Deputy Rob Bardsley is the Senior Arrestling Level 4 Instructor. He has trained in Arrestling from the beginning and was Founder Gulla's main sparring partner for over 14 years.

Rob Bardsley is a 26 year police veteran of King County Sheriff's Office and is currently working as the School Resource Officer in the City of Shoreline. a contract city.

Rob was an instructor at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center (Police Academy) for 4 years. He was an Advance Training Unit Instructor for 3 years and is a Master Defensive Tactics Instructor for the State of Washington.

He worked as a member of the Green River Task Force and was King County Sheriff's Office Range Master. In 2002 he won a bronze medal in Submission Grappling at the CamAm Police and Fire Games.

He's a Master Firearms Instructor and former Range Master.

Sgt Gary Drake. Currently Assigned to Lower Elwha Police Department
. Arrestling Level III Instructor

 Blue belt in brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Marcelo Alonso Carlson Gracie Team
· King Co. Correction officer with over 12 years experience
· Court Detail Unit = Specializing in high security transports and trails.
· Member King Co. Honor Guard
· Master Pistol Qualification - Simunition® Scenario Instructor
· Washington State Master Defensive Tactics Instructor
· Master Taser Instructor - Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
  Swat Team Qualified - Entry - Breaching
  Confined Space Survival Instructor- Cell Entry Specialist

Trooper Ryan Spurling - Arrestling Level I

Arrestling Level I instructor, started in 1999

17 year veteran Trooper of the Washington State Patrol

Lead Control / Defensive Tactics instructor at the WSP Academy for the past 6 years

Lead TAC officer and physical fitness instructor at the WSP Academy for the past 6 years

Master Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Criminal Justice Training Commission since 2001

Nidan (2 nd degree black belt) in Okinawian Butokukan Karate

Firearms, Taser, instructor.

Department Armorer since 1996

Field Training Officer - Simunition® Instructor

Retired 1SG after 21 1/2 years in the military (4 years USMC and 17 ½ US Army reserves) Mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom as a BTN Acting Command Sergeants Major. NCOIC of Task Force Regan in 2004 and assisted with the development and running of an 8 hour combative course that trained thousands of soldiers and airmen being deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Sinai, Kosovo and Guantanamo Bay.

Officer Brad Conway - Arrestling Level I

Started with Arrestling in 1999.  11 years with Seattle PD.  Currently the lead physical fitness trainer at wscjtc, and assistant DT instructor.  Certified master DT instructor, Taser Instructor,   Simunition Scenario instructor.  Have a purple belt in brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Marcelo Alonso Carlson Gracie Team.  Currently cross train in muay thai, kick boxing, and Jkd. 

Officer Duane Olsen - Arrestling Level I
Started Arrestling in 1996
Current Assignment: West Richland Police Department - Patrol
Began Law Enforcement as a Corrections Officer in 1995

Hired as a Police Officer in 1999
Master Defensive Tactics Instructor for the state of Washington, Taser Instructor
Arrestling Group Leader for the Tri Cities DT training Group
Martial Arts Background: Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Filipino Martial Arts

Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do

Simunition® Scenario Instructor

Field Training Officer for Agency

Corporal Chris Leblanc

Arrestling Instructor Level I

Started Arrestling in 1997

Chris started in law enforcement with the Vancouver, Washington PD in 1997, and began Arrestling.

He has been with the Southwest Washington Regional SWAT team since 1999.

He is instructor certified in Use of Force Simulation Training, Low Light Engagements, and in Less Lethal/Diversionary Devices and Chemical Agents. He has also trained in Extreme Close Quarters Concepts and the National Tactical Officers Association’s Defensive Tactics for Combative Subjects.

Chris holds a Black Belt in Judo. He is ranked in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and has studied modern edged weapons methods and classical Chinese and Japanese fighting arts