John has extensive training in general protection work as well as Criminal Psychology, Russian Systema fighting, and extensive field experience as a SWAT qualified Paramedic. He also has basic Russian linguistic ability and has trained under the International Sports Pistol Master of Russia, Rouslan Diatlov He is a graduate of the Resident Training portion ESI, the "Harvard" of bodyguard/ executive protection schools listed in our links section, and a current student of their distance education program.