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Unique  Vocational courses for todays life

About Us

Modern Type of Training

The Academy of Defensive Tactics provides online training to best equip its students to handle dangerous situations in everyday life.


It is imperative in today's world that you are prepared to effectively manage difficult and dangerous situations.  


The Academy of Defensive Tactics will provide you with the tools and knowledge to navigate that perilous road through online training.

We work with and use different training facility's for physical training.  

Who Can Enroll?

   Academy of Defensive tactics

IS OPEN TO EVERYONE

Our goal is to help anyone hungry for knowledge or to advance in life! 

Our Philosophy

  

Senior Instructor statement

If we can provide training and or concepts that can help someone avoid a conflict, protect someone and or protect yourself in the journey of life then we have done our job. 

Train well, Train hard, stay safe

Matthew Gober  

Instructors

  

Matthew Gober: Senior instructor and founder of Academy of Defensive Tactics online training. 

A Martial Artist holding rank (Black Belts) in 4 styles. 

He is a principal instructor (KRU) in old school Muay Thai. 

His training includes Tao-jitsu, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, TenChiDo, Judo, Ryu Kyu Kempo, Escrima, Arnis, Yanagi Ryu, aikido, Bondo, CQB, Knife combat. BJJ, Bare knuckle fighting, 

He is a certified protection specialist.

Certificates in Anti-terrorist tactical driving, Combat handgun and knife combat. Matthew is a Private Postsecondary and Vocational teacher in the state of California. 

He worked in the field for over 11 years ranging from uniformed security, Bouncer, personal protection and skip tracing. 

He has been teaching for over 40 years in the security and protection field of security.

Teaching for Diplomatic Security and the international institute of personal executive protection, teaching bodyguards alongside with the founder of the Henley- Putnam university. 

Matthew Gober has been involved in teaching members of Law Enforcement including patrol officers, federal officers, Central intelligence, and Border patrol officers, and Military including Marine Special  Forces Group  

 

Working with an elite group of instructors we present this online Vocational school. 

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Knowledge is power and power overs one's safety and their family's is a powerful thing to have.  


We are providing online training in areas not offered in other places. We open the door to training on subjects not covered in public or private schools standard or combative.


Our online school offers short courses for everyone Civilians, Martial Artist, Security and Law enforcement. 


Please go to:

https://academyofdefensivetactics.trainercentralsite.com


Other Services we offer are: 


Private, Semi-Private Lessens.

LEADTAS programs for Security and Law Enforcement

 Create custom courses to meet the needs of an organization or company.  

We have  Recommended  Schools, organizations and vendors for specific items.  

 

Contact Matthew Gober at:

leadtasinstructors@yahoo.com


Mini- synapsis for each course

Mini- synapsis for each course

Mini- synapsis for each course


Security and Law Enforcement courses

 Situational Awareness:

  Active Observation with concepts of Defensive tactics.

  

Environmental Awareness:

Active concepts of the Environment awareness of Defensive Tactics.


Martial Arts courses

Beyond the Disarm:  

  This is a program to expand the knowledge of Martial Artist past just disarming someone with a gun.  

 

How to be a better Martial arts Instructor:

This course is designed to help Instructor be better instructors.


Civilian courses 

Vehicle safety:

This course is to help avoid conflict in and around your vehicle.   


No cost Courses

Phonetic Alphabet:

Course on the Phonetic  alphabet for  security and law enforcement



Testimonials

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Sensei Gober,
Hello sir I hope your holiday season is going well. I attended a seminar with Chris not long ago. I was honored in attending such a great class and to receive an instructor certificate. I thought the class and instruction was great. I thought the material was covered thoroughly. If there was anything I could respectfully recommend it would be an instruction guide, book or binder with illustrations for those individuals with the instructor certificate. I feel it's very important to maintain the integrity of the Sensei's teachings when presenting or teaching it to others.
Respectfully,
Enrique Galvez



I would like to express my gratitude to you and your colleagues for all of the time and effort that you have put in to the development of our team.  You and your colleagues are extremely knowledgeable and there is no doubt in my mind that the training you have provided us has taken us to the next level.  You have done this by instilling confidence, efficiency, and providing countless options to bring any situation to a logical conclusion.
What is most impressive is that you were able to modify your curriculum to meet our needs and the limitations of our agency.  
We cannot thank you enough for all that you have done for us!  
 

Thank you again!

Sincerely,
 Warren Brooks
 CBP/SRT/EMT
 San Francisco Field Office


Many, many thanks for the outstanding training you provided for our team time and time again. The caliber of the training seminars is exceptional and will have a major impact in developing our unit’s advance close quarters combat (CQC) in years to come. Thank you for instructing, inspiring, and guiding our team to such a successful outcome thus far. We look forward to continuing to train with you soon.

Respectfully,

Chris L. (TL DHS SRT)

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What is the LEADTAS programs ?


Simply put This stands for: Law Enforcement Advanced

Defensive tactics and strategies, courses developed for and with members of Law enforcement to advance and help with existing training. These courses and helpful to members of Security, police and even Military.



Can anyone take these courses ?

Yes, Although the LEADTAS and Martial Art courses tend to be directed towards Target markets like Security and Martial Artist they are open to anyone over the age of 18 years old.

Annual Memberships Are Available

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