About The Founder of C.U.T.S.:

About  David J. D’Antonio,10th Dan
C.U.T.S. Founder/Command Master Chief Instructor
Soke Bufukan Ninpo Bujutsu Koga Ryu Wada-ha

Soke David J. D’Antonio 10th Dan (current 16th Soke) began the study of Koga Ryu Wada-ha Ninpo in 1978 under the guidance of Soke Haruo Oyama (15th Soke verified, trained by Seiko Fujita), and Ura (Secret) NiDai Soke Anthony, responsible for sponsoring Oyama’s immigration to the United States and Omote (public) Ni Dai Fred Barnes.

In 1991 Soke David J. D’Antonio began to compete in various bare knuckle Bloodsport style Kumite fights, then began MMA (then known as NHB fighting) a year before the first UFC is formed. Soke was turned down for the 2nd UFC by then promotoer Art Davie in a letter stating "your fighting style is too extreme and thus incompatible with the UFC". Soke David J. D’Antonio retired from fighting but has recently made his return to the cage with a world title victory at Brawlers Inc. Invitational as the WORLD GRANDMASTERS BARE KNUCKLE CHAMPION. Soke, David J. D’Antonio has sponsorship from REVGEAR, Fighters Warehouse, Teich Chiropractic (Dr. Paul Teich) and others, as well as owns an MMA T-shirt Company “NIGHTMARE FIGHT WEAR”. Soke, David J. D’Antonio is the 2008 inductee to the ICMAUA Hall of Fame as Soke of the Year as well as 2009 inductee into the Action Martial Arts Hall of Honors. & the IIMAA HOF as Founde rof the Year & Master of the Year.
 Soke has also been recently honored with Full Membership into the IFAA/BDFS and was sponsored in by Living Legend Grand Master Frank Dux.

Soke also serves as President of the Global Network of Professional Reality Based Fighting Instructors which hosts over 600 members in over 9 countries.

Soke D'Antonio has years of experience working various types of security from low threat level to high threat level, has been a personal protection agent for celebreties and private citizens, a security consultant and operations director for various high profile security details. In addition Soke has worked as a bouncer. The culmination of Soke David J. D’Antonios real world experience is now taught within his creation of C.U.T.S. Critical Urban Tacticalal Strategies. Soke David J. D’Antonio spent the better part of 2009 managed and promoted by Charles Prosper and was a faculty member of Mr. Prospers’ Street Fighters Forum (Soke recently resigned due to inactivity of the organization); is regularly interviewed for EZINE ARTICLES and Blog Talk Radio and SHIAI magazine from Cameroon, Africa and has written for Black Belt Magazine.

Soke David J. D’Antonio also has extensive experience in disciplines of Aikido, Tae Kwon Do (Chang Moo Kwan under GM Wright), Gung Fu and Urban Combatives.

Soke has also offered instruction as a volunteer for the City of Philadelphia Dept of Recreation teaching Ninjutsu and MMA to at risk inner city youth in his home town of South Philadelphia.

Soke and his students have given demonstrations of Ninjutsu all over Philadelphia and the surrounding areas.

Soke D'Antonio currently teaches C.U.T.S. and is the Command Master Chief Instructor. C.U.T.S. consists of several areas of instruction which include W.A.R. (Womens' Aggressive Response), C.U.T.S. childrens program instructor-ship development  journeyman courses , core concepts certification courses and C.U.T.S. Combatives which is the full system of instruction.

Soke also teaches Ninjutsu as well as MMA (Team ~GROUND ZERO~).

In addition, Soke David J. D’Antonio is currently furthering his education with the study of Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation.