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	Instructor: Ray Parra Experience 1989-Present Full Instructor Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts under Inosanto International Martial Arts Instructors Association. Currently working on Senior Full Instructor Program 1988-Present Thai Boxing Association of USA First Level Instructor under Ajarn Surachai "Chai" Sirisute 1987-Present Unified Martial Arts Association. Full Instructor under Marc Mcfann Unconventional and conventional ground fighting 1988-Present Lucaylucay Kali Jeet Kune Do Apprentice Instructor under Ted Lucay Lucay 1982-Present Pekiti Tirsia Global Organization - Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr. 1982 Instructor Pekiti Tirsia 1988 Appointed as Director for Austin Pekiti Tirsia 2002 Chartered to teach Pekiti Tirsia as Austin Pitbulls Representative 1973-1986 Butokan Karate Association, 5 th Degree Black Belt Butokan Karate Trained in Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido under Lynn Nichols and Greg Allen, El Paso , Texas Trained and competed in Bushido Full Contact Fighting and participated in public demonstration matches Ran martial arts classes for disadvantaged youth at various community and YMCA centers in El Paso , Texas 1973-1975 World Tae Kwon Do Association 1 st Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do Karate Trained at the University with the International Exchange Students Association from China in Wing Chung and Kempo Karate 1988 U.S. Police Defensive Tactics Ass. Certification in Pressure Point Control Tactics, use of Baton, Knife, Sai, Tonfa, Kuboton, Defensive Tactics, Baton and Empty Hand Defense, and Spontaneous Knife Defense Martial Arts Achievements Inducted into the Martial Arts and Boxing Hall of Fame, El Paso , Texas , due to accomplishments in the Arts Commissioned by the US Military to provide advanced and intermediate- edged weapons training for the US Special Warfare Center to 7 th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ft. Bragg , NC and the US 7th Cavalry in Ft Hood, Texas Provide international training in edged weapons and hand to hand combat to the Philippine Recon Marines, Special Response Team and the National Police Academy in the Philippines through the Pekiti Tirsia Global Ass. Provide on-going law enforcement trainers training in grappling with edged weapons for the Texas Department of Public Safety Provided defensive tactics training for law enforcement agencies in Texas and throughout the country Developed the first defensive tactics course for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Officers Developed an impact and empty hand training video for Texas Department of Criminal Justice Developed an impact and empty hand training manual for Texas Department of Criminal Justice 2002 Awarded a medal for being Senior Student in the Pekiti Tirsia Global Organization by Tuhon Leo T. Gaje. Operate several Martial Arts Schools with a curriculum consistent with that taught at the Inosanto Martial Arts Academy Provide on-going military and law enforcement training Education University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso , Texas BS Degree in Criminal Justice Professional Experience Ray Parra - Texas Texas Department of Criminal Justice Director over the Adult Interstate Compact Office for the TX Department of Criminal Justice since 1996 Governor's appointments as Adult Interstate Compact Administrator since 1989 Governor's appointment as Deputy Compact Administrator Governor's appointment as Chair of the Texas State Council on Adult Offender Supervision in 2003 Employed with the TX Department of Criminal Justice for 27 years Positions included field parole officer, administrator and assistant director of field operations Held elected positions in the National Probation and Parole Compact Administrator's Association as: President, President Elect, Treasurer, and Executive Councilman Family Happily married since August 1980, with three children two sons and one daughter Sons in colleges Wife a Doctor in Psychiatric Nursing - keeps me going on all cylinders Interests Other physical activities: running, weights, diet Capitol 10,000 Race Other mental activities: trading in the equities and futures markets Philosophy "Train to become an instructor who never stops being a student." "Don't take life so seriously and enjoy the things that you like to do and find enjoyment in things you have to do."