“In your darkest hour when the demons come,
call on me brother and we will fight them together.”
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“In your darkest hour when the demons come,
call on me brother and we will fight them together.”
“In your darkest hour when the demons come, call on me brother and we will fight them together.”
“In your darkest hour when the demons come, call on me brother and we will fight them together.”
From all walks of life, we come together to pursue a passion, all while honoring those who sacrifice to protect our freedoms.
This elite team brings extensive skill sets that continuously elevate the brand through product research & development, training, and camaraderie.
TOGETHER, WE ARE GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTS. TOGETHER, WE ARE UNBREAKABLE. TOGETHER, WE CAN DO THE UNIMAGINABLE.
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
OWNER / LEAD INSTRUCTOR AT GATEWAY DEFENSE LLC
PERFORMANCE SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR
MASTER CLASS USPSA CARRY OPTICS COMPETITOR
FORMER INSTRCUTOR FOR VORTEX EDGE AND SPECTRAIN
U.S. ARMY GREEN BERET
ADVANCED FIREARMS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
WEAPONS AND GEAR CONSULTANT
FILM / TV MILITARY CONSULTANT
COMPETITION SHOOTERS: USPSA-GM, IDPA MASTERS
PERFORMANCE BASED SHOOTING
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS
LEAD FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR AND FORMER POLICE DEPARTMENT RANGE MASTER
CA POST AND FBI CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
SIG SAUER ACADEMY CERTIFIED PMO INSTRUCTOR
OWNER OF MANZANO TACTICAL
CO-OWNER OF MANZANO MUNITIONS
RADIAN WEAPONS / AGENCY ARMS
USPSA MASTER W/ LOCAL, STATE, AND SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PLACEMENTS
EX-COLLEGIATE WRESTLER WITH 6 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
TRAVELING INSTRUCTOR
OWNER OF BARBER TRAINING SOLUTIONS
WWW.BARBERTRAININGSOLUTIONS.COM
OWNER / OPERATOR AT VELOX TRAINING GROUP
TEACHING PRACTICAL PISTOL AND RIFLE
USPSA CO MASTER
WALTHER DEFENSE DIVISION
HODGE DEFENSE
OWNER / HEAD INSTRUCTOR AT SPECTRAIN
TEACHING PERFORMANCE PISTOL & CARBINE
USPSA GRANDMASTER IN CARRY OPTICS
2023 NATIONALS BILL DRILL CHAMPION AT 1.23 SECONDS
Owner and lead instructor - modern samurai project
Uspsa master class
fasT coin #15
point 1 elite standards #4
bjj brown belt
specialist in red dot pistol and AIWB concealment
teaches over 100 classes a year to civilians and l.e.
"speed and accuracy come from efficiency, efficiency comes from technique"
Owner & Instructor – Max Michel Company
U.S. Army Veteran
Team Captain of the SIG SAUER Shooting Team
Guinness World Record Holder
IPSC XVII World Champion
7-time World Speed Shooting Champion & U.S. Steel National Champion
13-time USPSA National Champion & 20-time U.S. National Champion
More than 300 Major Championship Victories
“Consistency is the key to success”
OWNER - INSTRUCTOR @MINDSET_TACTICAL_SOLUTIONS
ACTIVE L.E.O.
SWAT TEAM LEADER
ASSISTANT CQB INSTRUCTOR FOR DAN BROKOS /
@LEADFAUCETTACTICAL
"KEEP TRAINING...STAY SHARP!"
OWNER & INSTRUCTOR - MY OWN DEFENDER LLC
COMPETITIVE SHOOTER
RED DOT AND AIWB EXPERT
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST
KRAV MAGA & BJJ PRACTITIONER
GOD - FAMILY - COUNTRY
LUIS / GERRY / BDUB
MILITARY SOF
ACTIVE L.E.O.
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
MILITARY CONTRACTOR
TRAINING, CONSULTING & MEDIA PRODUCTION
JIU JITSU PRACTITIONERS
LEARN / TRAIN / REPEAT
ISAAC LOCKWOOD
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
FORMER L.E.O.
