A Lifetime Of Study. A Career Built Around Better Training.
Alan Baker is a high-performance coach, martial arts and self-defense instructor, author, speaker, and defensive tactics program designer with more than four decades of continuous training experience.
Rather than spending his career inside one system, Alan has pursued a broad study of martial arts, combat systems, weapons-based training, executive protection, and professional defensive tactics. That wide background allows him to analyze problems, identify gaps, and build training solutions around the real needs of the client.
Through Baker Defensive Tactics, Alan works with law enforcement, executive protection, military, security, corporate, healthcare, corrections, and professional protective service organizations to develop training that is practical, defensible, and built for the environment where it will actually be used.
Student. Instructor. Program Designer.
Alan Baker’s work is built on a lifetime of study, decades of professional instruction, and the ability to design practical training systems for people who operate in real-world environments.
The Student
Alan has spent more than 46 years continuously studying martial arts, combat systems, defensive tactics, weapons-based training, and human performance. His broad background gives him the ability to draw from many sources rather than one limited system.
The Instructor
Teaching professionally since 1990, Alan has coached students, instructors, law enforcement officers, protection professionals, military personnel, security teams, and organizations across multiple industries.
The Program Designer
Alan is known for building defensive tactics programs around the client’s mission, environment, policy, equipment, and operational realities instead of forcing professionals into a cookie-cutter martial arts model.
Broad Study. Practical Application. Professional Results.
That combination is what allows Baker Defensive Tactics to design training that is both deeply informed and highly practical for modern professional environments.
Built From Decades Of Study Across Multiple Combat Disciplines
One of Alan Baker’s guiding principles is to remain a perpetual student. Throughout his career, he has traveled extensively to study with respected instructors across martial arts, combat sports, weapons-based systems, self-defense, combatives, and professional defensive tactics.
Martial Arts & Grappling
- Erik Paulson
- Pedro Sauer
- Greg Nelson
- Justo Dieguez
Weapons & Combatives
- Dan Inosanto
- Leo T. Gaje Jr.
- Paul Vunak
- Tim Waid
Striking & Performance
- Francis Fong
- Chai Sirisute
- Dana Miller
Defensive Tactics & Professional Development
- James Cravens
- Bob Byrd
- Don Garon
The Goal Was Never To Collect Techniques.
The goal was to understand principles, test ideas, study what works, identify what fails, and build better solutions for people who must apply training in real-world environments.
Trusted By Professionals Across Multiple Industries
Alan Baker’s work has reached far beyond traditional martial arts instruction. His programs and training methodology have been sought out by executive protection professionals, law enforcement agencies, tactical teams, security organizations, corporate clients, and specialized training institutions.
Executive Protection
- Executive Protection Institute
- Protection Response Tactics
- Protective Services Training
- Executive Protection Teams
- Dignitary Protection Applications
Law Enforcement
- California Highway Patrol
- Marietta Police Department
- Cincinnati Police
- SWAT & Specialized Units
- Officer Safety & Defensive Tactics
Security & Corporate
- Boeing
- Genentech
- Corporate Security Teams
- Private Security Organizations
- Healthcare & Workplace Security
Specialized Training Organizations
- Vehicle Dynamics Institute
- Royal Range USA
- Warrior Poet Society
- Jason Redman’s Overcome & Survive
- Professional Training Academies
“The true value of experience is not how much information you have accumulated. It is the ability to identify the right solution for the person standing in front of you.”
Ready To Build A Better Training Program?
Whether you need onsite training, instructor development, consulting services, or a custom defensive tactics program designed around your mission and environment, Baker Defensive Tactics can help create a solution that works in the real world.
Connect With Jennifer Wood
Jennifer serves as the Operations Director for Baker Defensive Tactics and is the primary point of contact for scheduling, training inquiries, consulting requests, custom program development, and organizational training opportunities. She can help you determine the best next step and connect you with the appropriate resources.
