“Conflict Resolution: A Protector / Defender Perspective”
(A different kind of martial arts seminar)

Featuring Jack Hoban & Craig Gray 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Saturday, July 31, 2010 

Join these two unique and interesting thought leaders in the areas of ethics, leadership and martial arts for an all-day seminar for leaders in any field. As a participant you will:

• Enhance your technical and tactical physical defensive skills across the spectrum of violence.
• Develop a better understanding of moral values and ethics as they pertain to your life and profession.
• Understand the art of keeping the “moral compass” calibrated under stress.
• Learn how to deal more effectively with cultural differences regardless of whether or not you “know” the culture.
• Gain insight into what to do when cultural differences cannot be reconciled.

Jack Hoban served as a  US Marine Captain and is a long time practitioner of martial arts. He assisted in the creation of the US Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) & remains subject matter expert (SME) for the program. He is a master instructor in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu under Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi in Japan. He is also a student of the late Robert Humphrey, a noted conflict resolution specialist.  Jack’s approach to teaching martial arts in context of the  Ethical Warrior is known world-wide. He has three published books and four videos on martial arts and has written numerous articles for international magazines and military journals on combatives and warrior ethics.

Craig Gray is a mixed martial arts pioneer, having trained with Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie and Carlos "Caique" Elais.  He is also a certified Krav Maga instructor under Moshe Katz and Itay Gil (from the History Channel's Human Weapon). He combines over 30 years of martial arts experience as a student, competitor and instructor with many real life experiences. Craig has trained in a wide variety of groundfighting, grappling and striking arts spanning traditional, sport and tactical combative  systems. Craig teaches on-going civilian defensive classes, works with numerous law enforcement personnel  from around the state of Michigan, and is a defensive tactics and warrior ethics instructor at the Homeland Security and Protective Services Academy within the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps.

Location: 
Radisson Hotel - Grand Rapids Riverfront
270 Ann St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(Exit 88 off from Interstate 131 North
Go straight from the exit directly into the parking lot)

Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010 
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Cost: $99