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Phillip Rapagna, President & Training Director

Phil Rapagna, is a twenty- year-plus Southern California Law Enforcement veteran.  He has a wealth of real-world-tactical and instructional experience, and has spent his entire career working the streets and training other officers. His experience includes assignments to his department’s tactical team, Riot Control Team,  various training units, and Wilderness Search and Rescue.

Phil has worked publicly and privately as a security and dignitary protective specialist.  He has extensive experience working with Federal, Military, State, and local agencies, including working directly on US Presidential, California Gubernatorial, and US. State Department protective details.

Phil is an FBI and FLETC certified Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Physical Fitness Instructor.  He is a Master submachine gun and shotgun Instructor, and a recognized authority on SWAT, including being a court certified expert witness on firearms and Police use of force. Phil is also a USMC MOUT (Urban Warfare) instructor, a USMC Primary Marksmanship Instructor, a USMC HRST (Rappel, Fast Rope, SPIE) Master, and a USMC Black Belt.

Phil has trained and taught all over the world.  He was one of the initial instructors to the newly restructured Federal Air Marshals in 2001, and currently keeps busy with government & military contract work, teaching Firearms, Tactics, and Close Quarter Combat.

Phil is a lifetime martial artist with instructor certifications in Muay Thai, Several Filipino Martial Arts, Wing Chun Gung Fu, Western Boxing, and Kenpo Karate.

Phil is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and has worked as a stuntman, Stunt rigger, voice-over actor, Choreographer, teacher, and technical advisor on numerous motion pictures, commercials, theater productions, instructional videos, and computer game productions.

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