Primary Instructor

Ken Hoggart

  • Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor – Smith & Wesson Academy / Doug Ashton
  • Certified PPCT Instructor – Smith & Wesson Academy / Doug Ashton
  • Personal Protection / Executive Protection / Body Guard: trained by Former Secret Service Agent Joe LaSorsa
  • Licensed Private Investigator / Licensed Security Guard (Ontario & British Columbia)
  • Brinks; Firearms, Threat Assessment, and Security Awareness Training
  • ASIS; Managing Security Vulnerability
  • Over 40+ years Martial Arts training – Judo, Karate, & Ju Jutsu
  • Hakko Denshin Ryu Ju Jutsu – Menkyo Kaiden Shihan San Dai Kichi (9th Dan)
  • Senior Member of the Hakko Denshin Ryu Ju Jutsu Federation North America since 1997
  • Direct student of M. J. LaMonica – former FBI trainer
  • Instructed Law Enforcement Officers in both USA and Canada including; Ohio State Police, Akron Police, FBI, RCMP, OPP, Stratford Police, Peel Police, Waterloo Regional Police, and Vancouver Police. Along with various Campus Police and Security Services.
  • Security Site Manager for Yaletown LiveCity site – Vancouver Olympics 2010
  • Manager of Investigations – Shambhala Music Festival 2010 to 2013 – Salmo, BC
  • Assistant Director of Public Safety – Squamish Valley Music Festival 2014 & 2015 – Squamish, BC
  • Close Protection Detail for Neil Young Honour The Treaties Tour – January 2014
  • Certified third party verifier for the Ministry of Colleges and Universities – Security Program
  • Mental Health First Aid, as well as; Certified in First Aid & CPR
  • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Level 1, Tom McKay
  • Certified in First Aid & CPR
  • Ko Ko Do Shiatsu Massage
  • 22 years business; technology sales, administration, project management
  • Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) Safety Instructor – Club Level – Restricted Firearms (Handgun) Safety Course
  • Past President, Board of Directors; Claybird Gun Club