Founder Buck Grant
-Founder – Wolfpack Tactical Solutions
-Creator – The Emergent Method
-Professional MMA Fighter
-Combatives Instructor for Navy Special Warfare Command
-Instructor for Combat Sports, Military & Law Enforcement
Combatives
About The Founder Buck Grant
Professional Biography
Buck Grant is a globally respected expert in combatives, with over 30 years of experience in combat sports, martial arts, and real-world tactical training. As the founder of Wolfpack Tactical Solutions and the architect of The Emergent Method, Buck has dedicated his life to developing, refining, and delivering cutting-edge training programs to a wide range of elite performers—including professional fighters, special operations personnel, and law enforcement officers. Beginning his journey as a professional combat athlete, Buck rose through the ranks as both a competitor and coach, earning recognition for training national and international champions in Muay Thai and mixed martial arts. His evolution from athlete to trainer eventually led him into the specialized world of tactical instruction, where he now serves as a trusted educator for military units, special operations teams, and protective service professionals.
Training Philosophy
At the core of Buck Grant’s approach is the conviction that skill is not something that can be memorized—it emerges. Influenced by the philosophical insights of Bruce Lee and supported by the science of Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints-Led Approach, Buck’s methodology is rooted in adaptability, live resistance, and task-based training. He rejects rote technique repetition and static drills in favor of
environmentally rich, pressure-tested scenarios that reflect the
uncertainty of real-world combat. His belief is clear: effectiveness—
not aesthetics—is the measure of mastery.
The Emergent Method
The Emergent Method is Buck Grant’s signature training framework
—an evidence-informed, experience-driven system for developing
combative skill across dynamic and unpredictable environments. It
is designed around ecological validity, meaning that learning is drawn from interaction with the environment, not from abstract instruction.
At the heart of the method are three tactical invariants that govern
combative success:
• Make Space – Create distance to maneuver, escape, or strike.
• Fill Space – Apply pressure to collapse the opponent’s structure
and timing.
• Control Space – Dominate positional advantage and restrict the
adversary’s options.
This framework transcends specific disciplines, integrating
seamlessly across striking, grappling, close-quarters weapon
retention, and tactical team dynamics.
Notable Expertise and Contributions
• Founder, Wolfpack Tactical Solutions: A tactical training
organization dedicated to developing modern protectors through a
live, adaptive, and principled approach to combat.
• Creator, The Emergent Method: A pioneering task-based training
system rooted in ecological learning science and battlefield
realism.
• Coach to Champions: Has trained and cornered world-class
athletes in Muay Thai, MMA, and submission grappling.
• Combatives Instructor for Military Special Operations Units &
Law Enforcement: Designs and delivers customized, high-
pressure combatives curriculums for elite warfighters, tactical
response teams, and front-line officers.
• Subject Matter Expert in Ecological Dynamics: Applies advanced
learning theory to combatives and physical readiness in high-
threat environments.
• Certified Leadership and Development Coach: Integrated personal
and professional leadership skills to develop mentally and
emotionally strong men and women in our personal and tactical
communities for over 30 years.
Core Competencies
Buck’s professional strengths lie in two distinct areas that shape his
approach to combat instruction:
• Pattern Recognition – The ability to identify structural
commonalities across various combat domains and distill them
into teachable frameworks.
• Blind Spot Analysis – The capacity to detect limitations and gaps
in traditional training systems and replace them with adaptive,
pressure-tested solutions.
These abilities allow him to operate as both a technician and a tactician
—bridging the gap between high-level theory and practical, on-the–
ground application.
Legacy and Leadership
Buck Grant’s leadership in the field of combatives is defined by his relentless pursuit of clarity, adaptability, and truth under pressure. He has trained thousands of protectors—civilians, athletes, law
enforcement officers, and military professionals—through a singular philosophy: dogma dies in contact. The Emergent Method stands not as a fixed system, but as a living platform for personal discovery and collective refinement. It is not
prescriptive—it is adaptive. It does not teach what to think—it
teaches how to engage.
As founder of Wolfpack Tactical Solutions, Buck continues to build a global community of warriors committed to performance, integrity, and the mastery of chaos through discipline.
