About Progressive Fighting - Maryland
Our Goal
Progressive Fighting - Maryland is tasked to provide you with an elite level of training in self-protection and self-perfection not found in many other martial arts programs in Maryland. It is our mission to bring the same training offered to the Navy SEALs, FBI, and other organizations to you. Our instructors are trained and certified by Sifu Paul Vunak, the man the Navy SEALs went to when they needed hand to hand combat training. Our instructors continue to train under Sifu Vunak in order to stay at the cutting edge of martial arts.
We offer training in military fighting systems to civilians.
Our training is centered around development in three key areas, summed up by our motto, "Quiet Mind, Dangerous Body, Compassionate Spirit." Our goal is to help our students, young and old, develop in these three areas. Whether you are training to learn how to defend yourself, to get a great workout, to develop yourself, or for your own peace of mind, Progressive Fighting - Maryland has a program for you.
The PFM Difference
Progressive Fighting - Maryland is a small, exclusive, private martial arts training group, and not a large scale commercial gymnasium. We offer training military combative tactics for self-protection and self-perfection. Our training paradigm is built around small group classes, hands-on training, and plenty of time with instructors.
Our classes sizes for both children and adults are deliberately kept small, so that all students receive the best attention and training possible. We guarantee that there will never be more than 10 people in class with you. Our teachers will work closely with you to ensure that you are learning the material at your own pace and developing to your highest potential. Our training standards are as high as the Special Operations units that we developed these systems for, so we will work with you to help you achieve your goals, for fitness, for self-protection, and for self-perfection.
Progressive Fighting - Maryland is proud to operate out of and have the support of the Baltimore Zen Center. The history of Zen and the martial arts has intertwined for centuries, from Shaolin in China, warrior-monks in Korea, and the Samurai in Japan. In America, Bruce Lee was greatly influenced by Zen in his development of Jeet Kune Do, the art the Rapid Assault Tactics descends from. By teaching out of the Baltimore Zen Center, Progressive Fighting - Maryland ensures that our small private classes will be able to serve you best!
Testimonials
US Navy SEALs
"When faced with a life threatening circumstance, your aggressive art is designed to quickly neutralize a threat in a life and death situation."
- Commander N.E. Huston
- Commander N.E. Huston
United States Air Force
...the Air Force requires an effective system that is easily taught and retained despite an absence of previous combative training experience. Your aggresive combat system is designed to quickly neutralize a threat in a life and death situation and was designed with simplicity in mind." Major Stephen Price, Director of Operations, 505th Operations Squadron
Law Enforcement
"Your system is the only one I know for professional law enforcement officers that adequately spans the spectrum from encountering the non-resisting offender to resolving a potentially life threatening situation. I would absolutely without hesitation recommend you and your system to any law enforcement agency, professional or private individual serious about providing the finest training available, or defending themselves and their loved ones."
- Gary Woodruff, Detective Captain, Frankfort Police Department, Indiana
"I highly recommend Paul Vunak's Progressive Fighting Systems to any Law Enforcement Agency or civilian who wants to increase their proficiency in their ability to defend themselves or others." Rudolph D. Smith III, Special Agent, US Capitol Police, Dignitary Protection Division
- Gary Woodruff, Detective Captain, Frankfort Police Department, Indiana
"I highly recommend Paul Vunak's Progressive Fighting Systems to any Law Enforcement Agency or civilian who wants to increase their proficiency in their ability to defend themselves or others." Rudolph D. Smith III, Special Agent, US Capitol Police, Dignitary Protection Division
