TAKE NO PRISONERS CLOSE QUARTER COMBAT SEMINAR 2024
"GATHERING OF THE GRANDMASTERS"
FORMAL DINNER & AWARDS BANQUET
EMBASSY SUITES ATLANTA, BUCKHEAD
3285 Peachtree Rd. NE
Atlanta, Ga. 30305
CLICK ON PHOTO ABOVE TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT SPECIAL DISCOUNT RATE!
DISCOUNTED HOTEL PARKING FEE $15 PER/DAY
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NEW EVENT FOR 2025
"BREAKING COMPETITION"
Judged on "Level of Difficulty"
1st Place / 2nd Place / 3rd Place
A CONFRONTATION THAT TAKES LONGER THAN (10) SECONDS
IS TOO LONG! WITHIN THE FIRST 5-10 SECONDS OF ENGAGING WITH
THE ATTACKER, THE CONFRONTATION SHOULD BE OVER!!!
"TAKE AWAY THE WEAPONS - TAKE AWAY THE FIGHT"
Dr. Leonard C. Holifield, 10th Dan, Soke, DMS
International Grandmasters Sokeship Council
HOSTED BY
Dr. Leonard C. Holifield, 10th Dan, Soke
Supreme Grandmaster Sikaron Karate Federation
President/Founder, International Academy of Martial Science and Philosophy
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA 2004
WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD 2005
UNIVERSITY OF WORLD MARTIAL ARTS
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MARTIAL SCIENCE
COMMISSION OF MARTIAL ARTS PROFESSORS
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDER AND HEADMASTER SOCIETY
WORLD ORGANIZER OF MARTIAL ARTS (WOMA) - FELLOW
WORLD MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME - 6X INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
WORLD MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME GRANDMASTERS SOKESHIP COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MARTIAL SCIENCE / PHILOSOPHY - FOUNDER
WORLD ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE - GRADUATE
WORLD SOKESHIP FOUNDER & HEADMASTER ALLIANCE, GRANDMASTER COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS OF MARTIAL ART SCIENCE AND EDUCATORS - FELLOW
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
8am-8:45 - CQC Seminar Registration at sign-in table, wristbands
8:45am - Welcome from President Dr. Leonard Holifield, Soke
8:50am - Seminar Briefing from Director Dr. Harold Credle, Soke
9am-4pm - CQC Seminars (Each instructor will teach for 45 minutes, with the next instructor starting at the top of each hour). A 10 minute break will be given between seminars. Legal Aspects and Ramifications of Self-Defense, and Medical Analysis and Breakdown of damage inflicted on the human body will also be discussed.
BREAK - 4PM-7PM (Prepare for Dinner Banquet - arrive early to be seated)
7PM-12AM - Formal Dinner and Awards Ceremony, featuring Dining, Live Entertainment, Door Prize Drawing, Testimonials, Award Presentations, Dancing, Live DJ and More!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
All Women's Self Defense and Wellness Symposium (New for 2025)
8:45am - Welcome - Meet Your Instructors
9am - Seminar Starts / 2pm - Seminar Ends
Knife-Fighting Techniques, Unarmed Self Defense Tactics, Improvised Weapons, Situational Awareness, Health and Wellness
Founders Commemorative Patch $25
CHIEF COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR - U.S. ARMY, 1987-1997
Note: Contact information at the end of this video is outdated.
Use Email: Phalanxeps@aol.com
(770) 742-5269 / (352) 718-0995
DON'T BE FOOLED BY IMITATORS
"THIS IS THE REAL DEAL"
LETTER FROM SMA MICHEAL A. GRINSTON TO
CHIEF COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR HOLIFIELD
Dr. Holifield with Sergeant Major of the Army
SMA RICHARD A. KIDD 1994
Dr. Holifield with CSM Lesley Freeman (ret) Sept 16, 2023
LEFT TO RIGHT
DR. ASAD, DR. MELVIN ARMSTRONG, DR. HOLIFIELD,
DR. SIJO STEVE MUHAMMAD, DR. LESLEY FREEMAN
CQC Seminar & Dinner Awards Banquet
$150
Women's Self-Defense Symposium
$35
CQC SEMINAR ONLY: $45
"TAKE (NO) PRISONERS"
CLOSE-QUARTER COMBAT SEMINAR 2025
EMBASSY SUITES ATLANTA, BUCKHEAD
3285 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, Ga. 30305
SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2025
SIGN IN: 8AM TO 8:45AM
SEMINARS: 9AM TO 4PM
DINNER BANQUET: 7PM-12AM
ADMISSION FEES
CQC SEMINAR & DINNER/AWARDS BANQUET: $150 PER/PERSON
AGE REQUIREMENTS
CQC PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YRS OR OLDER
BLACK BELT RANKS 9TH, 10TH DAN - FREE OF CHARGE FOR SEMINAR
INFORMATION CALL
(770) 742-5269 / (352) 718-0995
SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL DETAILS
"The Legal Aspects of Self-Defense"
An often overlooked subject at self-defense seminars. The advanced fighting skills that we possess can cause serious bodily harm, which can lead to serious legal ramifications. That being said, we will address this subject in detail. A must for ALL martial artist!
