Dr Grandmaster Rick Stanford has been training in martial arts for almost 44 years as a senior martial artist who has devoted his entire life in the martial art world of learning and teaching Traditional Taekwondo, Karate, Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, Judo and other martial art disciplines in the United States of America with a fabulous profile in his martial art related career.

Dr Grandmaster Rick Stanford is also Nationally Certified as a Criminal Countermeasures Instructor; Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor; Pressure Point Control Tactics Instructor, Spontaneous Weapons Instructor and Weapon Retention Instructor with the Martial Arts Research Systems and Krav Maga Tactical Options Defensive Tactics for Law Enforcement.

Dr Grandmaster Rick Stanford has trained numerous Local, County, State, and Federal Police Officers on Hand-to-Hand Combat.

Besides being a remarkable martial artist, Dr Grandmaster Rick Stanford is also a businessman with profound knowledge in business development and management. A Sales Engineer and Sales Master in Fortune 100 companies covering the scope of contract negotiations, project management, operations management, sales & marketing consulting services, inventory management, route management and human relations management, just to name a few.  His rich business experience has allowed him to help martial art schools and associations turning from poorly operating state to profitable operations.

Dr Grandmaster Rick Stanford believes that martial artists should succeed in life like any other profession out there in the commercial market and be noticed for their outstanding contribution to society as a whole, while being accredited for their extensive educational knowledge.

Dr Grandmaster Rick Stanford is a member of the Founding Core Group (FCG) who has co-founded the International Taekwondo Confederation in 2020 and is the Executive Vice President who also takes charge as Directors and Co-Directors of a few Boards in the Board of Directors.