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The Founder of Atlantic Warriors

          Seven years ago, after much study, trial, training, and necessity, Sifu Jonathan Petree founded Atlantic Warriors Wing Chun Gung Fu in Jacksonville, Florida.  His mission is to teach Wing Chun as a science of self-preservation by removing the student’s training from the comfortable, air-conditioned, lackadaisical school atmosphere that has infected some martial arts schools, and to instead train the student in all environments in which he could be assaulted.  In addition, Jonathan prefers to take a “one student at-a-time” approach to training.  Simply put, students learn, comprehend and advance much better when the student is receiving energy directly from his instructor. As such, even in public group classes, students receive individual attention from Sifu Petree.

          It is unfortunate that some students in large, public classes get left behind because they learn differently from other students in the class. Jonathan believes it is incumbent upon the instructor to clearly see the students learning style, which will help with easier comprehension of the curriculum.

          Sifu Jonathan Petree is the most tenured and senior Wing Chun student of sifu Bill Graves in the state of Florida. Sifu's Petree and Graves have been training together since the early 1990's.  Before sifu Bill Graves stopped teaching publicly, Jonathan was his head student and assistant instructor (siHing) in all classes, including public and private lessons.  Since then, Jonathan has become a full instructor, and beyond, reaching the height of 9^th level “Man of Arrival.”         

          Other than Wing Chun, Jonathan holds rank in several martial arts including: Hawaiian Jujitsu, Okinawan Karate, Kenpo Karate, Chinese Boxing and Tae Kwon Do.  He also enjoys workouts in western boxing, and Gracie Jujitsu. Although he respects all of these arts, it is Wing Chun that he loves. Why? Because it is Wing Chun that has saved his life, more than once.

          To experience the difference at one of our Jacksonville Wing Chun training locations, contact sifu Petree at sifu@atlanticwarriors.org, or call (904) 270-2237.

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 Atlantic Warriors Wing Chun Kung Fu proudly serves the following North Florida and South Georgia areas: Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Mandarin, Fleming Island, Mayport, Arlington, Ortega, Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, Oceanway, Callahan, Yulee, Fernandina Beach, Hilliard, and Bryceville, Florida. Also, serving Kingsland, St. Mary's, and Folkston, Georgia.