Trinity offers martial arts and self defense instruction in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Our classes follow a JKD (Jeet Kune Do) Concepts approach integrating technique and theory from three main systems: Jun Fan, Kali, and Savate.  Trinity students are able to function in all ranges of combat - from weapons, through stand up striking and trapping, to grappling and groundwork.

We provide a friendly, fun, and informal atmosphere that is open to beginners and experienced martial artists from any system or style.   New students are always welcome.  If you have any questions, or would like to arrange to drop in for a FREE trial class, just send us an email at  shawn@trinityjunfan.com or leave a phone message at (416) 842 - 0296.

CORE SYSTEMS

At Trinity our approach to Jeet Kune Do is based around three main systems of combat: Jun Fan Gung Fu, Filipino Kali, and French Savate.  These three arts flow smoothly together, compliment one another, and provide our students with a solid base for the development of self-defense skills. Classes may include training in any one system and often will involve all three.  Instruction may also include elements from Thai Boxing, Brazilian Jujitsu, and other martial arts.

Jun Fan Gung Fu is the foundation upon which all our training is based.  It is the curriculum martial arts pioneer Bruce Lee taught his students in the 1960's and served as the root for the development of Jeet Kune Do.  Jun Fan is divided into three subsections: Kickboxing, Trapping, and Grappling.

The Kickboxing subset includes elements of the striking methods of Western Boxing and the kicking skills of Northern Chinese Gung Fu, coupled with the footwork of Western Fencing.

Jun Fan Trapping draws heavily from Wing Chun (a Southern Chinese Gung Fu system famous for its close range rapid hand strikes and limb immobilizations) with those skills transposed on to more of a Boxing structure.

Jun Fan's Grappling skill set is taken mostly from Japanese Judo and Jujitsu (Judo Gene Labelle and Professor Wally Jay are the source for much of Bruce Lee's exposure to grappling techniques), these styles are integrated with the joint locks of Chinese Chin Na.

"Jun Fan" is actually Bruce Lee's Chinese name and thus Jun Fan Gung Fu literally translates as "Bruce Lee's Martial Art".

Kali is a term used to describe the multitude of weapon based combat systems that originate from the Philippines and Indonesia.  Kali is said to be a combination of two Filipino words, KAmot LIhot, and can be translated as "body in motion".  Other common names given to the Filipino arts include Arnis (Spanish for Harness) and Escrima (Spanish for skirmish).

Our Kali focus at Trinity is on the Inosanto/Lacosta blend (John Lacosta was one of Guro Inosanto's main instructors in Kali).  We practice with stick (single or double) and knife - but also include a great deal of the empty hand material from the subsystems of Panantukan (Filipino Boxing), Pananjakman (Filipino Kicking), and Dumog (Filipino Grappling) as supplements to our Jun Fan Gung Fu base.

At Trinity, Savate forms the basis of our competitive sparring structure.  Students interested in sport competition are encouraged to pursue ranking under Savate Ontario or through Professor Salem Assli and the California Association.

Savate traces its origins back to French sailors at the port of Marseilles in the 1800's.  Savate is unique in the martial arts as a kicking style where the practitioners actually wear shoes, and those shoes are used as weapons to increase the damage done by kicks.  Savateurs are famous for their devastating rapid fire, pinpoint kicking skills and agile footwork.  The use of the shoe as a weapon makes this style a particularly good fit for real world self defense.