William Murphy, Lead Instructor, Low-Light and Firearms Training
Bill has been a police officer for 25 years. He is currently a Senior Police Officer assigned
to Patrol /SWAT with the Huntington Beach PD in California, where he is also a Firearms
Instructor/Armorer, Use of Force Instructor, and a member of the Range Advisory Committee. He is
a Senior Rangemaster for Gunsite Training Academy, a Police Academy Instructor, an NRA, FBI,
and an Adjunct Instructor for the U.S. Air Force Pararescue
Advanced Training Center. Bill serves as Lead Instructor for low-light and firearms courses at the
SureFire Institute.
Douglas Martin, Lead Instructor, Vehicle Operations
Douglas has been a police officer for over 17 years. A founding member of the Los Angeles Police
Department's elite Wilshire CRASH unit, he currently serves as Team Leader on the Huntington Beach
Police Department SWAT team. He has been both a member and supervisor of protective details for
celebrities, executives and high-profile court witnesses. He is also a firearms training instructor,
protective/defensive driving instructor, and a patrol/SWAT tactics instructor. He has performed in
numerous films and television commercials as a precision driver and stuntman, and is a member of
the Screen Actors Guild.
James Williams, Lead Instructor, Self-Defense
James is a former U.S. Army officer with over 45 years of experience in numerous martial arts
disciplines. He is an expert in both ancient and modern martial arts and has developed The System
of Strategy, a unique approach to unarmed combatives based on the ancient samurai system of close
quarters combat. Internationally recognized for his knowledge and expertise, James has delivered
training to military special operations units, government agencies, and law enforcement organizations,
both foreign and domestic. James teaches combatives, self-defense, low-light tactics, and firearms for
the SureFire Institute.