B. R. Forbes started his martial arts training in 1999 with fifth degree Tukong Moosul black belt Mr. Jimmy Higgins and ninth degree black belt Grandmaster In Ki Kim at the American Tukong Martial Arts Academy in Alexandria, Virginia.

Tukong Moosul is the "special combat martial arts" style developed by the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Army Special Forces for hand-to-hand combat. This style requires training in Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Judo, Ju Jitsu, and other forms of martial arts. He tested for and received various belts: senior white belt November 1999, junior orange belt January 2000, senior orange belt April 2000, junior yellow belt June 2000, senior yellow August 2000, junior green belt December 2000, senior green belt June 2001, junior blue belt December 2001, senior bue belt April 2003, and his black belt in October 2005. As the Senior Student of the American Tukong Martial Arts Academy, Mr. Forbes revamped the belt promotion requirements, teaches twice a week, maintains the Academy's websites, and is currently editing the student instruction manuals.

Mr. Forbes received his first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do in October 2001 and assisted in teaching students at the Academy from August 2001 to March 2002. He began formal training in Judo with seventh degree black belt sensei Maurice Allen at SportJudo in Alexandria, Virginia, in January 2002. He received his green belt (gokyu) in September 2002, his blue belt (yonkyu) in March 2003, was awarded the bronze medal (third place) at the 2005 Virginia State Open Tournament (see complete results here.)

Mr. Forbes is also a licensed CDT Tactical Master Instructor. CDT (Compliance, Direction and Takedown) is the world's only trademarked and patent pending non-deadly force system and is specifically designed to help reduce a person's civil and criminal liabilities in the event they must use justifiable force in a situation to protect oneself or another party. (See CDT-DC.)

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