Oct 2009

Congratulations to the following students for receiving their BJJ belt promotions

• Harry Hunckin Jr  - Purple Belt

• Matt Kramer - Blue Belt

• Guillermo Riestra - Blue Belt

Also congratulations to Jessica Lewinter Jack Simon, Jaguar Wexelman and Cooper Grossman for being accepted into the IMAF Black Belt Training program!

Pictures to follow

August 2009

IMAF will be moving!

IMAF will be moving it's facility to a new and larger space. While the timing is dependent on how fast we can get our CO, we hope to be  in November!

The location is only a few blocks from our current location on Dorsa, right off of Eisenhower in Livingston.

We will be getting the space ready during August. Many student s have volunteered to help and all are welcome to participate in the move! We will post what we will be doing and the times.

We are looking forward to our new space as it will enable us to offer new programs. We plan on having a ring, hanging heavy bags etc.

We will be sending out an email to everyone as soon as we have more definite timing!

Thanks  - to Harry Hunckin Jr, his friend Scott, Sam Harris, Eric Pra Sisto, Linda & Gary, Kenny Gruber, Tish Das, Steve Grossbard, Juan Riestra and Amy Edwards for spending the day helping us at the new school. Because of you all were got an enormous amount done.

Congratulations to IMAF students on their Doce Pares testing.

July 2009:

Congratulations to JARED ARONOFF  for successfully testing for his Jr. Black Belt. Jared has trained many years for this day and displayed the intensity and determination necessary to achieve this milestone. While we are proud of Jared's performance we arte more proud of what a great attitude he has and the respect and courtesy he extends to others!

I also want to thank IMAF Jr Black Belts Joey Dellosso and Allix Chirls for helping Jared in his test.

Jared and Joey performing stick drills	Jared and Allix stickfighting
Jared and Allix kickboxing	Master Don with IMAF Black Belts Fared, Joey and Allix	Jared with his parents

June 2009 :

Congratulation to Matthew Agnelli for a great performance at the recent Grapplers Quest  BJJ tournament in Morristown. Also congratulations to his dad, Carl Agnelli for an impressive performance at the same tournament!

IMAF Black Belt and SWAT member Taylor Leen was thoughtful enough to bring in some candy for the children's class she is assigned to help as a SWAT member. Taylor has done an incredible job assisting in this class this year and has developed an excellent relationship with the younger children in the class.

Senior IMAF Student Steve Grossbard shared his knowledge of Akido with the class last Tuesday evening. Steve has a Black Belt in Akido and took the class through some basic fundamentals of that art that can applied in their current training. Steve did a great job and the class thoroughly enjoyed it.

Ron Balicki/Diana Inosanto Seminar - Thanks to everyone who attended this seminar last weekend. We had record attendance and the material and instruction was great. Hope to  see you all at the next one.See seminar page for more photos.

May 2009 -

May 28th - Congratulations to Randy Kansky and Oliver Lim for successfully completing their test for Black Belt in Doce Pares Eskrima! GM Dong Cuesta come down to conduct the test and put Randy and Oliver through the test  requirements. Thanks also to Juan and Diana for taking time from their busy schedules to come down and support them!

Randy during the Mano Mano section of the test	Oliver flowing through  Abesedario  drills
GM Dong Cuesta with Master Don Edwards and Guro's Randy Kansky and Oliver Lim	GM Dong with Guro's Oliver and Randy with Juan and Diana!

Doce Pares Black Belt conference, Las Vegas May 8,9,10 2009 - GM Diony Canete and GM Dong Cuesta were among the many Doce Pares masters and black belts that attended the second Doce Pares World conference in Las Vegas.

Master Don Edwards attended this event as part of a group of  Doce Pares Masters.  It was a great opportunity to  share information and techniques with other instructors in this truly magnificent art. GM Diony will be at IMAF Tuesday May 19th. Make sure to reserve a spot for this workshop. It is especially recommended for our black Belts.

Group participants at Doce Pares world conference

Doce Pares Grand Masters and Masters

GM "Dong" with some of his senior students ( R to L ) Master Steve Wolk, Master Don Edwards, Black Belt Gary Gabison and Master "Big" John Marquez.

Congratulations to all those students that tested for their belts this past weekend. Everyone worked hard and it showed by their incredible performance.

December 2008

Congratulations - to all those students that tested for their next Belt this past December 23rd.

Congratulations to Danny Gomez and Mark Pearlmutter for a great performance at Giguetos tournament. Dan took two first places and Mark took two seconds. Also congratulations to Mark Pearlmutter for his promotion BJJ Blue Belt by Gigueto.

Black Belt Club - The following IMAF students successfully met the requirements to be invited into the Black Belt Training Program.

