David A. Standen is the founder and master instructor of COP Tactics Training Systems. Officer Standen is a Police Officer for the City of Springfield (MA) Police Department and has been a Police Officer for twenty-nine years. He has worked with the DEA Task Force and has worked at the Police Academy where he was the primary Defensive Tactics Instructor and was the Senior Staff Instructor charged with the day-to-day operation of the Springfield Police Recruit Academy.

He has been an instructor in the areas of Use of Force, Defensive Tactics, Patrol Procedures and Firearms for twenty-seven years. He is the Defensive Tactics Coordinator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee and is responsible for the certification and re-certification of the 500+ Sefensive tactics Instructors across the commonwealth. He has written the state certified Defensive Tactics and Use of Force Instructor manual. He created and implemented an instructor development segment for all of the DT-related training programs taught by the MPTC.

He has written numerous police-related articles as well as the Defensive Tactics Newsletter. He has also written the Pepper Spray Arrest Tactics (PSAT) Training Program for COP Tactics.

He is a member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA). He was the Regional Director for the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET). He is a frequent presenter at numerous national conferences and seminars and has conducted COP Tactics classes throughout the United States.

He is a Monadnock International Instructor and was appointed to the Monadnock Training Council Advisory Board in 2005.

Officer Standen is a Black Belt in Isshin Ryu Karate.

He is also the co-author of two highly reviewed books; Vehicle Stops: Safety Strategies and Tactical Procedures and Terry Stops: Legal Perspectives and Tactical Procedures.

Russell Stutley is a Master Instructor for COP Tactics.                                  
                                                                                                         Russell started studying Martial Arts at the age of 8. After a few years away from the arts, Russell came back to the arts at age 18 and has been continuously training and learning ever since. He has devoted his life to the pursuit of excellence within Martial Arts and Self-Defense. Russell has traveled extensively training with some of the very best trainers in the World. He earned their respect by training alongside them and learning their art to a level where he is regarded as a “Coach” in each those systems. Russell has blended this knowledge and expertise into one complete system that has been ratified and acknowledged by ALL of his Coaches in the various Arts.  

Russell has extensive experience in the following disciplines:Karate Jutsu – 6th Dan, Boxing - Coach, Kick Boxing – 4th Dan - Coach, Thai Boxing - Coach, Ju Jitsu – 2nd Dan - Coach, Power Generation, Self Defense – PPDT International Instructor, Pressure Points – Europe’s No.1 Expert 

Russell was the first Karateka to be graded within the Dai Nippon Butokukai Kyoto, the Worlds oldest Dojo. They had previously never graded anyone outside of Ju Jitsu. Russell was awarded his 2nd Dan.  

Over the last 12 years, Russell has trained extensively in Boxing with former 3 Time Champ, Herol “Bomber” Graham.  

Russell is most well known for his work in the proper application of Pressure Points within the Martial Arts and Self-Defense community.  

Russell is a regular columnist for Britain's most prestigious Martial Arts magazines; Martial Arts Illustrated, Traditional Karate and Combat. He has had Front Cover treatment twice as an individual and actually appeared on the Front Cover of MAI 4 times in one year - equaling the feat of one Bruce Lee.

Russell's greatest ability is to teach this remarkably diverse and complicated subject matter in a way that is easy to learn, easy to replicate and best of all... easy to pass on to the next generation. Russell has succeeded where so many others have failed... he has made an incredibly difficult subject, extremely easy to understand.                                                                                                                                        Get more information about Russell at:   www.ppdefensivetactics.com