Jiu Jitsu in Victoria BC Canada
Instructor Bio
Ari Knazan
Ari Knazan Background:
- 38 years of Martial Arts Study
- 20 years Teaching Jiu Jitsu
- Police Officer (active). Patrol, Field Training Officer and currently assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit
- Use of Force Expert and SUFIC Qualified
- 5th Degree Black Belt in Japanese Jiu Jitsu (Goshin) under Soke Steve Hiscoe
- 2nd Degree Black Belt Gracie (Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu under Professor Keith Owen and Master Pedro Sauer
- Level 5 C4C-PJJ Adjunct Instructor under Chad Lyman
- Black Belts in Aikido and Daito Ryu Jujutsu
- Co-Founder of the INVICTUS Jiu Jitsu Collective
Ari has been teaching Jiu Jitsu in Victoria BC since 2003 and formally ran Fierce Martial Arts for 18 years. He has now moved his focus in training a specialized group of students in the art of self defence and defensive tactics using Jiu Jitsu. Ari is the highest ranking and most experienced Japanese Jiu Jitsu instructor on Vancouver Island (under Soke Steve Hiscoe of the Canadian Jiu Jitsu Union) also a proud 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Professor Keith Owen.
Ari is also a C4C certified adjunct Instructor under Chad Lyman (Las Vegas Nevada). C4C-PJJ is the gold standard for police use of force training and conducts training throughout North America.
If you are looking for seminars, please contact Ari here.
In 2017, Ari received his Renshi Certificate (Training Mastery), from the Canadian Jiu Jitsu Union (Soke Steve Hiscoe and Hanshi Ed Hiscoe) for 15 + years of teaching service. Ari is also the Co-Founder of INVICTUS, the world wide movement dedicated to teaching Jiu Jitsu to law enforcement.
Dan Phillips
Dan Phillips Background:
- 30 years of Martial Arts Study
- 18 years Teaching Jiu Jitsu
- 2nd Degree Black Belt Gracie (Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu under Professor Keith Owen and Master Pedro Sauer
- 4th Degree Black Belt in Japanese Jiu Jitsu (Goshin) under Renshi Ari Knazan
- 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do
Dan was the first student at Fierce Studio in 2003 ( then Bujitsu Academy) and has dedicated his time to teaching students for the past 2 decades. His patient and detail approach makes him and excellent instructor.
Alex Erwin
Alex Erwin Background:
- 14 years of Martial Arts Study
- Black Belt in Japanese Jiu Jitsu (Goshin) under Renshi Ari Knazan
- Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ari Knazan
Alex started out at the age of 15. He was a skinny kid who couldn't even do one push up. Today, he has grown in to a powerful martial artist who likes to focus on the technical aspects of the art.