Andrew Croniser

Andrew M. Croniser

Owner and Head Instructor - AMC Karate & Defensive Concepts

Andrew has dedicated most of his life towards learning & teaching practical self defense skills!!

1990 - 1998 Level 1 - 10 TKD 1998 NYS Certified Corrections Officer / Deputy Oneida County Sheriff’s Department 1998 Certified 1st Degree Black Belt TaeKwonDo 1999 Certified TaeKwonDo Instructor 1999 Started AMC TaeKwonDo School 2000 - Current Recreational Camp Site MGR. 2002 Certified 1st Degree Blackbelt Kenpo 2002 Qualified Kenpo Karate Instructor 2005 Certified 2nd Degree Kenpo 2008 AMC Kenpo Karate School 2008 Certified IKCA Kenpo Karate Instructor 2008 Certified 3rd Degree Kenpo Blackbelt 2009 Certified 4th Degree Kenpo 2011 Certified 5th Degree Kenpo Blackbelt 2013 NYS Auxiliary Police Officer - Boonville 2013 Promoted to Sergeant APO - Boonville 2014 Promoted to Lieutenant APO - Boonville 2014 Certified 6th Degree Kenpo Blackbelt 2015 NYS Basic Ext. Firefighter WVFD 2015 Certified CPR & AED Basic current 2016 Captain Fire Police WVFD 2017 NYS Fire Officer 1 2017 Certified 7th Degree Kenpo Blackbelt 2020 Certified 8th Degree Kenpo Blackbelt

Current Certified USCCA Firearms Instructor & NRA Pistol Instructor :)

Grew up with and have been safely handling & shooting firearms for over 40 years! Have held a NYS Pistol License for 30 yrs!! The past 10 years have Every Day Carried and have actively pursued becoming as proficient as possible with my EDC Lifestyle... I believe to train as you need to fight,, as you will fight as you’ve trained!!
I have enthusiastically strived to learn & train as much as possible over the last decade this has included attending training courses on Practical Pistol 1 and Practical Pistol 2, Conceal Carry Pistol, Full Carry Pistol, Lowlight Pistol training Etc.

Always will be a student and continue to gain as much knowledge as possible, as one should strive to be as knowledgeable as one can when undertaking the huge responsibility that comes with firearm ownership!!

My whole life has been dedicated to self defense and also teaching my students how to increase their odds of avoiding or surviving an attack making them much more capable to protect their own life or a loved ones life!! It’s empowering to know that you don’t have to just be a helpless victim and each one of us must be our own first responder in the face of a dangerous encounter!!! My goal is helping Law Abiding Citizens with all their Self Defense training needs :)