A little about me…

I'm a Huntsvillian Import from Oxford, Mississippi. I come from a large Catholic family and I attend church services regularly here. I've been a martial artist since I was in the 8th grade, which gives me over 40 years of marital arts training. I find great joy in training and teaching what I've learned as a martial artist. After having been taught by 3 Krav Maga Instructors in Huntsville and learning that it matched my inner calling, I finally decided to open my own studio, Cobalt Self-Defense Tactics.


Cobalt Self-Defense Tactics is founded on 2 fundamental principles: training and learning. I love to learn and I enjoy inspiring others. In Cobalt Self-Defense Tactics, Krav Maga is our core self-defense art. After my tribe members have mastered my initial core methods and techniques composed of my decades of martial arts training and Krav Maga, we train more advanced Krav Maga combatives and techniques. It is expected that as each tribe member grows, they will develop their own core combatives and techniques, which work extremely well for them. One size does NOT fit all. So the journey begins by learning and performing the core that I present. Training deepens as tribe members become more proficient and confident in their capabilities as well as developing good friendships with other Tribers. Finally Tribers develop their own way of executing techniques that best fit how they think and move. "Be Water my friend," Bruce Lee


Martial Arts and Self-Defense training is "my" way of life. As a self-defense instructor, I have earned my Level 1, 2 and 3 Instructor's certificates from my instructor, David Escobedo, through his Concealed Tactical studio. I have trained with David at Concealed Tactical for over 4 years and I hold a black belt in Concealed Tactical (which is USKMA and ISKMA), in Shotokan Karate and Ryu Kyu Kempo. I hold a 5th Dan in my own art as well. I have also trained in Jeet Kun Do, Taekwondo, Judo, Small Circle Jujitsu, Marine Core Martial Arts, Escrima and Kenjutsu. My 2 years of Kenjutsu training was under Jesus Hernandez at Spirit Made Steel when Jesus lived here. He has since moved and I have continued to train on my own. I have also been training in Jeet Kun Do on my own for over 5 years. Bruce Lee is my great inspirer and Tommy Carruthers is my JKD instructor whose teachings I follow.

I enjoy teaching the simple ways one can defend themselves that I have learned from Krav Maga and all of my martial arts training. Krav Maga which is the central self-defense system that I use as well as my Instructor: David Escobedo. However, I do not constrain myself nor my students to only practice what we learn in Krav Maga. David does not constraint himself to Krav Maga either. I do not teach a 'style.' I teach a System - Cobalt Self-Defense Tactics is my System.

Self-defense is an art. It is the simple art of executing combatives in a ballistic manner so that one may escape a violent encounter as quickly as possible and then, run like hell! I do not and will not train to "stay in the fight." Cobalt Self-Defense Tactics is about how to survive a violent confrontation by executing continuous ballistic combatives (retzev) and then escaping as soon as possible.


Survival means doing what is necessary to get out alive and escaping the confrontation as soon as the opportunity is created or arises.

HOW YOU TRAIN IS HOW YOU DEFEND YOURSELF!! I have earned my Level 3 Instructor's certificate from David and I am training to earn my Body Weight workout certificate from Dragon Door. I incorporate body weight exercises in my packages because a strong body automatically improves ones chances of survival.

The packages that I offer entail a journey that tribe members start and continue as part of their life. Private Instruction is for those seeking a more indepth and one-on-one way of training.