BIOGRAPHY:

    AS A NAVY SEAL RICHARD  DEMONSTRATED THE ABILTY TO REMAIN CALM UNDER PRESSURE AND MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS IN A MOMENTS TIME. PROUDLY SERVING HIS COUNTRY AS BOTH A COMBAT MEDIC AND NAVY SEAL FROM 1988 TO 2002 COMPLETING 4 DEPLOYMENTS OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH THE CARE AND TRAINING OF THE 16 MAN PLATOONS AS WELL AS FOREIGN NATIONAL SOLDIERS IN VARIOUS FORMS OF PRISONER HANDLEING, SELF DEFENSE, AND HAND TO HAND ASSAULT. DURING HIS LAST 4 YEARS AS A SEAL HE SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR TRAINING OVER 400 SEAL TEAM CANDIDATES.
    SINCE RETIRING IN 2002 HE HAS PROUDLY SERVED AS A FIRE FIGHTER / PARAMEDIC FOR 5 YEARS WHILE PROVIDING SECURITY TIPS, HOME INSPECTIONS, AND SELF DEFENSE CLASSES FOR BOTH HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS NEIGHBORS. 
    RICHARD HAS BEEN TEACHING SELF DEFENSE, MARTIAL ARTS, AND HAND TO HAND SKILLS SINCE 1986. YOUR SAFTEY IS OUR LIFE.

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS:

SHOTAKON KARATE
   -TESTING BLACK BELT 
   -ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
   -1982-1988 MILAN, OHIO.

AMERICAN KEMPO
   -BROWN BELT
  -ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
   -1988-1991 SAN DIEGO CA.

Navy S.E.A.L.
   -B.U.D.S. TRAINING 1991-1992
   -NSWC Coronado Ca.
   -S.C.A.R.S. TECHNICIAN
    -S.E.A.L. / BUD/S INSTRUCTOR
     1998 - 2002

SHAOLIN KEMPO
   -BLACK BELT
   -ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
   -1991 - Current  LA MESA CA.

GRACIE JUI-JITSU
   -Combatives Program

THE SURVIVAL SELF DEFENSE MISSION :

    MANY PEOPLE WALK THROUGH LIFE AFRAID OF WHAT LIES AHEAD, SCARED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR DESIRE IS TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE BOTH INSIDE AS WELL AS OUSTIDE THEIR HOME. DEVELOPING SELF CONFIDANCE, PERSONAL STRENGTH, AND EFFECTIVE SELF DEFENSE SKILLS THROUGH HARD WORK, QUALITY TRAINING, AND REPITITION IS THE FIRST STEP IN BEING ABLE TO DO JUST THAT. IT IS OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING TO ENABLE YOU TO FEEL SAFE.