Dennis Mojares

Sihan Wang

Demonstration at Livingston Mall  November 15th 2008-  IMAF's demo team performed again this  Saturday  at the Livingston Mall.  We again had  a packed crowd the the team didn't disappoint,  giving another  incredible displayed of skill for the packed crowd. . I want to thank all our team members and their parents and family for supporting this effort. If anyone has pics they want to give us of the demo please let me know!

Congratulations to Julia Chirls - Julia has been promoted to Junior Assistant Instructor. Julia, a Black Belt at IMAF and a SWAT member has worked consistently on instructor training. She has been helping in classes and has been given the responsibility of running segments of the class on her own. Congratulations to Julia for an outstanding effort.

BJJ promotion: Congratulations to Rich Newberry on his promotion to Blue Belt. All the hard work and sweat paid off! Way to go!

IMAF Halloween Party - Thanks to all the students that attended the IMAF annual Halloween party. As usual the costumes were great and everyone had a great time playing all the games. Check out the pictures and see what you missed if you weren't there.

Demonstration at Livingston Mall - IMAF's demo team performed Saturday Oct 25th at the Livingston Mall.  The team displayed an incredible skill level for a packed crowd. Their hard work and long hours in practice really showed off. I want to thank all our team members and their parents and family for supporting this effort. If anyone has pics they want to give us of the demo please let me know!

The next demo at the mall will be November 15th and 16th.

Thanks,

Sifu

October Promotions

Adult/Teen Testing - Congratulations to

• Diana Montes - Doce Pares Brown Belt - (Level 4)

• Steve Grossbard  - Doce Pares Brown Belt (Level 4)

• Juan Riestra -  Doce Pares Brown Belt (Level 4)

• Jeff Punzalan - Doce Pares GreenBelt  (Level 2)

• Dan Gomes - Doce Pares Orange Belt (Level 1 Advanced), JKD Level 1 Intermediate and IMAF Fighting Systems Level 1 Advanced - Orange Belt)

• Mike Lupo - IMAF Fighting Systems Red Belt

• Jack Wang - IMAF Fighting Systems Brown Belt

Children's Testing - Congratulations to IMAF students in successfully completing their belt testing this Friday. Blackbelts Allix and Julia Chirls and James Goldman tested for their Orange stripe on their Black Belt. They demonstrated some outstanding MMA skills, advance Doce Pares forms and drills and breaking. Special congratulations to Lindsay Rosenberg for attaining her Black Belt. This was a special moment as Lindsay had broken her leg practicing for an upcoming  demonstration. Lindsay had prepared for this test for 9 months and was ready in every way. We are proud to have Lindsay as a black belt at IMAF!

Congratulations also to the other students that tested Friday.

September 2008 Congratulations to Scott Norton - for being accepted into the SWAT  - Special Winning Attitude Team. This is a unique group of students that devote their time to helping the instructor in class. They learn leadership skills and develop a sense of responsibility that will aid them in their future activities not to mention school and eventually their work life! Scott worked hard all summer for this honor. Congratulations Scott!

July 2008 - GM Cacoy Canete who is about to celebrate is 89th Birthday in August, conducted a seminar at Sifu Joe Parkers studio in Absecon NJ. Joining GM Cacoy was his daughter Kitty.  IMAF students joining Master Don in attending the seminar was Steve Grossbard and Juan Reistra. GM Cacoy demonstrated and taught some excellent Eskrido techniques which is the hallmark of his unique system. Many thanks to Sifu Joe Parker for inviting us down to this event!

GM Cacoy at age 89 with daughter Kitty and Guro Don

GM Cacoy with Guro Don

Juan working with GM Cacoy		Master Kitty Canete with GM Cacoy and Kitty's daughter
Master Kitty, GM Cacoy, Master Don with "Bing" Canete, Steve and Juan		Master Don with Master Kitty

June 2008 - Congratulations to GURO  Keisha Aranjuez  who successfully tested for her Doce Pares Black Belt this Sat at IMAF.  Keisha, reached the ultimate goal at IMAF - successfully testing for her IMAF  Black Belt (last year) then successfully testing for her Doce Pares Black Belt. Keisha joins the elite ranks of Guro Big Mike and Guro Chris, both of whom are IMAF Black Belts and Doce Pares Black Belts.

Keisha displayed exceptional skill demonstrating the drills, forms and  fighting applications of Doce Pares. Thanks to Guro Chris Praml and Guro "Big Mike" for assisting Keisha  her test and to Keisha's family and the IMAF students who came down to support her.  We will miss Keisha as she leave for college this summer but we wish her good luck!

