Testimonials

Master Melegrito has a way of making you feel like you have known him for a hundred years and teach a challenging class at the same time. This was my second time to take one of his seminars, his passion for the art is contagious, if you take just one seminar this year make it his!! I had so much fun being a student again, and I look forward to future years of training with Master Melegrito!!  

Nicole Miles

Outlaw Karate Fairfield, Texas

Master Melegrito,  

Hi Mr Melegrito,   Thanks for the seminar on stix 4 kids at the Australian supershow, I have already retained a child who was going to quit this week by offering the sticks 4 Kids program and in doing so had three other kids parents ring me and ask me to put their childs name down on the list.    

Regards,

Master Shane Mckeahnie Strike Martial Arts Ballina  NSW Australia

Master Melegrito

The Filipino Stickfighting seminar was an outstanding program that would totally enhance all martial arts curriculums that are being taught by any martial arts instructor in any style.  I highly endorse this program to be beneficial in providing a modern and realistic approach to weapons/empty hands combat and will endorse his training program to my self defense classes here in Japan."

Joe Botulinski
Okinawan Shorinryu Karate-do 5-Dan
Okinawa, Japan

First I want to say thanks again for bringing me into your Stix program, and the support you have given me and the other instructors at Blackman’s.  I’ve been focused on the Kids program with Master Blackman and thoroughly enjoy it very much.  Besides watching the kids come along very well over the past couple of months, I’ve also watched my own skills improve and find the Stix program and excellent compliment to my HKD and TKD training.

Stay well,

Tom from New Mexico

I wanted to take this opportunity to express to you how much I enjoyed the seminar in Charlotte this past weekend.  I have trained with you on 4 occasions and have learned a lot each time.  As a former coach/teacher/principal, I have attended numerous seminars/workshops which I left confused as to what was taught.  With yours, I always carry away useful information.

Once again, thank you for a wonderful seminar, I wish I had discovered this art 25 years ago.

Sincerely,  

Jerry Winnett

Greensboro, NC

Master Melegrito,

I first wanted to thank you again for putting on a very well ran and organized certification class.

All of us had a great time, and enjoyed your instruction on the stick.

We all agreed that the class was very educational and we all got a lot out of it. Lots of practice to do!

I really like the way you are structuring the learning curriculum for the stick and knife program for your organization.

I believe it is a must to assure everyone is leaning the same basic knowledge and techniques of the art.

Please keep me on your e-mail list for upcoming events, especially instructor certification courses!

Thank you for everything, we had a great time and gathered a great deal of information from the course.

Respectfully,

Sage Lehr

ICHF MO. State Director

"I've trained in the Martial Arts since I was very young. When I started training in the Philippine Martial Arts. I learned a tremendous amount of skill regarding various weapons that are excellent for self-defense. Training under Master Julius Melegrito has been very beneficial to me, because he has really expanded my knowledge of the Martial arts"  

-Sensei William Voorhees, age 27, Self Defense America, Deer Park, Tx.

Hey Master Melegrito,

I really enjoyed the seminar yesterday!

It was fun going out of my area to train as a student and continue to learn the awesome practical applications of the stick and knife. Mr. Hutchinson and I will continue to train hard; we hope to have you come by Charlotte/Mint Hill sometime in the near future.

God bless & Pil Sung!

Brad Butchka, Senior Instructor
Martial Arts Carolina

Dear Sir:  Thanks ever so much for the seminar.  It was awesome and I learned a lot.  I already did my first lesson with the kids and they loved it.  I followed all the steps you taught us and the class flowed smoothly.  I'm soooo pumped!!  Hope to see you again sometime. 

With much love and respect,

Carol Rutledge, The Rock Taekwondo

Master Melegrito,
I just took your instructor certification course in Chicago. I just wanted to let you know that it was a great experience. The instruction was wonderful and I learned and retained a lot. I look forward to more stick seminars and to advance in the art. I had lots of fun and enjoyed the seminar. Also the advice received from your assistant instructors was very helpful, they did an excellent job. I would just like to thank you for putting on a great seminar and teaching us, to teach our students in the ways of the stick.

