Peter Consterdine
Peter is an 8th Dan Black Belt in Karate and a former Great Britain and England Karate International with over 43 continuous years of martial arts training. A former British Full Contact Champion, Peter also spent over 10 years working as a doorman in nightclubs. In addition to Karate, Peter has studied many martial arts, in particular Wing Chun, which took him to Hong Kong, where he trained privately with Ip Chun.
As a professional Bodyguard and Operations Training Director, of his own specialist Risk Management and Security Company. Peter works around the world on Close Protection operations. Acknowledged as one of the world's hardest hitters, Peter has amended and added to the practical application of the old 'double hip' system.
With his friend and partner Geoff Thompson, Peter is joint Chief Instructor of The British Combat Association (BCA). Established in 1993, the BCA has become the UK and Europe's leading association for the promotion of self defence and practical combat. With some 200 registered Instructors, it is at the leading edge of progressive 'self protection' and has brought common sense and street experience to the teaching of self defence through martial arts. Peter is acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on Personal Security and Unarmed Combat and works throughout the world giving seminars to ex-pat staff on all matters to do with security awareness and defensive tactics.
In the UK, Peter has acted as consultant and instructor to some 12 UK police forces (including firearms units), the Home Office - National Police Training (NPT), HM Prison Service (Control & Restraint) HQ, numerous magistrates courts, other Government agencies and numerous commercial organisations. Throughout 2001, Peter was one of only three civilian contributors to the new NPT 'Personal Safety Manual' (Defensive Tactics), which came into place with all UK police forces in 2002. Peter's books and videos have become standard training material for many police training departments.
Peter's unique skills are bridging the gap between the physical skills of martial arts and self protection and the specialist corporate security world. It is this unique combination of talents and an ability to bring an intellectual contact to what is often seen as purely a physical art form, which makes Peter stand out from the crowd.
Through his writings, articles and teaching, Peter has become recognised as a world authority on his subjects.
Geoff Thompson
Geoff Thompson is a writer, teacher and self protection expert. Geoff was also voted number one self defense author in the world by Black Belt Magazine in the USA.
Born in Coventry, England, Geoff has received acclaim for writing books and articles on self-protection, martial arts, fear control, and his most popular book and feature film Watch My Back, an autobiography about his early years and how he came to be a nightclub doorman working in his hometown of Coventry.
Like many others in the field of self-protection, Geoff began his martial arts training in Eastern arts including karate and Kung-Fu. However, during his time as a nightclub doorman he found that what he had learned was inadequate for the reality of violence.
Geoff came to realise the techniques encouraged and practiced in semi-contact martial arts were not always suitable for self-defence. Though he utilizes a small core of techniques from touch contact and semi-contact martial arts as part of his teachings, Geoff prefers more pragmatic full-contact martial arts and combat sports such as boxing, kick boxing, Muay Thai and wrestling (Greco-Roman, Judo and Freestyle).
He holds an ABA boxing instructor certificate and high level coaching awards for wrestling. Further to this, he has a 1st Dan in Judo gained whilst training with Neil Adams.
In addition to his books, Geoff has written and presented a series of martial arts and self-help DVDs, distributed by Summersdale Productions.
In 2004 Geoff won a BAFTA award for 'best short film' for his screenplay "Brown Paper Bag". His short film "Bouncer" starred Ray Winstone who loved the project so much, he waived his acting fee.
His feature film 'Clubbed' has raised enough money (1.5 million) to go into production.
He has taught all over the world, including in the U.S.A. for Chuck Norris.
Jess Liaudin and Paul Hines
Jess Liaudin is a Professional Fighter, Owner and Head Instructor of Pancrase London MMA and Paul Hines is a Professional Fighter, MMA Instructor and also Self Protection Instructor.
Both have a vast amount of experience in the full contact fight scene.
Paul has competed as both a Professional MMA Fighter and Submission Wrester since MMA was introduced into the UK and is also one of the best coaches in the business.
Paul has over the years concentrated his efforts and dedication in coaching developing superb attributes receiving certification as a Commando Krav Maga Instructor under Moni Aizik, MMA Instructor under Jess Liaudin and recently a Self Protection Instructor under Mark Fry.
Jess holds a professional MMA record of 11 wins and 8 losses and fights as a Welterweight in the UFC and Cage Rage.
Jess has nearly 80 amateur & professional fights under his belt in MMA, Thai/Kickboxing, and Japanese Shoot boxing. Over the years he has trained in Thai Boxing, full contact Karate and different types of grappling and still competes and trains in mixed martial arts around the world.
In 2007, Jess signed a three-fight contract with the UFC and won his first fight UFC 70: Nations Collide, by way of submission ending the fight in round 1.
After an impressive win at UFC70, Jess travelled to USA to train under Team Quest, care of Dan Henderson.
On the 8th September 2007, Jess won his second fight at UFC 75: Champion vs Champion, by way of knockout ending the fight once again in round 1.
