We are thrilled to welcome our new instructor, Horace Craft.  Horace will be leading our new Empower Women’s Self-Defense courses, set to begin in September 2014.  Horace has over 30 years of law enforcement, safety, and martial arts experience and will be a great addition to the Rothwell MMA family!

Professional Achievements:

    • 1989-2011: Patrol Officer (retired) for the City of Cudahy Police Department
      • Patrolled neighborhoods
      • Conducted crime scene investigations
      • Taught certified Defense and Arrest Tactics (DAAT) program
      • Conducted Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in local schools
      • Assisted Milwaukee County Sheriff GRIP unit
      • Member of the Midwest, East, and West Coast Chapters of the Law Gang Investigators Association
    • 1996-2001: FBI law enforcement officer special tactics trainer
      • Trained FBI and police officers in hand-to-hand combat and arrest techniques
    • 1984-1989: Bodyguard
      • Provided personal and concert security for Muhammad Ali, Run DMC, and The Beach Boys, among other local and national acts.
    • 1983-1989: Safety Aid for Milwaukee Public School Safety Department
      • Managed safety and security programs in schools and during events
      • Provided student intervention and counseling
      • Conducted student security screenings, interventions, and physical assaults prevention
      • Assisted in gang-prevention program development

Personal Achievements:

    • 1998-2004: Presenter of conflict resolution and drug & alcohol awareness programs throughout Waukesha and Milwaukee County School Districts
    • 1991-2010: Waukesha food drive coordinator
    • 1990-2010: Muay Thai Instructor at Knockout Gym Menomonee Falls, WI
    • 1989-2010: Personal safety instructor for victims of domestic violence

Martial Arts Training:

    • Professional Boxing, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Artist with 31 Wins under his belt
    • Kempo Training
    • Tactical Training