⚜️Jared Wihongi @jaredwihongi is internationally recognized as an authority in the area of Close-Quarters Combat Instructor (CQC). His specialization is the integration of firearms, impact weapons, edged weapons and empty-hand combat with a heavy emphasis on police, military and self-defense application.

He has 20 years of experience working as an Operator on three USA SWAT Teams, which has heavily influenced his approach to teaching and applying close-combat tactics. Jared has taught CQC tactics to police and military Special Operations personnel and civilian martial artists across North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, East and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

Jared has over 34 years of training in various striking, grappling and weapon-based martial arts from around the world, and is one of only a handful of people globally who hold the advanced rank of ‘Tuhon’ in the Filipino combat art of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on the modern tactical application of the combat art of Kali.

It was a great honor to have Jared as one of the elite instructors at the Protector Symposium 4.0.

If you haven’t attended the live event, you can still get your hands on the digital replay available at

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Protector by nature and by trade
Byron Rodgers