MFA Instructors
Guru Becky Shepard:
Guru Becky started training with Guru Jim in the recreation centers in Cleveland, Ohio where Guru Jim was teaching at the time. After achieving her Black Belt Guru Becky continued to train with Guru Jim for a few years. Guru Becky left Guru Jim's school after 5 years of training.
Guru Brian Siemon:
Guru Brian began training with Guru Jim in the recreation centers in Cleveland, Ohio where Guru Jim was teaching at the time. After achieving his Black Belt Guru Brain continued to train with Guru Jim for a few years. Guru Brian left Guru Jim's School after 6 years of training.
Guru Becky started training with Guru Jim in the recreation centers in Cleveland, Ohio where Guru Jim was teaching at the time. After achieving her Black Belt Guru Becky continued to train with Guru Jim for a few years. Guru Becky left Guru Jim's school after 5 years of training.
Guru Brian Siemon:
Guru Brian began training with Guru Jim in the recreation centers in Cleveland, Ohio where Guru Jim was teaching at the time. After achieving his Black Belt Guru Brain continued to train with Guru Jim for a few years. Guru Brian left Guru Jim's School after 6 years of training.
Guru Robin Grady
Guru Robin began his training in 1993 and continued his training for 5 five years. Guru Robin isn't only a highly skilled martial artist, he's also highly trained Police Officer for the City of Cleveland, Ohio. Guru Robin came to the MFA Academy the same as most, just wanting to know how to better defend himself and his family. Guru Robin has only brought honor to the MFA Academy since he has left the Academy to peruse his own path. Even though he no longer trains at the MFA Academy, he is still a very active member in the academy.
Guru Carl Magnuson
Guru Carl has been doing martial arts since the 1970's studying with various instructors. Guru Carl has even study in seminars with Dan Inosanto in the 1970's. Guru Carl has studied Tai Chi, Pencak Silat Pertempuran, and many other arts before finding a home at the MFA Academy. After studying in Topeka, Kansas in the art of Modern Arnis Guru Carl found the MFA Academy's web site and came for a look. Over years later he now holds the rank of Guru (Teacher). I'm sure that Guru Carl will make a great Guru of the Malay Fighting Arts. MFA Academy Topeka Coming Soon...
Guru Baharu Wayne Hodges
GB Wayne has been study the Malay Fighting Arts for over 2 years and has excelled in it's practice. GB Wayne has always wanted to practice a martial art since childhood but the lack of martial arts available to him in his area of Kansas was very limited. That's until a friend that was studying at the Malay Fighting Arts Academy brought him in to watch a class and he
was hooked. GB Wayne went from hoping just to understand the system to the rank of Guru Baharu (New Teacher) and
has enter training to be a Guru of the Malay Fighting Arts.
C.SeR.A.M - Centro,Studi e Ricerche Arti Marziali (Center for the Study and Research Martial Arts)
Guru Alessandro Di Lollo is an accomplished martial artist in the Filipino and Indonesian Martial Arts and is our Official Malay Fighting Arts representative and school in AVIANO, ITALY. Guru Alessandro has entered into the MFA Distant Learning Course and the first to enter such a program that we at the MFA Academy is trying to
put together for public sale. The MFA Academy is pround to have our Italian Brother as apart of our school.