Black Belt Instructor
Jim is one of our most accomplished students ever to reach Black Belt (JTX: Jeet Kune Do + Thai Boxing) and now into the Instructor levels under Pat Tray. In the few years that he has been with us, he has attended over 1000 classes in the Striking and Weapons arts and has now embraced the grappling and MMA aspects of training as well. True to Jeet Kune Do and Trident Martial Arts, he is well versed in all ranges of the martial arts, with or without a weapon. And that’s the martial arts of antiquity, he’s also an expert in modern day Military tactics having spent 27 years in the Marine Corps Infantry branch. Read more below…
BIO
Retired Marine Infantry Officer and Grad student at George Mason University.
Jim teaches JTX Kickboxing during the day here at Trident (Mon/Wed 11-12pm) and also teaches Filipino Martial Arts on occasion.
Jim continues to keep up with his own training during our regular classes and is always eager to help out beginners or advanced students looking to hone their technique.