Jodey Preston Ingalls

Professor Jodey Ingalls is the founder and head coach of Pure Martial Arts and Fitness and brings more than 44 years of martial arts experience to the school. He began in Tae Kwon Do as a child, earning a junior black belt at 16, and in the 1990s studied Kenpo Karate, becoming the first person in Canada to earn a black belt in that programme in three years; he is now a fourth-degree black belt and Hall of Fame member under the late Grand Master Ralph Chinnick. In grappling, Ingalls is a third-degree black belt recognised by the West Coast Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association, trained in the Ricardo De La Riva lineage, and he blends stand-up and ground skills in the school's kickboxing programme. He is also certified in M.O.A.B. and as a BST instructor, and has studied weapons arts including Doce Pares, Eskrima, Kali and Modern Arnis.