June 2008 - Congratulations to Taylor Leen, Gabe Stolar and Ethan Reisboard for successfully testing for Black Belt this past Friday. All three students were outstanding, completing this highly physical test which included 10 minutes of physical fitness followed by fighting 3 1 minute rounds each in kickboxing, stickfighting , 4 minutes of BJJ and 3 rounds of MMA in addition to performing their forms, Eskrima drills and board breaking.

Special thank to their parents for, as one student put it, spending "800 " hours in driving them to karate for nearly 7 years! These students started in IMAF's Tiger Cubs pre martial arts program at age 3 1/2 years old. Now at age 10 they have realized their goal.

Also thanks to those dedicated students that came down to help in this test. Scott & Lindsay, IMAF Black Belts James , Joey,  Julia,  IMAF adult students Harry, Oliver, Ken, Anthony and Simu Amy. Special thanks to Kim Goldman for preparing the program guide and ensuring they were done on time!

Taylor and Lindsey stickfighting	Gabe and Ethan stickfighting	Gabe and James kickboxing
Taylor and Lindsay grappling	Taylor and Ethan grappling	Gabe and James grappling
Ethan's flying side kick	Taylor stepping side kick board break	Gabe palm power break - two boards!
Julia, an IMAF Black Belt, giving Taylor advice	Some MMA action - Gabe and Ethan!

May 2008  - Zach Kramer was recently accepted into the IMAF black Belt Training Program. This program recognizes those students that demonstrate the desire, focus and drive to attain the goal of Black Belt.. Congratulations Zach!

Zach Kramer with Sifu Don

Belt Testing

Some of  IMAF students who successfully completed their belt testing Friday

Tiger Cubs graduating from the Wednesday class

Tiger Cubs graduating from the Monday class

April 2008

        April 26th 2008 - Congratulations to the following students for successfully testing for their next level in Doce Pares:

• Diana Level 3 advanced

• Juan - Level 3 advanced

• Steve - Level 3advanced

• Guillermo - Level 2 advanced

• Tish - Level 2

• Dave  -  Level 1 advanced

• Jeff - Level 1 advanced

Thanks to Guro Big Mike and Guro Chris as well as Oliver Lim for helping testing , and to Jack Wang for helping partner with some of the students testing!                                

Congratulations to Taylor Leen  for being accepted into the IMAF SWAT (Special Winning Attitude Team) program. SWAT program teaches leadership skills to children. The students act as class assistants to the class instructor and learns how to lead groups, develop teaching skills and self-confidence. This program helps children develop skills that will help them in all other activities including school. Congratulations Taylor.

IMAF hosted Carl and Sue Agnelli for a Kettlebell workshop. Carl is an experienced kettlebell advocate and trainer.  Both Sue and Carl took the class through the foundations for an incredible kettlebell workout. Thanks also to Dan Font who is an experienced kettlebell practitioner for assisting in the class.

March 2008 -

First Aid Workshop - IMAF student, & school nurse Laurie Dellosso and her husband Wayne, both  Livingston certified EMT volunteers conducted a first aid workshop for students Monday evening at IMAF. Students got an overview of appropriate courses of actions as they relate to a variety of first aid situations, the importance of 911 and how it works and got to tour an EMT rig.

I'd  like to thanks Laurie and Wayne and Ken Gruber who so graciously agreed to let himself be strapped in, bandaged etc so the children could see first hand some of the procedures and EMT would use. This was a great learning experience .

Belt Testing - Congratulations to all those students that tested for their next belts this past Friday March 14th. Also a big thanks to all those that came by to help conduct the test.

January 2008 - Congratulations to Big Mike Horn, Abe Zakhem, Harry Huncken & John Lodato, Mindy Raisor and Chris Davis  for successfully testing for their Blue Belts under  BJJ  American Top Team Black Belt  Andre "Gigueto" Soares.

December 2007 - Congratulations to Jessen Lim for successfully testing for his IMAF Black Belt. Jessen's test was an all encompassing test of endurance skill and knowledge designed to ensure the student is fully competent in the Integrated style taught at IMAF, Filipino Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts and Jeet Kune Do kickboxing. We are proud to have Jessen as part of our exclusive group of IMAF Black Belts.

December 3rd 2007 -Four of IMAF's Doce Pares students completed their level testing this past weekend.

Congratulations to

• Juan Reistra - Level 3

• Diana Montes -Level 3

• Oliver Lim - Level 4a

• Chris Davis - Level 2

• Randy Kansky - Level 4a

for a great job. Their hard work showed in their ability to demonstrate their understanding of the material. Thanks to IMAF Black Belt Keisha Aranjuez for her help in conducting the testing .

Congratulations to Lindsay  Rosenberg for being accepted into the Black Belt Club. Lindsay came to IMAF as a senior student from another school and worked hard to get up to speed in IMAF's diverse curriculum.

