The Master

Mr. Roy C. Harris is the owner and chief instructor at Harris International. Since 1981, he has actively studied twenty-five (25) different styles of martial arts. He has obtained the following ranks and certifications: A Senior Full Instructorship in Jeet Kune Do Concepts / Filipino Martial Arts under Sifu Paul Vunak; An honorary fourth degree black belt in Taihojutsu (Police Tactics) under Sensei Tom Snowden; An honorary third degree black belt in Sho Shin Ti modes Karate under Sensei Larry Kurtz; A third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Professor Joe Moreira; A Green Glove in Boxe Francaise Savate under Professor Salem Assli; A Basic Level Instructorship in Kalis Ilustrisimo under Punong Guro Tony Diego, Guro Romeo Macapagal and Thomas Dy Tang; An Associate Level Instructorship in Jun Fan Gung Fu and an Associate Level Instructorship in Filipino Martial Arts under Sifu Dan Inosanto; An Apprentice Level Four Instructorship in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling under Sifu Larry Hartsell.

Mr. Harris has taught nearly 300 seminars globally: In Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, the Philippines, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Slovakia, England, Poland, China, Australia, France and the United States. He has been a guest instructor at the San Diego Regional Training Academy, the San Diego Sheriff’s Extended Format Academy, the Polish Special Land Forces Academy in Wroclaw, Poland and a few other “choice” locations around the world.

To this present day, Mr. Harris continues his martial arts training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (under Professor Moreira), Kalis Ilustrisimo (under Guro Romy Macapagal), and Jeet Kune Do Concepts and Filipino Martial Arts under Sifu Larry Hartsell and Sifu Dan Inosanto. Mr. Harris considers himself a lifelong student of the arts!