Certified Scientific Fighting Congress Combat Instructors

United States

The Scientific Fighting Congress Course Guide:

• UC - Unarmed combat
• Knife - Knife / Counter-Knife fighting
• CQC Group – (doing all hand, stick, knife, gun courses)

Steven Huff VA, | Inheritor of the Dwight McLemore Systems and a Level 9 Knife Expertise instructor

Mike Belzer Glendale/Los Angeles, CA | Advanced Instructor – CQC Group and PAC

Brad Burkett Livermore, CA | Instructor – Knife Level 10, Unarmed Black Belt, SDMS Level 9

John Clements Santa Cruz and Siskiyou Counties, CA | Knife Level 10, UC Black Belt, Stick level 7 and Gun ranks

David Adventure Collins Grass Valley, CA | UC Level 10 (black belt), Knife Level 10, PAC Level 10, SDMS Level 6 Advanced Instructor, Gun level 3 basic instructor

Ron Esteller San Leandro, CA | UC Black Belt Instructor, Level 9 Knife instructor and, Level 10 SDMS Black Belt. CQC Group and Basic PAC Instructor

William Harlow Ladera Ranch, CA | Instructor – Multi courses

Trent Suzuki Carlsbad, CA | Level 10 UC, Level 10 SDMS, Level 10 Knife.

Officer Shawn King San Diego, CA | Basic UC Instructor.

Terry Jester Concord, CA | UC Level 10, Knife Level 10

Ronnie Jr Riveria Santa Cruz, CA | UC Basic Instructor

Mike Omerbegovich Los Angeles, CA | Level 11 (2nd Degree Black Belt in UC, Level 6 Advanced SDMS Instructor, Level 3 Basic Knife Instructor, CQC Group Class Organizer, (plus numerous other rankings from other systems)

Lance Kumm San Diego, CA | Basic UC Instructor, CQC Group Class Organizer

Michael Evans Oceanside, CA | Level 10 Black Belt UC Level 1 Knife/Counter-Knife

Tracy Scates Sacramento, CA | 2nd Dan Black Unarmed Combatives

Ben Cross Sacramento, CA | 2nd Dan Black Belt Combatives

Michael Melone El Segundo, CA | Basic PAC/Filipino instructor

Lloyd Jackson Modesto, CA | Knife Level 4 and Basic Instructor, CQC Group Class organizer

MARYLAND

Charles Jorden, Brunswick | Basic Unarmed Combatives Instructor Level 3)

MASSACHUSETTS

Jeff Burger Boston, MA | Basic Knife Instructor (Knife level 4) and Thai Boxing Instructor, SDMS Stick Basic Instructor (stick level 3) Gun Level 3 Basic Instructor 

Paul J. DiRienzo Natick, MA | CQC Group Class Organizer | Various gun and stick ranks, Basic Knife Instructor (and JuJitsu) Metrowest Academy of Jui Jitsu

MICHIGAN

Cliff Munson II Watervliet, MI | Instructor – Multi courses: 4th Degree Black Belt UC, 1st Degree Black Belt PAC, Advanced Police Judo Instructor, Level 6 of the knife course

Don Young Grand Rapids, MI | Instructor – Multi course UC Level 12, SDMS 6, Gun 1, PAC Level 10, Knife Level 7 Tel: (616) 292-8467

Chuck Pippen, Multi course black belts – Grand Rapids, MI 

Alan Pepin | Level 3 – Basic Knife instructor | Watersmeet, MI

John Windsor | Kalamazoo level 10, Black Belt in PAC/Filipino and Level 11 Black Belt in Unarmed Combatives

Eric Piper | South Michigan. numerous SFC black belts, CQC Group and Police Judo instructor 

Robb Wickham | Highland/Detroit – Basic Unarmed Combatives Level 3,

MINNESOTA

 The core black-belted, Minnesota mad men, Riccci, Kruchowski and the one and only, world traveler and adventurer – Doc Farnam on the far right

Jim Farnham Chisholm, MN 55719 |  UC Level 12 , Knife level 9 Expertise Instructor, Level 10 Black Knife Instructor – CQC Group (Class #03 Honor Graduate) Tel: (218) 254-3332 

Tom Ricci Chisholm, MN | UC Level 10 Black Belt

Tom Kruchowski Chisholm, MN | UC Level 10 Black Belt

Joe Rick Sartel MN | Level 9 Expertise Instructor in UC, Level 9 Expertise Instructor in Knife, Level 5 in SDMS

Jordan Budenski New Ulm | Knife level 3 Basic Instructor |

MISSOURI

Bryan Stevenson (around since 1996), Tina Richard, Command Sgt. Major David Green (Ret), David Littlewood. Gary Williams of FIRE… to name just a stoic few, captured standing still.

