Many teachers, one system
A system that forms around you
Personal training in Serbatik — a complete methodology of blended martial arts, built on one premise: you are the center of the system. Adult students. By application. Knoxville, Tennessee.
Serbatik is not just a martial art. It is a way of living with intention, discipline, and deep respect for those who came before us.
Grandmaster Jerry B. McCleary
Lineage
The Wisdom of Ages
The Wisdom of Ages — the parent traditions behind Serbatik's twelve arts — reached Maha Guru McCleary through five streams of direct transmission. The Jeet Kune Do line is the most famous of them — one stream among many others.
Who We Serve
Who Trains With Us
Our students are professionals, athletes, and lifelong learners seeking training with genuine depth and personal attention.
Working Adults
Adults whose work demands focus and whose schedules don't accommodate group classes. One-on-one training, scheduled around your week.
Martial Arts Practitioners
Experienced artists seeking to deepen their practice through direct teacher-to-student instruction and cross-training in complementary arts.
First-Time Practitioners
Adults coming to martial arts for the first time. Initial sessions establish physical foundations and the vocabulary of the system, calibrated to where you actually start.
The Student Portal
Train from anywhere
The system teaches by transmission, not by proximity. Distance students work through a structured video curriculum in the student portal — level by level, in the order the system is taught — film their work, and receive direct video-response critique from Grandmaster McCleary. Periodic in-person testing keeps the standard intact.
Our Guiding Principles
The Five Tenets
Our five guiding principles shape every session, every interaction.
Learn Our PhilosophyThe Practice
Training in Action
From traditional forms to weapons work, every session is built around depth, precision, and purpose.
Apply to train
A small number of students at any given time. Tell us who you are and what you've trained in.
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