We are honored to have 2 guest instructors teaching with our students Jan 30-Feb 4 and Feb 16-17 (respectively).
Retired Army Ranger, Joe Bouchard (aka Chappy), will teach during regular classes the week of Jan 30-Feb 4, including combat class and Black Belt class. He will also lead a special Black Belt Club Introduction on Saturday Feb 4 from 11:15-1:15PM (during regular Adult All Ranks and Elite Class on that day. Open to all current Adult Program Members.)
Master Sergeant (Retired) Joseph “Chappy” Bouchard served honorably in the United States Army for 21 years. He is a combat veteran of the U.S. Army 1St Ranger Battalion with whom he completed the Ranger Master Breacher course, as well as the NSC Advanced Structural Breacher course.
His career included multiple combat tours and when time allotted, he completed the Master Pistol, Master Rifle, and Master Shotgun courses through SIGSAUER. He now serves as the Chief Force Instructor for the American Krav Maga Federation (AKMF) and is the Chief Krav Maga instructor for Pooler Karate in Georgia.
We are excited to have a special guest instructor, BK Blankchtein from Masada Tactical in Maryland.
Tzviel ‘BK’ Blankchtein served in the Israeli Defense Forces as an infantry reconnaissance team member from 1993 to 1997. He was honorably discharged upon completion of mandatory service as a sergeant first class. BK’s expertise includes firearms, tactical operations, hand-to-hand combat, amphibious assaults, operational security in hostile areas, intelligence and counter-intelligence operations, and tactical trauma care.
Today, BK operates four companies, specializing is tactical training, self-defense/defensive-tactics, and security and protective services. BK’s training is considered to be the leading in reality base training for law-enforcement, military, security companies, and civilians.
BK is a Fourth-Degree Black Belt in Israeli Combat System
Specialties: Defensive Tactics/Hand-to-Hand combat training; Active Threat response training; Executive Protection; Small Arms training; Edged Weapon training; Policy design for public safety and health system security departments; Maritime security and training (ISPS/MTSA certified).