David Green MO (also in Kansas)  (in Kansas also) | Instructor – CQC Advanced, PAC Level 12, UC Level 12, Knife Level 11, SDMS Level 9 Tel: (816) 353-5321

John Kuehner Auxvasse, MO | Instructor – UC Basic Tel: (573) 826-0240

Bryan Stevenson Independence, MO/KS area  | Multiple SFC instructorships, CQC Group Instructor Tel: (816) 536-7493

Tobias Gibson Fulton, MO |PAC/Filipino Basic Instructor and CQC Group Classroom Organizer

Fred Van Sickle Springfield | Knife Advanced Instructor Tel: 417-217-4310

David “Dawg” Kerwood Meridian, MS | UC Level 11 Instructor. Knife Black Belt Level | 11 Instructor, SDMS Stick Level 11 Instructor | Gun Level 2 | 1st Dan Black Belt PAC and Filipino Instructor Advanced Level 10  | CQC Group Level 2  

Gary Newel Meridian | SDMS Level 10, Knife Level 10 instructors. Gun 2

Kevin "The Tank" Hatcher Meridian, MS | SDMS Level 10, Knife level 10 instructors. Gun 2

David Carr Meridian, MS | UC Instructor, and owner of

NEVADA

Charles "Chuck" Burnett Las Vegas, NV  | Level 6 Advanced UC Instructor Instructor – CQC Group Tel: (702) 524-2195

Mikeal "Bear" Smith Reno, NV | Advanced Level 6 UC, Knife level 7, Close Quarter Combatives Group Class Organizer, Numerous other black belt rankings from other systems.  

Steve Krystek Las Vegas, NV | PFC Concepts  Instructor – CQC Group and Multi-ranks and Instructorships  Tel: (702) 768-9599   Steve, along with Brian Hartmen run PFC and is a superior go-to guy and company for firearms.

NEW JERSEY

Jim McCann Primal Gym, Hamilton, NJ | Instructor in PAC and all CQC Group courses. Level 10 In UC, Level 10 Black Belt in Knife, (See ad in upper right corner) Jim McCann DVDs Tel: (609) 571-2752   

Charles "Big Chuck" Doyle South & Central, NJ and Philadelphia and Bucks County Pennsylvania | Unarmed Combatives level 10 Black Belt

Christopher Stetler Woodpark, NJ | Unarmed Basic Level 3 

Shawn Kavanagh Jackson, NJ  Basic Knife Instructor Level 3

Michael Sr and Jr Agugliaro  Fort Brunswick, NJ Advanced Knife Instructors Level 6  

NEW MEXICO

Robin's core group, Memphis, TN

Robin Schermerhorn Memphis, TN | Basic PAC/Freelancer Filipino Instructor, Level 3

Joe Cobbet, Knoxville area, Class organizer.

Dewayne Thomas Tullahoma, TN | Advanced Instructor Unarmed 6 

James Key Tullahoma, TN | Unarmed Level 3 Basic Instructor

TEXAS

Jeff "Rawhide" Laun Dallas and Denton County , TX  | Knife Level 11, UC Level 13, PAC Level 15, Advanced Police Judo Instructor, McCann MMA Coach Level 10 Close Quarter Combatives Tel: (469) 774-5333

Clint Bodungen Houston, TX | Level 10 Knife | Level 11 Black Belt Unarmed combat instructor, Basic Gun Instructor, Advanced Level 10 Black Belt PAC instructor, Advanced Level 6 SDMS Instructor, CQC Group Level 3

Dr Jeff Allen Aubrey/Denton, TX | Instructor – CQC Group, PAC and various SFC courses Tel: (940) 323-9772

