Hello from Davenport, IA USA

BrandonH45

White Belt
Hey all,

I’m Brandon and I’ve been teaching martial arts for ~22 years now and have trained in quite a few styles.

Over the years I found there are things I liked and disliked about a lot of systems that I have studied. More often than not, the biggest thing I disliked was the unnecessary politics in the system. I also was not a fan of more sports based systems.

In 2015 I founded the Modern Martial Arts Society (MMAS) which is an international A-political organization that is dedicated to assisting martial artists world-wide. MMAS is dedicated to assist and aid martial artists in their martial journey and promotes students purely based off of merit.

MMAS was primarily created as the governing agency for Seiyo-Ryu Aikibujutsu, which is a martial arts system that I founded at the same time, but any system or individual may join the organization. MMAS is primarily for martial arts systems that are primarily rooted in and teach self-defense and warfare. The organization strives to make practical self-defense education accessible globally and conducts periodic seminars. The organization’s website is is currently being updated and can be found Here.

I currently hold ranking in the following systems:

  1. Seiyo-Ryu Aikibujutsu, Founder
  2. 5th Dan, Tae Kwon Do, Master
  3. 4th Dan, Modern Arnis, Master
  4. 3rd Dan, Hapkido, Instructor
  5. Assistant Maestro (Blue Shirt), Derobio Eskrima Jungle Style (~2nd Dan)
  6. 2nd Dan, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor
  7. 1st Dan, San Shu Kai Budo Karate, Instructor
  8. 1st Dan, Daito-Hakko Jujutsu, Instructor
  9. Instructor, Muay Thai
  10. Instructor, Kickboxing
  11. Instructor, Boxing

I’m looking forward to some interesting topics and conversations!
 
My local instructor was Gary Schroeder. He learned from Royce Gracie.
I was actually really intersted in tracing my roots back ~1 month ago and went back as far as I can find for now. Here is what I have been able to find.
 

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I was actually really intersted in tracing my roots back ~1 month ago and went back as far as I can find for now. Here is what I have been able to find.
Am i reading right that you learned arnis from Remy presas jr directly? That's awesome! Did you live in California for a bit to attend his school? What's he like?
 
Am i reading right that you learned arnis from Remy presas jr directly? That's awesome! Did you live in California for a bit to attend his school? What's he like?
Am i reading right that you learned arnis from Remy presas jr directly? That's awesome! Did you live in California for a bit to attend his school? What's he like?
I still train with Remy Jr. We typically have him in for seminars 1-2 times a year and we have gone out to see him as well. Most of us have been with Remy Jr. since he took over for his father. I unfortunately missed learning from Remy Sr. by 1 year. He’s fun to be around and tries to put challenging stuff out regardless of what rank you are.
 
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