Instructors

Your Partners in Personal Safety

We are in an organic environment through continuous study of self-defense, tactical and hybrid systems as well as developments in fields ranging from police science to conflict management, from identity protection to counter-terrorism. Distilling our experience in analytical yet down-to-earth ways for your benefit, we are part of the next step in the evolution of personal safety.

• We understand that whether you’re coming in for a day or for a year, you want to feel comfortable, develop hard-core life skills, and leave with a sense of accomplishment. As we strive to give you that experience, we do not ask you to address us by esoteric titles – only by our first names.
• We cultivate a cooperative rather than competitive environment that is non-hierarchical.
• We provide friendly, scientific, non-intimidating instruction in plain English, and have fun even while addressing the most serious subjects.
• We are inclusive and open to peer review. We acknowledge and incorporate good ideas no matter where they come from.
• We encourage students to question what they learn and give them the tools with which to do so. Our motto “Qua(e)re Verum” means “Seek the truth”.
• We believe that the attitude embodied in the Israeli CQB notion of “Always a student, sometimes a teacher” is one of the best assets an instructor can have.

Our instructors and their experience are as follows:

Marcus Lincoln, Chief Instructor, Self-Defense & Defensive Tactics

• 20 years of training in martial arts, 15 years in self-defense, police science, and personal safety; prolific instructor in multiple fields
• Specialist in streamlining police science for rapid development of “street smarts”, awareness, safe habits, accurate prediction and avoidance – for better home, workplace, school, street and travel security
• Specialist in adapting hybrid systems to tactical street use, including Israeli Krav Maga / KAPAP, US Marine Corps LINE, US Army Special Forces CQB and others
• Trained one-on-one with:
  • Founder of first American system based on habits of street fighters and criminals and US Marine Corps close combat instructor
  • Master defensive tactics and tactical firearms instructor to New Jersey State Police
  • Master instructor and highest ranking US practitioner of Krav Maga
  • Founder of Aikido/FMA hybrid and master small arms and tactics instructor
  • Special operations personnel with extensive close combat training from the US Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and Special Forces (Green Berets)
• Proficient in all combative ranges – kicking, striking, in-fighting and grappling
• Proficient to varying degrees in full-contact Karate, Aikijutsu, Jujutsu, Ninjutsu / Taijutsu, Muay Thai, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, Bruce Lee’s JeetKuneDo, Pentjak Silat and Kuntao
• Developed tactical method for teaching the uninitiated, facilitating rapid neuromuscular conditioning for stripped-down, concept-based defense
• Reserve police officer for the NYPD. Reserve police sergeant for the City of Newton, MA. Patrol, street policing, crowd control and first responder experience, United Nations security and foreign embassy assignments in New York City. Mobile patrol, first responder, crowd control and supervisory experience in Massachusetts.
• Taught martial arts, self-defense, defensive tactics and personal safety in form of classes, seminars and programs since 1993
• Specialist in "field-stripping" for martial artists, women's self-defense, surviving core criminal attacks (assault, robbery, rape and weapons) and personalized defense using your individual strengths

John Enright, Chief Instructor, Security & Protection

• 31-year progressive career in federal law enforcement, including the US Secret Service, Department of Treasury, IRS Enforcement, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). US Secret Service field office Special Agent in Charge
• Leadership positions at the US Secret Service Presidential Protection and Protective Intelligence Divisions. Permanent assignments at the White House for Presidents Bush (41) and Clinton
• Director of Counter-Terrorism and Law Enforcement, US Attorney’s Office, RI
• Managed Secret Service regional and national investigations, attaining federal arrest and conviction statistics far exceeding those of similar offices nationwide
• Extensive experience as instructor includes training Secret Service agents, executive protection for police departments, full-day anti-terrorism program for state law enforcement, and advanced instruction personally provided to 2000+ police officers
• Extensive training, instruction in and worldwide experience with:
  • Defensive and offensive driving, motor vehicle accident prevention
  • Counter-ambush, counter-surveillance
  • Travel and unfamiliar location safety
  • Individual defense against terrorism
  • Surveillance, criminal and civil investigations
  • Anti-kidnapping / hostage survival
  • Explosives recognition
  • Firearms safety
• Designed and implemented protocols for home safety and personal protection based on US Secret Service best practices
• Acting Director of the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
• Specialist at individual and institutional threat assessment; prediction and prevention of violence
• Investigative expertise in financial crimes, corporate wrongdoing, fraud prevention, identity theft and internal security
• CIA, Continuity of Operations Program (COOP)
• Homeland security analyst, NBC TV affiliates in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
• Protectees include presidents Bush (41) and Clinton, former president Carter, members of first families, prime minister Tony Blair of England, Pope John Paul II, numerous controversial world leaders, political figures, first-tier celebrities, and high-profile government witnesses in the federal witness protection program.

Michael Biggs – Instructor, Self-Defense & Defensive Tactics

• Active duty military service in the US Navy. Strategic Weapons Systems training. Extensive firearms and other weapons qualifications. Nuclear Weapons Security and Port security teams. Top secret clearance.
• Over 10 years of professional security experience as bouncer, bodyguard, corporate and event security
• Bouncer at some of Boston area's most troubled spots and toughest clubs. Current Chief of Club Security responsible for multi-thousand people venues
• Bodyguard and personal security experience with VIPs and celebrities including multiple Red Sox players
• Extensive martial arts experience including Shotokan Karate, Kendo, Aikido, San Soo, Wing Chun, and Systema
• Trained one-on-one with Marcus and was selected to instruct the physical aspects of the Real-Life Self-Defense course, stress inoculation, padded assailant / adrenal response training and security professional training

Richard “Hunter” Stockton – Instructor, Self-Defense

• Started his martial arts training with Shorinji Kempo
• Studied Judo and Shotokan Karate, learning how to combine grappling and striking and how to move between ranges for realistic defense
• Following an interest in Korean arts, extensively studied Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido
• Search for overarching principles and for combining the most useful aspects of many arts into an effective, practical system led to Kajukenbo, which blends Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Kenpo and Kung-fu
• Trained one-on-one with Marcus

In addition to the permanent teaching staff, Personal Safety, LLC features a network of contract instructors, guest instructors and subject matter experts to extend its offerings.