Aaron Neeley - Combatives and Edged Weapons Instructor

Experience

- Edged Weapons Subject Matter Expert
- Private Security
- Fugitive Recovery Agent
- Over 15 years experience Combatives and Martial Arts
- Senior Opfor/Redman

Aaron comes from a traditional martial arts background, studying a devastating mixture of Silat, Kali, JKD, and Mixed Martial Arts. He brings his passion for teaching edged weapon systems to the ADC team.

Aaron began work as a professional doorman in 2012, working security in multiple venues. His experience with deescalation, grappling, and crowd control became honed through his work. He would later become a security team leader, coordinating security staff to ensure his site was secure and monitored.

In 2016, Aaron became an active bail enforcement agent. Through the 4 years of recovering fugitives, Aaron participated in many successful recovery operations resulting in multiple arrests.

Aaron has worked within many training programs designed for law enforcement, US Military Special Operations, and civilians.