Andres Carrillo is a USMC Sergeant who served with honors for over 8 years active duty and 2 years active reserved. Sergeant Carrillo served as an Infantry Rifleman with 1st Battalion 5th Marines 1st Marine Division Camp Pendleton California where he deployed three times, two of which were to combat zones in Afghanistan. He had multiple billets assigned to him, two of which include Assistant Patrol Leader and Assistant Convoy Leader. He credits his background for shaping his professional persona; his real world experience in combat zones has helped him develop advance weapons handling skills. 

Sergeant Carrillo is a Formal Combat Marksmanship Instructor aboard Hathcock Rifle Range located at Marine Air Station Miramar California. He has trained over 22,000 Marines in their yearly Rifle Qualifications as well as over 8,000 Marines in their yearly Pistol Qualifications. As a lead Range Instructor, he oversaw the training, coaching, and certification of new range coaches yearly.

Jerry's 45 year career embodies the warrior spirit. He is internationally recognized as an authority in the area of Close-Quarters Hand to Hand Defense. He has been featured in "WHO'S WHO IN KARATE", and has trained in five different arts. He also holds the rank of 8th degree with the title of Shihan.

His specialization is the integration of both empty-hand combat and edged weapons combat, as well as impact weapons, with heavy emphasis on police and self-defense application.