OUR ROOTS
21 years ago, after much study, trial, training, and necessity, Sifu Jonathan Petree founded Atlantic Warriors Wing Chun Kung Fu in Jacksonville, Florida. With over 28 years of Wing Chun experience, his mission is to teach Wing Chun as a science of self-preservation. 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 incumbent upon the instructor to clearly see the student's learning style, which will help with easier comprehension of the curriculum. Because of his pursuit of excellence in effective training methods, 7 students lives have been saved since 2010 from violent, random attacks.
What's more, all seven students had less than 2 years of training with Atlantic Warriors at the time of them being attacked. As a result, Sifu Jonathan Petree has been inducted into the Hall of Recognition, and Atlantic Warriors has been awarded the Community Enrichment Award by the GNPRBFI for helping make the community a safer place. Additionally, in 2010 Sifu Petree was voted Self-Defense Instructor of the Year for Women's Self-Defense. Even more recently, Action Martial Arts Magazine has inducted Sifu Petree into the 2011 Hall of Honor for his Outstanding Dedication to the Martial Arts. Also, Sifu Petree was inducted into the 2012-2014 Martial Arts Hall of Honor for being a Goodwill Ambassador to the Martial Arts. In 2019 Sifu Petree was a recipient of the “Esteemed Modern Warrior” award.
