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Jeff Struecker leads the Unbeatable Army. He’s a decorated soldier who enlisted in the United States Army at age 18 and retired with almost 23 years of active federal service. in 2017, he was inducted into the US Army Ranger Hall of Fame.

He spent most of his Army career in the 75th Ranger Regiment. While serving in this unit, Jeff competed in and won the Best Ranger Competition in 1996. He then served at the University of Louisville, where he was recognized as the US Army ROTC, Noncommissioned Officer of the year. Jeff spent his final years in the US Army serving as a chaplain in Airborne and Ranger units.

Throughout his career Jeff has received many awards and decorations. Some of his awards include the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Military Freefall Master Parachutist Wings, and several foreign service awards. He has been awarded other commendations throughout his military career.

His combat experience includes participation in the invasion of Panama, Operation Desert Storm, Black Hawk Down in Somalia, and more than a dozen combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Jeff has many medals for his combat service and bravery, including the Silver Star.

He holds a Ph.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He is an award-winning author with several books in print. He and his wife, Dawn, have five children and four grandchildren. He is a professor, podcaster, and pastor. However, his greatest passion is helping others follow King Jesus.

Ryan Hoover is the owner and lead instructor at Fit to Fight®, a self-defense training organization based out of Charlotte, NC. After training in Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, Balintawak Arnis, and traditional marital arts for 15+ years, Ryan founded Fit to Fight® in 2008.

Driven by a mission to prevail against violence in the modern world, Ryan has created many programs designed to teach people the skills they need to save their lives and protect their loved ones. Ryan has taught classes all over the world and created the Fit to Fight® affiliate organization to spread his innovative teaching style across the United States.

Ryan prides himself on finding new ways to effectively and efficiently teach self-defense, for everyone. He has gained experience from training competitors and cornering fights in the UFC, RFA, and other MMA promotions, and has taken what he learned from sport fighting training methodologies and adapted it to reality-based self-defense sensibilities.

Ryan has written curriculum on handgun defense and retention for NC BLET and co-authored three books on Krav Maga. He has also trained many LEOs, military personnel, NFL coaches and athletes, and NASCAR pit crews. Through his Hard Ready® brand, Ryan has designed knives optimized for teaching close-quarters self-defense.

Ryan designed his studio and curriculum to teach people skills grounded in reality, preparing people for any violent scenario they may find themselves in to ensure they get home safely at the end of the day. Follow him online at @ryanhooverftf

Get Ryan's DVD "Fire Armed" here: https://bit.ly/2GVZRte

This is my original 2021 interview with Fred. It was 5 minutes after this episode ended that we decided to do something together; we ended up creating Silencio Coffee. Fred Fusco Fred is a 20-year veteran of the Army Special Operations Command and the owner of Storm Tactical Consulting, Fred served as a Special Forces Medic for a number of years before trying out and getting selected to serve as an operator in a Special Missions Unit. Over a long career, Fred has served as an Assaulter, Breacher, Medic, Sniper, Human Intel Specialist, and finishing up as a Dog Handler. Fred’s background 20 years of service as an 18 Delta Green Beret Medic, and later as an operator in the Army’s Special Missions Unit.

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