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Instructor Profiles

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Tom Sotis
Florida, USA

The founder of AMOK!, Tom has taught over 1500 seminars in 25 countries.

He is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern combatives and the leading instructor of edged weapons worldwide.

Tom teaches private lessons, training groups, and seminars. For info on training, attending a seminar, or hosting a seminar contact Tom at tom@tomsotis.com

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Jesse Harding
Massachusetts, USA

Jesse has trained in AMOK for 25+ years. He has traveled with Tom to train in the Philippines and Thailand.

Jesse has operated the longest-running AMOK Training Group in the company since 1998.

Jesse teaches private lessons, training groups, and seminars. For info on training, attending a seminar, or hosting a seminar contact Jesse at Amok.jesse@gmail.com
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Sean Stoopman
Virginia, USA

Sean has trained in AMOK! for 8+ years and has worked closely with Tom in training special operations groups.

Sean's training group is populated with government personnel and a wide range of civilians.

Sean teaches private lessons, training groups, and seminars. For info on training, attending a seminar, or hosting a seminar contact Sean at sean@silverbackacademy.com

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Paul Tsiavlis
Adelaide, Australia

Paul has trained in AMOK for 20+ years. He has trained with Tom in Australia and has traveled to train in Thailand many times.

Paul is the most experienced AMOK seminar instructor in Australia.

Paul teaches private lessons and seminars. For info on training, attending a seminar, or hosting a seminar contact Paul at 
tsiavlis@gmail.com

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Morne Swanepoel
Durban, South Africa

Morne has trained in AMOK for 15+ years. He has trained with Tom in South Africa and traveled with Tom to train in Thailand.

Morne has operated the longest-running AMOK Training Group in South Africa.

Morne teaches private lessons, training groups, and seminars. For info on training, attending a seminar, or hosting a seminar contact Morne at morne@combatcoaching.com

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Mattias Persson
Malmoe, Sweden

Mattias has trained in AMOK for 20+ years. He has trained with Tom in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Thailand.

Mattias has been the leading AMOK Instructor for Scandinavia and Europe for the last 15 years.

Mattias teaches private lessons and seminars. For info on training, attending a seminar, or hosting a seminar contact Mattias at 
mattcombatives@live.se