SUPERFLY TACTICAL INSTRUCTORS
Meet Our Instructors
Meet Our Instructors
Tuhon Rommel Tortal is the nephew of Grandtuhon Leo Tortal Gaje Jr. He has had a lifelong immersion in the combat system of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali that his family evolved over a century of trial and error. Tuhon Rommel has been Chief Tactical Instructor for the Philippine Marine Force Recon Battalion, the Philippine National Police Academy, Philippine Special Action Force Commandos, and the Presidential Security Group of the Philippines amongst other elite units. Internationally he has trained Special Operations Units in India and Russia among other countries.
Tuhon Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Tactical Combatives (Hand-to-Hand Combat), Firearms and Martial Arts Instructor/Consultant. He is most known internationally as a Pekiti-Tirsia Kali Instructor, and his specialization extends to the complete tactical application and integration of empty-hand, edged/impact weapons and firearms skills in extreme close-quarters. His vast experience operating in the Real World as a SWAT Operator, Police Firearms/Defensive Tactics Instructor and street Patrol Officer has heavily influenced his approach to teaching, training and applying Pekiti-Tirsia.
In addition to training thousands of security personnel, conventional police officers and soldiers in many countries, Jared has taught Pekiti-Tirsia tactics and Tactical Firearms to police and military Special and Covert Operations individual Operators and entire Units throughout Europe, Asia, Australasia, North & South America. He continues to travel throughout the USA, Europe, South America and Asia several times yearly to teach tactical courses, most particularly in and around the Philippines, Brazil & Germany. Jared has also worked occasional Executive/Close Protection jobs for some of his international clients.
Jared’s professional background from 2000-2014 includes:
In addition to Jared’s 14 year background as a Police Officer, he has been contracted as a Combatives Instructor for U.S. Army Special Forces Units for the last 9 years. He has also taught Defensive Tactics and Combatives courses for other training companies that cater to the Special Operations community.
In the private sector, Jared is currently retained by Browning as the Tactical Consultant for their new Black Label brand of Tactical Blades and equipment. He is retained as a consultant for the Tactical Baton training program for Germany’s Bonowi Camlock Baton. Jared was also recently featured as a subject matter expert on season one of SPIKE TV’S hit series Deadliest Warrior.
In March, 2012 Jared was invited to represent Tactical Pekiti-Tirsia at the European Police Trainers Conference in Nuremberg, Germany. He was one of only four international Hand-to-Hand Combat Instructors invited to teach at the conference, which is attended by hundreds of Police Instructors and Tactical Officers from around Europe.
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Chief Instructor of the Philippine Army Pekiti-Tirsia Close Quarters Combat (CQC) program.
Visiting Instructor for Pekiti Tirsia Kali Singa (Fightpanda) during its foundation.
Jasper had been teaching Pekiti-Tirsia to the Armed Forces of the Philippines since 1998 when he served as part of the Instructor Cadre of the first Instructor Certification Course for the Philippine Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Battalion.
He has conducted training to Military Units and Law Enforcement agencies in Officers Survival Program like Military Edged Impact Weapon Tactical Combat and Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics and Control Dynamics. He was one of the longest serving active and respected Pekiti-Tirsia Tactical Instructor.
Pekiti Tirsia Kali Singapore, and thus Superfly Tactical, wouldn’t be what it is without Tuhon Jasper, a great teacher and friend.