John Perretti

PERSONAL HISTORY WORK EXPERIENCE. 1974, Founded Southampton Martial Arts Institute. New York, New York. From: 1979-89 School of Visual Arts, NY, NY. College Professor Drawing and Human Anatomy. Ten consecutive years. Created a “Physical Anatomy” course of study. Youngest full-time instructor to date. From: 1974 Artist Until: Present From: 1978-1980 Professional Bodyguard. Peru, Italy, Japan. 1977, Founded Tao Jutsu Do training facility, 109 West 26th street, NYC, NY. United States Merchant Marine, 1980-1981. From: 1990, Auxiliary N.Y.C. Police Officer Until: 1992 From: 1984-1994 Nutritional Consultant. Specializing in “Athletic Performance Enhancement”. Founded, The UFC Training Ground, Riverhead, New York. From: 1997 Stunt Coordinator/Stuntman for Film and Television. Until: 2018, Nominated for World Stunt Awards for film: Gangs of New York. Crew Member on the H.J.W. Faye; Search for the Titanic 1980. From: 1983 Madison Avenue Muscle, Inc. NY, NY and Pistoia, Italy. Gym Founder and President. Owned and oversaw all day-to-day functions of 800 plus members, including hiring and scheduling of eighty full-time personal trainers, management of physical therapy department, aerobic facility and sales department. Until: 1992. 1983, re-designed Eagle/Cybex equipment. From: 1985 Designed seminars specifically for police officers, focusing on non-injurious containment tactics for prisoner control and cell extractions, “time holds” and “finishing holds” applications. Multiple officer involvement. Until: present. From: 1981, Tao Jutsu Do Seminars. Creator/founder/lead instructor. Eight black belts awarded. Until: Present. From: 1995 Battlecade Presents ‘Extreme Fighting’, Four Pay-Per- View presentations. Co-Executive Producer, Matchmaker, fighters’ liaison and color commentator. From: 1998-2008, Senior Correspondent for “No Holds Barred” podcast with host Eddie Goldman. From: 1998 The Contenders Pay-Per-View. Creator, matchmaker, fighters’ liaison, co-executive Producer and Color Commentator. Until: 1998. From: 1996 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Matchmaker, color commentator, and fighter’s liaison. Until: 2002. From: 1997 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) JAPAN. Matchmaker, color commentator, and fighter’s liaison. Until: 1997. Created, The Bas Rutten Invitational. April 21, 1999, Columbine, Colorado, USA. The first Pro/Am MMA competition worldwide. Matchmaker, referee. From: 2006 Strength and Conditioning Coach for youth Football/Rugby Teams, Santa Monica and Venice, CA. Until: 2009 From: 2008 Nationally Ranked U.S.A. Youth Olympic Lifting Head Coach; Team Unattached. Ranked number one in nation in 2012-2013. Founded Shinto Corporation, Kyoto, Japan 2014. Bodyguards. Freelance Olympic Lifting Coach at Atomic Cross-fit, Houston, Texas. FBCSO Deputy; 12/7/2020 to 2022. Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee, August 10, 2019 “MMA, Living Legend Award” Author: 2019 Memoir; “The Origin of a Species and The Mixed Martial Arts” 2025, “Of Tunnels, Time, and Tumult”, art exhibition book. From: 2020-2022, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Deputy. A claim was made: “Oldest rookie on patrol in the history of the USA.” EDUCATION Half Hollow Hills High School 1974. Southampton College, NY. Marine Science major 1976 School of Visual Arts, B.F.A New York, New York. 1979. 1985, Graduate of Queens College, Queens, New York. Member of New York City Auxiliary Police Department. Screen Actors Guild member in good standing. USA Weightlifting, Level 1 Coach, 2011. 2019, Graduate: Gus George Police Academy DEGREES HELD FROM: 2000 Black Belt Ju-Jitsu U.S.J.A. FROM: 1995 Black Belt from Gene LeBell in Judo/grappling, (One of four original Black Belts Worldwide) Maite Maite dojo, Los Angeles, California. Master Level practitioner of Wing-Chun Gung-Fu since 1977. From Lee Moy San, Steven Eng, and Steven Goerick, N.Y.C. New York. Second Degree black belt Tae Kwon Do 1977 First Degree black belt Mu Duk Kwan 1978 Coined: Mixed Martial Arts, 1989. “Knife on Knife” creator, head instructor world-wide, (short sword fencing) until present. Attended Class 40, Gus George Police Academy at sixty-one years of age. Graduated in top ten percent. 2019-2020, Taught Wim Hoff ice water emersion/breath holding, Club Westside, Houston, Texas. Conducts seminars world-wide on grappling and knife fighting. HONORS AND AWARDS UMAH Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, August 10, 2019 “Living Legend MMA”