James “Doc” Olson is a renowned law enforcement trainer. James began his training in the martial arts in the early 1980’s where he earned high rankings in both Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido. He started his law enforcement career in 1989 as a police officer with the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida. While working for the Port St. Lucie Police Department James earned the listed instructor certifications and became the agency’s lead instructor in those areas. James continued his training in the martial arts and has become an instructor in Taiho Jitsu & The Keysi Fighting Method. James served several years as the lead SWAT sniper and still conducts regular training within that unit as well as competing on an international level with other SWAT snipers.
James served as a Field training officer and Traffic Crash Reconstructionist. He is currently assigned as a full time Training Officer and conducts regular training sessions on the topics of Use of Force, Firearms, Impact Weapons and Control Tactics. James also teaches Taser M-26/X-26 Operator, Active Shooter courses and performs duties as the Weapons Armorer. He has developed force related polices and procedures and provides consultation for proposed changes to force related policies.
James has also been an instructor at the Indian River Police Academy in the area of Officer Survival and Patrol Procedures. Truly an International instructor, James not only teaches in North America, but has spent time training Police Officers in South America for the Peruvian National Police Forces. James has prevailed in many potentially lethal encounters, and has consulted on several force related law enforcement situations. James has received numerous awards and commendations for his dedication to the law enforcement community.
James is uniquely qualified to teach in the area of Combat Self Defense, because of his experience as a Police Officer he not only knows what life threatening situation endanger the everyday citizen, but has personally dealt with those who seek to do harm to the good people of this world. In addition to his accomplishments as a law enforcement professional, James is working on his Degree in Criminal Justice Technology from the Indian River Community College.
Certified Instructor:
- Master Instructor- Firearms
- State Certified Firearms
- CJSTC Certified Firearms
- Tactical Shotgun
- Scope Rifle Operator
- Patrol Rifle
- Combat Handgun
- Impact Weapons
- Electronic Control Devices (Taser)
- Force on Force
- CJSTC Certified Defensive Tactics
- Certified Use of Force
- One on One Control Tactics
- Keysi Fighting Method
- Krav Maga Israeli Trained Combat Instructor
- Lead Firearms Instructor for the IRSC Police Academy
- Certified Weapons Armorer for:
Glock, Colt, Remington, Heckler & Koch, Sig Sauer & Taser
- Certified Emergency Operations Driving
- Rapid Response
- U.S. Air Marshall Flying Armed Training
- National Rifle Association certified instructors in:
- Pistol
- Rifle
- Shotgun
- Home Defense
- Range Safety Officers