"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some of us. It is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others!" - Nelson Mandala Inauguration Speech 1994
RANK STRUCTURE
Apache Knife Fighting & Battle Tactics (AKFBT)
Apache = "The Enemy." Apache Indians were considered the most feared Indians in all America by the Mexicans, the Spanish, and the 'Pale Face.' Apache Chiefs and Warriors became Legends.
White Belt White Belt Stripes 1-3, 4, or 5 (adults) Yellow Belt (youth) Orange Belt (youth) Green Belt (youth) Blue Belt Stripes 0-3 Purple Belt Stripes 0-3 Brown Belt Stripes 0-3 Black Belt (1st - 10th Degree)
Filipino Stick & Knife Fighting
Balisong = Knife of the Philipines aka Butterfly Knife. Main Weapons of the Filipino Systems = Balisong [Open Knife], Kris [Fixed Blade Knife], Single Stick, Double Stick Combo, Stick & Knife Combo, Short Sword/Long Knife Combo.
White Belt Yellow Belt Orange Belt Blue Belts Stripes 0-2 Green Belt Stripes 0-2 Brown Belt Stripes 0-2 Black Belt (1st - 10th Degree)
Jeet Kune Do Concept (JKDC)
JKDCJFGF
Bruce Lee's Fighting Concept aka: Jun Fan Gung Fu (JFGF) - Jeet Kune Do Concepts (JKDC) Jun Fan = Bruce Lee's Chineses name Gung Fu = Physical Man/Skill Jeet = Intercepting Kune = Fist Do = Way Jeet Kune Do = The Way of the Intercepting Fist
"Take No Way As Way...No Limitation as Limitations." - Bruce Lee
Certified Multi-Art Phases 1-10 (modern levels)
Original JKDJFGF Levels
Level 1: Blank Circle (for freedom) Level 2: Green & White Yin/Yang Level 3: Purple & White Yin/Yang Level 4: Gray & White Yin/Yang Level 5: Red & White Yin/Yang Level6: Gold & White Yin/Yang Level 7: Gold & Red Yin/Yang (the same as the JKD logo) Level 8: Blank Circle (same as Level 1 for Humility)
Judo
Judo = The Gentle Way.
White Belt Yellow Belt (youth) Orange Belt (youth) Green Belt (youth) Blue Belt Purple Belt Brown Belt Black Belt (1st - 10th Degree)
MCQC Military Close Quarters Combat
M.C.Q.C. - Camp Duke, An Najaf, Iraq 2005
MCQC - The most complete self-defense course taught using pistol, rifle, knife, stick/club, and all ranges of empty-hand combat.
Phases 1-10
Modern Sil Lum Gung Fu
Sil Lum = Shaolin "Temple" Gung Fu = Kung Fu "Physical Man" or "Skill"
White Belt/Sash Yellow Belt/Sash Orange Belt/Sash Blue Belt/Sash Green Belt/Sash Red Belt/Sash Brown Belt/Sash Black Belt/Sash (1st - 8th Degree)
BAMA Gung Fu students 1995 (Snake Blocker instructing [far left]).
Kung Fu Kids (Gung Fu Basics)
BAMA's After School and Parent & Me Martial Arts Programs
White Belt Stripes 1-5 Yellow Belt Stripes 1-3 Orange Belt Stripes 1-3 BAMA Kung Fu Kids.
Muay Thai/Thai Boxing
Muay Thai = Independent Close Range Fighting/National Sport of Thailand.
Level 1 = 60 hours of training (minimum age 16 years) – 3 months/5 hours per week Level 2 = 120 hours of training – 6 months/5 hours per week Level 3 = 220 hours of training – 11 months/5 hours per week Level 4 = 320 hours of training – 16 months (1 year/4 months)/5 hours per week Level 5 = 460 hours of training – 23 months (1 year/11 months)/5 hours per week Level 6 = 600 hours of training – 30 months (2 years/6 months)/5 hours per week Level 7 = 780 hours of training – 39 months (3 years/3 months)/5 hours per week Level 8 = 960 hours of training – 48 months (4 years)/5 hours per week Level 9 = 1,180 hours of training – 59 months (4 years/11 months)/5 hours per week Level 10 = 1,400 hours of training – 70 months (6 years/10 months)/5 hours per week
Stephen Carroll, BAMA Muay Thai student, Richmond, Kentucky 2008
Combat Nunchaku
Nuchaku = Stick & Chain Fighting Weapon of the Farmer.
