BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR

We believe that in this modern era of martial arts and self-protection there are no secrets - if there are any secrets, it’s in the training methods. It’s in the way an instructor connects to a student and helps them to work towards their own goals, not in the moves or the “style“ because everyone has the same moves. The way our bodies work hasn’t changed for thousands of years (ya we know that move too).

Orchard Martial Arts strives for a simplicity in our approach to teaching martial arts. We see our job as helping people to find the simplest way possible towards their goals while utilizing their own  unique talents… and trying to instill solid martial arts along the way. We also know that ultimately, it’s all up to you.

CULTIVATE YOUR POTENTIAL

Sifu Jake has been training for over 30 years, and teaching for over 20. He has designed programs for every age, skill level and demographic ranging from his work with US Army Rangers, Special Forces units, and Military Police, to survivors, teenagers and children’s programs. His training emcompases a wide array of styles ranging from Jeet Kune Do, to Escrema, JuiJitsu, Taekwondo and Hapkido.

Starting his training early in life (at the age of four) in what started with traditional martial arts, he has a large background in reality based combatives as well as arrest control and compliance from teaching a host of various military and police units in the Colorado Springs area for a number of years under Combatives Defensive Tactics International.

Some of his accolades include a fifth degree black belt in the World Huk Ju Sool Federation (of which he is the Arizona director), a second degree in Ni Han Ru Jujitsu, the title of Sifu in Jeet Kune Do (awarded to him by his Sifu alongside full Escrima instructor), second degree blackbelt in wtf tkd, full instructor-trainer certified in Tactical Assault Continuum, CQDT instructor certified, Rapid Assault Tactics certified, and is an associate instructor with both Contemporary Jeet Kune Do (with paper signed by the famed Guro Paul Vunak) and as a member of the JKD Cadre under world class Grand Master Pedro Rodriguez.

Orchard Martial Arts has paired up with the wonderful people at World Martial Arts Academy, the premier center of Wushu in the greater Phoenix  area. The nearly 10,000 square foot building, most of which is devoted to the training area, is fully furnished with mats, an extra high ceiling and plenty of training equipment.