Mark Gridley is a professional speaker on personal safety, a Master level martial arts instructor, certified self defense instructor, licensed police defensive tactics instructor, director of the International Combat Hapkido Federation’s ATS program, state director for the International Disabled Self Defense Association, Vice President of the International Combat Hapkido Federation, Dillman Karate International affiliate and founder of Life Protection Arts and Sciences, LLC.  He currently teaches Okinawan, Korean, Chinese, Israeli, and American martial arts; in addition to various private and corporate protection specialty workshops.  He has over 20 years of public and private teaching experience.  He holds black belt ranks and instructor certification in several martial arts as well as specialized training in: defensive knife tactics, stick, cane, weapon disarms, ground survival skills, self protection, and pressure point applications.  He is a member of numerous martial arts and self defense organizations.  He has an open minded approach free of politics, and respects, values, learns, and shares from many teachers, students, martial arts, self defense systems and sciences.