November3rd 2007 - Congratulations to Big Mike Horn, Chris Praml and Keisha Aranjuez for successfully testing for their IMAF Black Belt this past Sat morning. This test is a grueling test encompassing physical stamina technical proficiency in the three ranges we teach, kickboxing, Eskrima (weapons) and submission grappling. The test which ran from 10:30 to 1:00 challenged the students to the limit an provided an opportunity to display skills.  I was proud of each student as they demonstrated what one can accomplish with consistent training, in spite of other commitments (work, family, school).

Both Mike and Chris have already attained their Doce Pares Black Belt last year testing under GM's "Diony" Canete and "Dong" Cuesta as well as Master Don Edwards.

I'd also like to thank the students and family that came down to support them in this test and to Jesson Lim for assisting Keisha in her test and to Jack and Joey for assisting Sifu.

September 10th 2007 - Congratulations to Kayla Goldman for making the Black Belt Club. Kayla has worked very hard and displayed the focus and commitment necessary to achieve her goal of Black Belt.

August 10 2007 - IMAF's  Allamuchy bike trip turned out to be a fun if exhausting ride.. Thanks to Chris, Rich, Matt along with Sifu Don for a fun day. Rafting trip is next!

July 26th 2007 - Thanks for all those that came down to wish Anthony Salcedo farewell and good luck in his move. We will miss him..

July 17th 2007 - Congratulations to Guro Tom Walker for successfully testing for his Black Belt in Doce Pares. Tom, who has been training with Master Don Edwards for almost 8 years tested with Master Dong Cuesta. Guro Chris Praml and Steve Grossbard helped Tom in his testing while IMAF students came in to cheer Tom on.

June27th 2007 - Congratulations to Julia Chirls and Avishai Berman on their successful testing and promotion to Black Belt. Both students had to endure an extensive conditioning test followed by performance of their Black Belt empty hand form, demonstration of advanced Doce Pares stick drills, three rounds each  of  full contact stickfighting, kickboxing, MMA and 4 minutes of BJJ. All this was followed a series of advanced board breaking, and a reading of their essay. Both students, who had been with IMAf for 6 or more years,  performed flawlessly. 

Akiva Mattenson also tested for his first strip on his Black Belt performing an advanced Black Belt Form from Doce Pares, advanced MMA control, defensive techniques and BJJ sparring followed by an advanced board breaking sequence.

More pictures will follow.

June 27th - PIMA fighters came to IMAF's stickfighting training session this past Thursday. I want to express my thanks to all of them for making the effort to come in and train with us. Good friends are hard to come by and these guys are the best! - Sifu Don

April 27th 2007 - Congratulations to those students that tested this Friday night. As usual, everyone performed above expectations and showed the determination necessary to continue down the path to black Belt. Special thanks to Simu Amy and Sifu Anthony, and Black Belt James Goldman and Red/Black Belt Julia Chirls  for their help.

Ninja Students

Children/Jr Students

March 30th 2007 - Congratulations to those students that tested this Friday night. Everyone did a great job and showed determination and skill.

Some of the Little Ninja students that tested

Children's Karate students that tested

Tiger Cubs after their test!

March 2007-  New IMAF Black Belts

Congratulations to John, Chase, James , Joey and Evan for successfully testing for their black belts this past Friday. The students, who have been with IMAF  for 6 or more years had to test for 2 1/2 hours in a test that encompassed intense physical fitness goals, advanced empty hand forms, Doce Pares stick drills, followed by 3 rounds of kickboxing, 3 rounds of stickfighting , 4 minutes of BJJ and 2 rounds of  MMA. They ended the test with extensive board breaking routines followed by reading their essays. All students displayed the determination to succeed and overcome challenges. I would also like to thank all the parents for believing in our program. Also special thanks to Kim Goldman and Laurie Dellosso for helping in making this a successful and rewarding event.

Special thanks to Guro "Big" Mike, "Guro" Chris, Simu Amy, Sifu Anthony, Ken Gruber, John Lodato, Harry Hunckin and all the IMAF students that came and supported and assisted the students in their test.

Evan	Joey	James
Chase	John

James flying side kick over 4 students	Evan flying high - off the human staircase	Chase powerbreaking side kick
Joey - power side kick	IMAF  Black Belts with supporters and instructors	John's sidekick through 3 boards!

IMAF Adventure Trip - Allamuchy - Well it seems the

January 2007

 winter has brought out only thr strong and those that like the cold. Our second outdoors "character building" trip was attended by John and Anthony as well as Sifu Don. This time we climbed the back half of the "Teal trail" to the out look and back. We then hiked another trail further down the rooad which ultimately led to Deer Pond.  We are waiting for more snow for the next trip. nothing  like a little adversity to build character!

