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Team Sergeant
02-08-2010, 16:12
Sniff, sniff, I smell something...... funny, my last job in Special Forces was working at SF Command and one of my duties was silly "counter-terrorism" related stuff. You know it's crazy I've never heard of Rafael Conde and from his website he sure knows us......
Hey Rafael, what exactly is the "Executive Defense Agency"????
And how does one instruct "counter-terrorism tactics" with no formal counter-terrorism training?
Team Sergeant
http://www.kokorocombatives.com/
Chief Tactical Training Instructor, Kokoro Combatives
Shortly after the Gulf War, Conde was recruited by a British Private Military Contractor (PMC) working with the U.S. Department of Defense. He entered a specialized program, training with British Special Air Service (SAS), U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Army Green Berets. The training included Counter Terrorist Tactics, CQB, Waterborne Operations, Tactical Firearms and Force Protection. Conde was promoted to Chief Agent for the South America Region. His team's job consisted of intelligence gathering in support of "Operation Centra Spike" and high risk protection in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Honduras. As a team leader he led three classified high risk/high profile protective operations in South America. Two of the operations were inside the jungles of Colombia and Brazil. Conde was then assigned to the instructor cadre specializing in CQB, Hand to Hand Combat and Tactical Firearms. At that time he also introduced tactical training to several armored truck transport companies in the U.S., South America and Canada. Among over one hundred certifications and commendations, Conde is also certified as a Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and a Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor. His articles have been published world wide. Conde is recognized as an expert in the use of firearms, hand to hand combat, edge weapons and domestic terrorism. He has testified as an expert witness in state and federal court. Conde is currently a decorated LE Agent and S.W.A.T. operator engaged in the battle against narcotics and narco trafficking. He is cross designated with (ICE) U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Blue Lightning Task Force. Daily he is called upon to use his training, skills and mindset. Conde is also the founder of CombatAiki Concepts.
West Palm Beach, Florida Area
http://www.kokorocombatives.com/instructors/
Rafael Conde
Rafael Conde’s Experience
Founder and Chief Instructor
Kokoro Combatives
(Privately Held; Law Enforcement industry)
January 2005 — Present (5 years 2 months)
President
Diplomatic Security Group, Inc.
(Privately Held; Security and Investigations industry)
January 2005 — Present (5 years 2 months)
Over sees the company's protective operations.
Counter Narcotics, SWAT Operator
Law Enforcement Agency
(Law Enforcement industry)
November 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)
Force Protection Operative
Executive Defense Agency
(Law Enforcement industry)
March 1992 — February 2001 (9 years )
Private Military Contractor/Team Leader for Protective Operations & Intelligence in the Latin America Region. In support of various government operations throughout Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rconde
Looks like he hides behind his wife or MOM??
http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Boca-Raton/kokoro-combatives-llc/26659415.aspx
Kokoro Combatives, LLC
Incorporated by Rachel A Conde, Kokoro Combatives, LLC is located at 2488 NW 66th Dr Boca Raton, FL 33496. Kokoro Combatives, LLC was incorporated on Friday, October 31, 2008 in the State of FL and is currently active. Rafael J Conde represents Kokoro Combatives, LLC as their registered agent.
Source: Public Record data - Department of State - Division of Corporations
and another business:
http://www.diplomaticsecuritygroup.com/3.html
Diplomatic Security Group
“DSG was built on Ethics, Trust and Unwavering Dedication to our Clients”
-R.Conde DSG Founder
"What sets Diplomatic Security Group apart from the competition is our cadre of Operatives" - R.Conde DSG Founder
For information about our programs contact DSG at: info@diplomaticsecuritygroup.com
State of Florida License #A2800085
DUNS # 829279657
and if that don't tingle your willy,, There is SOUCN GROUP * 4
Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *4 is composed of Highly Trained Specialized Operatives (HTSO). This unit is deployed throughout the globe. Group*4 specializes in extreme High Risk Operations, Hostage Rescue, Sensitive Intelligence Gathering, Kidnapping for Ransom, Counter Terrorist Operations, Hostage Rescue and Maritime Operations.