Certificate Levels Levels 1-5
Shinto-Ryu Kenjutsu
Shinto = A Time Frame in History Ryu = Era/Style Kenjutsu = Training of the Sword Dan=Level Hachimaki=Bandanna
Level 1 -Shodan/Light Blue Hachimaki Level 2 -Nidan/Dark Blue Hachimaki Level 3 -Sandan/Light Green Hachimaki Level 4 -Yodan/Dark Green Hachimaki Level 5 -Godan/Tan Hachimaki Level 6 -Rokudan/Brown Hachimaki Level 7 -Shichidan/Grey Hachimaki Level 8 -Hachidan/Black Hachimaki Level 9 -Kudan/Light Red Hachimaki Level 10 -Judan/Dark Red Hachimaki
Paul Lasman, BAMA Kenjutsu student, Palos Verdes, California 2006
Savate/Boxe Francaise
Savate = Old Shoe Boxe Francaise = French Boxing Savate/Boxe Francaise = French Kickboxing. "The Sailor's Art of France."
Glove Patches: Blue Glove/Gant Bleu Green Glove/Gant Vert Red Glove/Gant Rouge White Glove/Gant Blanc Yellow Glove/Gant Jaune (equivalent to Black Belt) Purple Glove (youth <18) Silver Glove/Gant D'argent 1st -3rd Degree/G.A.T. 1-3 (adult 18>) Gold Glove(Special honor)
Savate Danse de Rue (sm) Sashes Black Sash - Students (All Glove Levels) Orange Sash - Instructor Purple Sash - Full Instructor Black & Green Sash - Professor
* All Silver Gloves must be ranked with a minimum of two Silver Glove Instructors to give the exam. All Silver Gloves issued from the California & Texas associations have both flown in Silver Gloves from France to give all Silver Glove exams & rank. Instrucotrs from France that have ranked members in the USA: Professeur Justou Laurent, Savate French Champion; Professeur Nicolas Saignac, Savate French Champion; Professeur Magida Raguig, Multi Savate French & World Champion; Professeur Stephan Gougne, Savate World Champion; Professeur Richard Sylla, Multi Kickboxing World Champion; Professeur Gilles le Dui Gou, Savate French Champion; Professeur Andre 'Big Blue' Grimes, Savate French Champion; and Professeur Salem Assli.
W. Hock Hochheim's Scientific Fighting Congress
W. Hock Hochheim & Scott Pedersen, CO 2009.
-W. Hock Hochheim's Knife/Counter-Knife Combatives Course Previously named: W. Hock Hochheim's Congress of American Knife Fighters Level 1: Journeyman 3rd Class Level 2: Journeyman 2nd Class Level 3: Journeyman 1st Class Level 4: Tradesman 3rd Class Level 5: Tradesman 2nd Class Level 6: Tradesman 1st Class Level 7: Expertise 3rd Class Level 8: Expertise 2nd Class Level 9: Expertise 1st Class Level 10: Course & Range Master (Knife Master) Level 11+: Subject Expertise
-W. Hock Hochheim's Pacific Archipelago Combatives -Guro W. Hock Hochheim Filipino Combatives Gold Phase 1 Gold Phase 2 Blue Phase 3 Blue Phase 4 Green Phase 5 Green Phase 6 Brown Phase 7 Brown Phase 8 Brown Phase 9 Black Phase 10 Advanced Black Phase 11+
-The Hochheim System KEMPO Karate - JuJitsu Level 1: Gold Phase Level 2: Gold Phase - One Stripe Level 3: Blue Phase Level 4: Blue Phase - One Stripe Level 5: Green Phase Level 6: Green Phase - One Stripe Level 7: Brown Phase Level 8: Brown Phase - One Stripe Level 9: Brown Phase - Two Stripes Level 10: Black Phase Level 11+: Advanced Black Phases
Gung Fu (Kung Fu) Belts/Sashes (ranks recognized by the Chn'g Mo Gung Fu Assocaition & the Sil Lum Gung Fu Federation)
BAMA Gung Fu students. Mike South (right)
Andrew Arriola - yellow Sean Atamdede - red Thomas Bakke - orange Jacob Bartlet - blue Snake Blocker - black 4 Austin Boger - yellow Heather Boucher - yellow Evan Palmer Brock - yellow Brendon Brown - yellow Andrew Bucklin - orange Dan 'Bear' Caingcoy - green Krista Carnegie - orange Natalie Cinco - yellow Joe Clark - yellow Sam Cutler - yellow Philip Daddario - yellow Marissa Driggs - yellow Andrew Duncan - yellow Shawna Duncan - yellow Peter Fang - yellow Lilly Fairrington - yellow Grey Farley - yellow Evan Fitzgerald - yellow Matthew Foster - green Johnny Foster - blue Epi 'Dante' Garcia III - yellow Kirsten Garcia - black Matthew Garcia - black Ki Garret - yellow Mike Garcia-Granados - brown Ken 'Shark' Green - blue Jared Hansen - orange Justin Hansen - yellow Kyle Hempe - orange Marcelo Hernando - yellow Brent Horvath - green Sheri Howe - green A.J. Lewis - orange Andrew Ilbegi - orange Nick Jensen - blue Eric Jensen - orange Samuel Johnston - blue Maria Jue - yellow Tyler Kawamoto - yellow Rod Kei - black 7 Phil Larner - yellow Stephanie Lewis - orange John McCurry - black 2 Matt McElroy - yellow James McPherson - yellow Noel Meyer - orange Emily Mondonedo - yellow Jared Mondonedo - orange Raul 'Panther' Munoz - orange Brian Murcia - orange Everet Nelson - yellow Conrad Olmos - yellow Cameron Olson - red Mike Omerbegovich - yellow Ken O Rourke - blue Jason Park - orange Julian Park - yellow Andrea Pinto - yellow Logan Pohl - yellow David Polus - yellow Christian Polus - yellow Jonathan Polus - yellow Trevor Pond - yellow Sheila Rajashekara - blue Neel Raval - yellow Sanjay Raval - yellow Jeremy Romero - yellow Estela Roque - red LeRoy 'Warrior' Roque Jr. - black LeRoy Roque Sr. - yellow Brandon Rueter - orange Vincent Ruiz - yellow Camille Sasaki - yellow Mark Saunders - green Michael Sawyer - yellow Neil Sheth - blue Raymond Sin - yellow Mia Son - yellow Michael South - yellow Joseph Spolidoro - yellow Paul Stephan - yellow Randy Teixeira - orange Suraj Teppara - yellow Shanti Teppara - yellow Hakop Tumanyan - yellow David Ueda - yellow Tanner Warner - yellow Chiharu Yagasaki - yellow Freidun 'Iceman' Younossi - black 4
BAMA Gung Fu students.
