"GATHERING OF THE GRANDMASTERS" 2025
18TH ANNUAL MARTIAL ARTS EXTRAGANZA AND AWARDS BANQUET
2027
GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER
285 Andrew Young International Blvd
Atlanta, Ga. 30313
WE ARE CURRENTTLY IN THE PLANNING PHASE - VENUE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DEADLINE TO BOOK YOUR ROOM - TBA
DISCOUNTED HOTEL PARKING FEE
QUESTIONS, CALL PHALANX AT
(352) 718-0995
WELCOME TO ATLANTA!
COMING IN 2027
"BREAKING COMPETITION"
Judged on "Level of Difficulty"
1st Place / 2nd Place / 3rd Place Trophies
International Grandmasters Sokeship Council
HOSTED BY
Dr. Leonard C. Holifield, 10th Dan, Soke
Supreme Grandmaster Sikaron Karate Federation
President/Founder, International Academy of Martial Science and Philosophy
WHO'S WHO IN MARTIAL ARTS
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA 2004
WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD 2005
UNIVERSITY OF WORLD MARTIAL ARTS
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MARTIAL SCIENCE
COMMISSION OF MARTIAL ARTS PROFESSORS
INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS SOKESHIP COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDER AND HEADMASTER SOCIETY
WORLD ORGANIZER OF MARTIAL ARTS (WOMA) - FELLOW
WORLD MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME - 5X INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
WORLD MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME GRANDMASTERS SOKESHIP COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MARTIAL SCIENCE / PHILOSOPHY - FOUNDER
WORLD ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE - GRADUATE
WORLD SOKESHIP FOUNDER & HEADMASTER ALLIANCE, GRANDMASTER COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS OF MARTIAL ART SCIENCE AND EDUCATORS - FELLOW
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL, SEPTEMBER 25, 2027
7pm-11pm - Friday night social. Embassy Suites Hotel Main floor.
Meet and Greet with the Grandmasters, Special Guest and Fellow Martial Artist!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2027
8am-8:30am - CQC Seminar Registration at Sign-in
8:30am - Welcome from President Dr. Leonard Holifield, Soke
8:45am - Seminar Briefing from Director Dr. Harold Credle, Soke
9am-4pm - CQC Seminars
(Each instructor will teach for 45 minutes, with the next instructor starting at the top of each hour). A 10 minute break will be given between seminars. Legal Aspects and Ramifications of Self-Defense, and Medical Analysis and Breakdown of damage inflicted on the human body will also be discussed.
BREAK - 4PM-6PM (Prepare for Awards Ceremony - Arrive early to be seated)
6PM-12AM - Dinner Awards Banquet , Featuring Live Entertainment, Door Prize Drawing (Flat Screen TV's and more!), Testimonials, Award Presentations, Dancing,
Live DJ - Old School Music Time Machine, 2-min Testimonials (Tell YOUR story)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2027
All Women's Self Defense and Wellness Symposium
8:45am - Welcome - Meet Your Instructors
9am (Sharp) - Seminar Starts / 2pm - Seminar Ends
Knife-Fighting Techniques, Unarmed Self Defense Tactics, Improvised Weapons, Situational Awareness, Health and Wellness, Products and more!
LIVE DJ - OLD SCHOOL MUSIC TIME MACHINE!
Dance, Relax, and Reminisce to Old School & Soca Music!
Earth-Wind & Fire, Commodores, Spinners, Dramatics, Peabo Bryson, Billy Ocean, Zapp
Isley Brothers, Maze, Bobby Womach, Marvin Gaye, Anita Baker, Cameo, Kool & the Gang, Lakeside, Lenny Williams, Sade, New Birth, Freddie Jackson, D-Train, Bar-kays, AWB, Barry White, Stevie Wonder, Jeffrey Osborne, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Smokey, Ohio Players and more!
Transportation Provided By S&B Luxury Chauffeur Service, ATL 1st Team Limousine, and Buckhead Limousine Service
CHIEF COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR - U.S. ARMY, 1987-1997
Note: Contact information at the end of this video is outdated.
Use Email: Phalanxeps@aol.com
(770) 742-5269 / (352) 718-0995
DON'T BE FOOLED BY IMITATORS
"THIS IS THE REAL DEAL"
THE GATHERING OF THE GRANDMASTERS 2025
Professional Photos Courtesy of Larry Wilson 678-900-7650
THE MARTIAL ARTS EVENT OF THE YEAR!
Awards / Dinner Banquet
$100
CQC Seminar
FREE ADMISSION
Women's Self-Defense Symposium
FREE ADMISSION
Vendors Table
$150
"TAKE (NO) PRISONERS"
CLOSE-QUARTER COMBAT SEMINAR 2025
EMBASSY SUITES ATLANTA, BUCKHEAD
3285 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, Ga. 30305
SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2025
SIGN IN: 8AM TO 8:45AM
CQC SEMINARS: 9AM TO 4PM
DINNER AWARD CEREMONY: 6PM-12AM
EVENT FEES
CQC SEMINAR AND DINNER AWARDS BANQUET: $125 PER/PERSON
AWARDS BANQUET: $100 / CQC SEMINAR: $45 / WOMENS SEMINAR: $35
VENDOR TABLE FEE: $150
CQC PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YRS OR OLDER
BLACK BELT RANKS 9TH, 10TH DAN - FREE OF CHARGE FOR SEMINAR
INFORMATION CALL
(770) 742-5269 / (352) 718-0995
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Dr. Holifield & First Lady
Welcomes You To The
17th Annual Take NO Prisoners CQC Seminar &
Dinner Awards Banquet 2025
GUEST SERVICES PROVIDED BY ONNA-BUGEISHA
SHADOW - ELITE EP PROTECTION TEAM
DR. SABREE SALLEH
REST IN PEACE
1950 - 2022
GRADUATE OF THE
WORLD ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE
Lethal Information
For Educational Purposes
INTRODUCING - C.E.T.A.
Close Engagement Target Acquisition
"ACQUIRE YOUR TARGET AND DESTROY IT"
BLACK MEDICINE
THE SCIENCE OF DESTROYING THE HUMAN BODY
IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY, ITS WEAKNESSES, AND MEDICAL ANALYSIS ON THE DAMAGE iNFLICTED ON THE HUMAN BODY.
THE SCIENCE OF DESTROYING THE HUMAN BODY
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE BODY'S WEAKNESSES
Developed by former U.S. Army Chief Combatives Instructor Dr. Leonard Holifield. (C.E.T.A) Close-Engagement-Target-Acquisition, was developed specifically for ending a physical assault in the quickest and most effective way possible, by destroying the body's main Life Support Systems, to include the: Central Nervous System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Brain, Skeletal System, and Internal Organs of the body.
Medical analysis of damage inflicted will also be examined and explained. The techniques and information presented in this seminar are FOR ACADEMIC STUDY ONLY.
Students are solely responsible for the use or misuse of the information presented in this seminar.
C.E.T.A
"CONTROLLED CHAOS"
CLOSE - ENGAGEMENT - TARGET - ACQUISITION
"A SYMPHONY OF VIOLENCE"
Translation: Acquire Target and Destroy It!!!
Coming Soon
September 2025
THE ATTACKER WILL ALWAYS OBLIGE YOU BY
GIVING YOU HIS WEAPONS (Arms, Hands, Legs)
WHEN HE DOES - GIVE THEM BACK (MODIFIED)
BREAK THEM!!!
Introducing
ARMAGEDDONTM
"The Total Destruction of the Arms"
Man's primary and most dangerous weapon is his HANDS. The hands can Grip, Choke, Punch, Crush, Stab, Slash, and Pull a Trigger. Without the Hands and Arms, the ability to fight offensively or defensively is greatly reduced or eliminated all together.
This system, developed by Dr. Leonard Holifield, focuses on destroying ALL parts of the Arms, to include the Hands, Fingers, Wrist, Forearm, Elbow, and Shoulder. The Bones, Joints, Muscles and Tendons of the arms are examined closely, and the ways to destroy and disable them with the blade. Take away the weapons, end the fight!
FOR ACADEMIC STUDY ONLY
Coming Soon
November 2025
Defanging the Snake, The Science of Effective Fighting
By Dr. Leonard C. Holifield, DMS, 10th Dan Soke
Black Belt Magazine - April/May 2021
CQC SEMINAR 2025
SPECIAL GUESTS
TUHON APOLO LADRA
Master of Pekiti Tirsia Kali
World Renowned Filipino Martial Arts Legend, Knife Expert, Kali, Escrima
PROF. FERNANDO FIGUEROA - DOMINCAN REPUBLIC
Military Combatives Instr, Counter-terriorism, Author, Defensive Tactics, SWAT
Systema, Krav Maga, Defendo, Kaisendo, CQC/Defensive Tactics Instructor
President-Anti-Trafficking Bureau, Founder-Universal Tactics & The Survival Academy
CHIEF SAMUEL BURRIS
B.U.S.S.
Bancroft Urban Survival System
PROF. PIERRE RENE
Grandmaster, Law Enforcement, Public Speaker, Author, Promoter, Living Legend
AGENT BYRON ROGERS SIJO STEVE MUHAMMAD DR. YAH'KI RAPHA ELOHIM DR. RACHID EL MOUNACIFI, EPS
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION BKF KENPO KARATE HEALTH & WELLNESS MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL ELDER, LIVING LEGEND #1 IN HOLISTIC HEALTH MOROCCAN TV PERSONALITY
YOUR SEMINAR DIRECTOR - DR. HAROLD CREDLE, 10TH DAN, SOKE
Seminars will start at the top of each hour and run for 45 minutes, followed by a 10 minute break, before the next instructor takes the platform. Classes are run (on-time) and professionally, giving each instructor quality time with their group, and the students the opportunity to learn and understand the mechanics, process and execution of each technique. Instructors are expected to demonstrate precision and (control) when executing techniques.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
PROF. ROLONZO ROBERTSON, 8TH DAN
ROFIST COMBATIVES
DR. FERNANDO FIGUEROA (DOMINCAN REPLUBLIC)
S.W.A.T. INSTRUCTOR, CHIEF COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS / THREAT DETECTION
DR. LEONARD "JAX" HOLIFIELD, 10TH DAN, SOKE
FORMER U.S. ARMY CHIEF COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR
COMBAT PSYCHOLOGY, DEATH DEFENSE, C.E.T.A.
CONTROLLED CAOS / ARMAGEDDON - LIMB DESTRUCTION
DR. MICHAEL MAXWELL INSTRUCTOR
KIDO DEFENSE SYSTEM
DR. ODETTE RUSSELL, 9TH DAN
"QUEEN OF THE BLADE"
KNIFE-FIGHTING / KARAMBIT / STRAIGHT BLADE / IMPROVISED WEAPONS
WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE AND WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM
DR. JODY PERRY, 10TH DAN, SOKE
WING CHUNG / IRON WING
DR. OLUYEMI MASHAMA, 9TH DAN - TRINIDAD TOBAGO
SANFOFA COMBAT SCIENCES
DR. ABDULLAH AMEEN ASAD, 1OTH DAN
SUMO JIU-JITSU / BUSHIDO / KARATE-DO / NINJITSU
MARINE CORPS VETERAN, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FBI, U.S. MARSHALL
LIVING LEGEND, ELDER
MASTER DANIEL YOUNG
YOUNGS SOGO BUDO RYU
UNITED STATES ARMY
DR. LEONARD C. HOLIFIELD
Basic Training Graduation 1987 - Ft. Sill, OK.
Platoon Leader Holifield Inspecting Platoon
PFC Holifield AIT Class Leader - Ft. Sill, OK. 1987
PFC Holifield Teaching CQC 1987
POW Capture Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait, 1990-91
Holifield Training U.S. Troops, Camp Casey, 2ID, South Korea, 1993
HOLIFIELD WITH SOLDIERS OF FT. BRAGG, NC.
CQC TRAINING PRIOR TO GULF WAR DEPLOYMENT
Dr. Holifield, 209th Military Police Company, Ft. McClellan, AL. 1996
USD Instructor for Military Police and SRT Units
Holifield with Battalion Commander Col. Dennis Lewis, Ft. Bragg
Holifield with CQC Team, Camp Casey, Korea 1993
Chief Combatives Instructor Holifield with
Sergeant Major of the Army
SMA Richard A. Kidd
Ft. Sill, Ok. 1996
HOLIFIELD WITH U.S. ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF -
GENERAL GORDON SULLIVAN 1993
MAGAZINES AND ARTICLES BY DR. HOLIFIELD
CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW FOR ARTICLE OR TO ORDER
A SOLDIERS GUIDE TO HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT 1997 - BESTSELLER
READ BOOK REVIEWS ON AMAZON.COM
ARMY TRAINER MAGAZINE COVER 1994
CANNONEER NEWSPAPER, FT. SILL, OK. 1995
SOLDIERS MAGAZINE 1990
ARMY TRAINER MAGAZINE 1992
SOLDIERS MAGAZINE 1995
SOLDIERS MAGAZINE ARTICLE 1995
MILITARY POLICE MAGAZINE 1996
KORUS "KOREAN" MAGAZINE 1993
KORUS MAGAZINE ARTICLE 1993
COMBATIVE MASTERS OF THE 2OTH CENTURY 2005
SOLO - SECURITY OPERATIONS FOR THE LONE OFFICER 2008
BLACK BELT MAGAZINE - APRIL / MAY ISSUE 2021
DEFANGING THE SNAKE - THE SCIENCE OF EFFECTIVE FIGHTING EXPLAINED
BY DR. LEONARD C. HOLIFIELD
DR. HOLIFIELD, AUTHOR DEFANGING THE SNAKE, BLACK BELT MAGAZINE 2021
W.O.M.A. - WORLD ORGANIZER OF MARTIAL ARTS / WORLD HEAD OF SOCIETY
WHOS WHO IN MARTIAL ARTS
COMBAT WARRIOR MAGAZINE 2007
MARTIAL ARTIST MAGAZINE 2007
Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered,
Those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid,
Thus, the wise win before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win!
MORIHEI UESHIBA
Holifield Training Troops in Giessen West Germany
Holifield Training Troops in Hand-To-Hand Combat, Ft. Bragg, NC.
Holifield with South Korean Special Forces Chief CQC Instructor 1993
Holifield with Ft. Sill Post CSM James C. McKinney and
Sergeant Major of the Army
SMA Richard Kidd
Holifield - Book Signing at Ft. Bragg, NC.
Holifield with Hand-To-Hand Combat Team, Camp Casey, Korea
Holifield Training Troops at Fort Bragg. NC. 1987
The Martial Arts Event of the Year!
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