Carmine Downy is one of the foremost experts in close quarters unarmed and blade combatives. He served as a U.S. Army Special Forces "Green Beret" on an Elite H.A.L.O. team; then a career as a Tactical Team member for the Federal Government. He holds Instructor credentials in U.S. Army H2H Combat; Chinese Military Sanda and Israeli Krav Maga. Also a respected MMA Coach, he holds Black Belts in Kickboxing, Karate, Ju Jitsu & Judo. Equally versed in the use of weapons he holds black belts in Kobudo and Kendo; is a Military trained expert in American Indian Knife and Tomahawk and has extensive training in multiple styles of Kali and Escrima.