Ray Griffin is a 3rd Degree Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under 8th Degree Red/Black, Master Pedro Sauer. He started training under Master Sauer in 1999, in Orem, Utah.
Ray is a Level III Combatives instructor in the US Army. HE is an Assistant Intstructor for the Protector I course through Tim Kennedy’s, Sheepdog Response. Ray is also a certified Defensive Tactics Instructor with the Sauer Tactical Group and specializes in tailored Programs for military and law enforcement to meet specific needs of individual departments, squads, units, or groups.
Ray has spent over two decades in self-defense programs for women and youth. Having a large family, including 7 daughters, he is passionate about empowering women and has developed programs specific to realtors, teachers, and women in the workplace, to meet the unique challenges and threats they can face in their environments.
Additionally, Ray is a firearms instructor with NRA instructor certifications for Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, and Range Safety. Through Griffin Jiu-Jitsu Academy and his own training group, Griffin Tactical, he provides instruction in the areas of self-defense, situational awareness, firearms carry and defense, shooting basics, safe international travel, Everyday Carry, and basic survival courses.