HTSO are Certified in High Altitude Low Opening Parachute (HALO), SCUBA, Counter Sniper, Covert Tactics, Experts Marksmanship, Experts in Hand to Hand Combat, Human Rescue, Counter Kidnapping, Force Protection and Urban Warfare. Due to the confidentiality of this unit Group*4 Operatives will remain anonymous.
Wasn't there some AH running a contractor scam out of Boca Raton. He signed up a bunch of guys for bogus SWA PSD work??
I've taught my wife and sons to shoot and a few other things - guess they can start their own companies some day and claim they, too, were "trained by Special Forces" or "trained with Special Forces." ;)
Richard
Would this qualify as a trained operator, or just one starting out?
I guess the 82nd guys in the 80PAX class with me can claim they "Trained with Special Forces in defensive driving techniques".
But at least the 82nd guys were active duty and good troops.
Team Sergeant
02-08-2010, 17:50
LOLOLOLOLOLOL you know he's been reading/playing Tom Clancy's "Rainbow-Six".
I want to know more about the "Human Rescue" and "Counter Kidnapping" and "extreme high risk" operations!!!!!
Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *4 is almost at my "ultra-extreme very very high risk" operational ability.
Team Sergeant
Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *4 is composed of Highly Trained Specialized Operatives (HTSO). This unit is deployed throughout the globe. Group*4 specializes in extreme High Risk Operations, Hostage Rescue, Sensitive Intelligence Gathering, Kidnapping for Ransom, Counter Terrorist Operations, Hostage Rescue and Maritime Operations.
HTSO are Certified in High Altitude Low Opening Parachute (HALO), SCUBA, Counter Sniper, Covert Tactics, Experts Marksmanship, Experts in Hand to Hand Combat, Human Rescue, Counter Kidnapping, Force Protection and Urban Warfare. Due to the confidentiality of this unit Group*4 Operatives will remain anonymous.
http://www.diplomaticsecuritygroup.com/8.html
But TS......
Doesn't both being Black belts in multiple martial arts venues, certified life guard, count as active duty? Maybe while patroling the hostile coastlines, somewhere off the coast of Destin, FL, they observed some SEAL Teams, and assisted them in foraging for food, or beverages. Who knows, maybe they saved their lives...
Buck
Team Sergeant
02-08-2010, 18:08
I'm sitting here reading from his websites and then it hit me:
What happened to "Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *1, *2 & *3 ????????? Give me the chills just thinking about "them".
Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *4 is composed of Highly Trained Specialized Operatives (HTSO).
http://www.diplomaticsecuritygroup.com/8.html
What happened to "Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *1, *2 & *3
If I knew,,,
Well you know the drill... :cool:
Sonic03svtCobra
02-08-2010, 18:12
Yeah I looked over his web page, and one word came to mind " TOOL"
What happened to "Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *1, *2 & *3 ????????? Give me the chills just thinking about "them".C'mon now...the first Special Forces group formed was the 10th, followed by the 77th...it's part of the tradition...
I found his pictures funny and disturbing.
2 images that come to mind with one "operator" shooting a pistol at the 10 ft. mark, when the targets look like they were shot by a 12ga. 00Buck at 25 ft.
The usage of a real gun on what looks to be a range to demonstrate the blast your nuts off technique. I mean c'mon, they teach really cool guys the best techniques. That looks like one of them. Why not take out your opponent and keep him from creating replacement bad-guys. You know, real men offer the enemy the chance to knock your pistol out of battery because it gets more personal, therefore being cooler.
Douche-nozzle.
I like some of the operational names taken from books that described activities, not operations. Suprised there isn't an Operation Angry Badger, or Operation Poop Sock. Both sound cool and really hideous.
Douche-nozzle.
I like some of the operational names taken from books that described activities, not operations. Suprised there isn't an Operation Angry Badger, or Operation Poop Sock. Both sound cool and really hideous.
edit to read: 'Operation Happy Sock'.....dreaming of doing shit like we've done our whole adult lives....
Here's the ass-istant instructor:
http://www.unitedairsoftleague.com/44th-tactical-division.html
Scroll to Gary Del Giorno....super-hero. :rolleyes:
Where do these people come up with this BS.....ah...um.....HALO....FK ME.
1stindoor
02-08-2010, 19:06
C'mon now...the first Special Forces group formed was the 10th, followed by the 77th...it's part of the tradition...
