Shadow Hawk Defense

Founder | Owner | Director of Training Randy Weekley is a 6th degree black belt in Genbukan Ninjutsu and Traditional Japanese Jujutsu (traditional spellings) who studied under the Grand Master in Japan.  He is the former owner of the Colorado Ninjutsu Martial Arts Centers where he trained generations of students in the martial arts.  He is skilled in a wide range of disciplines: hand-to-hand, sword, various knives, ground fighting, improvised weapons, Krav Maga Randy served on the security detail for Vice President George Bush.  For over a decade he trained Special Forces groups and Military groups in preparation for deployment.  Curriculum included Barricades and Bounding, Close Quarters Combat, Extreme Close Quarters Combat, Shooting from a vehicle, Combatives and Defensive Tactics, and firearms (pistol, carbine, machine gun). For over 35 years he has trained Government agencies, Police and Fire departments, and the public in firearms (pistol, rifle, and shotgun), Close Quarters Combat, and Combatives and Defensive Tactics.

Guest Instructor Casey has over 20 years of military and defense industry experience across a range of mission areas including scout/sniper, reconnaissance, executive protection, C4ISR, and counter-drone operations. As a combat experienced, Ranger-Qualified veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Casey brings outstanding tactical knowledge. His expertise in the areas of Small Unit Tactics, Weapons Training, Unmanned Aviation, Emergency Preparedness, and Tactical Medicine will pay immediate benefits for our customers both here in the US and around the world.

Guest Instructor A veteran of the Special Operations and Intelligence communities, Paul Sweeney spent the early part of his Marine career in a classified joint program conducting operations in select areas. He later ran assessment and selection for Marine Reconnaissance and lead Marine Special Operations Teams around the world. After retiring from the military, Paul was selected to develop the Navy’s Expeditionary Combat Shooting Skills and the Expeditionary Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor (ESAMI) programs. He later returned to the government as a contractor. During this phase of his career, he analyzed and created innovative training techniques focused on increasing the survivability of the warfighter. These techniques were deployed within programs in support of national interest around the globe. In 2014, he founded Total Defense Solutions. He continues to travel around the world training DOD, Government Agencies, and the public in weapons, tactics, and Combatives.

Founder | CEO Lynn Kasicis a retired IT Project and Program Manager.  During her career at Fortune 50 financial institutions, she led high caliber teams through the successful completion of enterprise-wide projects and managed systems which handled billions of dollars in assets. She began shooting in 2012 and competing in USPSA matches in 2013.  Shortly after, she obtained her NRA Pistol Instructor certification and began teaching. In 2015, she and her partner, Randy Weekley, created the Shadow Hawk Defense training center to host military contractors before their deployments.  In 2017 she retired from a government institution focused on national economic concerns to focus full time on Shadow Hawk Defense.