Jason Brooks has been training in martial arts since 1977 as an understudy of Grandmaster John Natividad. Jason currently holds four different black belts in the styles of Tang Soo Do, Karate-Do, Bushinkai Ninjutsu, and Krav Haganah. He has been inducted into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame as well as the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Jason’s extensive martial arts background led him to join the United States Marine Corps, where he served as the lead instructor in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program for his unit, 2D Recon Battalion. Jason trained over 300 Recon Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and 3500 active-duty Marines, Sailors, and reserve forces in all aspects of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical warfare. In 2005, Jason was medically retired from the Marine Corps due to injuries sustained during combat operations in Iraq.

In 2017, Jason started working at CRI Counter Terrorism Training School as the veteran outreach coordinator and recruiter, eventually becoming a lead instructor for their tactical training programs. Additionally, Jason is an adjunct instructor for the National Association of Chief of Police, training police officers in advanced officer survival techniques. He is also a member of the UFC executive protection security team and has been involved in numerous motorcade details for the President and First Lady of the United States during their visits to Las Vegas.

Current Role

Jason Brooks is the co-owner and lead instructor of Assault Counter Tactics, a personal protection company that trains individuals at all levels in the use of force for private and professional security.

Expertise and Certifications:

• Master Firearms Instructor
• Certified to teach escaping captivity (SERE): Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape
• Tactical Medicine
• Protective Security Formations
• VIP Protective Techniques
• Tactical Driving
• Convoy Operations
• Tactical Shooting (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun)
• Counter-Ambush Techniques
• Counter-Kidnapping
• VIP Rescue Recovery
• Radio Procedures
• Weapons Retention
• Defense Against Edged Weapons and Knives
• Throwing Knives
• Weapon Disarmament
• Defense Against Grabs/Holds
• Counter Strangulation
• Ground Defense
• Takedowns