![]() ![]() He continued his training as an adult and has primarily focused on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, and Muay Thai. Travis is a native Texan who has been studying martial arts from a young age. Travis Joyner is a seasoned law enforcement officer, professional MMA fighter, and expert in defensive tactics for police officers. Currently, Iako is the Security Director for the heavy metal/rock band, Five Finger Death Punch, providing personal and executive protection. He was a Sergeant First Class, Combatives Master Trainer, and 1 of only 12 Army Combatives Black Belts. Iako Kalili was Honorably Discharged from the US Army in August of 2017 after 21 years of service. It was this time, with the most elite Soldiers in the US Army, that Iako was finally able to combine his expertise in fighting with the Special Forces community’s expertise in tactics. In 2011, Iako PCS’d to Fort Carson, CO, and based on his merit and his unique set of skills, Iako was once again handpicked by the Commander of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) to be the subject matter expert in tactical fighting for the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course. Kalili is directly related, training wise, to every single Combatives student since 2004. He assisted in writing the Combatives manual and was the first head of the Combatives Quality Assurance/Quality Control Committee. Through the next 7 years, Iako Kalili became known as one of the key developers of the Army’s hand-to-hand fighting program. In 2004, Iako PCS’d to Fort Benning, GA where he was handpicked by Matt Larsen, the Father of Modern Army Combatives, to become a Combatives Instructor for the developing Modern Army Combatives Program. Kalili served as a Light Infantryman and was deployed to Iraq in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After joining the Hawaii National Guard in 1996, Iako decided that he wanted to be an Airborne Infantryman in the prestigious 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. William Kaiako Kalili Jr (Iako) was born and raised in Kona, Hawaii. He competes in military combatives tournaments, civilian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, and trains in MMA. SGM Smith has spent decades training multinational Special Operators, Law Enforcement, and other Government/DOD Agencies in advanced tactics and combat medicine. He has deployed as a direct action operator to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and multiple other deployments worldwide. He has been featured on Discovery Channel training the nation’s finest Special Operators on clandestine infiltration. SGM Smith is a Master Diver and former head of the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, FL. ![]() His certifications include Master Parachutist, Military Free Fall Jumpmaster, and Combat Diving Supervisor. He is an Army TCCC instructor, certified Flight Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedic, Diving Medical Technician, and has conducted joint medical mission planning for some of the top tier units within Special Operations. He is a Special Missions Unit alumni and master tactics trainer. Sergeant Major Matt Smith is a US Army Green Beret and 20-year veteran of Special Operations. ![]()
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