CLAUDE POUGET :
EXPERT IN SECURITY & FIGHTING ARTS (with empty hands)
A PIONEER FOR MARTIAL ARTS
IN THE PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO

SUMMARY:
1/ Exper in Security & Fighting Arts (with empty ends), Holder of a State Diploma in Martial Arts from the age of 23 (1984) : 24 years of teaching experience and 34 years of practice in martial arts.
2/ A hundred competitive wins in different disciplines!
3/ Twenty four years’ teaching experience state diploma certificate professor
4/ Nineteen teaching titles in Fighting Arts
5/ International Self-Defense Concept : creation of his own concept in Self-Defense
6/ Teaching and practice for civilians and security professionals
7/ National technical official in Monaco and France.

Expert in Security and Fighting Arts, he is holder of a State Diploma in Martial Arts from the age of 23 (1984) : 24 years of teaching experience as State certified and 34 years of practice in martial arts.

Claude POUGET, Master in law and Politics Sciences (Domestic Sécurity, Police, etc.), Degree in law and holder of a diploma in Superior European Studies is :

- Expert in Security and Fighting Arts ( with empty hands) ;

- Pioneer for Martial Arts in the Principality of Monaco.

He started practicing martial arts 37 years ago: having started with judo at the age of 10 ( he became since judo Jiu jitsu black belt), he started karate in 1974.

Ten years later, in 1984, he was made the youngest leader in martial arts in the Principality of Monaco by becoming the chief instructor at J.C. Monaco’s karate Section (where he had previously been an assistant instructor) and giving it a new boost in then process. With this historic origin, he has the longest martial arts professor carrier in the Principality of Monaco.

Already at this time, he had some serious references. He was selected to be trained at the French federal school of karate masters and obtained, after one year, the diploma as a federal instructor (top of his class) as well as, the same year, the French State Diploma (FFTKAMA 1984 - including Taekwondo and Kung Fu Wushu) for the teaching of karate and tributary martial arts. These titles were preceded by the awarding of a black belt (top of his class), the 2nd dan in the presence of Sensei OSHIMA and the federal 3rd dan (1986) at the age of 25. He also has a solid multi-purpose experience in fighting arts, having practiced several disciplines (full contact, kickboxing, English boxing, self defence), awarded with almost a hundred competitive victories.

A hundred competitive wins in various disciplines !

Egged on by the pleasure to test the efficiency of his techniques and his fighting spirit, Claude POUGET, multi martial arts practionners, has trained and in several disciplines and fought in different officiels fighting disciplines : In Western Boxing; he si unbeaten in 12 matches in the colours of A.S. Monaco, including four victories before the end ; In 1984, he became the French military (air) karate champion and Côte d’Azur champion in : tae kwon do, karate, contact karate and Kung fu /kickboxing/full contact. In 1996, he become in Sambo world vice-champion as part of the French team and came 4th individually, whilst still learning the ropes.

Twenty four years’ teaching experience as state diploma professor

After becoming in 1984 the youngest head instructor in activity in Monaco at 23, he continues training and teaching by creating in 1987 the Monaco Shotokan Karate Club and becoming its technical director. After running several other martial arts clubs especially as relates to the business and personal security sector, he introduced sambo to Monaco, creating in 1997 the Monaco Sambo Club, today known as the “Monaco Academy of Self Defence”, as well as the Karate and Martial Arts Academies of Cap d’Ail, of which he is the technical director. He created and was the technical director of Karate section of A.S.C.Turbiasque. He has earned forteean different teaching certificates.

Eighteen teaching certificates in Fighting Arts

He has carried on in his varied technical training, opening himself up to numerous other disciplines: he is now :

- holder 3 French Federal Expert titles,
- holder certifications in 19 fighting disciplines,
- 11 times black belts (Judo Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling etc.),
- holder of certifications for 3 Olympics disciplines in Fighting art,
- holder 5 State Certifications.
(détails under)

- French Federal Expert inKick-Boxing, 7th Deg Black Belt, State Certified Professor
- French Federal Expert in Defense Kick-Boxing(Self Défense) 6th Degree Black Belt; - French Federal Expert in Contact Défense ;
- 5th Dan Black Belt (F.F.K.D.A.), State Certified Professor 1 & 2° in Karate ( Krav Maga), internationally certified Instructor in Krav maga (by Krav maga Academy) ;
- State Certified Professor (B.E.1) in Western Boxing ;
- State Certified Professor (B.E.1) in Sambo, 3 Degre black belt, russian Instructor;
- French Federal Monitor, 3rd degree in Black-Belt ;
- French Federal Master in Sambo and Personal Defense, 3rd Degree in Black Belt ;
- French Federal Professor in Wrestling (Black Degre for the French Federation and Black Degree Master in rfree wrestling for the Wrestling International Federation - F.I.L.A.)
- French National Moniteur in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) ;
- French Federal Monotor 2° in K1 Rules ;
- French Federal Monitor in Muaythai / Boxe Thai (1st Khan) ;
- French Monitor in Pancrace ;
- French Federal Monitor in Jeet Kune Do ;
- French Fedeal instructor in Brasilian Jiu Jitsu ;
- Tonfa and Defensive stick wielding Instructor ;
- Grappling French teacher

International Self-Defense Concept : creation of his own concept in self-defence

His experience has helped him design his own approach to self-defence : INTERNATIONAL SELF-DEFENSE CONCEPT which has detailed itself on one side through his varied experience of fighting arts (karate, western boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, full contact, pancrace, muay thai, sambo, krav maga, Brazilian jiu jitsu, wrestling etc) and on the other with his on-the-job professional experience in the security of persons (VIP protection, etc) and goods. He is holder of a Master in Law (Domestic Security). He constantly perfects himself in his practice and his teaching of martial arts.

Instructor for civilians and security business professionals

Claude POUGET keeps improving by practising in Monaco, France but also throughout the world (Tokyo, Okinawa, Beijing, Shaolin, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Moscow, Israël, etc). In parallel with the lessons he gives in Monaco or Cap d’Ail, he manages courses for civilians and also for professionals of the security industry (private security, local police, gendarmes etc), whilst assuming his technical responsibilities on a national basis.

National Technical Responsibilities in Monaco in Krav Maga and Kickboxing, in France for Defensive Kickboxing

Claude POUGET is :

1°/ In Monaco : technical director et Vice President of the Monegasque Kickboxing and President et technical director of Krav Maga federation he founded in Monaco in 2001.

2°/ In France :

At national level Member of the national management board ot the French Kick-Boxing Comitee (F.F.S.C.D.A.) ;
- Member of Black belt national commitee,
- French Federal Expert in Self-Defense (Contact Défense), he is one of managing and running the national courses for instructor training) ;
- Ex Chief of National Defense Kick-Boxing Department ;

At régional and Departmental levels :

- Member of the management board of the regional board in Côte d'Azur for the Kick-Boxing French Comitee and Member of the Black belf regional commitee, Vice Président of the Departemental comittee (Maritimes Alping), co-responsabile of the black belt commission for the examination of black belts (1st, 2nd, 3th Degree).

- Responsible of the Provence et Côte d'Azur French Region for Grappling in the Wrestling french federation.

On request of the French Karaté (and associates disciplines) Claude POUGET teached ponctually to the school national instructor in the Regional (Cote d'Azur) French Federal School of Karate and associated discplines the legislation (practical et theoretical) of Legal-Defense to the future Karaté or Krav maga instructor (etc.).