Muay Thai/Thai Boxing Levels (ranks recognized by the Chn'g Mo Kickboxing Association & the International Muay Thai Society)
BAMA students: Lewis Ambrose, Iraq 2005 & Joe Clark, Colorado 2007
Raymond Aguilera - level 1 Javier 'Javi' Alanis - level 2 (PRO) Thomas Allen - level 2 Lewis Ambrose - level 1 Karla Arguello - level 1 Jacob Bartlett - level 1 Brian Bean - level 1 Snake Blocker - level 10 (PRO) Troy Broyles - level 3 Sarah Burlee - level 1 Dan 'Bear' Caingcoy - level 3 John Calvo - level 1 Steve Carroll - level 5 Sara Chastain - level 1 Joe Clark - level 4 Heather Cope - level 1 Alex Dahlgren - level 1 Adam G. Fair - level 3 April L. Fair - level 3 Jason Futterer - level 1 Vncent Gallegos - level 1 J.J. La Gange - level 1 Epi 'Dante' Garcia III - level 1 Kirsten Garcia - level 1 Matthew Garcia - level 1 Daniel Gleason - level 1 Mike Garcia-Granados - level 3 Shane 'Freak' Griffith - level 3 Johny Hernandez - level 2 David Herrera - level 2 Kimberly Johnson - level 1 Samuel Johnston - level 2 Eda Karina - level 3 Karen Kobryn - level 1 Mike Keough - level 3 James Kuenstler - level 1 Phil Larner - level 1 Scott Manis - level 1 Heather McCanna - level 1 Allie Morgan - level 1 Manuel Nunez - level 2 Nathan O'Bryon - level 1 Cameron Olson - level 1 Mike Omerbegovich - level 4 Scott Pedersen - level 5 Jameeley Pineda - level 1 Paul Pruett - level 2 Alex Piraner - level 1 Magida Raguig - level 1 Estela Roque - level 2 Leroy 'Warrior' Roque Jr. - level 3 Leroy Roque Sr. - level 2 Brandon Rueter - level 1 Nicolas Saignac - level 7 Scott Schoenthaler - level 1 John Shubin - level 1 Aamod Shukla - level 1 Ryan Smeroth - level 1 Flynn Sizemore - level 1 Shawn Stuart - level 2 Randy Teixeira - level 2 Suraj Teppara - level 1 Pedram Vahid - level 2 Felipe Vega - level 1 CarolynYamazaki - level 1 Robert Valenzuela - level 1 Daniel Vedego - level 1 Vincent Viandier - level 1 Freidun 'Iceman' Younossi - level 10 (PRO)
BAMA student: Shane Griffith, Farmington, New Mexico 2008
Savate/Boxe Francaise Gloves (ranks recognized by the California Savate Association & the US Savate Association)
Jacob Bartlett - blue Snake Blocker - yellow Troy Broyles - green Garman Cansaco - blue Trish Ellebracht - green Kirsten Garcia - green Daniel Gleason - blue Mike Garcia-Granados - blue Kyle Hempe - blue David Herrera - blue Samuel Johnston - green Mike Keough - green Jim Kuenstler - blue Nicolas Saignac - silver 2 (ranked in France) Magida Raguig - silver 1 (ranked in France) Estela Roque - blue Leroy 'Warrior' Roque Jr. - red George Ruiz - green Joaquin Sepulvada - blue John Shubin - green Peter Stolpman - blue Andrea 'Champ' Tedeschi - blue Randy Teixeira - blue Maria Terrell Vargas - yellow 2nd degree Vincent Viandier - blue Diane Watanabe - blue
Shinto-Ryu Kenjutsu Levels (ranks recognized by the Bushido Kenjustu Society)
Combat Nunchaku Levels (ranks recognized by the Busido Kenjutsu Society)
Blake Baldwin - level 1 Jacob Bartlett - level 1 Abel Basch - level 1 Snake Blocker - level 5 Kirsten Garcia - level 1 Matthew Garcia - level 1 Justin Hansen - level 1 Sam Johnston - level 1 Paul Lasman - level 2 Mike Omerbegovich - level 1 Leroy 'Warrior' Roque Jr. - level 1 Brandon Rueter - level 1 Neil Zientek - level 1 Freidun 'Iceman' Younossi - level 2
Judo Belts (ranks recognized by the Chn'g Mo Judo Association)
Snake Blocker - yellow Wander Braga - brown (ranked in Brazil) Raul 'Panther' Munoz - yellow Rod Kei - black 3 (ranked in Washington)
