Chief Instructor Jeff Hall
Hall has been shooting for over 50 years and has been a student of firearms combatives for 40 years. He has over 25 years of military and police experience, with a strong emphasis on SWAT. He has also studied traditional arts for 30 years, holding ranks 3rd to 10th Dan in five arts. He is an NRA Distinguished Master, one of 25 Handgun Combat Masters in the world, and a law enforcement Master Instructor. He is a retired Alaska State Trooper lieutenant who spent nineteen years on the pistol team and 12 years on the SWAT team; he has used the techniques he teaches in combat. Hall travels across the U.S. and teaches nationally for several professional training associations. He has published numerous articles and has written several training manuals. He is an NRA certified instructor in handgun, shotgun, submachine gun, carbine, and precision rifle.
Hall shot competitively for many years and studied many styles and techniques in developing Hojutsu, after finding the military and police training inadequate. However, Hall's focus on shooting is to survive lethal encounters. While some styles of shooting may do well in competition, Hall prefers what is proven in real combat. Additionally, there should be commonality in all training- the way we fight with empty hands should flow to sticks to knives to handguns, long guns, and back to empty hands. In Hojutsu, we believe that "He is Best who trains in the Severest school"- we train hard so we can fight easy.
Hall was inducted into the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2007. Hojutsu has also been recognized by several Halls of Fame, with Jeff Hall as the head of the modern system.
Hall is currently training for the Four Weapon Combat Master test, and to become the second ever to pass the Handgun Combat Master test with a revolver.
Rod Kuratomi
Kuratomi has been an instuctor for 10th Dan Grand Master Soke Takayuki Kubota for over 20 years. He is a 5th degree black belt in Gosoku Ryu karate and has maintained the title of So-Shihan Dai, which makes him Master Kubota's successor. He is also a plank owner and the Sensei Dai of Hojutsu, has a black belt ranking in kobudo (traditional weapons), and is a certified Kubotan (keychain) instructor. Kuratomi was International Grand Champion of both heavyweight sparring and weapons forms at the IKA 2000 World Cup Tournament. He is also a graduate of the Front Sight firearms training academy in the use of the handgun.
Robert Boothe
Boothe is a senior police officer with the Spokane police department, serving as a S.W.A.T team sniper. He is also a master firearms instructor and master Defensive tactics instructor with the Washington State Criminal Justices Training Commission. Boothe is also lead instructor at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy, teaching firearms, defensive tactics and use of force. He is a 2nd dan in Taekwon-do, 1st dan in Hojustu, and a 1st dan in Hakka-Ryu Jujitsu.
Charles Scott
Scott holds a 9th dan in Shudo-Kan, 6th dan in Gosoku-Ryu, 6th Dan in Aikido, 5th Dan in Jujitsu, 4th Dan in both Moo Doo Kwan and Tae Kwan Do, 3rd Dan in Iaido, and 2nd Dan in Hojutsu and plank owner. He has over 42 years in the Martial Arts, a PHd in Oriental philosophy, and is a Hall of Fame Grandmaster.
Eric Adams
Adams holds a 5th Dan in Shudo-Kan Karate, 4th Dan in Aikido, 3rd Dan in Okinawan Kobudo, and 2nd Dan in both Gosoku-Ryu and Hojutsu. He is also a certified law enforcement instructor in defensive tactics and firearms.
Doug Tangen
Tangen has over 25 years of experience as a police officer and instructor. He is a master defensive tactics instructor, full-time firearms instructor at the Idaho POST academy, 2nd dan in Tae Kwan Do, 1st Dan in Arnis, and first Dan and plank owner of Hojutsu.
Steven M. Ryan
Ryan is a retired Police Officer with 22 years experience. A former SWAT Team Commander, Mr. Ryan continues to teach firearms and S.W.A.T. to law enforcement and military agencies. His martial arts background includes a black belt in KoKonDo Karate, a brown belt in Jokedo Judo, and study in several other arts. Mr. Ryan was one of the original black belt plank owners in Hojutsu. He is currently a private security contractor in Iraq.
Greg Lawson
Lawson is a detective with the Travis County Sheriff's Office. He has taught pistol, shotgun, rifle, impact marksmanship and tactics, and is a police defensive tactics instructor. He is a former S.W.A.T. team member, Army Paratrooper, Navy Operations Specialist, and Air Force Firearms Instructor. Lawson is a 1st dan in Taekwon-do, 1st dan in Hojustu, and 1st dan in Hakka-Ryu Jujitsu.
Scott Adams
Currently a Sergeant with the Fairbanks Police, Adams has been with the department since 1996. He is a Field Training Officer, Lead firearms instructor, and is dual tasked as S.W.A.T. Sniper Sergeant and Entry Team Member. Adams is a certified instructor in handgun, shotgun, patrol rifle and submachine gun. He is a 1st dan in Hojustu and currently studies Karate under So-Shihan Charles Scott.
Verlin Rector
Rector has over 40 years of Martial Arts background. He is an NRA certified Instructor and Life Member, New Mexico CCW Instructor, and Active Gunsite Alumni, including pistol ,shotgun, carbine, and scout rifle. He is currently a 7th Dan TaeKwon-Do ( H.C.Kim's System of Albuq. N.M .), 2nd Dan Hojutsu, and a Bailiff at a State District Court .
Fabio M. Federico
Based in Rome, Italy. Hojutsu 1st dan. NRA Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting, Select-Fire Instructor and Life Member. Kapap Instructor; Glock 18, Steyr AUG operator; Bushmaster, Smith & Wesson MP, and Glock Advanced Armorer. NMIA, IALEFI, IACSP, ILEETA member. IDPA, GSSF competitor. CCW in AZ, CT, FL, ME, NH, NV, PA, UT, VA.