On today's Coffee with Rich, we will be joined by Allen Elishewitz of Elishewitz Custom Knives and Tactician Concepts.
Allen spent a good part of his childhood living in third world countries around Southeast Asia. During that time he came to appreciate the way people there lived with minimal infrastructure. This helped shape some of his personality and how he approaches life and training. Allen has always trained in some type of combative arts since he was 10 years old. Over several decades he has had the pleasure of studying and training with some of the best instructors in their fields. This interest is what guided him into my current occupation. Allen is a professional knifemaker who specializes in tactical and defensive blades. Allen is one of the first knifemakers to start the tactical folder movement. He operates Elishewitz Custom Knives and Tactician Concepts with his wife Valerie.
Allen has been interested in knives ever since he was very young. His martial arts trainings, along with his experiences as a Recon Marine, gave me the perfect background to design both defensive and utility knives.
During the time Allen spent at 4th Recon C Company, he was a Team Leader in charge of a Deep Recon Platoon. Allen trained in Artillery Call for Fire, Naval Call for Fire, SOTG, Amphibious Recon and many in-company trainings.
Allen has a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and an Associate Degree in Fine Arts.
Links to my Allen's websites:
https://elishewitzknives.com/
https://tacticianconcepts.com/
SWAG:
https://shop.americanwarriorsociety.com/
American Warrior Society please visit:
https://americanwarriorsociety.com/​

On today's Coffee with Rich, we will be joined by Dr. Sherman House of Civilian Defender.
Dr. Sherman A. House is currently in his third decade as a healthcare provider, and is a Hospital Dentist and Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Meharry Medical College in Nashville TN. He is also a Reserve Peace Officer in a busy Middle Tennessee Department. Prior to his career in dentistry, Dr. House was a Fireman and Emergency Medical Technician in Washington State. Concurrently, he was a Shotgun Messenger for several West Coast Armored Truck companies. He participated in security operations at the 1999 WTO Riots in Seattle WA. He holds undergraduate degrees in Law Enforcement, Cell Biology and Philosophy from Gonzaga University. He completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the Meharry Medical College with Honors in Nashville TN. He earned a Hospital Dentistry Certificate as the Chief Resident from the Metro General Hospital also in Nashville.
Dr. House is the originator of the CIVILIAN DEFENDER training concept. He has personally saved lives using CPR, Rescue Breathing, AED, TCCC, ACLS, PHTLS and Heimlich Manuever techniques. He has studied extensively in the defensive arts, both armed and unarmed, as well as self-defense law, emergency medicine, criminal psychology, tactical driving and other survival skills, and has certificates from Tom and Lynn Givens (Dr. House is a Rangemaster-Certified Pistol AND Shotgun Instructor), Paul Gomez (Fighting Shotgun), James Yeager (Inaugural Tactical Response Instructor Class Graduate), Gabe White (Light Pin Winner), John Farnam (DTI Instructor), Greg Sullivan (AR Armorer), Rob Edwards (Fighting Pistol), John Chapman (Fighting Rifle), Aaron Little (Fighting Rifle), Dr. William Aprill, Massad Ayoob (MAG20), Larry Vickers (AK Operator), Lee Weems (Pistol and Shotgun), Dave Spaulding (Combative Pistol), Andrew Branca (LOSD TN/KY).
Civilian Defender:
https://civiliandefender.com/about/
SWAG:
https://shop.americanwarriorsociety.com/
American Warrior Society please visit:
https://americanwarriorsociety.com/

On today's Coffee with Rich, we will be joined by The Cecil Burch of the Shivworks Collective and Immediate Action Combatives.
Cecil Burch has been a Martial Artist and Shooter for over forty years. He has studied many different arts and has held numerous teaching credentials in several of them. He began training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1989 and is currently a 3rd degree black belt.
Cecil has traveled extensively conducting seminars across the U.S. as well as internationally. He has been a featured presenter at many tactical/defense oriented conferences and has worked extensively with Law Enforcement officers, Federal Air Marshals, military special operation troops, and private citizens.
Cecil Burch:
http://www.iacombatives.com/
SWAG:
https://shop.americanwarriorsociety.com/
American Warrior Society please visit:
https://americanwarriorsociety.com/