Aquil Basheer has been described as “One of the nation’s most premier public safety, crisis survival, threat elimination professionals” in society today. He is an internationally known, certified, award winning lecturer and author, instructional coach, violence prevention specialist, crisis intervention expert and street survival “extronaire”. Rated one of the top elite training instructors in vulnerability intervention, violence survival, & safety/security instruction.

Mr. Basheer has developed the Crisis Survival Training Institute, which is currently instructing elite educational institutes, commercial enterprises, private enforcement teams and numerous emergency responder units. The organization has been ranked as a four star, comprehensive developmental training center. A 10th Degree Blackbelt listed in the Who’s Who of Martial Arts, Basheer is a world-renowned, 8-time world champion and fighting “Grandmaster”. He has mastered numerous disciplines and has developed his own accredited system of survival fighting known as C.O.M.B.A.T. (comprehensive offensive maneuvering before aggressive tactics). Basheer has been teaching the art of threat assessment and crisis elimination for over 35 years and has trained numerous prevention teams who are currently operating today.

Educational consultant and youth developmental expert, he is the current C.E.O. of the nationally known, accredited, 501(C)3 B.U.I.L.D. Youth Empowerment Academy. He works daily with high risk and non-high risk adolescents developing in them self-responsibility, discipline, self-esteem, commitment and the vision to succeed. Aquil Basheer has developed one of the most effective, award winning, child kidnapping/abduction seminars in the nation called “SAFE ESCAPE” which has been taught to hundreds of young adults, parents, youth educators and a host of individuals working in the field of youth development. The B.U.I.L.D. Program currently operates in numerous middle school locations and community centers throughout Los Angeles City and County.

Mr. Basheer has also created the renowned, award-winning F.I.R.M. Program (Fathers Involved in Refining Males). This is a targeted "Manhood Intensification Program" that instills the fundamental building blocks of manhood.

As one of the most qualified Gang Prevention/Intervention specialists in Los Angeles, Aquil Basheer teaches and instructs educational entities, gang intervention teams, private industry, select law enforcement personal, and a host of others in the understanding of and interaction with gangs as well as providing hands-on expertise. He is often called to assist the experts in crisis situations where gangs are considered a major problem. Having trained all 26 schools involved inthe city's Bridges Safe Passage program, he is continually on the front line in helping to save our youth.

A master instructor, having trained over thousands in the field of personal safety and conflict abatement, he is known for his common scene, simplistic, no nonsense approach to understanding and dealing with the subject of violence and crisis prevention. Mr. Basheer has personally coached major corporations, political strike teams, gang intervention groups, executive protection teams, emergency responders, select law enforcement teams, and a variety of community empowerment groups. Thousands have been enlightened to his comprehensive knowledge through the numerous seminars, newspaper articles, cable, television and radio interviews he gives annually. His seminars and workshops are taught throughout the country and are in constant demand, most often sold out.

A prolific writer who has written the highly acclaimed book “The 27 laws of urban street survival” which is used by a variety of firms as the source reference or “bible” for violence prevention. He is currently in the process of presenting his second book, “Whose responsibility is your survival”? He is a syndicated columnist who has written numerous articles dealing with all aspects of personal safety and threat abatement. Mr. Basheer has and continues to write training manuals as well as instructional workbooks.

Having received awards and honors much too numerous to list, he has been decorated with such prestigious awards as “Instructor of the Decade”, “international leadership award”, “national mentor of the year, and the “trainer extraordinaire honor”. He has been induction into the national instructors “Hall of Fame” and is listed in the “Who’s Who" of urban survival specialists. Mr. Basheer has received congressional, federal, state, and private recognition as well as receiving hundreds of awards and honors to numerous to list from his peers, they rate him as one of the few top scholars in this area of expertise. Furthermore, his company, Maximum Force Enterprises has been recognized as one of the top academic instructional institutions currently in operation today and its training format has been used as a guide for countless of other companies of similar nature. The company has, and still, trains organizations, institutions, and associations all over the nation

You can have a personal one on one dialogue with Mr. Basheer by contacting him by email at: takechargeinc@aol.com Mr. Basheer will answer simplistic questions as his availably permits but should more extensive information be requires you can contact his office for an over the phone dialog charged by the hour or we can set up a in-personal, Confidential meeting to discuss your needs in depth.

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