05-07-2008 06:29:39
Staff
GLOBAL KNIFE FIGHTING & AFFILIATED ARTS (GKF) STAFF
SNAKE BLOCKER - GLOBAL KNIFE FIGHTING-CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO)
MICA RAE AMELIN - GLOBAL KNIFE FIGHTING ALASKA REP.
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SNAKE BLOCKER - GLOBAL KNIFE FIGHTING-CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO)
Snake Blocker (black tee-shirt) teaching at Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs
Blocker Academy of Martial Arts - Chief Instructor/Founder 1995-present (see www.blockeracademy.com for full credentials/martial arts resume, military resume, and fight club record)
Blocker Savate Club - President/Founder 1999-present (see www.blockersavateclub.com)
Universal Balisong Society - Vice President 1998-present
International Combatives Self Defense Association - Colorado Representative 2007-present
"Snake, I really enjoyed your training session during Hock's last seminar. The rubber band concept works very nice with empty hands as you demonstrated and just as exciting with weapons. Looking forward to some more training sessions." - Thomas Stratton - Sacramento, California
Raul Munoz, Mica Rae Amelin, & Snake Blocker - Alaska 2005
MICA RAE AMELIN - GLOBAL KNIFE FIGHTING-ALASKA REP.
-Private Pilot Rating 1976
-Instrument Rating 1986
-Commercial Rating 1987
-Multi Instrument Commercial Rating1987
-Flight instructor Rating 1988
-Helicopter Commercial Rating 1988
-Air Traffic Controller at King Salmon Alaska 1985 to 1988
-Founded Rotor Air Salvage and Repair in 1988
-Rotor Air Alaska, Inc. 1991
-Flew and operated S58 (UH34), Hueys (TH-1F, UH1H), Eurocopter AS350BA, Bell 47 G3B1 (TH13), MD500C with XV500 nose mod, Heavy Lift Bell 214B1A, S58T
(UH34 with P & W Twin turbine), & Bell206
-Rotor Air International, 1997
-Founded, operated FAA certified helicopter only air-taxi, Part 133 (external loads), 135, (commercial passenger and cargo operations) and 137 (firefighting) operations, was CEO, President, and Director of Operations.
-CEO/President/Director of Operations - Global Helicopters Llc, a UK based medium and heavy lift precision longline helicopter operations.
-Who's Who in the Library of Congress, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Professionals.
-Featured in Hovering, a book on the history of female helicopter pilots, written by Henry Holden, 1994. Featured as Whirlygirl (female heli pilot) #665.
-Renovating two WWII era M8 APVs, armored personnel carriers, 6 wheel drive, turreted vehicles. Owner of two M75 APC armored personnel carriers, tracked, turreted vehicles under construction.
-Owned and operated the following airplanes. 1954 Piper Tripacer, 1959 Piper Tripacer, 1947 Navion, D50, B50 and J50 Twin Bonanzas, H391 and H250 Helio Couriers, DHC Dehavilland Otter, Cessna 172, 182, 180 and 185, Piper Cherokee, Piper Cherokee Six, Piper Lance, Piper PA18 Supercubs, Piper PA20 Pacer, Christen Eagle II, Piper PA12, PA14. Cessna C140, C150, C152, C172, C180, C182, C185, C206, C442, Boeing B727, B737, Grumann Widgen, Stinson 108, 108-2, 108-3, Piper Apache, Beechcraft Musketeer, A36, V35 bonanzas, Piper Comanche, different aircraft on wheels, skis and/or floats
-Hobbies: helicopter flying, aerobatics flying, exploring the Alaska wilderness via helicopter, and hiking on the ground. Skydiving. weapons collecting (especially semi-auto versions of submachine guns), shooting, reloading, submachine gun shooting, IPSC competitions, knife fighting, 3rd world and international travel, especially exploring ancient ruins, WWII and later era Fighter Jets, filming volcanic eruptions, photography, watching the northern lights, building weapons (especially black powder pistols and cannons), hiking, rock climbing, camping, gold dredging, adventure traveling, aircraft construction, sports cars, business planning, contracting, virtual reality shooting ranges, any type advanced training from helicopter to protection, training with service dogs, working out, reading & writing.
-Built Christen Eagle II biplane, 1989-1997