COMPETITION AND SPEED SHOOTER
2021 USPSA L.E. NATIONAL CHAMPION
2022 NATIONALS BILL DRILL CHAMPION @ 1.23 SECONDS
GOD FEARING FATHER & HUSBAND
READY TO ANSWER THE CALL
MATT PECH
FOUNDER OF RUCK FOR VETERANS
FORMER GREEN BERET // ACTIVE L.E.O.
DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
MASTERS IN PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
LIFT / FIGHT / SHOOT
JJ RACAZA
@JJRACAZA
3- TIME U.S. GOLD WORLD SPEED SHOOTING CHAMPION
#1 QUALIFIER FOR THE U.S. GOLD TEAM FOR 2022 WORLD SHOOT
MULTIPLE NATIONAL PISTOL HOLDER FOR CARRY OPTICS IN USPSA AND SSP NATIONAL CHAMPION IN IDPA
FORMER LEAD FIREARMS AND ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
CERTIFIED FROM THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER (FLETC) AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN FIREARMS AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS
CURRENTLY CONTRACTED UNDER USASOC TO TRAIN THE SPECIAL FORCES
BEN ITO-SMITH
BEN ITO-SMITH
FOUNDER & CEO
U.K.S.F. VETERAN
SPECIAL MISSION UNIT PATROLS, COMBAT MEDIC, DESIGNATED MARKSMAN, AND CLOSE-PROTECTION OPERATOR
OLD DAD & UNPUBLISHED AUTHOR
"RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE"
WILLIAM JACKSON
@GLADIATOR_SIX
OWNER/CHIEF OWNER OF GLADIATOR GUNZ TRAINING GROUP LLC
RETIRED U.S. ARMY
TEACHING LE, MIL, AND CIV TO USE MEDICAL TRAINING, SELF DEFENSE, FIREARMS,AND TACTICS TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
MASTERS FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
TRAINING & CONSULTING CO.
"DISCOMFORT IS THE BREEDING GROUND FOR CONFIDENCE"
WWW.GLADIATORGUNZTRAININGGROUP.COM
BYRON RODGERS
FOUNDER OF PROTECTOR NATION
U.S. MARINE CORPS INFANTRY 3/1
CEO OF BRAVO RESEARCH PRIVATE SECURITY
LEAGUE OF EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST PRESENT
PUBLISHED AUTHOR OF FINDING MEANING AFTER THE MILITARY
"I SHALL EITHER FIND A WAY OR MAKE ONE" -HANNIBAL
MICHAEL LEVY
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR - ASSAULT DYNAMICS
RETIRED L.E.O./S.W.A.T.
ACTIVE POST L.E. TACTICAL RIFLE AND HANDGUN INSTRUCTOR
M.B.A. PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
"ALWAYS A STUDENT OF THE CRAFT"
DEREK VAIL
FRANK BITO
DEREK VAIL
COO
U.S.M.C. VETERAN
ACTIVE LEO
FRANK BITO
CEO
U.S. ARMY VETERAN
MILITARY-CONTRACTOR
TRAINING & CONSULTING
DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE EDUCATION
"THE TOOLS AND MINDSET TO PREVAIL"
TYLER HUGHES
OWNER OF MAX ORDINATE ACADEMY
MIL/LE SNIPER INSTRUCTOR
MARINE SCOUT SNIPER VETERAN
IAN STRIMBECK
CEO/OWNER RUNENATION
DEFENSIVE & OFFENSIVE EDUCATION
GUN/BLADE/GRAPPLING/VERBAL ACUITY
RECOIL & SOLDIER SYSTEMS WRITER
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS INFANTRY VETERAN
FORMER EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
“NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU”
MARK ACKENBACK
PROVIDING PRACTICAL/DEFENSIVE FIREARMS TRAINING TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT & RESPONSIBLE ARMED CITIZENS
SPEED-ACCURACY-CONSISTENCY
JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ
INSPIRE-MOTIVATE-FUCKSHITUP
USMC VET IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN
FOUNDER/CEO @RISEABOVEHARDSHIP
"RAH"
#MOTIVATION
TRAVIS KENNEDY
LEAD INSTRUCTOR / OWNER OF KENNEDY DEFENSIVE SOLUTIONS
FORMER NAVY SEAL
former SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT MEDIC
bachelor of science in criminal justice
TEAM / TEAMMATE / SELF
MIKE BELTRAN
29 YEAR ACTIVE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF DETECTIVE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS VETERAN
RENOWNED MMA REFEREE & JUDGE
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU PRACTITIONER
ACTOR - FATHER - REFEREE
"HANDLE IT"
VINNY DEYARMON
OWNER / OPERATOR OF MONSOON TACTICAL
POLYMER SURGEON / CUSTOM GUNSMITH
COMPETITIVE SHOOTER
CIVILIAN
#HOOSHHHIII
CHRIS KYLE
TAYA & CHRIS KYLE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN SNIPER
FORMER NAVY SEAL
FOUNDER CHRIS KYLE FROG FOUNDATION
RANDY COUTURE
U.S. ARMY VETERAN
3X UFC CHAMPION
ACTOR
DONOVAN MOORE
CEO / OWNER OF POINT 1 TACTICS
NAVY EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN
SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR / OWNER OF POINT 1 TACTICS
"LIFE SAVING SKILLS" FOR REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
RAUL MARTINEZ JR.
MILITARY-CONTRACTOR
TRAINING DIRECTOR & LEAD COMBATIVES COACH
UNDERCOVER NARCOTICS & INSTRUCTOR - CHICAGO P.D.
U.S. ARMY VETERAN
"SIMPLICITY IN ALL THINGS"
#ROGUEMETHODS
PAT MCNAMARA
OWNER / CEO @COMBATSTRENGTHTRAINING - TMACS INC.
PODCAST - UNIVERSITYOFBADASSERY
BLAZE OPS
T.A.P.S. SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR (TACTICAL APPLICATION OF PRACTICAL SHOOTING)
ARTIST-BIRD ENTHUSIAST
"BASIC DUDE STUFF"
SELF DEFENSE SENTINEL SERIES
"TACTICS. MARKSMANSHIP. ADVENTURE. CONCEPTS. SECURITY."
RICK CRAWLEY
USMC VETERAN
HOST OF @OHIORANGEDAY
HOST OF @RXRANGEDAY
ACTIVE LE FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING & CONSULTING CO.
MYCAH MITCHELL
ACTIVE DUTY ARMY
LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEILLANCE
FOUNDER OF BREED ALPHA
TRAINING AND CONSULTING
TESTING & REVIEWS
brennan brennecke
OWNER / LEAD INSTRUCTOR AT GATEWAY DEFENSE LLC
PERFORMANCE SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR
MASTER CLASSUSPSA CARRY OPTICS COMPETITOR
FORMER INSTRUCTOR FOR VORTEX EDGE AND SPECTRAIN
KAWA MAWLAYEE
U.S. ARMY GREEN BERET
ADVANCED FIREARMS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
WEAPONS AND GEAR CONSULTANT
FILM / TV MILITARY CONSULTANT
RAVEN WING
COMPETITION SHOOTERS: USPSA-GM, IDPA MASTERS
PERFORMANCE BASED SHOOTING
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS
LEAD FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR AND FORMER POLICE DEPARTMENT RANGE MASTER
CA POST AND FBI CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
SIG SAUER ACADEMY CERTIFIED PMO INSTRUCTOR
KYLE MANZANO
OWNER OF MANZANO TACTICAL
CO-OWNER OF MANZANO MUNITIONS
RADIAN WEAPONS / AGENCY ARMS
TRE'VON BARBER
USPSA MASTER W/ LOCAL, STATE, AND SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PLACEMENTS
EX-COLLEGIATE WRESTLER WITH 6 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
TRAVELING INSTRUCTOR
OWNER OF BARBER TRAINING SOLUTIONS
WWW.BARBERTRAININGSOLUTIONS.COM
NICK YOUNG
OWNER / OPERATOR AT VELOX TRAINING GROUP
TEACHING PRACTICAL PISTOL AND RIFLE
USPSA CO MASTER
WALTHER DEFENSE DIVISION
HODGE DEFENSE
BILLY BARTON
OWNER / HEAD INSTRUCTOR AT SPECTRAIN
TEACHING PERFORMANCE PISTOL & CARBINE
USPSA GRANDMASTER IN CARRY OPTICS
2023 NATIONALS BILL DRILL CHAMPION AT 1.23 SECONDS
SCOTT JEDLINSKI
Owner and lead instructor - modern samurai project
Uspsa master class
fasT coin #15
point 1 elite standards #4
bjj brown belt
specialist in red dot pistol and AIWB concealment
teaches over 100 classes a year to civilians and l.e.
"speed and accuracy come from efficiency, efficiency comes from technique"
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MAX MICHEL
Owner & Instructor – Max Michel Company
U.S. Army Veteran
Team Captain of the SIG SAUER Shooting Team
IPSC XVII World Champion
7-time World Speed Shooting Champion & U.S. Steel National Champion
13-time USPSA National Champion & 20-time U.S. National Champion
More than 300 Major Championship Victories
“Consistency is the key to success”
GABE RIVERA
OWNER - INSTRUCTOR @MINDSET_TACTICAL_SOLUTIONS
ACTIVE L.E.O.
SWAT TEAM LEADER
ASSISTANT CQB INSTRUCTOR FOR DAN BROKOS / @LEADFAUCETTACTICAL
"KEEP TRAINING...STAY SHARP!"
FABIO SPINELLA
OWNER & INSTRUCTOR - MY OWN DEFENDER LLC
COMPETITIVE SHOOTER
RED DOT AND AIWB EXPERT
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST
KRAV MAGA & BJJ PRACTITIONER
GOD - FAMILY - COUNTRY
LUIS / GERRY / BDUB
MILITARY SOF
ACTIVE L.E.O.
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
MILITARY CONTRACTOR
TRAINING, CONSULTING & MEDIA PRODUCTION
JIU JITSU PRACTITIONERS
LEARN / TRAIN / REPEAT
ISAAC LOCKWOOD
ACTIVE L.E.O.
COMPETITION AND SPEED SHOOTER
2021 USPSA L.E. NATIONAL CHAMPION
2022 NATIONALS BILL DRILL CHAMPION @ 1.23 SECONDS
GOD FEARING FATHER & HUSBAND
READY TO ANSWER THE CALL
MATT PECH
FOUNDER OF RUCK FOR VETERANS
FORMER GREEN BERET // ACTIVE L.E.O.
DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR
MASTERS IN PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
LIFT / FIGHT / SHOOT
JJ RACAZA
@JJRACAZA
3- TIME U.S. GOLD WORLD SPEED SHOOTING CHAMPION
#1 QUALIFIER FOR THE U.S. GOLD TEAM FOR 2022 WORLD SHOOT
MULTIPLE NATIONAL PISTOL HOLDER FOR CARRY OPTICS IN USPSA AND SSP NATIONAL CHAMPION IN IDPA
FORMER LEAD FIREARMS AND ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
CERTIFIED FROM THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER (FLETC) AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN FIREARMS AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS
CURRENTLY CONTRACTED UNDER USASOC TO TRAIN THE SPECIAL FORCES
BEN ITO-SMITH
BEN ITO-SMITH
FOUNDER & CEO
U.K.S.F. VETERAN
SPECIAL MISSION UNIT PATROLS, COMBAT MEDIC, DESIGNATED MARKSMAN, AND CLOSE-PROTECTION OPERATOR
OLD DAD & UNPUBLISHED AUTHOR
"RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE"
WILLIAM JACKSON
OWNER/CHIEF OWNER OF GLADIATOR GUNZ TRAINING GROUP LLC
RETIRED U.S. ARMY
TEACHING LE, MIL, AND CIV TO USE MEDICAL TRAINING, SELF DEFENSE, FIREARMS,AND TACTICS TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
MASTERS FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
TRAINING & CONSULTING CO.
"DISCOMFORT IS THE BREEDING GROUND FOR CONFIDENCE"
BYRON RODGERS
FOUNDER OF PROTECTOR NATION
U.S. MARINE CORPS INFANTRY 3/1
CEO OF BRAVO RESEARCH PRIVATE SECURITY
LEAGUE OF EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST PRESENT
PUBLISHED AUTHOR OF FINDING MEANING AFTER THE MILITARY
"I SHALL EITHER FIND A WAY OR MAKE ONE" -HANNIBAL
MICHAEL LEVY
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR - ASSAULT DYNAMICS
RETIRED L.E.O./S.W.A.T.
ACTIVE POST L.E. TACTICAL RIFLE AND HANDGUN INSTRUCTOR
M.B.A. PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
"ALWAYS A STUDENT OF THE CRAFT"
DEREK VAIL
FRANK BITO
DEREK VAIL
COO
U.S.M.C. VETERAN
ACTIVE LEO
FRANK BITO
CEO
U.S. ARMY VETERAN
MILITARY-CONTRACTOR
TRAINING & CONSULTING
DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE EDUCATION
"THE TOOLS AND MINDSET TO PREVAIL"
TYLER HUGHES
OWNER OF MAX ORDINATE ACADEMY
MIL/LE SNIPER INSTRUCTOR
MARINE SCOUT SNIPER VETERAN
IAN STRIMBECK
CEO/OWNER RUNENATION
DEFENSIVE & OFFENSIVE EDUCATION
GUN/BLADE/GRAPPLING/VERBAL ACUITY
RECOIL & SOLDIER SYSTEMS WRITER
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS INFANTRY VETERAN
FORMER EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
“NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU”
MARK ACKENBACK
PROVIDING PRACTICAL/DEFENSIVE FIREARMS TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT & RESPONSIBLE ARMED CITIZENS
SPEED-ACCURACY-CONSISTENCY
MIKE BELTRAN
29 YEAR ACTIVE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF DETECTIVE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS VETERAN
RENOWNED MMA REFEREE & JUDGE
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU PRACTITIONER
ACTOR - FATHER - REFEREE
"HANDLE IT"
TRAVIS KENNEDY
LEAD INSTRUCTOR / OWNER OF KENNEDY DEFENSIVE SOLUTIONS
FORMER NAVY SEAL
FORMER SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT MEDIC
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TEAM / TEAMMATE / SELF
JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ
INSPIRE-MOTIVATE-FUCKSHITUP
USMC VET IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN
FOUNDER/CEO @RISEABOVEHARDSHIP
"RAH"
#MOTIVATION
VINNY DEYARMON
OWNER / OPERATOR OF MONSOON TACTICAL
POLYMER SURGEON / CUSTOM GUNSMITH
COMPETITIVE SHOOTER
CIVILIAN
#HOOSHHHIII
CHRIS KYLE
TAYA & CHRIS KYLE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN SNIPER
FORMER NAVY SEAL
FOUNDER CHRIS KYLE FROG FOUNDATION
RANDY COUTURE
U.S. ARMY VETERAN
3X UFC CHAMPION
ACTOR
DONOVAN MOORE
CEO / OWNER OF POINT 1 TACTICS
NAVY EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN
SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR / OWNER OF POINT 1 TACTICS
"LIFE SAVING SKILLS" FOR REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
RAUL MARTINEZ JR.
MILITARY-CONTRACTOR
TRAINING DIRECTOR & LEAD COMBATIVES COACH
UNDERCOVER NARCOTICS & INSTRUCTOR - CHICAGO P.D.
U.S. ARMY VETERAN
"SIMPLICITY IN ALL THINGS"
#ROGUEMETHODS
PAT MCNAMARA
OWNER / CEO @COMBATSTRENGTHTRAINING - TMACS INC.
PODCAST - UNIVERSITYOFBADASSERY
BLAZE OPS
T.A.P.S. SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR (TACTICAL APPLICATION OF PRACTICAL SHOOTING)
ARTIST-BIRD ENTHUSIAST
"BASIC DUDE STUFF"
SELF DEFENSE SENTINEL SERIES
"TACTICS. MARKSMANSHIP. ADVENTURE. CONCEPTS. SECURITY."
RICK CRAWLEY
USMC VETERAN
HOST OF @OHIORANGEDAY
HOST OF @RXRANGEDAY
ACTIVE LE FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING & CONSULTING CO.
MYCAH MITCHELL
ACTIVE DUTY ARMY
LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEILLANCE
FOUNDER OF BREED ALPHA
TRAINING AND CONSULTING
TESTING & REVIEWS