HEAD INSTRUCTOR: Chris Blanke

Chris began his training in the martial arts in 1985. He first trained in the art of Wing Chun Do Gung Fu. He trained and became a certified instructor under the legendary James W. DeMile, one of Bruce Lee's original students from Seattle, Washington.

Chris then began studying Jiu Jitsu and became a member of the United Stated Sport Jiu Jitsu team, Team USA of the USSJA and ISSJA organizations. He was on the 1995 and 1996 teams and in 1996 won the gold with the team and in the individual as well. In 1997 he fought for the World Middleweight Full Contact title and brought home the belt.

Chris has opened numerous martial arts schools, became a specialist in teaching law enforcement, special response teams as well as developing several women's self defense programs.

In September of 2004, Chris received his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from 6 time world champion Saulo Ribeiro, but some of Chris's ranks & titles also including the following:

Wing Chun Do Gung Fu - Black Belt, Certified Instructor WingChunDo.com
American Combat Jiu Jitsu - Instructor
Wing Chun Do Jiu Jitsu - Instructor - co-founder with James W. DeMile
Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor - State of Ohio
DeMile Defensive Tactics - Instructor
Close Quarter Personal Control - Instructor
Former Full Contact World Champion - ISSJA