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  • Black Belt 5th Degree

A fist holding a sword in a laurel wreath Description automatically generatedPete Menke started training in martial arts at 14 years old in the art of American Kenpo. Before finishing high school, he earned his 1st degree black belt in American Kenpo.  During that time, he also trained in Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu, as well as Boxing, American Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Kali. Immediately after High School, Pete enlisted in the Marine Corps. While serving, Pete studied Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Judo, Muay Thai and Wrestling. During his time in the Marines, he earned a Black belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). Also, while still serving, Pete continued his studies with his original Kenpo Instructor and ultimately received his 4th Degree Black Belt, just before his professor (Dan Farmer) passed away in 2012.  Pete received his Blue Belt in BJJ while serving in the Marine Corps but had limited time to train thereafter due to operational tempo. Pete has had the privilege of training all over the US and world, to include training in the Philippines with a Pekite Tirsia grandmaster for over three months and notable UFC fighters and coaches such as Kru Andy Scott, Kru Billy Scheibe, Professor Nick Stefan, Dan Henderson and Team Quest, UFC Heavyweight contender Travis Brown, Fabio Prado of Team Alpha Male, and currently with Mike Rogers of SCMMA.

Over the years, Pete has competed in Point Karate (Empty Hand Forms, Weapons Forms, Fighting), Full Contact Karate, Boxing, American Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Submission Fighting, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

Pete retired from the Marine Corps in October of 2019, after serving for 22 years; 17 of which were as a Force Recon/Recon Marine. He now owns and operates a Personal Protection and Martial arts school called Unified Combatives Academy, LLC. In Wentzville, Missouri and is an instructor for a tactical training company who primarily provides training and services to Military Special Operations and Local/State/Federal Law Enforcement. Pete has also continued his training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has an instructor rating in SOCP (Special Operations Combatives Program).

Pete studies Thut Ti Lethwei under Sayar Win Zin Oo of Myanmar and has achieved the title of Saya (instructor/coach) in Thut Ti Lethwei. He also continuing his Kenpo training under Professor Jeff Blattner who is Professor Dan Farmer's senior student. Pete is a student of Brazilian JiuJitsu under Professor Mike Rogers and Professor Kirk Huff of Vaghi JiuJitsu/St Charles MMA/Arnold BJJJ.

·        Show Me State Karate tournament Champion, Under 18

·        US All Style Full Contact Karate Champion, under 18

·        Midwest Regional Full Contact Karate Champion, Adult

·        Gateway Classic Boxing Tournament - Silver Medalist

·        Illinois State Round Kick Rumble Kickboxing Champion

·        St. Louis Golden Gloves - Silver Medalist

·     California State Submission Grappling Championship, Gold in the Novice Division, Silver in the Open Division

              •   8th degree Black Belt in Kenpo

·       Black Belt in MCMAP

·        Blue Belt BJJ

·        Saya (Coach) in Thut Ti Lethwei (Burmese kickboxing)

·        Unified Combatives Academy Chief Instructor

·        Instructor -  Asymmetric Solutions

·        SOCP (Special Operations Combatives Program) Instructor - Current

·        Certified in ASP Tactical Baton and Non-Lethal Method

Unified Combatives Academy (UCA) is a martial arts/combatives institute that provides full spectrum self-defense training and education to the local community in order to build a safer environment and safer families. UCA will do this by providing superior quality training, continuous improvement based on the threat environment, and continuous performance metrics to ensure that what is taught is relevant. Unified Combatives mixes Thut Ti Lethwei, Grappling and Kenpo Americana to provide a way, not the way, to personal protection and protection of families.