PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHYGreg Douglass, President and CEO of Citadel Intelligence, is currently a twelve year veteran with the Tulsa Police Department and six year veteran of the TPD Special Operations Team. Greg graduated from Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater, OK, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, and minors in Finance and Marketing. Upon graduating from college, he accepted positions with companies (Rockwell International & General Dynamics) holding government contracts and was employed as a manufacturing engineer. During the years 1987-1991, Greg was involved in various assignments including designing fabricating plans for parts and assemblies of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Stealth Bomber, etc. Due to Greg’s extensive athletic background, he developed an interest in martial arts in 1989. He quickly advanced in Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Kickboxing. Upon discovering his natural ability to master these skills, he retired from his engineering career and became a professional fighter. During this same time he was a lead instructor at Apollo’s Karate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he taught over 400 students Karate, Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense. He trained extensively with the world’s greatest and most respected fighters including Carlos Muchado, Rorion, Relson and Royce Gracie. Greg even developed his own style of Martial Arts, called American Combat Jiu-Jitsu, and instructed students at his school that he owned and operated, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for several years. During his professional fighting years, Greg fought champions from all over the world, including Japan, Thailand, and the United States. He remained undefeated throughout his career and won the North American Kickboxing Champion title in 1991 and the Light Heavyweight Combat Jiu Jitsu World Champion title in 1992. Greg’s final bout was in 1997, in Japan, and he retired undefeated and holding the title of World Champion. In 1993, at the height of his professional fighting career, Greg became a Tulsa Auxiliary Police Officer, which is a volunteer position, now referred to as the Tulsa Police Reserves. He enjoyed serving the community and had a true desire to protect those who were defenseless. He developed a passion for law enforcement and in 1995 became a full-time Tulsa Police Officer. Throughout his training with the Tulsa Police Academy, he discovered a severe deficiency in the instruction given during the Defensive Tactics Training. This portion of the academy teaches police officers how to defend themselves under attack, and was lacking in certain aspects, such as the proper defense against wrestling or fighting with a suspect on the ground. With Greg’s professional training in groundfighting and expertise in the martial arts, he knew he could radically change the Tulsa Police Department’s standards, and improve the chances of a Police Officer surviving a deadly combat situation.In 1993, Greg began development of a training course called E.A.G.L.E. ™ (Effective Application of Groundfighting for Law Enforcement). This is an advanced groundfighting-based, self-defense and physical arrest system specifically designed for Law Enforcement personnel, as well as concealed carry individuals. The system concentrates on easy to learn self defense, physical control and submission techniques that are proven effective in dealing with combative subjects. Additionally, the course deals with judicious use of deadly force. This program was the first of its kind in the nation, and now, various forms of the E.A.G.L.E. ™ training are mandatory and being taught to Police Departments all over the country. Upon graduating from the Tulsa Police Academy and becoming a full-time Police Officer, he was granted a position of Defensive Tactics Instructor. He began instructing all of the Tulsa Police Officers in the E.A.G.L.E. ™ training course, and continues to train and instruct all Tulsa Police Officers in defensive tactics.He has personally trained over 1500 L
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