Bio data and resume

From youth to present, Philippe Simon has practiced athletics and team sports. He began martial arts and combat sports in 1969 and has developed skilled experience in several disciplines including judo, Shotokan karate, Kyokushinkai as well as full-contact..

Motivated with an ardent desire to constantly learn and surpass himself , he perfected his abilities with a variety of experts in diversified schools of close contact.

During a foreign mission in 1990 he discovered Krav Maga. He obtained his Instructor's Certificate (IKMF and EIKM) in 1999, followed by specialized instructor diplomas in Krav-maga for VIP protection and Special Forces.
Parallel to these specializations he acquired the statute of expert in self defense, tonfa and the defense stick.

He joined the National Police Force in 1980 and shortly thereafter he integrated specialized units and the special services of the Minister of Interior. Rapidly following he was assigned to the DST, an operational security team (Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire/ Direction of National Security) undertaking special assignments with interventions, close contact protection, tailing, and special missions. He continued his career, as instructor and field instructor, within this domain of the French administration until 1998.

Philippe Simon was then transferred to the Department of Physical Education and Professionalism of the National Police Force in Lyons where he became Deputy Head of the Unit.

He was in charge of training 3000 police agents in Lyons. Conscientious of the importance to dispense a complete vocational range for maximum operational success, he developed polyvalent-disciplined programs comprised of techniques in defensive shooting, combat situational course work, techniques for intervention, professional use of the tonfa and the telescopic police baton.

He continued to ensure professional training which allowed him to develop a tactical doctrine unique in itself pertaining to various space and context situations. He created a security mission specifically related to confined space implemented in trains by railway police. He developed a corpus of instruction specifically for interventions in penitentiaries; he participated in the handling of urban violence.In addition Philippe Simon has trained more than 2000 civilians in various clubs.

In September 2006, he left, to a certain extent, his full time duties with the national police, remaining nonetheless, a voluntary reservist. Since, he has totally devoted his efforts to FIKOP( the International Federation of Operational and Professional Krav) that he created in 2006 and whereby he ensures the duty of Chief Instructor.

Philippe Simon presently trains O.P.K. instructors issued from the civil society, i.e. administrations. He presently trains a number of different students in France and abroad, parallel to remaining a consultant for intervention groups.

Resume

1975-1980
Civil:

• Black belt karate,
• common based with Degree Physical Education instructor.

1980-1990
National Police:

• Qualified Advanced Police Driver License;
• Qualified National Defense secrecy;
• Diplomas for Shooting Instructor,
• Operational Shooting,
• Long-range firearms,
• Sniper,
• Physical Education instructor,
• Combat Tactics Training instructor with the R.A.I.D. in 1987, 1989 and 1990
• Instructor for Operational Security Team for the D.S.T. from 1987 to 1998

Civil:

• Bronze medal for Youth and Sports

1990-1999
National Police:

• Teacher in Security Techniques in Interventions,
• Teacher in Professional Communication by Techniques and Gestures (G.T.P.I),
• Diploma for Physical and Professional Activities
• Trainer in Close Protection,
• Diploma Instructor Tonfa Police
• Training for Protection and Anti Aggression
• Training Periods for Close Protection in Official Missions 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Civil:

• Diploma Instructor Tonfa,
• Police baton and Self Defense,
• Diplomas in Expert Self Defense , Tonfa and Police baton,
• Diploma Instructor Krav maga (IKMF and EIKM)

1999-2008
National Police:

• Teacher in Active Services
• National Medal of Honor National Police

Civil:

• Diploma Instructor Krav maga "VIP Protection",
• Diploma Instructor Krav Maga Police Force,
• Diploma Instructor for Shooting - FX,
• Creation and implementation of training courses as well as Techniques for Interventions particularly for penitentiary personnel,
• Adviser for the Regional Direction of Penitentiary Services and the E.R.I.S. of Lyons,
• Adviser for the National Direction of Penitentiary Services for Teaching national Instructors in K.O.P. for the E.R.I.S,
• Consultant with intervention groups,
• International Expert and Instructor-Head for the FIKOP.

 

Philippe with part of the group for operational security DST Team after training (1990)	Philippe during a training session for close protection (1990)