Leonard Holifield is a frequent lecturer on executive protection, unarmed self-defense and one-man solo security/protection operations. During his 10-year military career, he served as chief combatives instructor to the U.S. Army. He has trained Special Forces, Infantry, Airborne, Air-Recon, Military Police, Psychological Operations and Special Reaction Teams, to name a few. His work in the field of military combatives has been recognized throughout the armed forces and has been featured in such publications as Soldiers, ARMY, KORUS and Military Police magazines; Stars & Stripes; and Armed Forces Korea Network news.
Holifield's martial arts career spans four decades. He is the president and founder of the International Sikaron Karate Federation and Supreme Grandmaster of the Sikaron Karate system, an integrated martial art system that incorporates judo, jujitsu, aikido, hapkido, combat karate, shotokan karate, ninjitsu, hwrangdo advanced knife fighting, boxing, grappling, and tameshiwari.
Biography from the archived Paladin Press catalog.
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