Initially our gym started in a garage and our teaching and practicing of Jeet Kune Do concepts, Kick boxing, and Jiu-Jitsu, were often rough and sometimes our clients suffered unnecessary injuries. The classes were practical for their time and a lot of the philosophy and fundamentals still remain the same today, but we found that our students never committed to long term class attendance. Eventually we realised that we had to approach and do things differently. So when Sergio, Paul, and myself started teaching out of a small room no bigger than a bedroom, we took a more practical approach

It can be intimidating going into your first martial arts gym, the only knowledge you have on combat sports are the violent videos of street fights on YouTube or the bloody boxing or kickboxing events you see on TV. Perhaps you have experienced violence first hand at school by bullies or at a bar with friends when some drunk “roided” up dude decides that he has something to prove to you because you’re an “easy target”. Is this the sort of person you need to become in order to defend yourself? The answer is no, you don’t have to be