Brad Steiner was born in The Bronx, New York on June 4, 1947. He began his study of martial arts in the 1950's with instructors including Sgt. Charles ("Charlie") Nelson at his School of Self Defense. Brad was a devotee of sensible weight training since the early 1960's. He also studied hypnosis for more than 40 years and was a Washington state licensed hypnotherapist for 22 years, specializing in mental conditioning training for police and military personnel, as well as for private citizens.
In 1975, Professor Steiner founded the American Combato system of self-defense and close combat, also called Jen-Do-Tao, The Way of Combat. He was acknowledged as a 10th Degree Black Belt - "Shinan" - the "originator" of that self-defense system. He was certified by the legendary Col. Rex Applegate to teach methods of close combat developed during World War II by Applegate and his British counterpart, William Ewart Fairbairn, in training Allied commandos.
During his career, Steiner authored over two dozen books and thousands of articles on martial arts and physical training, published in magazines and through his website SeattleCombatives.com.
In Seattle, he taught at his school, the Academy of Self Defense, and continued to instruct his students and publish his writings up until his untimely passing.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Steiner.
"Brad Steiner was and is a great friend and an inspiration to me and thousands of serious minded self defense aficionados as well as teachers throughout the world.
He will be missed and never forgotten."
--John Perkins, Guided Chaos founder
Bradley J. Steiner was President and CEO of the International Combat Martial Arts Federation (ICMAF), an elite and prestigious organization of internationally recognized close combat, self-defense, and martial arts authorities.
He has written over 30 published books and numerous articles for magazines including; American Handgunner, Combat Handguns, Security Soldier of Fortune, Cavalier.
He has taught special agencies and teams in the art of Combato. These teams also have specially written manuals created by the Professor. Former President of the International Stick and Knife Fighting Association in Berlin, Germany. Former Washington State Director of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET).
Brad Steiner, In Memorium
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