About this instructor:

Mr. Moore’s 25 plus year law enforcement career begin in 1982 when he became a police officer for the City of Glens Falls, NY Police Department. In 1986 he joined the Warren County, NY Sheriffs Department as a patrol officer and assumed the duties of lead defensive tactics instructor and assistant firearms instructor for the department. In 1990 accepted a position with the United States Marshals Service (USMS) where his most rewarding assignment was that of the lead combatives/defensive tactics instructor for the USMS at their National Training Academy from 1999-2002. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Mr. Moore was approached to become the Deputy Chief- Use of Force training for the newly formed Transportation Security Administration where he directed and designed training for the worlds first ever Federal Flight Deck Officers (armed pilots) training program. He also served as the Acting Chief of basic training for the federal air marshals.

Mr. Moore is currently a Lead Senior Instructor for DHS at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located in Glynco, Georgia. This facility is the largest of its kind in the world and serves over 80 federal law enforcement, as well as many state and local agencies through its many programs in law enforcement training. He travels extensively conducting training nationally and internationally for law enforcement personnel in the area of combatives, defensive tactics, arrest tactics, warrior mindset and violent confrontation management. Additionally he is a nationally certified crisis counselor.

Mr. Moore has been and is involved in numerous martial and combative arts. He is a Zen Do Kai International member, he is a staff instructor for Blauer Tactical Systems, he is a member of the Dog Brothers Martial Arts Association, he holds rank in Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Haidong Gumdo (Korean sword), and small circle jiu jitsu.

Mr. Moore enjoys training in the martial and combative arts, cross fit and kettlebell training and spending time with his wife and family.