
OUR TEAM
Clay Pratka Founder/Head Instructor
Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association - Coach 1 Instructor
Progressive Fighting Systems (JKD/Kali) – Senior Instructor
Military Jeet Kune Do - Level 5 Instructor
Spec Op Kali - Level 5 Instructor
Action Strength - Level 1.5 Instructor
Gracie Combatives Instructor
RFLX Combat Wrestling – Level 3 Instructor
Edged Weapons Instructor
Law Enforcement Instructor
Expandable Baton Instructor
Pepper Spray Instructor
Executive PFS Instructor
High Gear Scenario Instructor
Trained in Simunition Force on Force
Certified Stuntman by SASA Stunts


Monterrey, California

Clay and Bev with former UFC Champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddel

Clay and Bev with Professor Joe Soliz, Clay's first instructor


Training with Sifu Singh

Clay's garage (many years ago)

2009

(Bruce Lee's sister)
Beverly Pratka Vice President / Women's Training Officer
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Level 3 Instructor
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Purple Belt
Progressive Fighting Systems JKD/Kali - Full Instructor
Jeet Kune Do Althetic Assoiation - Phase 1 Instructor
Action Strength Instructor - Level 1.5 Instructor
Military JKD and Spec Op Kali - Level 3.5
Progressive Fighting Systems - Edged Weapons I&II Instructor
Law Enforcement Force Continuum Instructor
Expandable Baton & Pepper Spray Instructor
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt

Tai Chi in Monterrey, California

Clay watches as Bev perfects hear head kick

Bev with her student Kayla as she graduates from her Assault Proof Course

Demonstrating with Sifu Singh

Yoga pose in front of the Buddhist temple in Hawaii

Did you know Beverly is also an aspiring musician?

Tai Chi in Author Storey Park, Houston, Tx.

Beverly with Phoebe Lee, Bruce's sister.

Beverly and Clay training Kali in Hawaii.
Gunnar Davis Full Instructor
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Level 3 Instructor
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Purple Belt
Progressive Fighting Systems (JKD/Kali) - Phase 1 Instructor
Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association - Phase 1 Instructor
Action Strength - Level 1 Instructor
Military JKD & Spec Op Kali - Level 2 Instructor
Progressive Fighting Systems - Edged Weapons Instructor

Gunnar demonstrating the U Drill

Derek Sierra was an ex-pro boxer and is our JKDAA Boxing and MMA advisor

Gunnar with two of his students taking home trophies at a Karate tournament

Gunnar with Prof. James Hundon, Grand Master Wally Jay’s top student and lineage bearer for Small Circle Jiu-Jitsu

Gunnar back in the day

Tai Chi in Author Storey Park

Gunnar demonstrating the Jeet Tek

Gunnar giving an Action Strength class

Gunnar's Little Ninjas class
Keith Van Ness Director of Marketing
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Level 2 Instructor
Military JKD and Spec Op Kali - Level 1
Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association - Apprentice Instructor

Keith at the JKDAA Expo in California

Keith bringing home a few medals from the 2015 NAGA grappling tournament

Keith with Jay Cooper at the 2014 JKDAA Expo in California

The TXJKD Houston branches started in Keith's backyard.

Keith and Gunnar getting in some sparring time.

A lot of information is given out at the JKDAA expo.

Gunnar and Keith gave a free private lesson to a girl who was recently mugged.

Keith and some of the Midtown crew at Clay's wedding.

Shawn Solis Instructor
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Level 3 Instructor
Texas Jeet Kune Do - Purple Belt
Progressive Fighting Systems (JKD/Kali) - Phase 1 Instructor
Military JKD & Spec Op Kali - Level 2 Instructor
Progressive Fighting Systems - Edged Weapons Instructor
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Blue Belt





Training with Sifu Singh

Shawn with his students after a grappling tournament

Shawn training at Joe Soliz's gym

Training in Clay's garage

Shawn with his long time student, his Uncle Mark