Tiger Cubs Promotion - Congratulations to our "Tiger Cubs" class who completed a new IMAF program which required all students to perform punching kicking combinations, a simple "form",  breaking a board and performing a variety of agility drills. The start of the road to Black Belt!

IMAF Promotions - Congratulations to all those students that tested this Friday, Jan 12, 2007. All those that tested worked hard and it showed. Everyone look crisp in their techniques and they demonstrated how hard work pays off. Special thanks to those senior students that took the time to help during the promotion. Joey Dellosso, James Goldman, Allix Chirls and Julia Chirls. It';s encouraging to see the senior students step up and make the effort to make these events successful for all.

December  2006

SWAT Team - Joey Dellosso was named to the IMAF SAWT program. The SWAT program is special program for those students that put in additional time assisting the instructor with class. Joey has consistently helped in the Little Ninja class even leading the class through the stretching routines. This program develops leadership skills in the students and helps prepare them for leadership positions in the future. - Congratulations Joey!

 IMAF Holiday Party

IMAF students (martial arts and fitness clients) were invited to celebrate the holiday in the annual IMAF holiday party. We had a great turnout and everyone contributed to a great time of dancing and partying. I would like to thank all those that attended (we unfortunately didn't get pictures of everyone) and to everyone who contributed food etc.  Have a safe and happy holiday!

November Black Belt Club Members

IMAF Belt Testing- October 27, 2006 - IMAF Students participated in an extensive belt testing Friday night. All students had to demonstrate proficiency in  JKD kickboxing, Doce Pares Eskrima drills and forms, submission grappling and board breaking. All students turned out an excellent performance and demonstrated how hard they trained for their exam. Special thanks to Keisha, who tested for her Black/Red belt (pre black belt - 3 rounds each of kickboxing, grappling and stickfighting non stop) and then help other students in their test!

IMAF Halloween Party - October 26, 2006 -  IMAF held it's annual Halloween party this past Wednesday and Thursday. All students and their friends had a great time and showed some great costumes. Thanks to all that came and we're glad you had a great time.

IMAF Hike- October 13th, 2006 - Debbie Edwards, Mindy Raisor, Anthony Salcedo, John Lodato and Amy Edwards along with  Sifu Don spent 3 hours climbing trails, rock scrambling and taking in some incredible views of the valley from lookout points in Allamuchy State Park. . The group had a great time and we are looking forward to the next trip. Below are a few pic's from the trip. Thanks to those that participated....

The Beginning - Big smiles	Group on the trail!	Group  - First rock	Debbie and Anthony	John and Mindy - rock scramblers
On top of the mountain - a great view	Anthony taking in the view.	Sifu Don	John finding his way	Amy after falling in the stream!!!!
Rear view of John - sliding down too many rocks!	The end - long trip but loads of fun

New Black Belt Club Members - October 2006

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New Black Belt Club Members - October 2006

Rocco leave IMAF for the Secret Service- Long  time student Rocco Stinziano is taking a job as a secret Service Agent and moving to Washington. Rocco was a dedicated student and had a positive impact on IMAF and always had a smile in class. He will be missed but we wish him luck in his new career. Roccos "farewell party" after Wednesdays MMA class.

Roccos "farewell party after Wednesdays MMA class

IMAF In FMA Digest - See" FMA Digest " at www.fmadigest.com for our article on teaching Children and Teens Filipino Martial Arts. IMAF students in action!

July 10th 2006 -  IMAF Senior instructor "Big" Mike Horn and Assistant Instructor Chris Praml both tested for their Black Belts in Doce Pares Eskrima. The test was conducted personally by Grand Master "Dong Cuesta" and lasted for over an hour. Both students had to demonstrate proficiency in single and double stick, drills and applications, Forms, Espad Y daga, Dumog and mano mano as well as full contact stickfighting. With their extensive training in Eskrima, JKD and submission grappling, both students were able to utilize these skills to put on an impressive demonstration to the surprise of the testers. Present were also Grand Master "Diony" Canete, along with a team of top students from Cebu. Both Mike and Chris had to fight the current gold medalists from Cebu in the final stages of the test. .They both turned in nearly perfect scores and totally impressed both Master Dong and Grand Master Diony. Congratulations to both students!

Guro "Big Mike and Guro Chris with Master Dong, Grand Master Diony and IMAF head instructor Master Don after their promotion.

Guro "Big Mike and Guro Chris with Master Dong, and some of the members of the Philippine team who assisted in their testing.

June 25th 2006 - IMAF Senior instructor "Big" Mike Horn was married to Sonia today in a beautiful ceremony. Some close friends from IMAF attended and had a great time. Congratulations and best of luck to Mike and Sonia!

