ABOUT

Andries Douglas is an active police officer going for 34 years of expertise behind the beat of his badge. He not only implemented various successful international and national programs with great success, but has been granted numerous awards including Award Leader (President’s Award for Youth Empowerment) 2012, Men for Change Chairperson’s Award (SAPS) 2013, 2nd runner-up of the Policeman of the Year Award (SAPS National) 2014, CTM South African Heroes, two time winner of the WC Provincial Excellence Award for Policing, Winner of Western Cape Sportsman of the Year award and much more. He truly believes that policing comes from the heart.

Over the past two decades he has appeared in many television productions, newspaper articles, magazines and radio. His work with at-risk youth even drew the interest of the US Congress, who invited him to attend the US National Prayer Breakfast with President Obama in Washington DC in February 2016. He is a World Martial Arts Games double gold medallist (Vancouver, Canada) and he is the recipient of many other awards, including an ATKV Woordveertjie for promotion of reading in South Africa through his mobile libraries located in the rural areas of the Western Cape function.
Currently he is a 5th dan martial arts instructor, head of Kiyobukan style in South Africa with over 40 years of experience, educating at risk youth about the importance of self-discipline and the deep values of martial arts.