CQC T-Shirt $25.00
SHIRTS, BOOKS AND DVDS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE SEMINAR
DVD $25.00
A Legend and A Legacy is the true story of Leonard Holifield and his rise from childhood, through his remarkable martial arts career, his military career as U.S. Army Chief Combatives Instructor, to capturing the first Iraqi POW of the Gulf War, to the steps of the Alabama Supreme Court as personal bodyguard to the Chief Justice.
CQC FIGHTING TACTICS VOLUME 1 - PANTHER PRODUCTIONS
This three volume DVD series covers some of the most devastating hand-to-hand combat techniques used by U.S. soldiers. Instructor assumes no responsibility for the misuse of the techniques presented in this series. For Educational Purposes Only. Cost $49.99
DVD SET $49.99
COST: $35.00 READ BOOK REVIEWS
"BOOKS, DVDS, T-SHIRTS"
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE SEMINAR
GUEST SERVICES PROVIDED BY ONNA-BUGEISHA
SHADOW - ELITE EP PROTECTION TEAM
DR. SABREE SALLEH
REST IN PEACE
1950 - 2022
GRADUATE OF THE
WORLD ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE
INTRODUCING - C.E.T.A.
Close Engagement Target Acquisition
"ACQUIRE YOUR TARGET AND DESTROY IT"
BLACK MEDICINE
THE SCIENCE OF DESTROYING THE HUMAN BODY
IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY, ITS WEAKNESSES, AND MEDICAL ANALYSIS ON THE DAMAGE iNFLICTED ON THE HUMAN BODY.
THE SCIENCE OF DESTROYING THE HUMAN BODY
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE BODY'S WEAKNESSES
Developed by former U.S. Army Chief Combatives Instructor Dr. Leonard Holifield. (C.E.T.A) Close-Engagement-Target-Acquisition, was developed specifically for ending a physical assault in the quickest and most effective way possible, by destroying the body's main Life Support Systems, to include the: Central Nervous System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Brain, Skeletal System, and Internal Organs of the body.
Medical analysis of damage inflicted will also be examined and explained. The techniques and information presented in this seminar are FOR ACADEMIC STUDY ONLY.
Students are solely responsible for the use or misuse of the information presented in this seminar.
C.E.T.A
"CONTROLLED CHAOS"
CLOSE - ENGAGEMENT - TARGET - ACQUISITION
"A SYMPHONY OF VIOLENCE"
Translation: Acquire Target and Destroy It!!!
THE ATTACKER WILL ALWAYS OBLIGE YOU BY
GIVING YOU HIS WEAPONS (Arms, Hands, Legs)
WHEN HE DOES - GIVE THEM BACK (MODIFIED)
BREAK THEM!!!
Introducing
ARMAGEDDONTM
"The Total Destruction of the Arms"
Man's primary and most dangerous weapon is his Hands. The hands can Grip, Choke, Punch, Crush, Stab, Slash, and Pull a Trigger. Without the Hands and Arms, the ability to fight offensively or defensively is greatly reduced or eliminated all together.
This system, developed by Dr. Leonard Holifield, focuses on destroying ALL parts of the Arms, to include the Hands, Fingers, Wrist, Forearm, Elbow, and Shoulder. The Bones, Joints, Muscles and Tendons of the arms are examined closely, and the ways to destroy and disable them with the blade. Take away the weapons, end the fight!
FOR ACADEMIC STUDY ONLY
Defanging the Snake, The Science of Effective Fighting
By Dr. Leonard C. Holifield, DMS, 10th Dan Soke
Black Belt Magazine - April/May 2021
CQC SEMINAR 2025
SPECIAL GUEST
TUHON APOLO LADRA
Master of Pekiti Tirsia Kali
World Renowned Filipino Martial Arts Legend, Knife Expert, Kali, Escrima
PROF. FERNANDO FIGUEROA - DOMINCAN REPUBLIC
Military Combatives Instr, Counter-terriorism, Author, Defensive Tactics, SWAT
Systema, Krav Maga, Defendo, Kaisendo, CQC/Defensive Tactics Instructor
President-Anti-Trafficking Bureau, Founder-Universal Tactics & The Survival Academy
DR. ODETTE RUSSELL AND SIJO ABDUL MUTAKABBIE
Living Legends, SWAM Founder's, Authors, Masters of the Blade
DR. OLUYEMI MASHAMA - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Grandmaster, Chief Defensive Tactics Instructor, Public Speaker, Author, Women's SD
DR. ABDUL AZZIZ MUHAMMAD SIJO STEVE MUHAMMAD MASTER DARRELL SULLINS SR.
