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Tad Nelson

Tad Nelson
(Photo by Rick Hustead)

Tad Nelson heads the Southern California Kapap Association and has been associated with the Kapap Academy since its inception. With more than 18 years of combined military and law-enforcement experience, Nelson applies his accumulated practical knowledge to his kapap training. Nelson is a graduate of the FBI’s firearms instructor course and is also a range safety officer for the Kapap Academy’s tactical handgun course.

Nelson also served as an editorial adviser for Avi Nardia and Albert Timen’s new book, Kapap Combat Concepts: Martial Arts of the Israeli Special Forces.

For more information on Nelson and the Southern California Kapap Association, visit www.socalkapap.com.

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