Now you know why we have decided to "re-number" the teams...we have to keep the enemy guessing. Originally you were known by two digits...i.e. "I'm on 25" (hmmm...must be at least 24 other elements). Then we started using three digits (pick your favorite group...same idea). Now we're using four digits...it gives us the appearance of growth.
Apparently Conde's resume changed over the past few years. I guess he might have even trained a few of you guys, and you didn't even know it!:
1990 Florida Kung Fu Champion
5th Degree Black Belt Hok-Lung Kung Fu
2nd Degree Black Belt Aikido
4th Phase Siriat Combat Knife System
Graduate Allied Forces Tactical Team
EDA Counter-Terrorist Team CQC Instructor/Member
Private Contractor Special Operations Instructor – US Army
NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor
State Of Florida K License Firearms Instructor
FDLE Instructor Certification
Chief Agent Executive Defense Agency
FDLE Defensive Tactics Instructor
Meritorious Award
Unit Commendation Award
Police Academy Defensive Tactics Award
Officer of the Year Commendation
http://www.socnet.com/showthread.php?p=1122420
http://www.airsoftretreat.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=75176.0
The internetarchive shows 5 pages cached, but I cannot access them.
longrange1947
02-08-2010, 20:58
Among over one hundred certifications and commendations,................
When the hell did he have the time with all the hero s**t he was doing? :confused: :munchin
Edited to add, will check with a guy at work that is practically writing the book for Combatives in SF and now the Army.
Plutarch
02-08-2010, 21:05
The media page is a hoot. I especially enjoyed the "Overnight Expert Syndrome" article, warning against those with limited credentials and training attempting to open their own schools.
The picture of the guys charging down the range to punch the targets in the crotch with their firearms was fun, but the youtube videos were just hilarious.
Sonic03svtCobra
02-08-2010, 21:14
edit to read: 'Operation Happy Sock'.....dreaming of doing shit like we've done our whole adult lives....
Here's the ass-istant instructor:
http://www.unitedairsoftleague.com/44th-tactical-division.html
Scroll to Gary Del Giorno....super-hero. :rolleyes:
Where do these people come up with this BS.....ah...um.....HALO....FK ME.
The uber ghey alarm just went off for Mr. Gary Del Giorno
Maybe I missed something as well in the initial portion. I could be wrong, but isn't Kung Fu a different ranking system that doesn't have anything to do with belts.
A better educated person of Martial Arts please feel free to chime in.
If he's a certified instructor through the NRA, it wouldn't be hard to find out. They take their certifications seriously and will say if he did or did not attain that credential.
What the hell is the Allied Forces Tactical Team? Rainbow Six is right TS.
His credentials are ambiguous enough to fool sheeple, but lacking in detail for those in the know.
If you are really a person with the know how, then you come clean completely and tell people what your detailed credentials are, or you have bona fides that just speak for themselves. A number of local guys here come recommended as trainers that I would never question. Larry Vickers, Kyle Lamb, Brian Searcy to name a few.
I don't see how these guys last this long. 2008 to now and we are just catching this asshat. Sad thing is, people that knew nothing will get trained and then hurt because of unsound training.
This guy probably watched the boys at Key West ditching from a Zodiac, swam in the same general.......ocean, and claims having been trained by you.
He'll be #2 this week that earns my title of "Skycrane".
He also stole that pic from HK and it was subsequently used by the Rainbow Six series (book and games). Wonder if operational copyright infringement avoidance training is something else he's "trained" in. Watching the videos just makes life better.
Sonic03svtCobra
02-08-2010, 21:18
Superstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUw-h07-Qw0
BoyScout
02-08-2010, 22:04
Maybe I missed something as well in the initial portion. I could be wrong, but isn't Kung Fu a different ranking system that doesn't have anything to do with belts.
A better educated person of Martial Arts please feel free to chime in.
IIRC it does as well as Aikido, which last I have encountered only had two "belts". (Sorry I'm a bit ignorant on the subject and my info is rusty.) Gary Del Giorno, has Ju Jistsu and Aiki-Jitsu list in his marital arts expertise. Aiki-Jitsu is a form of Ju Jitsu, he could have trained in another style of the gentle art or it could be ignorance.