Robert Sulski
Robert Sulski is a Professional Submission Wrestler and Head Instructor of Top Wrestling Academy.
Robert is the first Polish Wrestler to qualify as one of the 8 best grapplers in the World in his weight category. Representing Europe in the most prestigious Submission Wrestling Tournament in the World the ADCC Abu Dhabi, Robert became the 2003, 2005 ADCC European Submission Wrestling Champion.
In addition Robert has competed in various Wrestling, Sambo and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu competitions around the world holding various championship titles. Robert is also a certified purple belt BJJ Coach under Mauricio Gomes.
Al Peasland
With over 20 years of Reality Based martial arts training and as Geoff Thompsons longest serving student in the Real Combat System, Al Peasland has brought together effective techniques from a wide range of arts and blended them into one self-protection system.
In addition, with many years experience as a nightclub doorman, Al has put his own life on the line in order to pressure test all of the techniques and concepts taught in CSP.
Al is fully qualified to offer certified training in a blended style containing many of the most effective techniques from Boxing, Karate, Muay Thai, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Sambo Russian wrestling, Judo and many others.
Al’s understanding of Fear and the effects we all experience of adrenaline in high stress situations is what sets CSP apart from most other self-defense classes and is what forms the basis of the prime philosophy of CSP which is to avoid conflict at all costs.
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Rodrigo “Brucuta” Cabral and Eduardo Ferreira
Rodrigo Cabral is a professional BJJ fighter, Senior Instructor at London Fight Factory and holds a BJJ Blackbelt under Leozinho Vieira from Rio de Janeiro.
Eduardo Feerreira is also a professional BJJ fighter, Senior Instructor at the London Fight Factory and holds a BJJ Blackbelt under Ricardo Vieira from Rio de Janeiro.
Both have World Class Gi and Non Gi Brazilian attributes and both train MMA Fighters to aid in their grappling and submission game.
Rodrigo currently holds the following titles: 2 x Rio de Janeiro Champion, 1 x Notre / Nordeste Champion, 1 x Bad Boy Raider Champion whilst Ricardo currently holds the following titles: 1 x London Open 2006 Champion, 1 x Copa Bitetti 2004 Champion.
Mikhail Ryabko
General of the Special Operations Unit with the Russian Military, Chief Instructor of tactical training for the Emergency Response Team, Advisor to the Supreme Judge of the Russian Federation. Mikhail Ryabko was trained from the age of five by one of Stalin's bodyguards, and was inducted to Spetsnaz at the age of fifteen. He has been a tactical commander of hostage-rescue teams, counter-terrorist operations, and armed criminal neutralization. Mikhail resides in Moscow, holds rank of General and serves as a Special Advisor to the Supreme Judge of the Russian Federation. He continues to train his many students as the Master Teacher of Systema. He has written a textbook titled Tactics of Special Operations. He has been in numerous military campaigns and holds many government medals and awards.
Vladimir Vasiliev
Born in Russia, Vladimir received intense training from the top Special Operations Units Instructors and is the top student of Mikhail Ryabko.
Vladimir's work spans across 10 years of extensive service with the Special Operations Unit. He also served as trainer for elite units, SWAT teams, and bodyguards. Vladimir moved to Canada, and in 1993 founded the first school of Russian Martial Art outside Russia - Systema Headquarters. He has since personally trained and certified well over 300 qualified Russian Martial Art Instructors and schools worldwide, and has provided an Award-Winning instructional film collection.
Val Riazanov
Val Riazanov was born in the Soviet Union and from 1979 trained in Judo and Sambo as a member of the Russian Olympic squad for six years. During that time Val competed in numerous competitions and championships, and achieved the status "Master" on the International level in Sambo, and achieved the rank of 6th Degree Blackbelt in Judo.
In 1987, Val joined the army as part of his compulsory military service, and after initial training was selected to join Russia’s Special Forces and later the KGB Special Operation Unit, where he was involved in numerous covert operations. Eventually Val became a KGB trainer, training soldiers in hand-to-hand combat Sambo.
After leaving the army Val moved to London and worked for 12 years as a Security Consultant for the Government and private companies. During this time Val met, Mikhail Ryabko and became a qualified instructor and taught the Russian Martial Art known as Systema.
Val has also conducted several seminars in Holland, Ireland, in the Ukraine by special invitation from their governments. Along with training US Marine Corps at the US embassy in London competing in unlicensed boxing and free style fighting to become a heavy weight champion in Great Britain.
Lee Bywater
Lee Bywater is graded to Sandan (3rd Dan) in Jujitsu, Level 2 Coach and Level 3 Weapons Coach, under the British Jujitsu Association [BJJA GB].
Lee is also a Jikishin & BJJA Competition Referee and has achieved Gold and Silver Medals at the Jikishin National Championship.
Lee is an exceptional teacher and Jujitsu practioner, and in 2003 and 2004, Lee received the recognition of Essex sports coach of the year.