June 21st 2006 - IMAF conducted it children's and junior belt testing Wed from 3:30 to 9:30PM. Two students, Allix Chirls and Akiva Mattenson tested for  Black Belt (Jr.).

Allix Chirls - Akiva Mattenson - IMAF Black Belts

 IMAF's Black Belt test is extensive and exhausting and both students turned an outstanding performance to the delight and amazement of all those that attended. These two students had to prepare and read an essay on their journey to Black Belt, pass an extensive physical endurance test, perform advanced level forms, demonstrate advanced Eskrima drills, kick box for 3 X1 minute rounds, stick fight for 3 X1 minute rounds, submission grappling for 4 minutes and ending with MMA (free style striking, takedowns and submissions from the ground). They ended their test with advanced board breaking which had the crowd on their feet as they demonstrated power, speed, accuracy and focus.

Both students were then presented with their Black Belts which their parents helped  present, and were given a plaque and framed certificates evidencing their accomplishments.

The event was professionally videotaped by Chris Praml and photographed by Lauren Julich both professional photographers. Blakc Belt pics will be posted within the week!

Congratulations to our two new black belts, Allix and Akiva!

IMAF children and Junior students tested as well with Joey Dellosso, James Goldman, Chase Madorsky and John Papayanapalous testing for their Black/Red belt - the last step before Black Belt. Their test included multiple rounds of kickboxing and grappling.

Congratulations to all students who tested yesterday and to their parents. A job well done .

And a special thanks to all those that helped - Sifu's "Big " Mike (getting married this Sunday), Chris Praml, Anthony Gerber, Amy Edwards and to IMAF  students Keisha Aranjuez, John Lodato and Kyle for their help, without which we could not have conducted the most successful event yet!

Little ninja tests and make ups will be conducted in July.

June 3rd 2006 - IMAF is featured on Inside Martial Arts , who covered the Battle at the Boardwalk in Atlantic this past February. IMAF ran the Filipino Combat Championships there where Inside Martial Arts  interviewed IMAF senior student Tung Cheng and took videos of the fights as well.. Be sure to check it out at www.insidemartialarts.tv Podcastdown load #7!

April 2nd, 2006 - IMAF conducted a Doce Pares demonstration at the "Pa. Tae Kwon Do Open " tournament in Carbondale Pa Sunday. Senior students Tung Cheng, Mike House and Tom Walker along with Master Don Edwards demonstrated the varied concepts and fighting skills in this style. Participants demonstrated forms, empty hand close quarter combat skills, Espada Y Daga and full contact stick fighting with and without protective gear. The audiance was able to see the transitions from stand up to Dumog/BJJ concepts and were thoroughly impressed. Look for an IMAF fighting Systems seminar in Carbondale soon. Special thanks to Tom, Tung and Little Mike for a great job on short notice!

April 1st, 2006 - Congratulations to those that tested this weekend as listed below.

Note - for those that didn't yet test see Sifu for an alternate date.

January 20th, 2006

IMAF would like to congratulate Randy Kansky for successfully testing for his Doce Pares Level 2A December 23rd.

December 3rd, 2005  -

IMAF conducts Adult Promotion Testing

IMAF students tested for ranking in Doce Pares Eskrima and Jeet Kune Do. Students tested for three hours demonstrating their skills in each art. Congratulations to the following students:

November 5th, 2005

 IMAF's continued successes in the tournament circuit underscores the effectiveness of the IMAF system -  Mixed Martial Arts at it's best. IMAF students have demonstrated their ability to successfully compete in tournaments representing different martial arts styles walking away with medals and a boat load of experience for years now. IMAF students have consistently won gold in kickboxing and stickfighting. Our students can grapple, kickbox and stickfight, some all on the same weekend! In the past month IMAF brought home medals in a major grappling tournament and a major stickfighting tournament. Congratulations to the students for putting in the time it takes to be truly competitive. you all are reaping the benefits of a true Mixed Martial Arts system! - Sifu

October 28th - IMAF Halloween Party - IMAF had it's annual Kids Halloween party this past Thursday. Everyone that attended attended had a blast. As usual it was filled with games, fun and treats. All the kids had great costumes which made for a SCARY time! also thanks to those students that brought friends!.       BOOOOOOOO..Sifu!  PS. See the Halloween Safety tips midway down this page.! -  Have a safe Halloween

October 25th  2005 -

IMAF Announces  new it's first SWAT members - IMAF formed it's SWAT , Special, winning Attitude Team, to recognize those students with exceptional attitude, comittment, and dedication to training and the goal of Black Belt. The first two SWAT members are Keisha Aranjuez and Jesson Lim.  Both Keisha and Jesson assisted the instructors on a regular basis over the summer program and demonstrated those qualities necessary to wear the coveted Red Gi Top. Congratulation to both students.

