US Police Tactics United States Police Defense Training Association
Robert Hedden – Senior Instructor
Defense Tactics & Military Certifications:
US Police Unarmed Tactics Instructor
US Military Unarmed Tactics Instructor
US Mounted Bicycle Police Defensive Riding Instructor US Mounted Bicycle Police Tactics Defensive Instructor
Martial Arts:1983 – Present
- 1983 Began Shito-ryu Ha Karate-do under Timothy Brooks 1985 Received Shodan (1st Dan) from Timothy Brooks
- 1992 Graduated University of South Florida – Bachelor of Arts
- 1996 Began training in Bunbu-Ichi Karate, Kobudo and Jujutsu under Soke Ric Black
- 1997 Received Shodan (1st Dan) under Soke Ric Black
- 1998 Received Nidan (2nd Dan) under Soke Ric Black
- 1998 Recruited for Uchedeshi (Entrant to Secrets) program and accepted became candidate for Sokedai under the White Lotus Society under Grand Master Tan Chiang Chen and Bunbu-Ichi Zendo Kyokai Soke Ric Black
- 2000 Recognized as Sokedai (Inheritor Designate) of the Bunbu-Ichi Zendo Kyokai.
- 2000 Received Sandan (3rd Dan) under Soke Ric Black
- 2001 Received Yondan (4th Dan) under Soke Ric Black
- 2001 Received Sokedai designation from Soke Ric Black
- 2005 Received Godan (5th Dan) designation from Soke Ric Black
- 2008 Received Inheritor – Hachidan (8th Dan) from Soke Ric Black
- International Martial Arts Hall of Fame Recipient 2000
Education:
BA Commercial Art