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