Peter W. Ashooh, a retired FBI Special Agent, first joined the FBI in 1979 after graduation from the College of William and Mary. He served as a firearms instructor, defensive tactics instructor, and tactical instructor for over twenty years. Ashooh acted as the undercover agent in more than twenty separate undercover operations. He trained in martial arts for over 50 years and achieved black belts in multiple styles, currently holding a ninth-degree black belt in Isshin-Ryu style of Okinawa karate, weapons, and jujitsu. He currently teaches classes several evenings per week in Virginia, where he lives with his wife, Wini.