Synergy Martial Arts
Synergy Martial Arts is a group of Martial Arts Instructors that are dedicated to researching the most efficient and effective Self-Defense methods available. Our goal is to empower our students to overcome their fears and meet them head on so that they can live a more productive passion filled lifestyle.
Synergy Martial Arts Instructor Bios
Founder Shawn Kitzman
- Apprentice Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto.
- Full Instructor Progressive Fighting Systems under Sifu Paul Vunak.
- First exposure to Martial Arts at the age of nine.
- Began teaching Martial Arts in 1997.
- Conducted seven independent seminars.
- Worked with Military and Law enforcement.
- Attended three hundred and sixty hours of seminars.
- Massage Therapist since 1997 and opened my own massage office in 2003.
- Increased my massage client base forty percent in last two years.
- Produced Women’s Self Defense DVD.
- Former Competitive Power lifter 1993-99.
- Set Dead lift record @ Bendle High School with a DL of 415 lbs @ bodyweight of 148 lbs in 1994.
- Began practicing Iyengar Yoga in 2006
Jerry Whiting
- Apprentice Instructor Synergy Martial Arts.
- Phase One Instructor Progressive Fighting Systems under Sifu Paul Vunak.
- Black Belt Isshinryu Karate.
- Member of the Isshinryu Hall of Fame.
- Began training Martial Arts @ age 18.
- Bachelor’s of Science Wayne State University Chemical Engineering.
- Associates of Science Oakland Community College.
Jef Lopes
- Apprentice Instructor Synergy Martial Arts.
- Apprentice Instructor Progressive Fighting Systems under Sifu Paul Vunak.
- Began Martial Arts training at the age of six.
- Trained with the U of M Boxing Club.
- Began Iyengar Yoga 2008.
- Played Multiple Middle School and High School Sports.
- Bachelor’s of Philosophy with a specialty in Mandarin Chinese from The University of Michigan.
- Master’s of Written Communication from Eastern Michigan University.
