Michael Munyon
CEO/FOUNDER
Advanced Defensive Tactics Instructor
HSI AVERT Instructor Trainer
NRA Firearms Instructor
HSI Level 1 Instructor Trainer
Master Michael L. Munyon is the owner of Munyon Tactical located in Oscoda, Michigan and travels throughout the state giving lectures and training on topics such as Work Place Violence, Active Shooter, Physical Security, Verbal De-Escalation and more. Additionally, he is the President/Founder of the International Taekwon-Do Federation-USA and the President/Founder of Moo Sool Won-USA which are two martial art organizations growing rapidly in the USA.
He entered the Air Force in 1992, serving his entire career in the Security Forces career field where he earned a Craftsman level for Security Specialties and has an SEI (Special Experience Identified) for Information Security (322). His assignments include Montana, Michigan, California, Korea (Kunsan and Osan Air Base), Mississippi, Portugal and Nebraska. During this time he has deployed to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan on numerous occasions. While serving in the United States military he has taught civilian and military members defensive tactics and martial arts at every military installation he’s been assigned to. Some of his notable accomplishments include training thousands Security Forces members in Self-Defense, Rifle Fighting and Defensive Tactics, over 1,000 female civilian and military members in Women’s Self Defense in cooperation with the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator’s Department, trained U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy personnel, Canadian, French, Belgian, Australian and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military members in martial arts. Additionally, Master Munyon has been recognized for his work with the United States and Foreign military by senior enlisted leaders and has received numerous awards of recognition for his talents and volunteer work. A few other well known facts about Master Munyon are that he was a previous expandable baton OC Pepper Spray and Taser instructor while in the Air Force. In 2009 Mr. Munyon was inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame in Long Beach, California. Later in 2013, Master Munyon was inducted into the Official Taekwon-Do Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, in 2016, Master Munyon was inducted into the United States KiDo Federation Hall of Fame earning the award entitled “ITF Master of the Year”. In 2018 Master Munyon was inducted into the Korean Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Finally, Master Munyon was inducted into the Who’s Who in the Martial Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada and the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Education/Certifications:
2023 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency FSO Program Management for Possessing Facilities
2023 Counterintelligence Awareness Certificate Program
2022 Health and Safety Institute Self-Aid, CPR/AED Instructor Trainer
2021 Active Violence Emergency Response Training Active Shooter Instructor Trainer
2021 ASP Baton, Tactical Handcuffing, and Tactical Flashlight Instructor
2020 Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards In-Service Provider
2020 Munson Medical Network Security Guard In-Service Provider
2019 Krav Maga Association, Advanced Defensive Tactics Instructor
2019 Defensive Tactics Solutions Tactical Handcuffing Certification Course
2018 NRA Instructor (Basic Pistol, Personal Protection Inside of the Home and Range Safety Officer)
2017 Active Shooter Instructor Course, Alcona County Sheriff’s Department
2014 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2012 Principles of Instruction Academy, Shepard Air Force Base, TX
2012 Criminal Justice Associates Degree, Community College of the Air Force
2009 Taser Instructor, Keesler Air Force Base
2007 Silver Flag Alpha Desert Warfare Training Course, Creech Air Force Base, NV
1997 Nevada Department of Prisons Academy (P.O.S.T.)
Positions Held:
2015-Present Owner, MUNYON TACTICAL/Trisens-USA Krav Maga
2013-2015 Operations Superintendent (Law Enforcement/Security/MWD Section and Training)
2012-2013 Security Forces Training Superintendent
2009-2012 Shift Supervisor/Flight Chief, Elite Guard
2003-2009 Patrolman/Shift Supervisor/Flight Chief/Organization Security Manager/NCOIC, Plans and Programs/NCOIC, Information/Industrial Security
2002-2003 Information/Industrial Security (Information Security Program Manager
1999-2002 Shift Supervisor/Alarm Monitor/Correctional Guard/Trainer
1998-1999 Nevada Dept of Corrections Correctional Officer
1996-1998 Security Response Team Leader/Security Control Center Controller/Dispatcher/Alt. Supply Clerk/Armory/Trainer
1993-1996 Security Response Team Leader/Dispatcher/Flight Security Controller/Flight Trainer
Major Accomplishments/Networking:
Conducted operations/services with the following agencies:
-Federal Bureau of Investigations
-United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations
-Michigan Municipal Treasure’s Association
-Northern Michigan Public Service Academy
-Alcona Sheriff’s Department
-Alcona Community Schools
-Iosco County Chamber of Commerce
-Department of the Air Force
-Department of the Navy
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-Air Force Sexual Assault Response Coordinator’s Office
-Michigan CE Marketplace for Realtors
-Kalamazoo Valley Community College Criminal Justice/Police Academy
-Earned Trisens Security Professionals Executive Security/Bodyguard Certification (Netherlands)
-American Martial Arts Alliance LEGEND Award Winner 2019
-Krav Maga Association Advanced Defensive Tactics Instructor
-Earned 8th Degree Black Belt in Taekwon-Do (International Instructor Certified)
-Earned 6th Degree Black Belt in HapKiDo (International Instructor Certified)
-Earned Expert level Krav Maga Instructor Certification
-Earned 1st Degree Black Belt in Police Taiho Jutsu (Japanese art of Arresting and Control)
-Inducted into 6 Martial Art Hall of Fames
-Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2012-2015 on numerous military installations
Additional Training:
-Krav Maga Association Israeli Counter Terrorism Training/Israeli Active Shooter Response/Hostage Survival 1
-Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Provider Course, Knoxville, TN
–Information Security SEI (322)
-Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Emergency Response Operations Series
-Midwest Counter-drug Training Center, Intelligence Gathering for Law Enforcement
-Army Combat Life Savers Course, Fort Bliss, TX
-A.S.I.S.T.: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
-Sexual Assault Prevention and Response for Security Forces
-FEMA IS-00022, Citizen Preparedness
-Mid-America Safety Services LLC, S.H.O.T. training (Shock, Hemorrhaging, Operations and Techniques)
-Reflex Protect CS Chemical Irritant Trainer/Supplier
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