Respectfully,
Tyler Kearns

Hello Maestro Melegrito, Thank you for the great class in Gurnee earlier this month.  I started with a few of my senior students and they loved it.  The way you presented the information in an organized and progressive manner was excellent.  I wish I could have spent more time with you, however selling our home and building a new one has taken up a lot of time.   I'm also interested in pursuing a charter with you to further help in supporting the Arts.    Best regards and health,

Mark S. Gridley
Life Protection Arts & Sciences

I had a great time last weekend training with you. I have always been interested in the Filipino Martial Arts and have done some training in it over the last several years but this was the first time I trained with anyone who actually explained the structure of the arts in a way that made sense to me. I have actually been incorporating some of the mano-mano training in my adult classes for some time now. I really like how it blends with Combat Hapkido. I am very interested in continuing my training in this and helping in any way I can to support your new association. Let me know how I can become a Charter School and what else I can do to help.

Sincerely,
Master Jason Landaas
Self Defense America
Asheville, NC

I was very impressed with your skills and knowledge in stick and knife. Not only was the seminar informative and fun but a great work out. All martial artists should experience such a terrific event. I plan to attend more in the future in addition to becoming certified in stick so I can teach to the curriculum to our students

Thanks,
Patti Confessore
Taedae Tae Kwon Do Hapkido

"Master Melegrito's style of teaching and knowledge of the Philippine martial arts is awesome. He presents the material in a way that can be easily adapted by anyone."

Master Bob Ingersoll, Defensive Arts Academy

Master Melegrito,
I wanted to write you a letter to tell you about how appreciative I was of being able to attend your recent Stick and Knife seminar. Your personality and expertise in teaching the class was exceptional and I could not see how anyone could ever do it as well as you do. This is the second seminar that I have attended this year and it was money well spent. I would attend every seminar that you gave in the New Jersey area regardless of how far I needed to travel. It was my great pleasure to have met you and look forward to attending many more classes in the future.

Sincerely,

Mike Torres

Master Melegrito’s seminars are energetic, fun, informative and well structured. We have had him at our school for multiple seminars and they have all honed skills and taught us many new ones at a workable but challenging pace. He has a great sense of humor and is adored by our children and adults. They all look forward to his next visit.

He has also done the Sticks-for-Kids program at our school and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. He was able to teach and entertain. He got the parents involved and both the kids and parents were laughing and wanting more at the end.

I strongly endorse and encourage everyone to sponsor and enjoy one of Master Melegrito’s seminars.

Master Rick Davis and Master Mike Emanuel
Self-Defense America, League City, TX

My first exposure to PMAA and Master Melegrito was in May, 2006, at a workshop held in Southern Pines, NC. Having some prior experience in the Filipino Martial Arts under Guro Dan Inosanto, I was looking forward to meeting Master Melegrito. He invited me down to the seminar through a student of mine and, upon meeting him, he struck me as a very friendly, outgoing and charismatic man who made me feel very much at ease in his environment. Guro Inosanto, with whom I've been studying since 1978, has always encouraged his students to be open-minded with regards to other arts and instructors so I was hoping that Master Melegrito would receive me as a student. Not only did he receive me, he was extremely open in sharing his methods of Arnis and quite passionate when talking about his vision for PMAA. Once the workshop got underway, it was very evident that he was a martial artist of great skill and with the ability to teach his art exceptionally well, which is not always a "given" that the two go hand in hand.
I am honored and proud to be a student of Master Melegrito and look forward to helping him promote his art and PMAA in the future.

Dick Harrell
Full Instructor, Filipino Martial Arts (kali-escrima-silat)
Full Instructor Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do Concepts
Full Instructor Muay Thai (Thai Boxing)

I have had the pleasure of training with Master Melegrito on 4 occasions. His stick and knife certification course(s) far exceeded my expectations. His passion and openness for sharing the history of the Philippine Martial Arts is obvious as he packs the day with material. His courses are in-depth and the material can be applied consistently with his guidance. Although the training is intense, and the days are long, his humor and personality make the experience quite fun. I intend to train with him as often as possible. Oh, and he is really a cool guy and handsome too.

Master Sylvia Daniel,
Tae Kwon Do and Combat Hapkido Instructor YMCA of Greater Charlotte, NC