Joey de Los Reyes is an owner of the Kombat Arts Training Academy as well as the acting Program Director.
He has been a guest speaker on self defense for Student Crime Stoppers (Toronto), the Peel Board of Education – Girls Phys Ed and Co-ed Program (Mississauga) and the Peel Catholic Separate School Board (Mississauga).
Joey has worked in many diverse areas of the security field, from large volume events and labor disputes to private investigation and executive protection (body-guarding) for corporations in the United States. Over the past decade, Joey has trained many private security companies, members of the ETF, military, police officers, detectives and professional athletes.
Selected Accomplishments:
- Head Coach for the Thai boxing and Low kick category for the CASK Junior National Team (2008)
representing Canada in Naples, Italy - CO-Head Coach for the K1 and Low kick category for the CASK Senior National Team (2009)
- Former Director of the CASK Thai Boxing Committee
- The National Director of the CASK Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Committee
- Co-Head Coach for the Canadian Team that attended the 2006 World Amateur Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
- He has successfully taught defensive tactics to: Wal-Mart Canada Inc., Sears Canada, a div. of Ontario Hydro, Carecor Security Services, Nexus Protective Services, SIS/ADT, Total Investigations Services, Wyco Security, Action-Plus Protection and Home Depot Canada.
- He was the former instructor for the Dufferin Roman Catholic School Board where he taught a Kickboxing program as a General Interest course.
Credentials:
- Certified in MMA Strength and Conditioning through the Institute of Human Performance under JC Santana
- Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning (ISSA), also completed the following specialized courses plyometrics,functional training, body weight training and SPARQ
- Certified CASK Thai Boxing coach
- Certified Kru in Muay Thai under Mehdi Pouroskoui; head instructor/owner KB-One Muay Thai/ Kickboxing
- Coaching Level II Instructor under Sensei Erik Paulson in Combat Submission Wrestling
- Assistant Instructor under Sifu Larry Hartsell
(Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association) - Initiator in Savate Boxe Francaise under Professor Salem Assli
(California Association of Boxe Francaise Savate & Associated Disciplines) - Certified to teach Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do under Professor Salem Assli
- Instructor under Guro Marc Denny in the Dog Brothers martial arts system
- Certified instructor in the C.A.S.T. program
(Confined Areas Survival/Safety Tactics program, developed by the Modern Warrior Defensive Tactics Institute) - Certified Boxing Coach with the NCCP and Boxing Ontario
- Developer/Instructor Trainer of EDGEWISE
(One of the most comprehensive systems for law enforcement/security personnel to defend against a variety of edged weapon assaults; covering all ranges from long range to ground fighting range) - Full Instructor in Rape Prevention Assault under A.W.S.D.A.
(American Women’s Self Defense Association) - Certified FIST® Dynamic Simulation Instructor
- Completed Level 1 of Advanced Executive Protection from Executive Security International Ltd.
