Sifu /Guru Lopez is known as a pioneer in reality based combat. John is the President of Survival Solutions and the developer of the Offensive Fighting Tactics . And the developer of Lopez Kali Silat. They are real world systems based on techniques, strategy, applied street psychology and research in the psychological effects of a violent encounter. At Survival Solutions we continue to research and personally study practical survival arts. So we our continually evolving. Sifu/Guru Lopez is an experienced martial artist of 27 years and an ex-bodyguard with plenty of actual street fighting experience. A few words from Sifu/Guru Lopez... "I have been in about 23 street fights in my life. A street fight is not the same as an MMA or a traditional martial art fight: There are no rules. You don't start at 6 feet apart with a trainer in your corner and a referee between you and your opponent. Most fights start in the space of a phone booth. A knife, a gun or a club may be envolved, a sucker punch or multiple attackers. In short, anything goes. Kicks to the groin, eye jabs, biting, eye gouges, hair control, hits to the throat. Things outlawed in all legal fights because of their brutally and lethalness. That's is what separates Survival Solutions from the others. Sifu/Guru Lopez holds certification of Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Sifu in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do . Guru in Kali Silat Instructor in Rapid Assault Tactics (the system taught to the Navy Seal Team 6),third degree black belt in Lung/Long, Liung Kenpo Karate , and Rape Awarness Instructor