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Walter Philbrick
President

Mr. Philbrick is a twenty five year veteran of the Hialeah, FLPD, retiring from full time duty in 1999. He is currently a Reserve Lieutenant with that same agency.

During his career in law enforcement he has served in many capacities, most notably as a Team Leader for SWAT and an instructor at the police academy .

He is a 5th degree Black Belt in Kodokan Judo and Jujitsu, distingusing himself many times in competition as a four time US Masters Judo Champion, two time World Police and Fire Games Champion, and, three times International Police Olympic Judo Champion.

Mr. Philbrick is also certified to teach over twenty five (25) law enforcement related courses dealing with officer survival.

He is the owner of International Protective Services (IPS) and Investigations and Protective Services both in Hollywood, Florida.

As a respected trainer, Mr. Philbrick's expertise has been sought on numerous occasions, making appearances on ABC Primetime, the Today Show, NBC, ABC and Fox News.


John P. Vazquez
Vice President / Director of Training


Mr Vazquez is a retired Lieutenant with over thirty five years law enforcement experience. Twenty five years specifically devoted to law enforcement training.

He is a published author and designer of the Jova Mini-formation System for Crowd Control.

He is certified to teach over 30 law enforcement courses related to officer survival

He is a seventh degree black belt in Combat Isshinrhu, and a dual member of the World Karate Association, (WKA) and International Association of Martial Arts (IAMA) Hall of Fame.

He was one of the first certified PR-24 International Instructor's in the country, and was the first host of the popular training show, "Street Beat" presented by the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN) Dallas, TX.

John was also the principle founder of the once great American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET) and is presently an Advisory Board Member to the Monadnock Police Training Council, and Police Magazine.