SHAREEF JANTJIES

Shareef was born on 18 November 1982 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. At the age of 10 he was introduced to Atemi Jutsu by a family friend who trained at the South African Institute of Unarmed Combat. At the age of 17, Shareef joined the South African Institute of Unarmed Combat and trained under Thaya Moodaley, Shihan to further his journey on his martial path. In 2004 he was recruited into the South African Police Service and in May of 2008, he was transferred to Cape Town by the S.A.P.S. and is currently a Detective in Cape Town. While in Cape Town, he decided to study the disciplines of Krav Maga, Ninjutsu, Iaido, Muay Thai and Karate. Apart from instructing at Atemi Ryu, Shareef is a member of The South African Ninjutsu & Martial Arts Academy, training under Henri Gouws, Shihan (6th Dan Black Belt – Koga Ryu Ninjutsu). He is still a student of the Israeli military hand-to-hand combat system (Krav Maga) as well as Atemi Jutsu, Iaido and Ninjutsu. Shareef is certified as a Fitness Instructor with CPD accreditation. He is also the Managing Director of a Web Hosting / Web Design company, B & J Online Solutions (Pty) Ltd.

MARTIN C. BOSMAN

Native, Port Elizabethan, Martin was born 28 June 1971. His natural gravitation to the Martial Arts comes from a rich family history involved with the fighting arts. His Grandfather was a boxer and his Mother a proficient Judo practitioner. He started boxing and his training in the art of Atemi Jutsu at a very young age. Martin is a student of Atemi Jutsu, Jeet Kune Do, Kick Boxing and Krav Maga. He loves spending time with his children, fishing, swimming and listening to audio tapes by American inspirational speaker, Esther Hicks.

JURIE LANDORE

Jurie was born on 10 March 1972. He is a forward thinking individual, not bound by the tethers of tyrants and corruption. Being a community activist, he assists with law enforcement within the neighbourhood watch. Training in martial arts since a young age, Jurie has been studying a few martial arts disciplines. He is currently a student of Atemi Jutsu, Iaido, Ninjutsu, Cho Chuan Kung Fu and Israeli military hand-to-hand combat system, Krav Maga. When he’s not doing any martial arts training, you will find him spending time with his family, meditating, enjoying nature and listening to audio tapes from various inspirational speakers around the world.