It is my personal vision to bring realistic, practical and readily applicable combative martial arts to the good men and women of this world… to you.

To help them stand against the darkness, the bullies, the terrorists, the kidnappers, the rapists, the evil people who would steal your liberty, safety and peace of mind.

It is my personal experience that through the practice of purposeful violence via combative martial arts, you can learn to develop a sense of security, confidence and boldness to live your life as a free man or woman and at the same time become a more peaceful person.

Knowing that you can elicit extreme violence if necessary, to stop, hurt or even kill an aggressor, gives you a certain calmness of mind.

Brian is a Progressive Fighting Systems Certified Instructor trained by the legendary Paul Vunak and teaches the same systems that Paul Vunak has taught to countless military and law enforcement agencies including the famous Navy SEAL Team Six, Rapid Assault Tactics, and his Law Enforcement program Force Continuum as well as Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do.

Brian’s background includes training in Mixed Martial Arts, western boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jujitsu, Jun Fan kickboxing (original Jeet Kune Do), Jeet Kune Do concepts, full-contact Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Sambo, Krav Maga and combative firearms, just to name a few.

In all Brian has over 2 decades of Martial Arts experience. He has trained with ranked professional boxers, Muay Thai champions, Olympic Tae Kwon Do medalists, members of the Olympic Judo team, Gracie Jujitsu black belts and trainers to special operations units in the US military.

Brian is also a Z-Health Level 4 Performance Coach, Russian Kettlebell Certified Instructor, Sports Movement Specialist, Vision and Vestibular Integration Specialist, Exercise Therapy Specialist, and a competitive athlete in indoor soccer.

He teaches specialized drills to forge fighter’s bodies, to toughen joints and connective tissues, to make fighters more supple and resilient.

Brian is a published author and has been interviewed and appeared in a number of media outlets such as Channel 2 News, Ski Magazine, The Everyday Show on FOX 31 amongst others.

He also appears as a contributing author in the book The RKC Book of Strength and Conditioning published by Dragon Door Publications.

Brian has written and published the book Seriously Strong Hands and has torn 90 poker cards in half with his bare hands.

The majority of Brian’s students are everyday men and women who are concerned about their ability to defend themselves; Doctors, international travelers concerned with their safety overseas, women who want to know how to defend themselves against a male assailant and of course men and women dedicated to becoming warriors.

Brian also trains security personnel, bail bondsmen, International Operatives, Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers, and has worked with the blind. Currently Brian teaches workshops for Pilots and Flight Attendants of an international airline. Topics include flight deck defense, dealing with problem passengers, FFDO concepts, personal protection and kidnap prevention during international travel. His courses have received rave reviews!

Brian is always studying other systems, looking for anything useful that can be added without taking away from realistic combat.

Brian is also the owner of Copeland’s Core Fitness, a Kettlebell and Z-Health fitness training studio in Aurora, CO. In addition to Martial Arts and Self-Defense, Brian is also an RKC Certified Kettlebell Instructor through Pavel Tsatsouline, a Z-Health Level 4 Exercise Therapy Specialist and fitness and combatives author. Brian offers private and group training classes in kettlebell training, see more at his kettlebell training site.