Rob Magao
Presenter
Rob Magao is the founder, owner and head instructor of the Officer Survival Series.
With over 25 years of law enforcement experience, Rob has worked in various units to include; patrol, SRO, conservation law-enforcement, street crimes, narcotics, internal affairs, and as a detective investigating serious crimes. Rob also served 18 years on SWAT and helped to create and run the CT SWAT Challenge since its inception in 2005. Rob also has experience in dignitary protection and has provided executive protection services to high priority clients and has assisted in training executive protection specialists. This experience is vital in being able to teach realistic self-protection skills based on real life experiences and not just theory.
Rob is a highly respected international law enforcement instructor. He has taught hundreds of personnel from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies as well as those in the United States Military in the areas of defensive tactics, arrest and control, ground fighting, officer survival, force on force, firearms, Taser, SWAT, Dignitary Protection and Physical Fitness.
Rob has over 30 years in the martial arts and is a certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu 3rd degree blackbelt under legendary Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor Pedro Sauer. Rob is also a Blackbelt in Combatives with Matt Larsen’s Combatives University. Rob owns and operates both Manchester Brazilian Jiu-jitsu/Bushido in Manchester, CT and Hebron Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Hebron, CT. Rob is the host of The Code Podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube!
Rob is also the Director of Development for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) 111 Project and he is a sponsored athlete/ambassador for the Invictus Law Enforcement Jiu-jitsu Collective. Rob is also an active grappling competitor with IBJJF and Reality Fighting/NAGA.