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Belts (ranks recognized by the Rickson Gracie American Jiu-Jitsu Association, the Roger Machado Jiu Jitsu Academy, the Wander Braga Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and the Rodrigo Medeiros Carlson Gracie Team)
Mike Ancheta - purple 1 Alexander Aung - purple 2 Snake Blocker - purple Michael Blosser - white 1 Wander Braga - black (ranked in Brazil) Bruce Bringleson - white 3 Dan Caingcoy - blue Alberto Chavez - white 4 Joe Clark -white 2 Efrain Diaz - white 3 Kirsten Garcia - orange Matthew Garcia - orange Epi 'Dante' Garcia III - blue Mike Garcia-Granados - white 2 Ken 'Shark' Green - white 1 Rich Gunderson - brown Peter Han - blue 1 Kyle Hempe - white 2 Mafu Kobus - brown Jason Krikorian - brown Gus Medina - blue Steve Morris - white 4 Raul 'Panther' Munoz - white 1 Ken O�Rourke - white 1 Zach Turnage - blue 1 Alex Uzeta - blue 1 Charles Villaloba - blue
Apache Knife Fighting/Battle Tactics (AKFBT) Levels (ranks recognized by members of the Apache Nation including Snake Blocker & Alan "Colorado Warrior" Tafoya)
"I have killed many Mexicans. How many?...I do not know. Some weren't worth counting." - Geronimo, Apache Medicine Man, Warrior
Snake Blocker - level 5 Mike 'Blackdawn' Boyer - level 1 Gregory Cid - level 1 Joe Clark - level 1 Jesse Garcia - level 1 Greg Hill - level 1 Kyle Julian - level 1 Mike Keough - Basic Inst. Tom Loeser - Basic Inst. Colin Masthoss - Basic Inst. Raul 'Panther' Munoz - level 1 Mike Omerbegovich - Basic Inst. Charity Pohl - level 1 Magida Raguig - level 1 Colin Silverman - Basic Inst. Flynn Sizemore - level 1 Alan "Colorado Warrior" Tafoya - level 5 Maria Terrell - level 1 Beaver Vicenti - level 1 Butch Wilks - level 1
Warrior's Honorable Mention: James Madison Blocker V Shannon Blocker
Snake Blocker teaching Apache history at elementary school in Palos Verdes, CA during Native American month.
Military Close Quarters Combat (MCQC) (ranks recognized for training hours by the USA Military-Department of the Army & Department of the Navy)
Phase Promotions: Robert Anderson, Navy - phase 1 Tapaev (Ban) Bakytbek, AAFES - phase 1 Britney Banks, Army - phase 1 Marcelo Benavides, Navy - phase 1 Snake Blocker, Navy - MCQC Drill Inst. Sarah Burlee, Army - phase 2 John Delgado, Navy - phase 1 Jim Dickerson, Navy - phase 2 Shaun Dreckman, Army - phase 1 Ricky L. Drummonds, Army - phase 1 Kerwin Canionero, Air Force - phase 1 Jeron Hampton, Air Force - phase 5 Jose Hernandez, Army - phase 1 Timothy Inglis, Army - phase 1 William Ivie, Navy - phase 1 William Jensen, Navy - phase 1 Cyrus Kam, FBI Special Agent & Air Force - phase 1 Mark Lewis, DCIS Special Agent - phase 2 Maurizio R. Mariotti, Army - phase 1 Carey Martell, Army - phase 1 Kyle McClure, Army - phase 1 Elkin Pavajeau, Navy - phase 1 Alexi Rodriquez, Army - phase 3 Mark Saunders - phase 1 Hector Santos, Navy - phase 1 Mike Thompson, Navy - phase 1 Eddie Tolentino, Navy - phase 1 Walter Upshaw, Navy - phase 1
Jeet Kune Do Multi-Arts Practitioner Phases (ranks recognized by the Progressive Fighting Systems-PFS/Sifu Paul Vunak)
