Tactical Defence Academy
Captain Ben Mängels established the South African Institute of Unarmed Combat (SAIUC) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1981. When Captain Mängels emigrated to the US he handed the SAIUC over to Shihan Thaya Moodaley (7th Dan Atemi-Jujitsu). He then established his US based Tactical Defence Academy.
Captain Mängels was appointed National Director of the International Combat Military Advisors Group (ICMAG) (an international body of ex-specialist servicemen that trains military and police anti-terrorist units), he is current president of the International Close Combat Instructors Association (ICCIA), senior advisor to the American Martial Arts Association (AMAA) and representative for South African to the Combat Military Advisors Group. The World British Federation of Martial Arts recently promoted Captain Ben Mangels, to 10th Dan in Jiu-Jitsu. He has also been inducted into the US Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
Philip is an official representative of Captain Ben Mängels and the Tactical Defence Academy.
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