Juan Fogal

Juan F. Fogal got the martial arts bug early when he about 3 years old while watching the 1971 movie, Billy Jack at the Drive-in. This was later cemented with none other than Bruce Lee in, Enter the Dragon when he was about 6 years old. It was right then that he knew that he would be following the martial arts path his whole life. Later when in elementary school, a Fireman came into his class to discuss his chosen career. When this gentleman gave the kids the simple advice of, "Find out what you love. Then find someone to pay you to do it and you will always be happy!" And that's when he knew that he would be teaching martial arts for a living. Fast forward about 10 or 11 years and Pow! He was teaching martial arts classes for his Taekwondo instructor and getting paid to do it! At age 22 Mr. Fogal was finally able to purchase and operate his own martial arts studio. Over the next 10 years Mr. Fogal was deeply honored to receive many awards and commendations for his work in our local community. After over a decade of successful operation Mr. Fogal felt it was time to try new career paths and just teach privately. However, once bitten with the joy and fulfillment of operating his own studio he knew that one day he would return to operate a Dojo again. During this hiatus from public teaching Mr. Fogal was able to cross-train more freely in a variety of martial arts disciplines and thereby increase his knowledge base to share with others. This training included the honor of going to Japan and testing in front of the Grandmaster of over nine schools of ancient and rare Ninja and Samurai martial arts. Delving into the Russian Martial Arts (Systema) and Ancient Japanese arts he has also had opportunities to train with some of the worlds elite in police protection. Mr. Fogal continues to train and to expand his knowledge of the martial arts and he loves to spend time with his wife and daughter. He has been invited to advise and perform in other cinematic projects but his devotion to his family and martial arts school make it difficult to commit to the long hours needed on set. Having a good understanding of the difference between screen combat and practical combat he still open to future projects.