VSK JUJITSU BKF KENPO ISSHINRYU
FOI CHIEF INSTRUCTOR LIVING LEGEND PAN AMERICAN GAMES GOLD MEDALIST
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Seminars will start at the top of each hour and run for 45 minutes, followed by a 10 minute break, before the next instructor takes the platform. Classes are run professionally, giving each instructor quality time with their students, and the student the opportunity to learn and understand the mechanics, process and execution of each technique. Instructors are expected to demonstrate precision and control when executing techniques.
BACK BY SPECIAL REQUEST
KYOSHI JAMAR EDMUNDSON
JAPANESE GOJU-RYU, BUSHIDO, SCK RYU GOJU
DR. FERNANDO FIGUEROA (DOMINCAN REPLUBLIC)
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS / THREAT DETECTION
DR. LEONARD C. HOLIFIELD, 10TH DAN, SOKE
FORMER U.S. ARMY CHIEF COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR
C.E.T.A. / CONTROLLED CAOS / ARMAGEDDON - TOTAL LIMB DESTRUCTION
DR. KEVIN L. MORRIS SR, 10TH DAN
SHOTOKAN KARATE
DR. ODETTE RUSSELL, 9TH DAN
KNIFE-FIGHTING / KARAMBIT / STRAIGHT BLADE / IMPROVISED WEAPONS
WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE AND WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM
DR. JODY PERRY, 10TH DAN
WING CHUNG / IRON WING
DR. OLUYEMI MASHAMA, 9TH DAN - TRINIDAD TOBAGO
SANFOFA COMBAT SCIENCES
DR. ABDULLAH AMEEN ASAD, 1OTH DAN
SUMO JIU-JITSU / BUSHIDO / KARATE-DO / NINJITSU
MARINE CORPS VETERAN, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FBI, U.S. MARSHALL
LIVING LEGEND, ELDER
UNITED STATES ARMY career
dR. LEONARD C. HOLIFIELD
Basic Training Platoon Leader 1987 - Ft. Sill, OK.
Basic Training Graduation 1987 - Ft. Sill, OK.
Platoon Leader Holifield Inspecting Platoon
PFC Holifield AIT Class Leader - Ft. Sill, OK. 1987
PFC Holifield Teaching CQC 1987
POW Capture Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait, 1990-91
Holifield Training U.S. Troops Camp Casey, South Korea, 1993
HOLIFIELD WITH SOLDIERS OF FT. BRAGG, NC.
CQC TRAINING PRIOR TO GULF WAR DEPLOYMENT
Dr. Holifield, 209th Military Police Company, Ft. McClellan, AL. 1996
USD Instructor for Military Police and SRT Units
Holifield with Battalion Commander Col. Dennis Lewis, Ft. Bragg
Holifield with CQC Team, Camp Casey, Korea 1993
Chief Combatives Instructor Holifield with
Sergeant Major of the Army
SMA Richard A. Kidd
Ft. Sill, Ok. 1996
HOLIFIELD WITH U.S. ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF - GENERAL GORDON SULLIVAN 1993
MAGAZINES AND ARTICLES BY DR. HOLIFIELD
CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW FOR ARTICLE OR TO ORDER
A SOLDIERS GUIDE TO HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT 1997 - BESTSELLER
READ BOOK REVIEWS ON AMAZON.COM
ARMY TRAINER MAGAZINE COVER 1994
CANNONEER NEWSPAPER, FT. SILL, OK. 1995
SOLDIERS MAGAZINE 1990
ARMY TRAINER MAGAZINE 1992
SOLDIERS MAGAZINE 1995
SOLDIERS MAGAZINE ARTICLE 1995
MILITARY POLICE MAGAZINE 1996
KORUS "KOREAN" MAGAZINE 1993
KORUS MAGAZINE ARTICLE 1993
COMBATIVE MASTERS OF THE 2OTH CENTURY 2005
SOLO - SECURITY OPERATIONS FOR THE LONE OFFICER 2008
BLACK BELT MAGAZINE - APRIL / MAY ISSUE 2021
DEFANGING THE SNAKE - THE SCIENCE OF EFFECTIVE FIGHTING EXPLAINED
BY DR. LEONARD C. HOLIFIELD
DR. HOLIFIELD, AUTHOR DEFANGING THE SNAKE, BLACK BELT MAGAZINE 2021
W.O.M.A. - WORLD ORGANIZER OF MARTIAL ARTS / WORLD HEAD OF SOCIETY
WHOS WHO IN MARTIAL ARTS
COMBAT WARRIOR MAGAZINE 2007
MARTIAL ARTIST MAGAZINE 2007
Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered,
Those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid,
Thus, the wise win before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win!
MORIHEI UESHIBA
Holifield Training Troops in Giessen West Germany
Holifield Training Troops in Hand-To-Hand Combat, Ft. Bragg, NC.
Holifield with South Korean Special Forces Chief CQC Instructor
Holifield with Ft. Sill Post CSM McKinney and
Sergeant Major of the Army
SMA Richard Kidd
Holifield - Book Signing at Ft. Bragg, NC.
Holifield with Hand-To-Hand Combat Team, Camp Casey, Korea
Holifield Training Troops at Fort Bragg. NC. 1987
