James A. Keating
James A. Keating began practicing Filipino kali around 1982, founded the Comtech organization in 1989, and designed the self-defense tool Comtech Stinger.
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James A. Keating is an American associated with the Filipino martial arts of eskrima and kali. We have not been able to verify the date and place of his birth in the sources.
He began training in martial arts around 1965, introduced to them by his mother. His father was a knife maker and taught him to throw knives and basic blade combat techniques; for his 19th birthday he gave him a Bowie hunting knife. He began practicing Filipino kali around 1982; we have not found in the sources under whom.
In 1972 he opened his first studio with partner Randy Wanamaker. In 1989 he founded the organization Comtech (Combat Technologies Inc.), which he expanded in 1992. He designed the self-defense tool Comtech Stinger and worked with Spyderco on the Chinook knife and other folding knives.