On the other hand it (the Kung Fu black belt) might be way to relate the ranking to those of us who are used to Japanese and Korean ranking systems. I have encountered that a lot back in the day when Kung Fu guys came to the class to learn another style, mostly Ju Jitsu.
Go For Broke
02-09-2010, 00:47
Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *4 is composed of Highly Trained Specialized Operatives (HTSO). This unit is deployed throughout the globe. Group*4 specializes in extreme High Risk Operations, Hostage Rescue, Sensitive Intelligence Gathering, Kidnapping for Ransom, Counter Terrorist Operations, Hostage Rescue and Maritime Operations.
Ummm...KFR?!? Isn't that what Abu Sayaaf Group is notorious for...so that would make...Kokonuts (or whatever the organization is) a "terrorist" organization?
FWIW Jbour13 - US style (e.g. for the masses) martial arts uses the colored belt rankings. Kung (gung) fu uses colored sashes (perhaps he used "belt" to denote sash). I would say maybe he meant silat (vice Siriat) but the "R" is a few keys away from the "L". Silat (or penjak silat) is a Indonesian form of fighting known for their use of bladed weapons - with a lot of Indonesian and Dutch ancestry instructors.
chin na - is a form of Chinese grappling which focuses on takedowns and joint locks (think small circle jiujitsu / dumog / acupressure)
iaido - is the path / way of drawing the sword (usually associated with kendo / aikido)
gung fu / kali / and aikido I think most know - but just to point out ... juDo is a "sport" ... a way of living, a philosophy...juJutsu is not. In the words of the founder of JuDo in the late 19th century ( Jigaro Kano, as quoted by Gunji Koizumi in the Budokwai Bulletin (April 1947):
I have been asked by people of various sections as to the wisdom and possibility of Judo being introduced with other games and sports at the Olympic Games. My view on the matter, at present, is rather passive. If it be the desire of other member countries, I have no objection. But I do not feel inclined to take any initiative. For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment. Only one of the forms of Judo training, so-called randori or free practice can be classed as a form of sport. Certainly, to some extent, the same may be said of boxing and fencing, but today they are practiced and conducted as sports. Then the Olympic Games are so strongly flavored with nationalism that it is possible to be influenced by it and to develop "Contest Judo", a retrograde form as ju-jitsu was before the Kodokan was founded.
That being said, I think juDo (or any 'martial' art e.g karate, muay thai, boxing, fencing, catch-as-catch can, etc) is good for developing young men and women.
Kokoro = 'heart' in Japanese ... it is also the name of a restaurant in Colorado and a 1914 novel by Soseki Natsume ...
My humble $0.02
V/R,
Basenshukai
02-09-2010, 05:32
...it gives us the appearance of growth.
So does ordering a 90 pill bottle of Extenze, but who's being technical, right? :)
Sierra Bravo
02-09-2010, 16:15
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WTF? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
somebody's been drinking the tainted koolaide
wait didn't he guest star on Steven Segal's Lawman??? LOL
Thanks for sharing that just made my month
Team Sergeant
02-10-2010, 09:29
I think these idiots have been on our website........read their rules and then read our rules........ ours were posted in 2004.
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Utah Bob
02-10-2010, 10:51
Kokoro = 'heart' in Japanese ... it is also the name of a restaurant in Colorado and a 1914 novel by Soseki Natsume ...
My humble $0.02
V/R,
Isn't it also a Beach Boys' song. :D:D:D:p
dr. mabuse
02-10-2010, 11:45
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greenberetTFS
02-10-2010, 11:58
Isn't it also a Beach Boys' song.
UB,the first group to put it out was a R&B group in the mid 50's called the Oriole's.....:cool: They had it stolen by the Beach Boy's like so many other Black groups that originally put out hit songs........;) Alas Pat Boone was also one of them...:rolleyes:
Big Teddy :munchin
... They had it stolen by the Beach Boy's like so many other Black groups that originally put out hit songs........;) Alas Pat Boone was also one of them...:rolleyes:
Big Teddy :munchin
I caught a show on one of the VH1ish channels about black music that got covered. Some really good music followed by the cover group - including Boone. For the most part the early covers were crap.