New BBC members - IMAF announced new members to the Black Belt Club.  Daniel Goloborodko , Emily Goldson, Sam Bucca and  Nick Percival  were inducted Monday Oct 24th. All these students displayed excellent attitude, respect and courtesy as well as outstanding attendance. Congratulations!

Daniel	Emily
Sam	Nick

IMAF Fighting Systems Promotion - IMAF held it's children's promotion testing Friday September 30th. All those that tested were very impressive, demonstrating excellent skills at their level. Students had to test in kickboxing, grappling and Eskrima. Great job everyone and thanks to Simu Amy, Sifu "Big" Mike and Sifu Chris for doing a great job in training the children and to Sifu Anthony for helping in the testing.

Fernando "Cabeca" Workshop at IMAF - Fernando Sarmento Jr., IMAF's  BJJ Coach, conducted a 2 hour workshop at IMAF September 15th. Fernando demonstrated some great techniques for all levels and some great details that make things work. At the end of the workshop Fernando gave out some well deserved promotions. Congratulations to the following students:

• James Goldman - Yellow Belt (Children)

• Joey Dellosso - Yellow Belt (Children)

• Larry Manley - Blue Belt

• Chris Praml - 4 stripes

• Big Mike Horn - 4 stripes

• Tung Cheng - 4 stripes

• Harry Huncken - 3 stripes

• Chris Martinez - 2 stripes

• Dianna Montes - 1 stripe

• Guillermo Riestra - 1 stripe

• John Lodato - 1 stripe

• Dan Font - 1 stripe

See Seminar Page for Pics.!

Promotion at IMAF - Sifu /Guro Don was recently promoted to "Master Instructor" by Master "Dong Cuesta".  Guro Don who has been training under Master "Dong" since the mid 80's is one of the few instructors to hold the title under Master "Dong" , GM  "Diony" Canete and GM "Cacoy" Canete. - Simu Debbie

Team "IMAF/Cabeca" Competes at NAGA August 7th. -  James Goldman, Joey Dellosso, Harry Huncken Jr. and Randy Toth all competed for the first time in Submission Grappling -No Gi/BJJ -Gi. this weekend at Wildwood NJ. James and Joey are part of the children's IMAF BJJ competition team and have been training for two months for this tournament. All fighters did a great job and got their first tournament out of the way. They all have a lot to look forward to. Congratulations to James Goldman who won a third place with a great comeback. After being down in points, James broke guard, and was able to get top mount and hold it to take the victory. Great job to all fighters! - See Tournament page for pics and details!

Also congratulations to IMAFWest (Dave Ferreira's school) who had some very impressive fighters!

Yusuf Muhammad Promotion July 30th 2005 -

Additionally, Dylan Camche successfully tested for his first Brown stripe  on his Red Belt. Congratulations. Also Alex Granata successfully tested for her Yellow Stipe. Congratulations to both! - Sifu

IMAF Children's Promotion-

IMAF conducted it's second promotion for it's children/juniors program Monday July 11th. Congratulations to the following students who successfully tested for their next belt level. James Goldman Joey Dellosso (not pictured) Ryan Unger Nicollette Minto Kevin Marcelo Michael Lupo Jesson Lim Keisha Aranjuez Rachael Aliparo Also thanks to Head Children's Instructor Simo Amy Edwards and to Assistant Instructor Chris Praml for a great job in training the children and running the promotion.

IMAF Children train with Sensi Fernando Sarmento for up coming NAGA grappling tournament

Two members of the "IMAF Competition Team", James Goldman and Joey Dellosso, enjoy a  training session  with Fernando Sarmento Jr. in preparation for an upcoming BJJ fight. Both students, who are also BBC members, train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu twice a week with Sifu Don. Good luck to both students in their up coming fight and thanks to Fernando for providing his expertise training these students.

May 26th, 2005 - IMAF held special classes where parents can join their children our students) in a fun hour of martial arts. Parents worked along with the students then acted as training partners, holding pads etc. I would like to thanks all the parents that attended as well as the instructors that helped make this a fun filled event.

IMAF invites two more students into it's prestigious Black Belt Training Club. - Rachael Aliparo and  Avidan Rothman were both invited into IMAF's  prestigious Black Belt Club. Both students have consistently demonstrated the Black Belt attitude necessary to perform at this level. Congratulations to both students for working hard for this goal.

April 9th & 10th , 2005

IMAF invites three more students into it's prestigious Black Belt Training Club. Ethan Reisboarg, Nicollette Minto and Taylor Leen were surprised by their invitation to join our BBC training program. These students have worked very hard and have their sights set on their Black Belt.

