OUR INSTRUCTORS

Instructor Bios

OUR VGI TACTICS INSTRUCTORS

Instructors Bio

VGI TACTICS Instructors

Meet the experts dedicated to making personal protection more effective.

We ensure a comfortable and supportive training environment.

The Instructors We Have At VGI Tactics

Meet the experts dedicated to making shooting training safer and more effective. We ensure a comfortable and supportive practice environment.

Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D.

Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., is the principal and chief trainer of VGI Tactics. He is a retired FBI agent, Unit Chief of the legendary FBI Behavioral Science Unit, and career hostage negotiator. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served as a U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) agent. Dr. Vecchi has over 30 years of law enforcement experience and is a licensed peace officer in Missouri.

Colton Gurley

Colton Gurley is an apprentice instructor in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do/Kali certified by Sifu Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., under Rapid-Action Jeet Kune Do. Colton is a veteran who completed U.S. Army Combative Level 1 and Mounted and Urban Combat training. He also has training in Jiu Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Western Boxing. Colton earned a B.S. in Kinesiology and is certified in CPR, AED, and first aid.

Erik Pantlin

Erik Lee Pantlin, publicly known as Erik Lawton of Battle Bred Koncepts, is an apprentice instructor in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do/Kali certified by Sifu Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., under Rapid-Action Jeet Kune Do. He holds Phase 1, Level 1-2 certificates in Jeet Kune Do Concepts under Sifu Pedro Aviles. Erik has training in Karate, Taekwondo, and Western Boxing. Eric teaches in Myrtle

Beach, South Carolina.

Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D.

Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., is the principal and chief trainer of VGI Tactics. He is a retired FBI agent, Unit Chief of the legendary FBI Behavioral Science Unit, and career hostage negotiator. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served as a U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) agent. Dr. Vecchi has over 30 years of law enforcement experience and is a licensed peace officer in Missouri.

Colton Gurley

Colton Gurley is an apprentice instructor in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do/Kali certified by Sifu Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., under Rapid-Action Jeet Kune Do. Colton is a veteran who completed U.S. Army Combative Level 1 and
Mounted and Urban Combat training. He also has training in Jiu Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Western Boxing. Colton earned a B.S. in Kinesiology and is certified in CPR, AED, and first aid.

Erik Pantlin

Erik Lee Pantlin, publicly known as Erik Lawton of Battle Bred Koncepts, is an apprentice instructor in Contemporary Jeet Kune Do/Kali certified by Sifu Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., under Rapid-Action Jeet Kune Do. He holds Phase 1, Level 1-2 certificates in Jeet Kune Do Concepts under Sifu Pedro Aviles. Erik has training in Karate, Taekwondo, and Western Boxing. Eric teaches in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina.