Staff

Sr. Master Doug Boyd:

• Experience:
  • 22+ years of martial arts training (18+ of those years in Combat Hapkido)
• Combat Hapkido:
  • Sr. Master Instructor (6th Degree Black Belt)
  • Certified Instructor: Tactical Pressure Points Program
  • Certified Cane Instructor
  • Trained in: Ground Survival Techniques Program
  • Former Instructor: International Police Defensive Tactics Institute
• World Martial Arts Alliance:
  • Sr. Master in Combat Hapkido (6th Degree Black Belt)
• World TaeKwonDo (Federation):
  • Instructor (4th Degree Black Belt)
• Awards:
  • International Combat Hapkido Federation:
    • Founder’s Hall of Honors (2022, 1st edition)
    • 2019 Who’s Who in Combat Hapkido (2nd edition)
    • 2012 Who’s Who in Combat Hapkido (1st edition)
  • Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors:
    • 2016: Excellence in Teaching Martial Arts
  • World Head of Family / Sokeship Council:
    • 2019: Outstanding Leadership Award – Combat Hapkido
    • 2023: Master Instructor of the Year – Self Defense – Combat Hapkido – VA
• Memberships:
  • Lifetime Member: International Combat Hapkido Federation
  • Member U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA)
  • Member of World Martial Arts Alliance

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Ken Whittington:

• Experience:
  • 12+ years of martial arts training
• Combat Hapkido:
  • 3rd Degree Black Belt
  • Trained with: International Police Defensive Tactics Institute
  • Lifetime Member: International Combat Hapkido Federation
  • Trained in: Tactical Pressure Points Program
  • Trained in: Ground Survival Techniques Program
• Awards:
  • Who’s Who in Combat Hapkido:
    • 2012 (1st edition)2019 (2nd edition)
  • Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors:
    • 2016: Outstanding Dedication in Martial Arts
    • 2017: Outstanding Contribution as an Ambassador to the Martial Arts
    • 2018: Goodwill Ambassador to the Martial Arts

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Elaine Arrieta:

Note: On a sad note, Elaine passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 after battling a long illness.

• Experience:
  • 8+ years of martial arts training
• Combat Hapkido:
  • 2nd Degree Black Belt
  • Lifetime Member of International Combat Hapkido Federation
  • Trained in: Tactical Pressure Points Program
  • Trained in: Ground Survival Techniques Program
  • 2018 “Woman of the Year” at the 25th ICHF Anniversary.
• Awards:
  • Who’s Who in Combat Hapkido:
    • 2019 (2nd edition)
  • Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors:
    • 2015-2019

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