Stacey Councilman has a background in Marketing and Advertising,
including experience in publishing, writing, editing, accounting,
business management, human and public relations, communications,
and more. Stacey enjoys spending time with her husband John
Councilman on their land in Colfax, California along with a wide
variety of hobbies including kayaking, fishing, hiking, hunting,
shooting, and of course martial arts. She is also a mother of two sons,
Nathan Bachand and Trae Bachand, and daughter Annabelle
Bachand. She has served on two non-profit board of directors for
over 20 years of experience. Her purpose in life is to serve others
teaching self defense for free around the world. She also enjoys
public speaking and competing as a Brazilian Jiujitsu athlete.
Stacey started her martial arts journey in 2012, when her daughter,
Annabelle was having some social issues as a side effect of ADHD.
Annabelle’s psychologist recommended that Annabelle participate
and train in martial arts, so Stacey decided to jump in and train with
her. Stacey stepped on the mat July 11, 2012 and never left. Her
passion for martial arts exceeded to another level, when she decided
to train in several martial arts instead of just one. By 2014, Stacey was
training in Kung Fu San Soo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and
dabbling in Muay Thai and boxing. By 2015 she would
add in Eskrima and Krav Maga as well as Judo and
Wrestling here and there. Today she studies as many arts
as possible, focusing mostly on Krav Maga, and Brazilian
Jiu-jitsu. She is a certified Krav Maga instructor with the
rank of brown belt, and an active Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
competitor with the rank of purple belt. She is also a
brown belt in Kung Fu San Soo.
Founder & CEO, The Warrior Forged
Project
In 2015, Stacey moved from her hometown of Redding,
California to Roseville, California. At the time she was in
the beginning stages of creating what would become The
Warrior Forged Project (WFP). She had a concept that she
wanted to spread awareness and education on Women’s
Self Defense, but needed a team to accomplish most of
what was in her head at the time.
In July of 2015, Stacey met the Director of the Integrated
Combat Systems University (ICSU), Ryan Spink, at the ICSU
Krav Maga Certification Seminar, which would lead to thefurther development of WFP.
After spending the seminar in
discussions with Director
Spink, he recognized her
passion for teaching women
and teens and asked her if
she’d be interested in being
part of the ICSU Team
Kadima program. Of course
Stacey was interested, so
after earning her Krav Maga
Certification, she went on to
take the ICSU Women’s
Defense Tactics Course
(WDTC). After completing
both certifications, Director
Spink asked Stacey if she
would take a bigger role in his Team Kadima program,
and promoted her to
Director. The constant
evolvement of the WFP since
that promotion, has been
astonishing to say the least.
In late 2015, she would meet
the ladies that make up the
team who would help bring
The Warrior Forged Project to
life.
In the beginning of 2016
Stacey began giving
Women’s Self Defense
classes to the women in her
academy, which quickly
became the basis of the WFP’s FREE Community Workshops. Stacey and her team
continued the development of the WFP by deciding that
the organization would be non-profit, and decided they
would soon be doing FREE Women’s Self Defense
Seminars. Since the moment Stacey decided the WFP
would be non-profit, it has been non-stop excitement and
growth of what would now be a full-blown adventure and
inspiration to change the world. Her team has come
together with amazing talents and personality that fits and
adds perfect chemistry and balance. Its onward and
upward for this team, and Stacey is proud to stand beside
this insanely brave group of superheroes.
www.warriorforgedproject.com
