John Roycroft (kickboxer)
John Roycroft (born June 29, 1954) is an American full contact kickboxer.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia at the Ft McPherson military base, John began martial arts training in New York at age 12, while living at the Seneca Army Depot learning a military combat style of Karate under the teachings of Military Police Sgt Barry Write, who learned Savate at the University of Paris. John has sparred with Jerry Poteet, one of Bruce Lee's original hand picked Jeet Kune Do students. John has also trained in Savate, and Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do which is his chosen fighting technique. He quit competitive fighting in 1999 after beating Carlos Sanchos with a third-round TKO to win the now debunked NKBA championship. John has been a long-standing member of the World Jeet Kune Do Federation[1] John spent several years working under contract, with such elite para military organizations as IPS and Blackwater Worldwide. He has also spent some time working as a Fugitive Recovery Agent, and Close Personal Protection Agent. IPS, a private security enforcement agency based in Atlanta, was known to specialize in contract drug enforcement of the government welfare housing developments in Atlanta, and other major cities. IPS played a key role in safeguarding the residents in those developments by taking strong arm control over the drug dealers in those communities while assisting the local Police in those high crime areas.
Membership organizations:
- World Jeet Kune Do Federation
- Peace Officers Association of Georgia
- Blackwater Worldwide Alumni
- US Department of Homeland Security Highway Watch