure Point Research Society)
  • Staff Instructor "International Police Defensive Tactics Staff Institute"
  • Staff Instructor "International Disabled Self Defense Association"
  • Senior Instructor Certification ICHF "Ground Survival"
  • Certified Instructor DSI “Military Combatives Association”
  • Certified Instructor ICHF "Mixed Martial Arts"
  • Black Belt and Instructor certifications in TaeKwonDo & Israeli Kavanah/Survival Hisardut
  • Certified Instructor Taiji Qigong
  • Member "International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association" (ILEETA)
  • Member "Self Defense America" affiliated schools
  • Extensive cross-training in numerous Martial Arts and Self Defense systems
  • Academic Faculty Instructor for the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences - Department of Human Movement
  • Honorably served seven years of active duty as a Combat Medic, Licensed Nurse, and Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army
  • 2004 - WHOFSC Hall of Fame: "Regional Instructor of the Year"
  • 2005 - "Budo International" Magazine Hall of Fame: "Outstanding Achievement"
  • 2006 - "Action Martial Arts" Magazine Hall of Fame: "Outstanding Contribution to the Martial Arts"
  • 2006 - World Karate Union Hall of Fame: "Master Instructor of the Year - Ryukyu Kempo"
  • 2006 - "International Association of Martial Arts" Hall of Fame: "Combat Hapkido Master"
  • Authored "The Warriors Guide to Combative Pressure Points" Instructional Manual (2009)
  • Featured with Grandmaster Pellegrini in the Budo Magazine DVD production: "Combat Hapkido Street Self Defense" (2009)
  • Featured chapter on Anatomical Targeting Strategies in the book: "Combat Hapkido: Intelligent Self Defense" (2009)
  • 2010 - "Martial Arts International" Budo (Europe) Hall of Fame Inductee