ABOUT JEK
Acknowledgements: Jonathan E. Kiser expresses his thanks to his family, teachers, students, fellow martial artists, and the his former military units for their support and encouragement in promoting the martial arts.
Jonathan E. Kiser
Founder of Integrated Combative Concepts, Chief Instructor
Founder of Kiser Wing Chun System, Chief Instructor
Founder of Tzu Jan Gung Fu, Chief Instructor
Founder of Personal Defense Solutions, Chief Instructor
Jonathan E. Kiser, was born in Lubbock, Texas in 1966. He attended public school in Texas and graduated in Waco, Texas in 1985. He attended three colleges (McClennan Community College-Waco, Central Texas College-US ARMY correspondance, Miller-Motte Business University).
He began martial arts at the age of 9 under Sifu Thomas Senora, Ho Kuen Ng's only American disciple in Ho Family System Wing Chun. He remained in study with Sifu Senora to the age of 14 until his Sifu moved to Florida. Afterwards, Jonathan took up study USA Goju with Sensei David Swinson receiving his Shodan level. He also studied under Shodai George Brock-Martial Arts Founder of Bei-Koku Aibu-Jitsu Ryu-in Wu-Wei Gung Fu (Joe Cowles' System), Aibu-Jitsu Ryu Jujitsu, Kali-Silat, and Goju Ryu Karate Do and studied under other teachers in AJRI receiving his Sifu and Sensei levels. These studies took place from 1979 to 1987 in Waco, Texas. He later moved to N. Miami, Ok. and shared a school with Sa Bum Nim Jeffrey A. Paine (International TaeKwonDo Federation) and began to teach his own blend of martial arts called Kiser Wing Chun System.
In 1989, Jonathan joined the US ARMY and traveled world-wide studying different systems and sharing insights with other martial artists. He became a field artillery crew member and later became a special weapons technician and part of an elite team known as the Nukemasters serving in Turkey as a Senior Custodial Agent and was in charge of security for two years. Meanwhile he researched, trained, sparred, and studied martial arts from many different insights, especially Jeet Kune Do Concepts. He taught extensively at 101st Airborne, 2/320th FA, including Special Operations personnel.
In 1992, he began teaching at the Clarksville Martial Arts Academy (Clarksville, Tn) teaching greats such as George Taite and Donald King and launched a combat/reality-based martial arts approach resulting in the Tzu Jan (In and of itself so) Gung Fu system based upon the science of the brain, psychology of the mind, physics and biomechanics of the body, and real confrontation; the body's natural reflexes and instinctual defense amplified through proven training methods. In 1994 he returned to moved back to Texas under George Brock and began to teach his ideas about combat-reality. In the same year he opened the WHITE TIGER MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY in Robinson, TXthen later got a larger school known as THE MARTIAL ARTS CENTER in Waco, TX and shared the school with several other martial artists. During this time he became under the tutelage of Guro Panong Randy DeLeon (former vice president of WEKAF-World Esrima Kali Arnis Federation) in Kali-Silat-Jun Fan Arts Club. Jonathan also trained greats such as Johnny Gallardo, John D. Fry, Laura Fry, and Victor Hallock. Even for a short time he served as an educational teacher for grades 6-8 at the Hewitt Methodist Montessori School. He also has mentorship through seminars under Dan Inosanto, the great pioneer in Jeet Kune Do Concepts and father of Filipino Martial Arts. In 1996, he moved to Amarillo, TX and took up teaching three highly accomplished martial artists-Will Blanscet, Mike Parmley, and Charles Stotts. After much research and development they all developed the basis for INTEGRATED COMBATIVE CONCEPTS(ICC)and opened a school, The Wing Chun Science Center & ICC Headquarters. Jonathan E. Kiser by virtue of his status became the recognized Head Founder of ICC and established Will, Mike, and Charles as Si-Bai (inner-door students) and Co-Founders. These men are the top students of Kiser and all are the uptmost authorities in ICC. They have hosted seminars publically teaching their theories and training methods. With the enthusiam of many great students, fighters (Phillip Preese, Cory Love), the ICC system has held its place as a highly effective fighting system. Also, in 1999 he founded the Kiser Wing Chun Alliance (a non-political organization dedicated to uniting Wing Chun enthusiast).
In 2001, Kiser moved to Dallas/Ft Worth Area and began to showcase his system to various martial artists. He has shared a teaching spot at Stroud's Fitness in Bedford, TX with Karate great Pat Burleson, Jeet Kune Do expert Mitch Maynard, and Jujitsu expert David Ernest. In 2003, Kiser was inducted into the WHO's WHO of Combative Martial Arts through the International Combat Martial Arts Unions Association and is listed in the WORLD COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS ENCYCLOPEDIA and later received the TONG IL LO NOBILTY AWARD for his excellence in service to the martial arts community. Since then he and the ICC system has been recognized in the WHO's WHO in the Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame and has been officially added to the Martial Arts of the World list (MAOTW). In 2003, Kiser launched his field-tested, home-study, private study self defense program- PERSONAL DEFENSE SOLUTIONS. Also, in 2003, Kiser also accepted Bryan Beach(student of Sifu Will Blanscet for six years) trained and promoted him as Southwestern United States Regional Director of Integrated Combative Concepts. Due to his dedication Kiser promoted him as additional Co-Founder of ICC.
To this day Kiser and the staff continue to teach and develop the system. In 2004, Kiser began working on THE CAT MAGAZINE (Concepts, Attributes, and Training for Reality-based Martial Artists), several books on ICC, and an impending 40-tape instructional video series. He is presently active in training a few martial art professionals and offers Personal Defense Solutions training to individuals in the D/FW area.
***Note in 2004 Kiser ended his short tour of duty in the Texas National Guard 4/133rd Field Artillery (FIST) and now offers his services as a consultant in Close Quarters Combat for any interested military or law enforcement units .***
******Update as of 05/11/08: Kiser is only taking private students and presently due to Staff relocating he is presently searching for others that wish to learn ICC and pass it on to others. ***** call 817-253-7362
