History
For most of his career, Sifu Jake has been a nearly unreachable teacher. Starting his career in teaching military through a company called Combative Defensive Tactics international and then moving to private lessons afterward in 2007. Since then, Sifu Jake slowly let more students come to learn his methods. It was only recently, in the summer of 2019, hs he decided to open his doors to the public, under the same roof as the wonderful people of Kraken BJJ and fitness.
Specialties
Artistic Martial Arts' goal is to provide quality martial arts instruction that can not only be utilized as effective self-defense methods but also to serve as potential tools for the student to engage with themselves internally and then pursue tangible paths towards their personal goals. Artistic Martial Arts is the only school in the Colorado Springs area where you can learn Hapkido, Jeet Kune Do, NiHan-Ryu Jiujitsu and Modern Arnis to encompass all ranges of armed and un-armed combative techniques, all while getting in shape with a complete system of Tactical Aerobics supplemented with Taekwondo forms and various types of meditation that can bring the whole family together in mind and body.