Here at the Counterviolence Academy
DUANE WALDEN, FULL INSTRUCTORDuane Yoshito Walden has been teaching martial arts for 20 years. The instructor that has had the most profound influence on his teaching and life is Paul Vunak, the president of Progressive Fighting Systems.
He received his Phase One Instructor Certification in Jeet Kune Do Concepts and the Filipino Martial Arts from Paul in June of 1995. In 1999, he was stationed in
While stationed onboard the USS Stump DD 978, he taught the VBSS (Visit, Board, Search, and Seize) teams self-defense while in the
In April 21, 2006 he became a Certified Executive Instructor for the new Executive PFS program as taught by Paul Vunak.
His path has also taken him to practice Yoga at Liberation Yoga in
EDDIE QUAN, FULL INSTRUCTOREddie Quan's interest in martial arts began in 1987 at the age of 13, when he studied Yang style Tai Chi Chuan. Later, when he enrolled at UCLA in 1991, his interest grew even more. Studying various traditional Chinese martial arts (Northern/Southern Shaolin, Tai Chi Chuan, Shuai Chiao, Fukienese, Wing Chun), he was also exposed to Jeet Kune Do, Kali, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Capoeira. This exposure to other fighting methods helped him understand the magnitude of what martial arts is about, and that these systems had specific purposes. He competed at several martial arts tournaments in San Shou format and placed in each of the fights he entered. Although these were accomplishments in their own right, he felt compelled to discover the roots of combat and what works in real time application where the situation mutates.
It was then in 2004 when he decided to train under Sifu Paul Vunak. The training methods, teaching style, and explanation of the force continuum as taught by Sifu Paul were tangible, comprehensive, and most of all, made sense. He was granted a Phase One Instructorship that year. Again, this was a milestone in his personal growth, yet he knew this was only the start. When the opportunity came up to become a Certified Executive Instructor (CEI) of Executive PFS, he took full advantage. After training with a synergistic group of martial scientists (April, 2006), Eddie was now a CEI of Executive PFS. In December 2007, Eddie received his Law Enforcement Instructorship. After four years of constant research and training under the guidance of Sifu Vunak, Eddie received a Full Instructorship (October, 2008). In the Spring of 2009, Eddie received his Brown Belt in Combat Sambo as well as earning his Edged Weapons Instructorship. Even so, he understands that this is only a milestone and that there is even more to achieve.
NGAI BARBERO
DANIELA STEVENSON
Mission Statement
1. To promote the growth of our students and the art of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do as it has been passed from SiJo (Founder) Bruce Lee, to SiGung Dan Inosanto, to Sifu Paul Vunak, to Full Instructors Duane Yoshito Walden and Eddie W. Quan.
2. To provide a safe, healthy, training environment.
3. To teach high level self-defense to people with families and those with legitimate needs for personal protection.
4. To facilitate physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth through self-preservation and self-perfection.
5. To provide a well-rounded curriculum that allows us to teach a variety of students, including military, law enforcement, government agencies, as well as civilians.
6. To provide a way to give back to the community through various outreach programs such as Women’s Self-Defense, Senior Self-Defense, Children’s Self-Defense, and our Adapt for Life Program, helping those children and adults with disabilities.
7. To promote a sense of community not only within our school, but also with our neighbors outside of our school.
8. To have FUN!
