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a school of the martial arts that combines the best of traditional
Okinawan karate along with practical police and military experience. |
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Arts of Self Defense Chief Instructor Cliff Downey is a Fifth Degree
Black Belt; he achieved his First Degree Black Belt in 1968. Mr. Downey
is a retired Fair Lawn, NJ, police officer with 25 years of service.
He served on the Fair Lawn SWAT team for 10 years from the time it
was setup. For 10 years, and while with the Fair Lawn department,
he was a fire arms and unarmed self-defense instructor at the Bergen
County Police Academy. Prior to his police work he served in the Marine
Corps, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He also taught self-defense
to Marine Corps reserve units. |
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| Chief Instructor Downey is assisted by Assistant Chief Instructor Tom Puleo and Instructor Al Connelly, both Black Belts at Arts of Self Defense. |
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