“Adapt For Life” JKD Seminar for charity featuring Paul Vunak, Friday June 27th @ 630pm
Paul Vunak
You may not know much about Paul Vunak... but the US NAVY SEALS,
FBI, CIA ,Police Departments and SWAT teams do. He is without a
doubt one of the most respected and dangerous men in the world at
hand- to- hand combat, teaching it and using it.
Paul’s journey into the martial arts began at a young age. He studied
traditional arts such as Hung Gar gung fu, and received black belts in
the arts of Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo. It was after Paul’s Kenpo school
closed (where he was the head instructor at age 16) that Paul was
accepted at Dan Inosanto’s Kali Academy. It was love at first sight.
Paul immersed himself into his training and began to assist Dan during
demonstrations, seminars and training the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Paul
also taught classes at the academy.
Paul proved to be an excellent teacher. He helped popularize the art of
Savate by opening the first Savate school in the US with Daniel Duby.
Paul’s emphasis on his own training focused on the violent
unpredictability of a streetfight and self preservation. Students with
similar interests gravitated towards Paul and his teaching methods. It
was with Dan Inosanto’s encouragement and blessing that Paul formed
Progressive Fighting Systems.
Paul’s method of having himself and his students “glove up” and “
discover the cause of your ignorance” may have been viewed as
extreme to some in the 80’s. One group who saw the benefit in these
methods was the United States Navy and Paul was presented a
contract to teach the legendary Navy SEAL Team Six.
Paul’s influence on the martial arts community, and the JKD community
in particular, cannot be overlooked. His training methods and strategies
for dealing with violent encounters are now taken for granted 20 years later.
Paul studied with, and publicly endorsed, the Gracie’s and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
years before the first UFC. Many of today’s more popular JKD instructors
have been personally trained by Paul Vunak and/or Progressive Fighting
Systems.
Among Paul’s many accomplishments, he has received a key to the
city and had a day proclaimed in his honor in Indiana for the work he did
with law enforcement officers. He accepted a request to be a guest
speaker at Governor Schwarzenegger’s Arnold Classic held in
Columbus, Ohio. He was also elected to the World Martial Arts Hall of
Fame.
But Paul is most proud of his recent endeavors, Executive PFS and
Adapt for Life.
“Nothing can give you as much joy and gratification as seeing a child in
a wheelchair smiling and feeling empowered.” - Sifu Paul Vunak
Assault Proof Now!
Sifu Paul Vunak on the
cover of Black Belt, April 08.