Tom Barnhart Corinth, TX | Instructor Multi Black Belt, Course  Tel: (214) 727-0148

Jason Gutierrez Denton, TX | 3rd Degree Black Advanced in UC and American Combat Kempo, Knife Level 10 Expertise, Level 10 Black Belt in SDMS Stick, PAC/Filipino 3rd Dan Black Belt Expertise 

Dean "The Dean" Goldade Taylor, TX | Instructor – CQC Group (UC – 6th Dan, PAC – 4th Dan, Knife Level 10. ("The Dean" is a highly respected Kajukenbo Black Belt) Tel: (512) 619-2694      

Rodrigo Guajardo . Brownsville Tx. UC  black Belt, kempo Karate JuJitsu Black Belt,  SDMS Black Belt, Knife Black Belt , Gun Black Belt , CQC Group Black Belt, investigator and security specialist .

Mark Lynn Watauga, TX | Instructor (and Black Belt) Multiple courses Tel: (817) 498-7631

Arlie Everett Dallas area, TX | SDMS level 10 Black Belt, Knife/Counter Knife 2nd degree Black Belt-level 11, Unarmed Combats Level 11, 2nd Black, PAC Level 10 Black Belt 

Dr. Miklos Major II Dallas area, TX | Hand, Stick, Knife, Gun CQC Group, PAC-Second Dan Black, Level 11, Unarmed Combatives – 4th Dan Black, Stick Level 10 Black Belt Tel: (214) 577-2391

Bryce Ligeti North Richland Hills-Dallas, Ft Worth, TX| Unarmed Combatives Black Belt, Level 3 Basic Knife Instructor, Level 10 Black Belt in the SDMS , Stick course.  Tel: (817) 281-4390

Sami Shbeeb Houston, TX  | Basic Knife Instructor/Knife Level 6, Level 10 Black Belt Unarmed Instructor, Basic PAC Instructor, Advanced Level 6 Gun Instructor, SDMS Stick Level 10 Black Belt, CQC Group Level 3

AAron Shbeeb Houston TX | Knife Level 11, Level 11 Black Belt Unarmed Instructor, PAC Level 10 Instructor, Gun Level 4 Instructor, SDMS Level 10 Black Belt Instructor, CQC Group Level 3

Larry Escher Houston, TX | Advanced UC Instructor -Basic Knife Instructor, Basic SDMS Instructor and Level 5. (Larry's been with Hock since the late 90s) Tel: (281) 515-8190

Pablo Salinas Tomball, TX  | UC Basic Instructor, Basic PAC Instructor, Basic Knife Instructor/ Level 5 Knife Tel: (713) 972-5736

Dominique Navarrete Dallas, TX | Level 10 Black belt Unarmed Combatives,  Advanced PAC Instructor

David Carpenter Dallas, Ft Worth, TX | 2nd Dan, Level 11 Unarmed Combatives

Kevin Quick Houston, TX | UC Level 10 Black Belt, Knife/Counter Knife Level 10 Black Belt, and Kempo-Jujitsu Black Belt. webpage is    

Bill Rankel Houston, TX  |UC Level 10 Black Belt, Knife/Counter Level 10 Black Belt and Kempo-Jujitsu

Travis Austin Ellison Dallas/Ft Worth, TX | UC Black Belt

Ryan Taylor Houk Ft Worth, TX | UC Level 6, Advanced Instructor

Dennis Fivecoat San Antonio, TX | UC Level 6 Advanced Instructor

Dan Adkinson North Richland Hills | UC Level 6 Advanced Instructor

Marcus Hatton Katy, TX | UC and Kempo-Jujitsu Black Belt

 Adam Wenzel Seattle, WA | Basic Knife Instrucror and Knife Level 4. CQC Group organizer

WISCONSIN

Fred Carsky Menomonee Falls, WI

Dennis Davidson Wawatosa, WI

Joseph and Kathleen Mech Ft. Atkinson, WI Tel: (920) 563-6599

Daniel Langevin (Hawkeye) Kenosha, Wisconsin  | Advanced Level 6 UC Instructor Tel: (262) 308-2794

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