Robert Anderson - phase 1 Marcelo Benavides - phase 1 Snake Blocker - phase 10 Joe Clark - phase 1 John Delgado - phase 1 James Dickerson - phase 2 Shaun Dreckman - phase 1 Mike Garcia-Granados - phase 3 Jose Hernandez - phase 1 Timothy Inglis - phase 1 William Jensen - phase 1 Samuel Johnston - phase 2 Eda Karina - phase 3 Mike Keough - phase 2 Philip Larner - phase 2 Maurizio Roberto Mariotti - phase 1 Carey Martell - phase 1 Kyle McClure - phase 1 Cameron Olson - phase 1 Mike Omerbegovich - phase 10 Elkin Pavajeau - phase 1 Alexi Rodriquez - phase 3 Leroy 'Warrior' Roque Jr. - phase 3 Brandon Rueter - phase 1 Hector Santos - phase 1 Mark Saunders - phase 1 Mike Thompson - phase 1 Eddie Tolentino - phase 1 Walter Upshaw - phase 1 Freidun 'Iceman' Younossi - phase 6
Dark Gift Jeet Kune Do Concepts Phases (ranks recognized by the Progressive Fighting Systems-PFS & the Dark Gift Jeet Kune Do/Sifu Eric Bentzen)
Snake Blocker - phase 10 Troy Broyles - phase 2 Kirsten Garcia - phase 2 Mike Garcia-Granodos - phase 4 Sam Johnston - phase 1 John McCurry - phase 11 Leroy Roque Jr. - phase 4/Basic Instructor
Filipino Stick & Knife Fighting Belts (ranks recognized by the Scientific Fighting Congress-SFC/Guru W. Hock Hochheim)
Karla Aziz - yellow Snake Blocker - black Mike 'Blackdawn' Boyer - yellow Joe Clark - yellow Joseph Gancayco - yellow Kirsten Garcia - orange Matthew Garcia - orange Jacob Griego - yellow Paul Lasman - blue Andy Montoya - yellow Scott Schoenthaler - yellow
Shoot Fighting Ranks (ranks recognized by the International Shootfighting Association/Sensei Bart Vale)
Sensai Bart Vale, Shoot Fighting World Champion
Snake Blocker - Jr. Instructor, Basic Instructor, & brown belt David Herrara - Jr. Instructor Mike Omerbegovich - Instructor/Regional Rep. & black belt
Misc. Rankings
Elizabeth "Painted Woman" Blocker -Apache Knife Ghostdog Apprentice & the 2nd woman ever to be taught directly by Chief Instructor R. Redfeather.
Mike Keough - Advanced Class-Emerson's Combat System; Level 3 - ITTS Combat Shooting, received from ITTS staff; 5th Degree Black Belt - Hapkido, received from Grand Master Tae Y. Kwon
Gymnastics Training under Jessica Burt: Snake Blocker Kirsten Garcia Matthew Garcia Judy Munoz Raul 'Panther' Munoz
Fencing Training under Vadim Diambekov, Former Member Soviet National Epee Olympics Team Snake Blocker Judy Munoz Raul 'Panther' Munoz
Archery Training under John Stevens, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Member Snake Blocker Judy Munoz Raul 'Panther' Munoz
BAMA RECORDS
Gegory Cid Youngest male to be awarded Apache Knife Fighting & Battle Tactics Level 1 Shadow Warrior (Scout) at age 7. (Above Picture of Snake Blocker training Gregory 2006)
Kirsten Garcia 1st Female & Youngest female to be awarded Modern Sil Lum Gung Fu Black Belt/Sash at age 9.
Matthew Garcia Youngest male to be awarded Modern Sil Lum Gung Fu Black Belt/Sash at age 8.
Kyle Hempe Youngest male to be awarded Modern Sil Lum Gung Fu Orange Belt/Sash at age 4; Youngest male to be awarded Savate Blue Glove at age 4; Youngest male to be awarded Jiu-Jitsu 2-stripe White Belt at age 4. (Above Picture of Kyle Hempe at Karate Tournament 2002)
John "Blademaster" McCurry First Black Belt in California under Guru W. Hock Hochheim and first Scientific Fighting Congress California Representive. (Above Picture of Snake Blocker & John McCurry 2000)
Leroy "Warrior" Roque Jr. First student to finish White Belt/Sash thru Black Belt/Sash in Modern Sil Lum Gung Fu, earning his Black Belt/Sash & Basic Instructor Rank by age 18. (Avove Picture of Leroy "Warrior" Roque Jr. & Randy Couture, UFC World Champion 2007)
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