Chris Kent was a friend of Marty Gross, my Jeet Kune Do (JKD) teacher in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Marty was a student of Dan Inosanto during the 1970s and spent five years training at the Marina Del Rey Academy in California. He primarily taught me Kickboxing and Filipino Kali, introducing me to Doce Pares stylists such as Arnulfo “Dong” Cuesta in Jersey City, NJ, Dr. Tabo Tabo, and Grandmaster Dionisio Cañete. Marty was a street fighter who won his battles with fists and knives and carried the scars to prove it. He was an intense, fearless individual. Those were wild times.
My honest expression of martial arts evolution is RAT Synthesis—a system curated from solving real-world combat challenges and overcoming the limitations I faced in sparring, even after years of training in various styles. In real life, playing by the rules can mean losing—and on the street, that loss could cost your life or the lives of others. Explore our strategic blueprint here: https://ratsynthesis.com/what-is-rat-synthesis/
