Instructor Michael Bocco is a lifelong practitioner of the Martial Arts. He currently holds the rank of First Degree Black Belt in Chon-Tu Kwan (Combat) Hapkido with the International Combat Hapkido Federation and First Degree Black Belt in Hapkido with the World Ki-Do Federation / Hanminjok Hapkido Association. His rank is registered with the South Korean Government through the Ministry of Education and Culture. Bocco had the honor of being inducted into the "World Karate Union Hall of Fame in 2008 as "Combat Hapkido Instructor of the Year." He was nominated by Chief Instructor MacGregor and Master Frank Huff. Bocco is a direct student of MacGregor and considers him to be not only his Instructor, but his "Brother" as well.
Michael is also a Second Degree Black Belt in Karate with the International Okinawa Seishinryoku Karate Do Kobudo Association and is the Director of Arrest & Control Police Tactics with the World Sokeship Council Seishinryoku Kai.
Instructor Bocco is a certified Instructor in Ground Survival techniques under Master David Rivas. He also trains several times a year under Grandmaster John Pellegrini (founder of Combat Hapkido). He has had the honor of being the "uke" for Grandmaster Pellegrini on numerous occassions.
Michael is a Police Officer in the State of New Jersey with ten years experience as a Patrol Officer. He is the Field Training Officer for his department as well as the Former PBA Vice President for four consecutive years. Michael is a Licensed Police Defensive Tactics Instructor with the International Police Defensive Tactics Institute and holds Instructor Certifications in both Expandable Baton and Tactical Handcuffing with ASP.
Michael Bocco is the President and Founder of Police Defensive Tactics Training "PDT Training". Realizing that most Police Departments provide little or no training in Defensive Tactics subsequent to the Academy, the PDT Training program was created. Michael has also developed Instructional DVD's which offer state of the art instruction in Police Defensive Tactics.