Jason wrote:His BB is in Krav Maga. Not sure how quickly they promote.
I glanced over his bio, and it doesn't look like he even started Krav until after he received rank in Kenpo.
He later trained with Tracy's Kenpo Karate
in El Cajon, Ca. and in the summer of 1991, Jeff found Cepeda Brothers Martial Arts. Training directly under Sifu Dan Cepeda, Jeff was awarded his black belt in the summer of 1997.
He was awarded a fifth degree Black Belt and the title of Sifu in 2000. He has also trained extensively in Boxing, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, and Arnis De Mano.
The Jeet Kune Do principle of taking what is useful and discarding what isn't has always heavily influenced his Martial Arts training and philosophy.
With this attitude of efficiency in mind, Jeff chose to bring Krav Maga to Brand X, with a firm belief that it is the best Reality Based system out there.
In 2003 he became a licensed Krav Maga Instructor through the Krav Maga National Training Center (KMNTC).
I'm not a rank Nazi, but I was in the Tracy system for awhile (which is why this irks me so much). Many schools do dojo promotions for kyu grades, but dan ranks are registered with the national HQ, many Godans of which are examined by Al Tracy. That's to ensure you don't jump four grades in three years.
http://www.tracyskarate.com/Tracytree/treemstpage.htm
? Gotta be $$$.
A bird with one wing can't fly.
