Shawn McCarthy is the Founder and Head Instructor of Combined Fighting Systems. He teaches classes weekly to the public in Eau Claire, WI.
Shawn started training in 1976 in Martial Arts and has been an Instructor since 1982.
Martial Arts Training
- First Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (1982)
- Founder/Head Instructor of Combined Fighting Systems (1985 – Present)
- Second Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (1986)
- Authorized to teach Defensor Method of Kali Escrima under Guro Nate Defensor (1985)
- Kickboxing Trainer/Coach, training two National title holders (1990 to 2005)
- Head Coach of United States Kick Boxing Team, a group of Midwest IKF National Kick Boxers title holders that competed as a team against the Irish National Kick Boxing Team, in Galway, Ireland (October, 2002)
- Affiliate Instructor Instructor Minnesota Kali Group under Guro Rick Faye (2007)
- Level I Instructor Minnesota Kali Group under Guro Rick Faye (2009 – Prent)
- Apprentice Instructor Level One, Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu and Jeet Kune Do, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA, under Guro Dan Inosanto (2020 – 2022)
- Lakan Guro Level One, Filipino Martial Arts, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA, under Guro Dan Inosanto (2020 – 2022)
- Apprentice Instructor Level Two, Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu and Jeet Kune Do, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA, under Guro Dan Inosanto (2022 – 2023)
- Lakan Guro Level Two, Filipino Martial Arts, Inosanto Academy of Martial Art, CA, under Guro Dan Inosanto (2022 – 2023)
- Apprentice Instructor Level Three, Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu and Jet Kune Do, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA, under Guro Dan Inosanto (2023 – 2024)
- Lakan Guro Level Three, Filipino Martial Arts, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA under Guro Dan Inosanto (2023 – 2024)
- Apprentice Level Four Instructor, Lee Jun Fan Fu and Jeet Kune Do, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA under Guro Dan Inosanto (2024 – Present).
- Apprentice Instructor Lakon Guro Level Four, In the Filipino Martial Arts, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, CA under Guro Dan Inosanto (2024 – Present).
Health Care Programs (developed and taught)
- “Crisis Intervention for EMS and Health Care Workers.” To EMS and Emergency Department in Central and Eastern Wisconsin. (1985-1995)
- “Crisis – Violent Patients.” Presented to the Psychiatry/Behavioral Health Departments throughout the Marshfield Clinic System (2009)
- You and Your Environment, Developing the Soft Skills, Marshfield Clinic Healthcare System (2022)
Hospital Security Programs (developed and taught)
- “Crisis Management for Hospital Security.” Introduction to managing blunt and edged weapons/sharps. (2013-2014)
- Mayo Hospital/Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley, Security Department
- Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI, Security Department
- Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Chippewa Falls, WI Security Department
- Altoona Police Department, Altoona, WI
- Security Officer Compliance and Control Training (SOCCT) (2015)
- Mayo Hospital/Clinic Health Care System Chippewa Valley Security Department (annual training)
- Sacred Heart Hospital Security Department)
- Saint Joseph’s Hospital Chippewa Falls WI Security Department
Law Enforcement Programs (developed and taught)
- Edge Weapon Awareness Training for Law Enforcement (2006)
- Eau Claire Police Department Tactical Response Team
- Eau Claire Police Department Midnight Shift
- Law Enforcement Physical Tool Training (LEPTT) (unarmed force option training) to several members of : (2015-2017)
- Eau Claire Police Department including several DAAT Instructors
- Correction Officers from Eau Claire County Jail
- Blunt to Edged Weapon Training and Crisis Intervention (2016-2017)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College Law Enforcement Continuing Education seminars providing training to multiple agencies in Western Wisconsin.