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Adam Haidary

Adam Haidary

Founder, PolicePosts

Adam is a former law enforcement training sergeant and founder of PolicePosts, Effective Fitness Training, and Effective Fitness Combatives. His training organizations have served more than 30,000 officers and worked with over 1,000 law enforcement agencies. His background spans patrol, officer safety, tactical medicine, and instructor development.

Law Enforcement Training Officer Safety Tactical Medicine
Career Highlights
  • Founded Effective Fitness Training, serving 30,000+ officers
  • Trained 1,000+ law enforcement agencies, including NYPD, Chicago PD, and Michigan State Police
  • Donated over $1 million to agency health and wellness programming
  • Contributed $20,000 to anti-human trafficking initiatives
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Law Enforcement Experience

  • South Carolina Class 1 Law Enforcement Officer — Patrol (2013–2018), Training Sergeant (2018–2020)
  • South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy BID Certified Instructor
  • Brown belt in grappling; eight years of experience
  • Assisted local and state agencies with K9 training and officer safety tactics
  • Implemented department-wide tactical medical program (2019)

Instructor Certifications

  • FLETC Tactical Medical Instructor
  • Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) certified
  • Bleeding Control (B-Con) Instructor
  • FBI Law Enforcement Training for Safety and Survival (LETSS)
  • NASBLA Officer Water Survival Instructor
  • ALERRT Instructor
Jay Wadsworth

Jay Wadsworth

Director, Effective Fitness Combatives

Jay brings 22 years of law enforcement experience, including 14 years in SWAT. A third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former mixed martial arts competitor, he has led defensive tactics programs, developed academy curricula, and trained law enforcement instructors.

Defensive Tactics SWAT Instructor Development
Career Highlights
  • Third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt
  • 22 years of law enforcement experience; 14 years in SWAT
  • Developed mandatory defensive tactics curriculum for instructors and recruits
  • Former SWAT team leader and director of training, Jamestown Police Department
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Instruction and Leadership

  • Director of Effective Fitness Combatives
  • Retired professional/amateur MMA fighter
  • NYS DCJS Certified SWAT Operator (2021)
  • DCJS instructor; developed mandatory defensive tactics curriculum
  • Lead instructor for 18+ two-day recertification courses
  • Lead instructor for 24 80-hour instructor courses
  • Lead instructor for four one-day overview courses
  • Subject Matter Expert, City of Syracuse case (2019)
  • Subject Matter Expert, NYS Attorney General officer grand jury testimony (2020)
  • Jamestown Police Department SWAT Director of Training (2015–2023)
  • Jamestown Police SWAT Team Leader (2011–2023)
  • Head Defensive Tactics Instructor, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Academy (2012–2023)
  • Director of Defensive Tactics, NYTOA (2016–present, as listed on original page)
  • NYTOA Instructor (2013–present, as listed on original page)
  • TacOps EAST/SOUTH Instructor (2016–present, as listed on original page)
  • Lead Defensive Tactics Instructor, Jamestown Police Department (2010–2023)

Certifications

  • Reality-Based Training Instructor (DCJS, 2019)
  • Range Instructor (DCJS, 2019)
  • Progressive FORCE Concepts / Code 4 Concepts Defensive Tactics Instructor (2016–2022)
  • Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification (DCJS, 2010)
  • Taser Instructor (2010–2016)
JT King

JT King

Director of Operations, PolicePosts

JT is a U.S. Air Force veteran with 14 years of law enforcement experience, including five years in specialized street crimes and plainclothes surveillance assignments. He has served as a field training officer and spent four years in corporate investigations, developing theft and fraud cases involving more than $380,000 in stolen assets. He is the founder of Survive Policing.

Criminal Interdiction Covert Surveillance Street Crimes
Career Highlights
  • Five years in specialized proactive enforcement and surveillance units
  • Field Training Officer
  • Multiple awards for exceptional performance in a proactive street crimes unit
  • Four years of corporate theft and fraud investigations
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Advanced Training

  • Proactive Criminal Enforcement School
  • Street Gang Investigation School
  • Advanced Undercover Techniques & Survival
  • Special Assignment Team (SAT) Surveillance School
  • Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement & Interdiction Training
  • Vehicle Theft Investigation School
  • NCEA Criminal Patrol & Interdiction Training
  • Field Training Officer (FTO) School
  • Interviewing, Interrogation & Forensic Statement Analysis
  • Drug Investigations for Patrol Officers
  • Informant Development & Management Training — Los Angeles HIDTA
  • Social Media Investigative Methods for Law Enforcement
  • High Threat Environment Vehicle Tactics — Pistol
  • Vehicle Stop/Block Training — Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement Team
  • Active Shooter Threat Training Program (FLETC)
  • Special Events Response Team Civil Disturbance School
  • FGL Homicide Investigations Training
Scott St. Clair

Scott St. Clair

Assistant Director, Effective Fitness Combatives

Scott is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former police sergeant with more than 14 years of full-time law enforcement experience. A former SWAT team leader and first-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, he has served as a firearms, defensive tactics, and force-on-force instructor.

Firearms Defensive Tactics SWAT
Career Highlights
  • Former Police Sergeant and SWAT Team Leader
  • First-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt
  • Adjunct Instructor, Wake Tech Community College
  • Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate
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Instruction and Qualifications

  • More than 14 years of full-time law enforcement experience (still sworn)
  • North Carolina Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor
  • Force-on-Force Instructor
  • North Carolina Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor
  • North Carolina General Law Enforcement Instructor
  • NCJA Advanced Tactical Training Certificate
  • Adjunct Instructor, Wake Tech Community College
  • U.S. Marine Corps veteran