Jim Grover (martial arts)

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J. Kelly McCann (pseudonym: Jim Grover) is the Senior Vice President of Kroll's Security Services Group and heads its Protective Services & Training Group.

While serving in the United States Marine Corps, Mr. McCann was responsible for standardizing all hostage recovery tactics and equipment, and training all counter-terrorist forces.

Mr. McCann holds a Master Instructor rating in combative skills and is a subject-matter expert in close combat for the U.S. Marine Corps; close quarters battle for the Office of Naval Research; protective services for the United States Department of State; apprehension avoidance for the Joint Personal Recovery Agency, and high-risk environment tactics, techniques and procedures for the Department of Defense. He assisted local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in developing raid techniques for use against domestic hate groups prevalent in the Midwest from 1984 to 1986 while assigned to Omaha, Nebraska. His contributions earned him scores of police commendations and he was inducted into the Governor's Great Navy of the State of Nebraska for service and assistance to law enforcement by Senator Bob Kerrey.

He was prominently featured in an article for "Esquire" magazine written by Tucker Carlson, whom he escorted through Iraq after the 2003 invasion. He is also well known among firearms enthusiasts and private security firms for his instructional videos that are distributed through Paladin Press and his appearances as a commentator on CNN. His techniques are drawn from his own experience in the Marine Corps as well as Rex Applegate. McCann was featured on the cover of the June 2008 issue of Black Belt Magazine in a two part article continued in the July issue.

Videos

*Collapsible Baton Tactics

*Combative Pistol

*Inside the Crucible Vol. 1-5

*"Jim Grover's Combatives"

*"Jim Grover's Defensive Shooting"

*"Jim Grover's Situational Self-Offense"

*"Kelly McCann's Tactical Carbine"

*"Living Safely in Dangerous Times"

*"Minimum Damage, Maximum Effect"

Books and Publications

*"Street Smarts, Firearms, and Personal Security"
*Articles Published in Guns & Ammo magazine from 1996-2000

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/Esquire/2004/03/01/366991 "Hired Guns"]
* [http://www.realfighting.com/0102/grover.htm An Article on Jim Grover's Combatives]
* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0210/26/se.01.html A CNN segment with Kelly McCann]
* [http://www.blackbeltmag.com/kelly_mccann/archives/628 Kelly McCann in Black Belt Magazine]