Making our communities safer everyday.

The Tactical Close-Quarters Combat and Self-Defense Academy
(T.C.C.S.D.)

Where Martial Arts Meets Public Safety

Our mission is to utilize martial arts to increase the safety of our first responders and the civilian population.
With hundreds of years of combined martial arts lineage and experience, we implement a specialized system made for and with our first responders.
We empower our students with the tools to defend themselves and our communities through proven training and education.
Our aim is to protect all parties involved from the use of unnecessary force and violence. 

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Our students talk about their classes and what they're looking forward to next!

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Training is Donation Based
for active First Responders.  CPD, CFD, EMT.

Class Donations Accepted Below

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What you will learn:

-Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling
-Standing Martial Arts and Self-Defense Concepts
-Restraint Techniques
-Weapon Defense and Disarming Concepts 

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Fitness and Strength training
-The Science of Body Movement for Combat
And Much More

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Welcome to The T.C.C.S.D. Academy

After a post-class interview, Mr. MacLean works with a CPD officer on a real experience she had just weeks ago.  Watch the full interview below.

Watch a full interview with an active CPD officer after our first class.

An active CPD officer shares her recent experience and why all first responders should be training at The T.C.C.S.D. Academy.

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Meet Our Team

Our instructors volunteer their time to increase the safety of our first responders and through them, our communities.

-Steven MacLean

Mr. MacLean was born and raised in Inglewood California. With over a decade of martial arts training and instruction, he has spent his life training thousands of men, women, and children in martial arts, self-defense, and close-quarters combat. Mr. MacLean is dedicated to giving anyone willing to learn the tools to defend themselves and their families in any combat or self-defense scenario standing or on the ground. 

-Marcus Jones

Marcus is a NASM and NPTI Certified Personal Trainer, having over 8 years' worth of experience within the fitness industry. He attended the National Personal Training Institute to receive his first certification. He also has received certifications through the Higher Brain Living program, an advanced meditation technique proven to energize the prefrontal cortex. Shortly after his training career began, he went on to study Martial Arts.  He adopted the lifestyle and training philosophies to become healthier, not only physically, but mentally and spiritually.

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1809 Waukegan Rd.
Glenview, IL, 60025, US

About us

Our mission is to utilize martial arts to increase the safety of our first responders and the civilian population. With hundreds of years of combined martial arts lineage and experience, we implement a specialized system made for and with our first responders. We empower our students with the tools to defend themselves and our communities through proven training and education. Our aim is to protect all parties involved from unnecessary use of force and violence.

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