Mr. Christopher Babel is the founder and Senior Instructor at Personal Survival Tactics. Before starting Personal Survival Tactics, he also owns and operates Red Dragon Self-Defense. He has been involved in the martial arts for 40 years, and currently possesses the rank of Eighth Degree Black Belt in Ed Parker's American Kenpo Karate. Mr. Babel acquired his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from York College of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the Allentown Police Academy and also attended Hofstra University where he received certification as a personal trainer - exercise fitness specialist. Mr. Babel is a certified combatives instructor having trained at the Crucible, the training facility run by Mr. Kelly McCann, one of America's foremost experts on personal and corporate security, armed and unarmed combat, and anti terrorist tactics. Mr. Babel is a member of the Gung Ho Chuan Association, which is one of the world's leading close quarter combat associations. He has also taught seminars at the college level. Furthermore, Mr. Babel has worked in the private security industry, focusing on executive protection. He has taught memebrs of law enforcment which include NYPD, Air Marshall Service, and the Internal Revenue Service Law Enforcement Division. He also studies and teaches Fat-San Pak-Mei Kung-Fu. This is a southern system of Chinese Kung-Fu that is highly effective, fierce, direct, fast and unforgiving. He is one of the few people in the United States to teach this art and studies with his teacher, Sifu John Barbary, from Perpignan, France. Mr. Barbary is the highest ranked westerner in Fat-San Pak-Mei.