Carl D. Wilcox PhD
Vice Commander Wilcox has been training law enforcement with PSDI since 1974. Formerly a certified Cost Guard Instructor, Mr. Wilcox has trained SWAT teams, patrol officers, as well as working
with various federal agencies specializing is close quarter tactics and active countermeasures with empty hand, weapon containment, and control an acknowledged founding member within Homeland Security. He is a high ranking Martial Arts practitioner that has been acknowledged by the courts as an certified expert. Mr. Wilcox has taught and trained with notables such as: Colonel George E. Anderson PhD, Paul Whitsell PhD, Darryl Craig, Sgt. Robert Magnuson M.Ed. (Deceased), Sheriff Larry Overholt (Ret.), Rick Fike (Special Operations), and Ron Layton PhD among his teachers and colleagues. His quest for law enforcement physical mastery in survival and defense goes hind-in-hand with his pursuit of intellectual and spiritual excellence. He, himself, is a Congressional Certificate of Achievement & Award recipient. In addition, Vice Commander Wilcox serves on the Executive Board for the Police Survival and Defense Institute, a board member of the United States Juitsu Federation, board member of the North American Jujitsu Federation, and the United States Karate Federation. He is a Senior Caucus member of the USNKF (NGB) for Olympic style Karate under the United States Olympic committee. Mr. Wilcox is an inductee into the Word Self-Defense Hall of Fall and Martial Arts Living Legends Hall of Fame.
Some Achievements/Acknowledgements
9th Dan Taiho Jutsu (Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics) 
9th Dan Yamanaka Kojute Jiujitsu
9th Dan Kwanmukan Karate 8th Dan United States Jujitsu Federation 8th Dan United States Karate Federation
8th Dan Kobudo (weapons training)
8th Dan Central Taekwondo Association
7th Dan World Karate Federation (International governing body for Olympics)
7th Dan Mushinkai Karate (Combative fighting system)
7th Dan Hong Kong D.S.A.A. Ltd. & Wha-ling Tai Chi Martial Arts Association
Has had the privilege to train intensively in numerous other training systems such as Judo, Bando and KwonBop Combative systems as well)
Close Quarter combat Skills Institute
Olympic Coaching & Development
Elite Karate Training Coach’ College
International Karate Instructor’s Institute
Instructor level American Freestyle Grappling Association (AFGA)
American Coaching Effectiveness program (certified coach)
Submission Wrestling (The Martial Arts guide to Grappling) (Certified)
Asheville Citizens times Featured story
Karate Profiles (featured) tools of Carl Wilcox
Blue Ridge Women’s Quarterly
Watauga Democrat Featured story
Karate Profiles
Kung Fu Magazine
Black Belt Magazine
Martial Arts Gazette
Angel with a Kick (Movie) played role of Police Chief