Lee Fjelstad, Vice President, The Verbal Judo Institute, Inc.

The Vice President of the Verbal Judo Institute and an international trainer with a professional background that includes over twenty years of speaking and training experience, Lee is a highly animated, humorous, thought provoking, and entertaining presenter.  He has instructed audiences on Verbal Judo in the United States, Canada, Scandinavia, the Caribbean, the Netherlands, and in England. 

    Lee has been interviewed regarding Verbal Judo as the subject of magazine articles ranging in interest from Conde Nast Traveler and Broker Magazine to sports publications like Referee Magazine, and in newsprint articles from the USA Today and the Wall Street Journal to small town newspapers.  He has been seen and heard internationally on CNN, nationally on NBC, ABC, and Fox, in Canada on the CBC, and on local television and radio across North America and in Europe. 

    His professional experience includes five years as a Computer Operations Supervisor for a $130 million computer research and development facility working with classified materials, and an additional six years of work for the Federal Government protecting nuclear weapons systems and assets.  He has also worked for s short period as a reserve police officer in New Mexico at the Sandoval County Sheriff's Department and trained close quarter combat to the military, self-defense and defensive tactics to the police, corrections, probation and parole, and military law enforcement officers in numerous states and self-defense instruction to federal and local government agencies as well as  civilian programs for corporations, women's groups, and the airlines.

    Lee has instructed martial arts classes and self defense seminars for over twenty-five years and retains 2nd degree black belt ratings in Shotokan (Japanese) and Tae Kwon Do (Korean) karate. He has also trained in Hapkido, Combat Judo, Arnis, and Aikido.  His educational background includes degrees in English, Business, and Organizational Communication with additional work in Psychology and Behavioral Science.  Along with Dr. Thompson, and Mr. Andy Sanano, a noted master martial artist from Rapid City, South Dakota, Lee created an instructional video on self-defense for adults and children called The Total Defense System," combining protective personal defense techniques with the tactics and strategies of Verbal Judo which sold internationally.

    Lee now spends over 280 days per year traveling and teaching audiences to communicate effectively using Verbal Judo.  His client list ranges from corporate and customer service industries, city and county government employees, to airlines, banking and real estate operations.  Lee also still trains federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in both Verbal Judo and Self-Defense applications.   He can be reached by calling 941-350-9559 or email at lee@verbal-judo.com

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