Dr. Leonard C. Holifield, CPS, CGSP, is President, Founder, and CEO of the International Academy of Executive Protection Agents, LLC. He is an honor graduate and former staff instructor for ESI – Executive Security International and former security chief and personal bodyguard to the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, aka the Ten Commandments Judge. With over 20 years in the executive security field and as a leading expert in close-quarter combat, he is one of the most sought-after instructors in the United States. He holds a Doctorate / DMS degree in Business Administration / Security Risk Management from Hill University and a Martial Science degree from the World Organizer of Martial Arts, Japan. He also holds advanced teaching credentials in Executive Protection from Phoenix State University.
He is the author of SOLO – Security Operations for the Lone Officer (Outskirts Press) and Close Quarter Combat – A Soldier’s Guide to Hand-to-Hand Combat (Paladin Press), He is a frequent lecturer on executive protection, national hate groups and gangs, unarmed self-defense, and one-man solo security/protection operations. During his 10-year military career, he served as Chief Combatives Instructor to the United States Army from 1987 to 1997. He has trained Special Forces, Infantry, Airborne, Air-Recon, Military Police, Psychological Operations, and SRT – Special Reaction Teams, to name a few. A former military police officer and decorated combat veteran of the Gulf War, he was credited with capturing the first Iraqi POW during Operation Desert Storm. His work in the field of military combatives has been recognized by military leaders throughout the world and featured in several U.S. Army publications, Soldiers Magazine, ARMY Trainer Magazine, KORUS Magazine, AFKN News, Military Police Magazine, Stars & Stripes, and Combative Masters of the 21st Century (Lulu Press).
His martial arts career spans over four decades. He is the president and founder of the International Sikaron Karate Federation and Supreme Grandmaster of the Sikaron Karate system, an integrated martial art system which incorporates Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, Hapkido, Combat Karate, Shotokan Karate, Ninjitsu, Hwrang Do, Advanced Knife Fighting, Boxing and Grappling, with international school locations in Taiwan, Africa and Italy. He holds the ranks of 10th-degree, 6th-degree, and 3rd-degree black belts in Sikaron Karate, Hapkido, and judo, respectively. He has been honored and recognized by several international organizations and Hall of Fames, to include, The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame, United Combat Martial Arts Hall of Fame, World Combat Martial Arts Hall of Fame, United States Martial Artist Hall of Fame, Toku Kai International, World Organizer of Martial Arts, Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals, Who’s Who in the Martial Arts, Humanitarian Award, U.S. Army Authorship Award, WMAHOF Executive Protection Award of Valor, and The World Soke Head Council of Japan.
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