THE TEST
OF A GOOD TEACHER IS NOT HOW MANY QUESTIONS HE CAN ASK HIS PUPILS
THAT THEY WILL ANSWER READILY, BUT HOW MANY QUESTIONS HE INSPIRES
THEM TO ASK HIM WHICH HE FINDS IT HARD TO ANSWER.
The
American Martial Arts Academy offers a diverse team of highly
skilled instructors, including Black Belts in Karate, Judo, Jujitsu,
and a Guru in Kali Silat. The American Martial Arts Academy Has
been around since 2000 and continues to thrive as the areas premier
martial arts training center.
Lucas
Predmore
Lucas's
martial arts career began in 1991 when he began practicing Judo
with his father David. In 2004 he began training law enforcement
personnel at the Law Enforcement Training Institute as well as
training with River City Skills Development.
In
2005 Mr. Predmore began cross-training heavily in various styles
of Kickboxing, Kali Silat and
Ju-Jitsu as well as other martial arts such as Hapkido, Karate,
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and others. Lucas is a 1st Degree Black Belt
and is well versed in many diverse styles of martial arts because
he believes that every martial art has value and one must strive
to be as well rounded as possible.
In
addition to years of martial arts training Lucas has been doing
personal training for athletes and general fitness clients since
2005 and has had tremendous results with all his clients with
goals from weight loss to muscle gain.
Emmanuel
Peake
Evan
Hoyle
Cameron
Grey
Mike
Dzicek
Guru Mike Dzicek began studying
martial arts in 2004, under Mas Guru Jason Heriford. Though he
started his training in American Karate, his heart resides in
the art and science of Kali-Silat. He is a trained instructor
of this art and is the youngest to be certified as “Guru”
in his original system. He has trained with various masters such
as P. Gregg Alland, Mike Perry, Dennis Ocampo, and Grandmaster
Jerson “Nene” Tortal.
Guru Mike knows that Kali Silat
offers a full spectrum of disciplines and is truly a Martial “art.”
Physical fitness, nutrition, self-discipline, respect, honor,
self-defense, spirituality, education and grace are all integral
parts of Kali-Silat and the other Martial Arts from the Philippines
and Indonesia.
When he’s not training, Guru
Mike likes to read. He plays lead guitar in a band and some day
aspires to become a filmmaker. (Hopefully they’ll be good
movies.)
Sensei
Teddy
