Become A Certified C-Tac® Instructor
Teach a proven self-protection system built around awareness, preparedness, defensive tactics, EDC integration, and real-world decision-making.
The C-Tac® Instructor Program gives instructors access to advanced training, structured curriculum, online lessons, live training opportunities, and a growing network of professionals teaching practical self-protection.
Teach a proven self-protection system, access advanced instructor training, and join a growing network of professional instructors.
Why Join The C-Tac® Instructor Program?
The C-Tac Instructor Program was built for martial arts instructors, academy owners, coaches, and serious practitioners who want access to advanced training, professional development, instructor resources, and a complete civilian self-protection curriculum.
Advanced Training
Go beyond the student level and gain access to deeper curriculum, advanced tactical material, and higher-level development.
Instructor Camps
Attend immersive multi-day instructor training camps designed to sharpen your skills, test your understanding, and accelerate your progress.
Instructor Resources
Access curriculum, manuals, teaching materials, marketing resources, and implementation support to help you build and teach the system.
Certification Path
Progress through a structured instructor development pathway with training standards, testing, and certification opportunities.
This program is not only for people who want to teach. Many members join the Instructor Program because they want access to the highest level of C-Tac training available.
What’s Included In The Instructor Program
The C-Tac Instructor Program is more than a weekend certification. It is an ongoing instructor development system that gives you access to advanced training, curriculum resources, professional support, and a structured pathway for continued growth.
Advanced Instructor Archive
Access the complete instructor-level training archive containing advanced lessons, recordings, camp material, and professional development resources.
Complete Curriculum System
Gain access to structured teaching progressions, lesson plans, class formats, and implementation frameworks.
Instructor Manuals & Resources
Use proven teaching materials designed to help instructors understand, organize, and deliver the system effectively.
Marketing Materials
Access professional marketing resources to help promote your C-Tac program, educate prospects, and grow your training group.
Testing & Certification Pathway
Progress through a structured instructor development system with clearly defined standards, testing opportunities, and certification milestones.
Business & Program Development
Learn how to integrate, position, and implement the C-Tac program inside your academy, school, or organization.
Direct Mentorship
Receive guidance, feedback, and continuing education as you progress through the instructor pathway.
Ongoing Professional Development
Continue sharpening your skills, teaching ability, curriculum knowledge, and leadership over time.
Three Multi-Day Instructor Camps Per Year
Instructor Program members receive access to three instructor camps per year, each a minimum of three days in length. These immersive events provide hands-on coaching, curriculum development, testing opportunities, instructor evaluations, and direct mentorship that cannot be replicated through online training alone.
Who The Instructor Program Is Designed For
Not everyone enters the Instructor Program for the same reason. Some want to teach, some want to expand an existing academy, and others simply want access to the highest level of C-Tac training available.
Academy Owners
Add a complete civilian self-protection curriculum to your existing programs while gaining access to teaching resources, curriculum support, and marketing materials.
Martial Arts Instructors
Expand your teaching capabilities with a structured system built specifically for real-world civilian self-protection and practical application.
Protection & Self-Protection Coaches
Develop deeper knowledge of awareness, preparedness, force options, defensive tactics, and civilian protection principles.
Serious Practitioners
Access the highest level of C-Tac training, instructor camps, advanced curriculum, and direct mentorship even if teaching is not your primary goal.
The Instructor Program is designed for people who want more than information. It is for individuals committed to continued growth, professional development, and mastery of the C-Tac System.
Meet The Team Behind The Instructor Program
The C-Tac Instructor Program is supported by experienced professionals dedicated to helping instructors grow, develop, and successfully implement the system.
Alan Baker
Jennifer Wood
Every Instructor Program application is personally reviewed by our team to ensure the program is a good fit for your goals, experience, and long-term development.
Hear Directly From C-Tac Instructors
The best way to understand the Instructor Program is to hear from the people who are actively training, attending camps, implementing the curriculum, and developing within the system. Listen as these instructors share their experiences, insights, and perspectives on what the C-Tac Instructor Program has meant to their training and professional development.
Real instructors. Real experiences. Real feedback from members of the C-Tac Instructor Program.
How The Instructor Program Works
The C-Tac Instructor Program gives you a clear pathway to train, study, attend camps, access instructor resources, and progress through the certification process.
Apply & Connect
Reach out to our team so we can learn more about your background, goals, academy, and interest in the Instructor Program.
Gain Access
Once accepted, you gain access to the Instructor Archive, curriculum resources, teaching materials, camp information, and development pathway.
Attend Camps
Train in person at three multi-day instructor camps per year, each a minimum of three days, with hands-on coaching, testing, and mentorship.
Develop & Certify
Progress through the system while building your skill, teaching ability, curriculum knowledge, and instructor-level understanding.
Designed For Serious Development
Some members join to become certified instructors and teach the C-Tac System. Others join because they want access to the highest level of training, coaching, curriculum, and mentorship available within the program.
What Becoming A C-Tac Instructor Can Do For You
The Instructor Program is about more than earning a certification. It is about developing your ability to teach, lead, protect, and provide greater value to the people you serve.
Expand Your Curriculum
Add a complete civilian self-protection system to your academy without having to spend years developing the curriculum yourself.
Differentiate Your School
Stand apart from programs focused exclusively on sport training by offering practical self-protection education built around real-world application.
Create Additional Revenue Opportunities
Offer seminars, workshops, specialty courses, instructor development programs, and self-protection training opportunities for your students and community.
Join A Professional Network
Connect with instructors, academy owners, and practitioners who are actively studying, teaching, and developing within the C-Tac System.
