Experience & Expertise

RICHARD JOHNS HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION:
  • Active Law Enforcement / Peace Officer : Westbank First Nation – Law Enforcement Department
  • Active Defensive Tactics Instructor: Westbank First Nation – Law Enforcement Department
  • Active Auxiliary RCMP Constable : Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Kelowna BC
  • Saskatoon Community Police Academy – Saskatoon Police Services – Class # 9 - 2007
  • FBI Major Crimes Unit (Washington D.C.) Seminar : Instructed by Brian J Nedeau - Supervisory Special Agent - FBI Major Theft Unit
  • Justice Institute of British Columbia Security Instructor Certification (Active): Issued by Justice Institute of BC - Police Academy
  • Ministry of Public Safety and Policing - Saskatchewan - Security Instructor Certification (Active): Issued by Policing Services Division
  • Saskatchewan Justice - Law Enforcement Services - Handcuff and Baton Acknowledged Instructor : Issued by Saskatchewan Justice Law Enforcement Services
  • Corrections and Public Safety Youth Correctional Facility Training : Saskatchewan Corrections and Public Safety
  • Career Institute Law Enforcement Center Instructor (Active) : Issued Instructor status from School Director Jim Gibbs - also active Constable
  • International Police Defensive Tactics Association Associate Instructor(Active): Issued Instructor status from Slavo Gozdzik - Director and active Police Officer
  • United States Police Defensive Tactics Association Instructors Certification (Active): Issued Instructor status from Ric Black - National Director
  • PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification (Active) : Instructed by Brian Willis - retired Calgary Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
  • PPCT Defensive Tactics Basic Certification : Instructed by Shawn Penner - active Deputy Sheriff
  • MACE / OC Spray Instructor (Active): Received Certification from MACE Security International
  • RCMP Certified OC Spray, Handcuff, Baton and Carotid Control Techniques : Instructor, Kerry Solinsky RCMP Public and Police Safety Instructor
  • S.A.B.E.R. Tactical Duty Knife Instructor: Issued Instructor status from Fernan Vargas - Chief Instructor Raven Tactical International
  • S.A.B.E.R. Edged Weapons Survival Instructor: Issued Instructor status from Fernan Vargas - Chief Instructor Raven Tactical International
  • Impact Weapons Instructor: Issued Instructor status from Fernan Vargas - Chief Instructor Raven Tactical International
  • Police Sciences Diploma with Honors : Issued Diploma from Thomson Education - A Nationally Accredited Post Secondary Educational Institute
  • Adult Psychology Diploma with Honors : Issued Diploma from Thomson Education - A Nationally Accredited Post Secondary Educational Institute
  • Killology Seminar (The scholarly study of the destructive act of killing in society) : Instructed by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
  • Incident Command System Course (ICS 100): Instructor - Stephan Drolet – Justice Institute of BC
  • Firearms Training Certificate ( 9mm Glock : Levels I, II and III ) - 55 hours : Instructor Brad Hutchinson - Smith & Wesson Academy Certified Instructor
  • Firearms Training Certificate ( Tactical Shotgun : Levels I, II and III ) - 25 hours : Instructor Brad Hutchinson - Smith & Wesson Academy Certified Instructor
  • Introduction to Taser Training Diploma : Received from Career Institute Law Enforcement Center
  • Principles of Police Supervision Diploma : Received from Career Institute Law Enforcement Center
  • Police Composition Picture Technician - Faces System : Received from Career Institute Law Enforcement Center
  • Threat Assessment Investigation Diploma : Received from Career Institute Law Enforcement Center
  • Anti-Terrorism and Intelligence Gathering Diploma : Received from Career Institute Law Enforcement Center
  • Fight Against Drugs Seminar: Received from George Chuvalo - retired heavy weight boxer who fought Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and other greats
  • RCMP Organized Crime Seminar : Speaker – RCMP Superintendent Marianne Ryan
  • RCMP Street Gang Task Force Seminar: Received from RCMP Cpl Eldon Orregaard - Special Enforcement Unit
  • Gang Related Issues and Strategies Seminar: Received from Lt. William Loescher of the Puyallup Police Department, Washington, United States
  • Prison and Street Gang Seminar : Received from Mr. Laurie Cote - Former First Nations Jail and Street Gang Investigator - RCMP Gang Expert
  • Female Street Gang Seminar : Received from Helen McPhaden – Executive Director – Stardale Women’s group Inc
  • Saskatoon Street Gang Seminar : Received from Saskatoon Police Services
  • Loss Prevention Seminar : Received from Saskatoon Police Services – Class # 1
  • Counterfeit Money Detecting Training Seminar : Received from Bank of Canada - Instructed by Michelle Witkowski - Security Analyst
  • Budapest Police Department (Hungary): Ride along and Police Headquarters Tour (8 hours)
  • Las Vegas Police Department (Nevada): Ride along and City Detention Center Tour (12 hours)
  • New Smyrna Beach Police Department (Florida): Ride along with SWAT Team Officer (12hours)
  • Volusia County Sheriffs Department (Florida): Ride along (12 hours)
  • Colville Tribal Police Department (Washington): Officer exchange (70 hours)
  • Broomfield Police Department (Colorado): Ride along (5 hours)
  • Walla Walla Police Department: Ride along (4 hours)
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police : Multiply ride along’s
  • Saskatoon Police Services : Ride along and City Detention Center Tour (12 hours)
  • Saskatoon Police Services : Fly along with Air Patrol Unit (3 hours)
  • Edmonton Police Services : Ride along (10 hours)
  • Winnipeg Police Services : Ride along (5 hours)
  • Corman Park Police Department : Ride along (12 hours)
  • MD Ambulance : Ride along (12 hours)
  • Bodyguard Training Certificate : Received training from David L Himmelheber - Former bodyguard of Muhammad Ali
  • Trained with Mr. Budai Tibor: Kenpo instructor in Budapest Hungary. He is also in charge of the Balatonfuzio Police Department just outside of Budapest.
  • Trained with Jesse Glover: Bruce Lee's first student
  • Trained with Mr. Steve Smith : who is the Inheritor of the styles of Fook Yueng. Fook Yueng was an mentor/instructor of Bruce Lee from 1959 to about 1966
  • Jeet Kune Do Instructors Certification (Active): Issued Instructor status from Joaquim Almeria who trained under Dan Inosanto”
  • Offensive Fighting Tactics ( O.F.T. ) Instructors Certification (Jeet Kune Do Concepts) (Active) : Issued Instructor status from Head Instructor Sifu John Lopez. He received his Instructor certification from Paul Vanuk U.S. Navy Seals Tactics Instructor.
  • International Jeet Kune Do Association Instructors Certification (Active): Issued Instructor status from Ron Casto - IJKDA President. He trained with several of Bruce Lee's original students.
  • Fire Suppression Training Course : Instructor Dan Heaton – Fire & Life Safety Educator - Lake Country Fire Department
  • Basic Fire Suppression Course (S100): Instructor Brent Langlois – Special Operations – First Nations Emergency Services
  • Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface Course (S215): Instructor Brent Langlois – Special Operations – First Nations Emergency Services
  • Introduction to Emergency Management : Received training from Justice Institute Of BC
  • Emergency Operations Centre Level 1 : Received training from Justice Institute Of BC
  • Trained with the Budapest (Hungary) Volunteer Fire Department


    • He has given speeches to First Nation Chiefs, high ranking Police Officers and Government Officials at a national and international level with regards to law enforcement issues.
Law Enforcement Organizations he belongs to:
  • Member of the International Police Defensive Tactics Association
  • Member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association
  • Member of the United States Police Defensive Tactics Association
  • Member of the IAPA /International Auxiliary Police Association/ Canadian Coordinator
  • Member of the California Organization of Police and Sheriffs
  • Member of the Tennessee Constable Association
  • Member of the Budapest Auxiliary Police - Hungary - Honorary
  • National Director of the Fraternal Order of Law Enforcement