ABOUT ALEX PAIK 
Two men standing together, smiling, with their arms around each other in front of a brick wall. One is young with black hair and glasses, wearing a black T-shirt. The other is older, bald, with a goatee, wearing a dark T-shirt, khaki pants, and a green crossbody bag.

Alex has been studying martial arts for over two decades. He is a certified instructor and direct student under Dan Inosanto in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino martial arts, and Maphilindo Silat. Before moving to Los Angeles, Alex taught adult classes and ran the children’s program at Anderson’s Martial Arts Academy in New York City. He now teaches private and semi-private lessons out of his home in La Crescenta and regularly leads self defense workshops for the community throughout Los Angeles.

Jeet Kune Do / Jun Fan Gung Fu: Associate Instructor under Dan Inosanto
Filipino Martial Arts: Associate Instructor under Dan Inosanto
Maphilindo Silat: Instructor under Dan Inosanto

Also ranked in:
Savate: Yellow Glove under Nicolas Saignac
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Purple Belt under Gary Padilla
Krabi Krabong: Level 2 under Dan Inosanto
Balintawak: Level 9 Escrimador under Dan Anderson (Grandmaster Crispulo Atillo lineage)