Black Belt contributor Joel Huncar is a longtime practitioner of the Philippine martial arts. He is a full instructor in mati arnis under guro Norman Stackhouse and is a certified coach in muay Thai under master Songlith Singthong. Huncar is an associate instructor in Urban Survival Systems, and he has also trained in and holds various ranks in ilustrisimo kali and balintawak cuentada escrima.
Huncar has been teaching martial arts and combatives for more than 10 years. He runs Ravenwood Combat Arts in Canada.