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Jay’s training started over 21 years ago when an incident with three bullies led him to train in Shukokai Karate. After his initial training he spread his wings and started to train in Ju-Jitsu and kickboxing, soon achieving his Dan grade. From then on in, it was a chance encounter that led to him to viewing “the Straight Blast” video tape from the “JKD Streetfighter Series” and the knowledge therein changed him and his training forever.

A long time advocate of the Jeet Kune Do philosophy “Absorb what is useful and reject what is useless then add what is your own” , Jay constantly seeks to increase his knowledge and skills – a quest that led him to Paul Vunak and Progressive Fighting Systems.
He has trained in many disciplines with Black-Belt grades in Ju-Jitsu , Budo, Karate, Freestyle and R.O.S.S.. He is also a qualified Instructor of Self-Protection. Jay specialises in combat psychology and pre-emptive action, something he feels most systems do not address in any way shape or form.
 
Jay has trained extensively in other art forms including boxing, catch-wrestling and taijutsu under many teachers. Most notably:

Jeet Kune Do/PFS/Brazilian Ju-Jitsu w/ Jack McVicker (PFS Senior Instructor and world BJJ and Pan Am champion)
Brazilian Ju-Jitsu w/ Chen Moraes (Carlson Gracie 3rd degree black belt, Twice European Champion and British Champion)
Jeet Kune Do w/ Lee Banda (world stickfighting champion)
Muay Thai w/ Mick Dempster (Multiple British, European and World Kickboxing and Muay Thai champion)
Jeet Kune Do/Sambo/ROSS w/ Steve Crutchley (World Bronze medalist).

Jay has also trained with world renowned martial artists Royce Gracie, Marc McFann, Justo Diéguez Serrano, Danny Guba and Matthew Clempner. 
 
Jay has over 13 years experience as an LEO and has tested his skills in the toughest environments imaginable and has also instructed fellow officers, military personnel and bouncers. He is a qualified "Taser" Instructor and a Police Subject Control Tactics Instructor. 

In August 2011 at the PFS Retreat Jay acehived his proudest moment in Martial Arts by being promoted to Full Instructor in JKD & PFS

As Jay says “Having worked in environments when I cannot afford to have any doubts or questions about my abilities what I do has to work and work well. To that end I have always sought out the most pragmatic and effective techniques and teachers. To my mind there is no-one better than Paul Vunak and I am deeply honored to be a member of the Descendants of the Masters, which to me is the absolute pinnacle of the science of Personal Protection”