Tim Bailey
Head Instructor / Director of Team Trident, N.C.

Mr. Bailey is a Certified Full Instructor with over 20 years experience in the martial arts. He has trained under some of the greatest martial artist of all time including: Paul Vunak (Pres. of Progressive Fighting Systems), Larry Hartsell (JKD's forefront of Grappling), Ajarn "Chai" Sirisute (Pres. of the U.S. Thai Boxing Assoc.), Prof. Pedro Sauer (Rickson Gracie's 6th degree Black Belt), Erik Paulson (5 time World Submission Champion - nicknamed "The Virtual Encyclopedia of Leg Locks.") Pat Tray and Frank Cucci (both Hand to Hand Combat trainers and Plank owners of SEAL Team Six), Armando Basulto (Pres. Savate Federation), Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje (Grand Master of the Pekiti Tirsia Kali system) , and is a certified instructor under the legendary Guro Dan Inosanto (Training partner and close friend to the late Bruce Lee).

Certified full instructor with 20 years experience in the Martial Arts:
  • Jun Fan Gung Fu/ Jeet Kune Do Concepts
  • Filipino Martial Arts/ Kali - Silat, Inosanto - Lacoste method
  • Combat Submission Wrestling
  • Muay Thai/ Thai Boxing
  • Savate/ Boxe Francaise, NC Savate Federation
  • Boxing
  • Certified Personal Trainer/ AFPA Certified #55746
  • Wing Chun Gung Fu
  • Japanese Karate, Shito-Ryu
  • Shoalin Kempo

Pat Tray, Guru and Founder of Trident Martial Arts