Our Team

Meet the Police Judo Team

Police Judo was created by police officers on the street who saw a growing need for a ethical application of use of force for rising mental health calls for service. Police Judo is a street-proofed martial arts, utilizing low risk, high yeild technqiues, meant to keep the officer on their feet.

Board of Directors

President

Deb Laidler

Treasurer

Ret. Sgt.
Mark Steinkampf

Secretary

Ret. Sgt.
Toby Hinton

Board Member

S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang

Board Member

Ret. Cst. Al Arsenault

Police Judo Black Belt Instructors

The instructor black belt rank is the highest rank in police judo.

Brian Shipper

VPD Head Instructor

Sgt. Bryan Nykon

VPD Advanced Control Tactics

Cst. Brendon Frick

VPD Advanced Control Tactics

Sgt. David Steverding

VPD

Russ Ko

VPD

Adelphie Cheng

VPD

Pat Visser

VPD

Yoon Choi

VPD

Ret. Sgt. Mark Steinkampf

OSP Tactical

Ret. Sgt. Toby Hinton

OSP Seniors

S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang

OSP Juniors/Seniors

Yuki Yokosawa

OSP Women Police Judo

Sgt. Brad Endean

Kamloops

Keith Durrant

OSP Technical

John Huntley

Kamloops

Ret. Cst. Al Arsenault

OSP Technical

Police Judo Assistant Black Belt Instructors

Cst. Sergei Zamjitski

Cst. Sandra LeBris

Launa Hinton

Cst. Carla Tsang

S/Cst. Aidan Keyes

Hemant Kulkarni

Honorary Black Belts

Police Judo’s honorary black belts are leaders, visionaries, and supporters of the development and continued success of Police Judo.

Chief Cst. Adam Palmer

Vancouver Police Department

Insp. Rom Ranallo

Vancouver Police Department

Ray Bergen

Canreal Development

Technical Advisors

Our passionate and dedicated team of technical advisors bring together a diverse range of skills and expertise to deliver the most up-to-date, current, and exceptional training for police judo.

Ret. Cst. Al Arsenault

Law Enforcment Tactics

Ret. Sgt. Joel Johnston

Law Enforcement Tactics

Ret. Sgt. Brad Fawcett

Law Enforcement Tactics &
Research

Ret. Sgt. John Roberts

Law Enforcement Tactics

Sgt. Jamie Bartlett

Law Enforcement Tactics

Supt. Jenn Keyes

Legal

John Huntley

Judo

Takao Izumi

Judo

Ret. Insp. Tim Laidler

Judo

Russ Ko

Judo

Hiroshi Katanishi

EU Sports Judo

Dr. Garth Davies

Research

Dr. Kim Polowek

Research

Ret. Insp. Ken Frail

Ethics Advisor

S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang

Youth Programs

Deb Laidler

NCCP Advisor

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