Defensive Tactics

The chief instructor of Bluegrass Budokai, Mr. Craig Caudill, is a certified defensive tactics instructor with ForceOptions USA and has nearly two decades of experience teaching Japanese budo based tactics to defensive tactics minded individuals and agencies. This skill set includes long gun, sidearm, and edged-weapon retention and disarms. He has an extensive background in ground fighting and submission. His students have included those from various branches of law enforcement, corrections and military including:

US Marshals FBI ATF Kentucky State Police Lexington Division of Police LFUCG Corrections Winchester Police Department Stanton/Clay City Police Departments

Richmond Police Department Clark County Jail Madison County Jail Versailles Police Department Morehead Police Deparment KY Department of Juvenile Justice Kentucky National Guard Military Police

If you are an operator or officer searching for a training facility to stay fit, active, and one which will assist you in keeping your tactical skill set alive and active, then feel free to visit our dojo and participate in our martial arts classes. We offer huge discounts to you as a show of thanks for your service.

If you are in administrator or an officer searching for an instructor to help you add to you or you staff’s “tactical toolbox” then we can assist you with seminars on defensive tactics and combatives. We offer these in our traditional dojo which includes plenty of padding for an active training environment, and we also will travel to your location as well. Please contact Mr. Caudill for details.