The Inner Circle/Tri-State

08/28/2026

Attention all Inner Circle students!!!

If you were ever an Inner Circle student, Roots of Combat is honoring your previous $125 monthly tuition if you join during the month of September! That's right.. you can have unlimited training just like you always did for $125 per month with no contracts. That's saving $35 a month!

Check out the website, and come in and see us, if you're interested in taking advantage of this deal! I would love to see you again!

Jeet Kune Do, Eskrima and combative jujitsu in Elsmere, KY. Practical self-defense and personal protection with a 2nd-generation JKD master instructor.

07/27/2026

Remember to follow the Inner Circle's "Roots of Combat" page.

We have found a building and plan on resuming classes in September!

06/28/2026

It is with tremendous heartache that I announce the closing of the Inner Circle. It's been going strong since December of 2003 (except for around covid), but now it's time to pack up and move on.

I will be opening a NEW school in September, and will be accepting new enrollments.

Please keep up with everything on the "Roots of Combat" page. That is where all of my posts can be found from now on.

Respect!

-Sifu Mike.

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Personal protection training and seminars for teens and adults. Coach Michael S. Peterson is a United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee, and second generation Lee Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Master Instructor under Richard S. Bustillo, Sr.

02/25/2026

JKD and CDP Eskrima seminar

Saturday March 14th
10am-2pm
$75

01/29/2026

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12/25/2025

Jake Paul would like to wish all of you a Mah-wah Kwah-mah.

11/19/2025

Save the date!
December 6th, 2025.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Combative grappling & sticks
$60

Please get your spot paid up as soon as possible, so that we know how many people will be attending.

You will need to bring:
1) Water
2) A towel (for sweat)
3) Something to eat (or $ for lunch)
4) Groin protection (for the men)

09/07/2025

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The mook jong.

An incredible piece of equipment for learning angles and HIA attacks. Learn all 116 original moves developed by Grandmaster Ip Man. These are not taught as a Wing Chun curriculum, but as a way to develop and progress through the philosophies and concepts of realistic self-defense, as it pertains to Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do.

Call or PM us to start your one-on-one private lessons!

Walk on!

06/14/2025

Today is Friday the 13th...

Who will win???

06/09/2025

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