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Biography
Mr. Hall served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea as a Clerk Typist. Mr. Hall is also a commercial, instrument rated pilot and was an IBM National Sales Manager as well.
Skip was an recordholding powerlifter for the WABDL in Bench Press and Deadlift - all after the age of 50. Mr. Hall also competed in boxing during his younger years and later as a full-contact karate participant through the association with his instructors Greg Young (boxing), GrandMaster Rick Weems, David Ferguson, Grandmaster Pak (Korea) and Grandmaster He Ill Cho. Mr. Hall became interested in MMA in the early 1990s and became associated with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu via Carlson Gracie Jr., and trained with Conan Silvera and Marcello Silvera in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Hall cross-trained in Taekwondo, Hapkido, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, American Kenpo and boxing.
Mr. Hall judged numerous UFC events for SEG Sports throughout the U.S. and was invited to do so by ZUFFA at the very first UFC in Atlantic City, NJ. He was also a judge for Don "The Dragon" Wilson productions in California in the 1990's. During that time he authored the, "ASSAULT and RAPE MINIMIZATION (ARM) Program" which he continues to teach today to many non-profit,Christian and religious organizations. He also continues to teach numerous law enforcement programs, a combined martial arts program called, "Combat Martial Arts", and other real-life issue programs to Christian organizations and participants. Skip is available and routinely provides motivational speeches to numerous organizations about his military experience and athletic endeavors.
Mr. Hall is a special tactics instructor for international force protection contractors, NRA and FBI firearms isntruction, close combat techniques and Professional Rescuer skills using his experience from the military, as a currently employed DoD Contractor in the middle east, NRA Instructor, American Red Cross Instructor and professional MMA career. Skip Hall is a personal bodyguard and executive protection agent and trainer for high risk, high visibility clients and contracts.
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Fraudulent Military Service Claims
Mr. Hall claimed he served in the U.S. Army Special Forces during the Vietnam war, as a "5th SF SOG A Team Leader."- a leadership position in a legendary special operations unit that conducted clandestine missions throughout the conflict.
Attention to Mr. Hall's Special Forces claims arose due to a profile written in 2008 by NBC Sports writer Mike Chiappetta. That article led to a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request for his official records by Special Forces veterans who were not convinced of Mr. Hall's claims. The FOIA report clearly stated Mr. Hall did not serve in the U.S. Army Special Forces, nor did he ever deploy to Vietnam. His service was as a 71B (Clerk Typist), stationed in Korea.
Some of the same Special Forces veterans were also involved in the earlier outing of William G. Hillar, an instructor at the Monterey Instititute of International Studies, who was later arrested by the FBI on fraudulent charges. Hillar later pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court.
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