Mr. Ilyadis has over 17 years of martial arts and comes from a family of life-long martial artist.

He is certified in Jeet Kune Do under Jerry Poteet, a first-generation student of Bruce Lee and certified under second generation student Sifu Lamar Davis II in Jun Fan/ Jeet Kune Do.

He holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany.

George also works as a Wellness Educator for Capital District Physicians Health Plan, where he teaches Women’s Self Defense Classes, Kung Fu for Kids Training Camps and is in charge of the Kid Power Program.

He applies the principles of Jeet Kune Do not only as martial artist - but as a teacher, business owner and student of life.

Always on a path for continuous improvement he seeks out and furthers his education with world-class martial artists such as:

Gokor Chivichian – Founder of Hayastan Grappling and trainer to numerous UFC champions.

Richard Ryan – Founder of Dynamic Combat and featured columnist for Black Belt Magazine

Emin Boztepe – Founder of Emin Boztepe Martial Arst System and World renowned Wing Tsun expert

Patrick Strong – First Generation Bruce Lee student of the Seattle Era.

"The Martial Arts and Philisophy of Jeet Kune Do has had a great impact on my life – I’ve lost over 100 lbs, gained an unshakeable level of self confidence, the ability to defend myself and the discipline to enhance my level health and well being. My purpose is to give you the same benefits I’ve had in the martial arts"– George Ilyadis