Our Instructors

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P.O.S.T. Defensive Tactics Instructor

• Founder & Lead Instructor of Aguirre's Fighting System
• CA P.O.S.T. Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor  (CA Police Officer Standards of Training)
• Trained Fontana PD SWAT Team Members since 2022
• 2024 Certified Gracie Survival Tactics Instructor
• 5th Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• 5th Degree Black Be

P.O.S.T. Defensive Tactics Instructor

• Founder & Lead Instructor of Aguirre's Fighting System
• CA P.O.S.T. Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor  (CA Police Officer Standards of Training)
• Trained Fontana PD SWAT Team Members since 2022
• 2024 Certified Gracie Survival Tactics Instructor
• 5th Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• 5th Degree Black Belt Judo
• 3rd Degree Black Belt Sambo
• 3rd Degree Black Belt Kickboxing
• 27+ years as a Professional MMA Referee

Coach Franklin has trained along side: 

• Joe "Daddy" Stevenson
• Jason Lambert
• Bas Rutten
• Jay Pinto
• Mike Sandez
• Daniel Martinez
• Richard Schiller
• Saad Awad
• and more...

P.O.S.T. Firearms & TECC Instructor

• CA P.O.S.T. Certified Firearms Instructor (CA Police Officer Standards of Training)
• CA P.O.S.T. Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor
• CA DOJ Concealed Carry Weapon Program Certified Instructor #991 (CA DOJ)
• Certified Tactical  Handgun Instructor-Tactical Firearms Training Institute
• NRA Certified Rifle Instr

P.O.S.T. Firearms & TECC Instructor

• CA P.O.S.T. Certified Firearms Instructor (CA Police Officer Standards of Training)
• CA P.O.S.T. Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor
• CA DOJ Concealed Carry Weapon Program Certified Instructor #991 (CA DOJ)
• Certified Tactical  Handgun Instructor-Tactical Firearms Training Institute
• NRA Certified Rifle Instructor #238403481
• Certified Concealed Carry and Home Defense Instructor #2616888 USCCA 
• Certified Emergency & First Aid Fundamentals Instructor #2616888
• Recognized Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Program Instructor - Committee for TECC
• AHA Certified BLS CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor #26048232093
• Nationally Certified Emergency Medical Technician - NREMT
• Certified Stop the Bleed Instructor #156513
• Certified CRASE Active Shooter Response Instructor - Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center/TSU
• 2000 Martial Arts Hall of Fame Instructor 
• Black Belt Jiu Jitsu - Gene LeBell 
• Certified JKD Concepts / Hand to Hand Combat System Instructor - Thomas Cruse
• Muay Thai Instructor Training  - Kru Vut Kamnark / UWMT