Sifu William Holland began his training the Martial and Fighting Arts in 1962 under the tutelage of his Father Jack who was a Professional Boxer. Growing up in the Gang infested streets of Southern California, Holland found out early and often the meaning of Truth in Combat. From age 8 on, he was witness to many fights involving gangs, knives, chains, clubs and even guns.

In 1967 he began studying Kenpo Karate and continued his search for Fighting Reality by studying Kung Fu San Soo, Shito Ryu, Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, Shaolin Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Hung Gar, Jiu Jitsu, Kali & Kickboxing.

But it was not until 1976 when he was introduced to Jeet Kune Do by Abel Sandoval that he felt he had found a method of training that was real and ideal for the streets.

He has been studying Jeet Kune do ever since. Although he started teaching for Abel in 1978, Sifu Holland continues his search for Combat Truth by studying with as many top notch fighters as he can. He has to date studied privately, in groups and at seminars with eleven (11) of Bruce Lee's original students including:

          Steve Johnson  Private Sessions and Seminars

          Ted Wong         Several Seminars & Semi Private Sessions

          Jerry Poteet      Private Sessions for 1Year, Sponsored Several Seminars by Jerry

          Dan Inosanto    Group Classes at the Kali Academy in 1979 

          Richard Bustillo  Private & Group Sessions

          Tim Tackett       Group Sessions & Sponsored a couple of Seminars and the Big Bear               Mountain Retreat

          Bob Bremer       The Wednesday Night Group Sessions

          Dan Lee              One Private Seminar in Dan's home

          Joe Lewis           Sponsored Joe's seminars in California

          Pat Strong           Private Sessions

         Larry Hartsell      Several Private Sessions & Sponsored Many of his Seminars

Sifu Holland had a fine Kickboxing career and was the World Middleweight #1 Ranked Contender in 1988.

He has trained many Tournament and Kickboxing Champions and has trained several No Hold Barred Fighters including UFC Veterans Chris Brennan and Fabiano Iha.

At Tactix, we emphasize four primary eras of Jeet Kune Do development:

Seattle Era - Primarily Wing Chun 

Oakland Era - Jun Fan Gung Fu    More emphasis on footwork and aliveness. Western Boxing basics and Northern Shaolin Kicks.                                                                                        

L.A. Chinatown Era - Emphasis on Individual expression and efficiency.  Development and Implementation of Broken Rhythm, The Ways of Attack, Simplicity & Directness, the addition of Ground Fighting, Savant, Fencing, and much more Western Boxing and Kickboxing.

Contemporary Era - Bruce was not finished with the development of his art. In fact, Jeet Kune Do is and always will be in a constant state of refinement and in search of what works best. JKD is different for each individual based on their physical and mental strengths and weaknesses as well as the circumstances in which they will train and use the art. As such JKD is in a continual mode of honing and discovery.

At Tactix, we also focus on developing the whole of the artist:

          TECHNICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT (Doing everything precisely)

          ATTRIBUTE TRAINING (Improving Speed, Power, Balance etc)

          REALITY IN COMBAT (Training for Actual Street Situation)

         TACTICAL APPLICATION (the when why where, not just the how)

Tan Kyu Do Gung Fu

"Not a style to be mastered but a guide toward self expression and realization."

 Sifu William Holland created Tan Kyu Do after 20 years of training in the Martial Arts.

Tan Kyu Do which literally means The Way of Always Searching for Truth and is a combination of the best the Sifu Holland learned from his studies in

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do

Kenpo  

Western Boxing

Shito Ryu

Kung Fu San Soo    

Hapkido

Jiu Jitsu

Wing Chun

Five Animal Kung Fu

Greco Roman Wrestling

In this system, we teach the totality of martial arts, including Realistic Self Defense, Character Development, Physical Conditioning, Mental Training, Artistic Expression and the path toward Self Discovery & Fulfillment.

We teach from Beginning White Belt through 3rd Degree Black Belt.

IMPACT KICKBOXING

At Tactix, we train for Real! We train for the Streets! So when we train, you break a sweat by training like you are preparing to fight for you life. We emphasize:

          ROPE JUMPING SKILLS

          HEAVY BAG WORK

          SPEED BAG TRAINING

         FOCUS GLOVE & KICKING SHIELD WORK

         MEDICINE BALL TRAINING

         SPEED, POWER, TIMING, ACCURACY, IMPACT, BALANCE

         STREET DEFENSE MENTALITY, TACTICS & TECHNIQUES