Continue Your Own Growth
Stay challenged through advanced training, instructor camps, mentorship, continuing education, and ongoing professional development.
Become A More Effective Instructor
Develop the teaching skills, leadership abilities, and curriculum knowledge necessary to help others become safer, more capable, and better prepared.
The goal is not simply to earn a certification.
The goal is to become a better instructor, a better coach, and a more capable protector while providing greater value to the people who trust you with their training.
Any Of This Sound Familiar To You?
Many self-defense programs lack true credibility and a solid background, leaving you unsure of what will actually work when it matters.
You’re ready to move beyond basic, student-level training and step into more advanced development.
You recognize that you’re not yet fully equipped to deliver this level of training on your own and you need additional development and support.
You’ve joined other organizations who sold you and then won’t call you back, or they don’t have a full time staff to support you.
You want to offer real, effective self-defense training at your academy, not the watered-down material that dominates the market
You’re looking for ongoing in-person training because you understand the importance of proximity-based, hands-on development.
Ready To Take The Next Step?
Join a growing network of instructors, academy owners, coaches, and dedicated practitioners committed to real-world self-protection training, professional development, and continued growth within the C-Tac System.
Questions Before You Apply?
Jennifer Wood serves as the primary point of contact for Instructor Program candidates and members. If you have questions about the program, certification pathway, camps, curriculum, or whether the Instructor Program is the right fit for your goals, our team would be happy to help.
Our Training Partners
The C-TAC Training Partners Program connects members with respected instructors, schools, and training facilities across the United States. These relationships help create opportunities for advanced training, specialized events, and continued development beyond the online academy.
Training should never exist in isolation. Through our partner network, C-TAC members gain access to additional training environments, experienced professionals, and high-level events selected to support real-world capability and long-term growth.
Selected Events
Throughout the year, we identify partner events that support the mission and development of C-TAC members.
Advanced Training
Members gain access to additional training environments beyond the core curriculum and online academy.
Affiliate Introductions
For introductions to partner instructors or facilities, members can contact the C-TAC staff directly.
The Founder
Professor Alan Baker is a high-performance coach and an internationally recognized martial arts & self-defense expert. He has over 45 years of continuous experience in the arts. He has been training continuously in the fitness and Martial Arts field since 1981 and has been teaching professionally since 1990. Baker founded the Civilian Tactical Training Association in 2015 and continues establishing C-Tac® instructors today.
In the course of his career, he has attained the level of black belt or higher in multiple disciplines of martial arts as well as numerous instructor-level certifications in other systems under some of the industry’s most renowned teachers such as Tuhon Dan Inosanto, Master Pedro Sauer, Sifu Francis Fong, Master Erik Paulson, Ajarn Chai Sirisute, Ajarn Greg Nelson, Tuhon Tim Waid, and Coach Justo Dieguez.
In the tactical training field, Sifu Baker has taught countermeasures, defensive tactics, firearms, and edged-weapon programs to Fortune 500 corporate security teams and law enforcement/SWAT teams throughout the United States. He has been privileged to work with and design training programs for the Department of Defense and other specialized government and military organizations.
Sifu Baker is a certified Personal Protection Specialist and the Defensive Tactics Instructor for The Executive Protection Institute in Clarke County, Virginia. Alan also teaches a specialized defensive tactics program, called Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics, for the Vehicle Dynamics Institute in New Jersey. VDI & EPI are considered the top schools for teaching Executive Protection (Bodyguards) and tactical / security driving globally.
Questions About The Instructor Program
Here are answers to some of the most common questions prospective instructors ask before joining the C-Tac Instructor Program.
Are The Instructor Camps Included In The Association Dues?
Yes. The instructor camps are included as part of your membership, so there is no additional camp tuition. All you need to do is get yourself there. Your membership also includes access to the online video university, curriculum resources, and marketing materials needed to begin implementing the program.
Is There A Cost For Instructor Testing And Advancement?
No. Testing, rank advancement, and instructor promotions are included as part of your association membership. Testing and promotions are conducted during instructor camps.
If I’m New To The Program, Is There Someone Available To Answer Questions?
Absolutely. Coach Baker and members of the leadership team are available to answer questions about curriculum, training, program implementation, academy integration, and business-related topics. Simply reach out and we will be happy to assist you.
Should I Wait Until The Next Instructor Camp To Join?
No. Joining now gives you immediate access to the Instructor Video University, curriculum resources, and training materials. This allows you to begin studying the system, become familiar with the material, and arrive at camp with a strong foundation already in place.
I Don’t Teach At An Academy. Can I Still Join The Program?
Yes. Many members join the Instructor Program simply because they want access to advanced training, curriculum, camps, and mentorship. There are pathways available for individuals who wish to study the system and continue progressing even if they do not currently teach professionally.
What Members Are Saying
C-TAC is built for people who take training seriously. These reviews reflect the experience of students, instructors, academy owners, and professionals who have trained with Alan Baker and the C-TAC system.
Real training creates real results. These testimonials represent people who have experienced the curriculum, coaching, and standards behind the C-TAC approach.
C-TAC is not built around hype. It is built around training, standards, pressure-testing, and long-term development.
Ready To Explore The Instructor Program?
Taking the first step is simple. You do not need to complete a complicated application or try to figure everything out on your own.
Jennifer Wood serves as the primary point of contact for Instructor Program candidates and new members. She can answer your questions, explain the certification pathway, discuss instructor camps, and help determine if the program is the right fit for your goals.
Reach out directly and Jennifer will personally guide you through the enrollment process, answer your questions, and help you take the next step toward becoming part of the C-Tac Instructor Team.