Self-Defense Instructor
Professor Brian Harper
Professor's Purpose
Front Range Defensive Arts, training is practical, progressive, and respectful. You’ll get clear instruction, coaching that meets you where you are, and drills designed to help you perform under stress – without reckless sparring or ego.
The focus is to enhance the students’ choice of developing personal power, discipline, and respect through the teaching process. Front Range Defensive Arts’ shall master dynamic, fun, and empowering classes to become a well-rounded, versatile, open-minded, and excellent self-defense focused individual that is motivated, educated, and inspired to train for self-improvement and self-enhancement.
- Progressive intensity—learn technique before resistance
- Scenario-based learning with clear safety rules
- Confidence, conditioning, and community
Professor (Sir) Brian Harper
Professor's Quotes
- “Knowledge of others is strength; Knowledge of self is enlightenment.” – Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching
- “Information well practiced becomes knowledge. Knowledge judiciously applied becomes wisdom.” – Anonymous
- Mastery through Repetition: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
- Growth Challenges: "The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle." - Bruce Lee
- Inner Calm: "The best fighter is never angry." - Bruce Lee
- Self-Improvement: "It's not about being better than the other. It's about being better than you were yesterday." - Bruce Lee
Training & Experience
Professor Harper actively studies a wide range of martial art styles to include Combat Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, Kyusho Jitsu, Kajukenbo, Survival Centric Combatives, Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) / Pacific Archipelago Concepts (PAC), and American Kenpo Karate.
Professor Harper competes and judges all Colorado Karate Association (CKA) sponsored tournaments and competes in some North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) National/World Championship Tournaments within the United States.
- Prestigious Rank/Awards
- Order of the Redeemer (Italy, Spain, Malta, and United States) Knighthood (Cavalier)
- Awards
- International Spartan Hall of Warriors Society, [2025 (Platinum Level), 2024 (Silver Level)]
- International Combat Hapkido Federation (ICHF) Founder’s Hall of Honors [2022]
- CKA Hall of Fame [2021]
- CKA Top 20 Competitor [2025 (#10), 2024 (#16), 2023 (#17), 2021 (#15)]
- CKA State Champion [2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2015, 2008, 2007, 2006]
- CKA Judge of the Year [2024, 2015]
- NASKA [2023 – World Top 10, National Top 10]
- “Who’s Who in Combat Hapkido” [2018 (Quarter Century Edition), 2012 (First Edition)]
- Martial Arts Memberships
- International Spartan Hall of Warriors Society, Lifetime Member
- International Combat Hapkido Federation (ICHF), Lifetime Member
- Independent TaeKwonDo Association (ITA), Lifetime Member
- World Budo Alliance, Honored Member
- North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA)
- Martial Arts (Colorado Karate Association)
- CKA Board of Directors (Member at Large) [Jan 2026 – Present]
- CKA Board of Directors (Secretary) [Jan 2024 – Dec 2025]
- CKA Board of Directors (Vice President) [Jan 2022 – Dec 2023]
- CKA Board of Directors (Member at Large) [Jan 2020 – Dec 2021]
- Martial Arts (School Charters)
- ICHF Charter School, #180514
- ITA Charter School, #T-180514
- World Budo Alliance, Dojo Charter
- Martial Arts (Defensive Services International)
- Combat Hapkido Seminar Leader & Professor of The Art
- Chŏn-Tu Kwan Hapkido, 6th Dan Black Belt, Senior Master Instructor
- TaeKwonDo, 3rd Dan Black Belt, Senior Instructor
- Combat Hapkido Cane Instructor
- Tactical Pressure Points (TPP), Level III Instructor
- Ground Survival (GS), Level II Instructor
- Martial Arts (Kajukenbo [Goldade Method])
- Kajukenbo (Goldade Method), 1st Dan Black Belt
- Martial Arts (Hock Hockkeim’s Survival Centric)
- Close Quarters Combatives (CQC) Level 6 (Lowest Level Of The Four Below)
- Unarmed Combatives, Level 10, 1st Dan Black Belt
- Knife Combatives, Level 10, 1st Dan Black Belt
- Impact Weapons Defense, Level 10, 1st Dan Black Belt
- Gun Combatives, Level 6, Advanced Instructor
- Kempo Karate – Jujitsu, 1st Dan Black Belt
- Military Knife Research, Level 10, 1st Dan Black Belt
- Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), Level 8 Expert Instructor
- Pacific Archipelago Concepts (PAC), Level 9 Advanced Instructor
- Close Quarters Combatives (CQC) Level 6 (Lowest Level Of The Four Below)
- Martial Arts (World Budo Alliance / Kyusho Jitsu World Alliance)
- Kyusho Jitsu, 2nd Dan Black Belt
- Kyusho Resuscitation Teacher, Certification
- Martial Arts (Miscellaneous)
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Blue Belt [Prime Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]
- American Kenpo Karate, Yellow Belt [Coppock’s Kenpo Karate Academy (CKKA)]
- Miscellaneous (Certifications)
- Kombat Taekwondo (KT), Referee Level 2
- NRA Defensive Pistol Course
- NRA Basic CCW Course
- Red Cross, Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, Certification