Airsoft? Were we talking about Airsoft training? Next thing ya' know they'll claim to be the first group to be fast ropin'.
Contrast Paul Howe's subtle website.
Agreed 100%, there is nothing on the CSAT site to make you think a free toaster is any part of the process. I was fortunate enough to take a pistol course at CSAT.
Mr. Howe is incredibly humble, yet he just has command presence. There are no airs and words like " dominate" etc. He quietly tells you this is how I do things and why, is always trying to test and learn himself, and is very patient with questions.
Throughout the course the only time he mentioned his service was agreeing with a joke about the size of the spiders in Panama. Just compare the websites and it's clear this is a soldier running a business, instead of the opposite.
Utah Bob
02-10-2010, 14:27
UB,the first group to put it out was a R&B group in the mid 50's called the Oriole's.....:cool: They had it stolen by the Beach Boy's like so many other Black groups that originally put out hit songs........;) Alas Pat Boone was also one of them...:rolleyes:
Big Teddy :munchin
Damn. I thought Mike Love and John Phillips wrote it.
Bastards.
I wonder...could this be the same Rafael Conde? It might explain the use of an alternative owner. A picture of the individual is attached.
LINK (http://ccsoblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/bond-set-for-men-charged-in-estates.html)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Bond Set For Men Charged In Estates Grow House Bust
Bond was set at $120,000 each for two men charged with operating an indoor marijuana grow house in Golden Gate Estates over the weekend.
Collier County Judge Rob Crown set bonds for Rafael Conde, 41, 181 22nd St. S.E., Golden Gate Estates, and Juan Carlos Hernandez, 29, 3383 Estey Ave., East Naples, at a court hearing Sunday, investigators said.
Conde and Hernandez were arrested Saturday after deputies executed a search warrant at a residence at 2760 Golden Gate Blvd. E.
Investigators discovered an indoor marijuana grow room in the residence. The grow room contained 39 marijuana plants and equipment to grow marijuana such as high intensity light bulbs, mylar and fertilizer, according to arrest reports.
The marijuana had an estimated street value of $117,000, reports said.
Investigators said Conde and Hernandez were in the process of constructing a second grow room when deputies executed the search warrant, reports said.
Conde and Hernandez were charged with cultivation of marijuana and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
I wonder...could this be the same Rafael Conde? It might explain the use of an alternative owner. A picture of the individual is attached.
LINK (http://ccsoblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/bond-set-for-men-charged-in-estates.html)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Bond Set For Men Charged In Estates Grow House Bust
Bond was set at $120,000 each for two men charged with operating an indoor marijuana grow house in Golden Gate Estates over the weekend.
Collier County Judge Rob Crown set bonds for Rafael Conde, 41, 181 22nd St. S.E., Golden Gate Estates, and Juan Carlos Hernandez, 29, 3383 Estey Ave., East Naples, at a court hearing Sunday, investigators said.
Conde and Hernandez were arrested Saturday after deputies executed a search warrant at a residence at 2760 Golden Gate Blvd. E.
Investigators discovered an indoor marijuana grow room in the residence. The grow room contained 39 marijuana plants and equipment to grow marijuana such as high intensity light bulbs, mylar and fertilizer, according to arrest reports.
The marijuana had an estimated street value of $117,000, reports said.
Investigators said Conde and Hernandez were in the process of constructing a second grow room when deputies executed the search warrant, reports said.
Conde and Hernandez were charged with cultivation of marijuana and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
I don't believe that is him. See the photo in this blog claiming he is "South Florida's Best Tactical Trainer":
http://pauliespicks.com/south-florida/south-floridas-best-tactical-trainer-r-conde-kokoro-combatives/
ZonieDiver
02-11-2010, 08:35
It couldn't possibly be him. The "real" Rafael would have gone into his "Kung Fu Panda" routine and busted out before they got him into the orange jumpsuit, unless getting into prison was some kind a undercover assignment from "Special Operations Unit Code Name Group *4" - privy only to he (and Steven S., of course). :D
dr. mabuse
02-11-2010, 09:47
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Should I invest in a "student" patch for my plate carrier to use at any future training I attend?