Knife Seminar March 29th 2025 4543 Main Street, Building B,

 Master "Big Ram" Ramirez will be one of our Camp Instructors this year. This Navy Veteran turned Martial Arts School Owner will be teaching Tactical Knife Fighting on Thursday afternoon. 

At Family Self Defense School, we are proud to have a team of highly qualified and experienced instructors 

 Magdiel Rivera began practicing Kajukenbo in 1994. In 2001, he emigrated to the United States and continued his training in different disciplines such as American Kenpo, Kajukenbo, Karate do, Shorin Ryu and Aiki Jujutsu. In 2013, Magdiel began training Eskrima with the Phoenix chapter of EDC-FMA. Among his other ranks and titles, Mr. holds a "Katulungan Agisulo 1" (1st dan equivalent) title in Eskrima DeCuerdas. 

 In 2024 Sensei Hawley was nominated for the United States Martial Art’s Hall of Fame for the ‘Making a Difference’ award by International Martial Arts Council (I.M.A.C.). He received that award and states that he is honored, and that it is the “only award he would ever want, if any. I have always wanted to make a lasting difference and contribution.” After this award was presented and accepted Sensei Mark became interested in joining the Chung Ji Do International Martial Arts’ Organization.