A.C.T. Self-Defense Seminars for Big "5" CPA firm. - IMAF just conducted two Awareness & Confidence Training (A.C.T.)self-defense workshops for PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the largest CPA firms in the world. Participants were taught basic self-defense skills including awareness, attitude, verbal skills as well as physical defensive skills. All came away a little better prepared and more aware on how to avoid a potential confrontation.

Children's Belt Testing - Sunday April 10th - IMAF children's and Junior martial arts students tested for their next belt levels. Students continue to demonstrate outstanding skill in Jeet Kune Do kickboxing, Grappling and Doce Pares Eskrima. Congratulations to all those that tested. Excellent job!

Also congratulations to Simu Amy for a great job she has done with the children's program and to Tung & Patty for taking their time to help with the promotion.

Adult JKD "Phase" Promotion /Sat April 9th 2005.- IMAF adult students participated in a "Phase" level  testing, demonstrating their knowledge and ability to apply the techniques and concepts of JKD. Congratulation to all those students that tested as they were very impressive.

• Mike Horn - Phase 3 Intermediate

• Tung Cheng - Phase 3

• Chris Praml - Phase 2 Advanced

• George Horobetz - Phase 2 Intermediate

• Vivian Yung - Phase 2

• Mark Aranjuez - Phase 2

• Oliver Lim - Phase 2

• Earl Aliparo - Phase 1 Advanced

• Laurie Dellosso - Phase 1 Intermediate

• Harry Huncken- Phase 1 Intermediate

• Andy Groeneveld- Phase 1 Intermediate

IMAF In-House "IMB Martial Arts -a-Thon"Tournament - IMAF conducted an "in house" tournament modeled after Sifu Bustillo's IMB "Martial Arts -a-thon tournament". This format is designed to give the students a chance to compete and test their skills in a safe environment. The tournament was open to all Black Belt Club members and consisted of kickboxing and grappling. Students were paired up based on size and experience for both competitions. All students had a great time and received medals for first or second place. Pictures will follow.

I would like to thank all students that took the time to participate and support the even.

February, 2005

New Black Belt Club Members - IMAF is proud to announce that Jesson Lim and Keisha Aranjuez were accepted into the IMAF Black Belt Club. Both students, now purple Belts, are model students, with excellent attendance, excellent grades in school and always respectful and courteous to others.

December, 2004

IMAF Holiday Party Dec. 18th, 2004 - IMAF hosted it's 2004 Holiday Party at it's new location. Attendance was great and everyone had a great time. We would like to thank all our friends, students and clients for joining us in celebrating the holidays and helping make 2004 a great year. Some pics are below and more will follow.

IMAF conducts promotion testing Dec. 12th - Adult, Juniors and children at IMAF participated in their belt testing ceremony in an all day event. Adults tested in ranking in Doce Pares Eskrima (many tested in Jeet Kune Do in August) while children tested in the IMAF Fighting "Blend System" comprising Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts and grappling. This was the first such event at IMAF's new 4,200 square foot facility which proved to be an outstanding day for students and family alike. Congratulations to all those that tested! Great job! Special thanks to Assistant instructors Chris and Anthony for their help and to  Amy for a great job training the Children and juniors.

IMAF adult students after their Doce Pares belt testing

"Steal Proof Masters"TM Stranger Danger workshop - IMAF hosted another FREE Child self-defense workshop Sat December 4th. The "Steal Proof" series is a unique children's "stranger danger" program that contains a professionally produced video that details 10 "Evil Warriors" (types of abduction techniques) that can be used against children. The movie setting was in a "Lord of the Rings" type environment that helped reinforce the characters to the children. After the video the IMAF instructors role played each "Evil Warrior with the children. This was an eye opening event for all that attended. IMAF will be hosting more of these free workshops in the future.

Special thanks goes out to "Big" Mike (pictured below with the participants) who assisted in the program. His experience as a member of the Aux. Police department in Livingston was invaluable.

 Web News Letter - This year there are going to be many changes at IMAF. We have grown quite a bit over the past year and as a result we will be instituting some very positive changes this year. IMAF is first and foremost a PROFESSIONAL, HIGH QUALITY MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL, and everything we do is to add to that mission.

Extended use of the web to communicate - We are  publishing our monthly news letter on the web. There will also be a "paper version" for a limited time as well. We will be communicating important notices of events, schedules etc via email. It is important that EVERYONE make sure that we have an updated email address. Please see Debbie to make sure that your address is up to date. You may also email us at info@imafit.com with your email address. Just please put your name or students name in the body of the email.

Black Belt Club nominations - IMAF has accepted some new students into it's Black Belt Track program. As many of you know, this program is for students that show the drive and determination to make it to their goal of Black Belt. Joey Dellosso, Dylan Camche, James Goldman  and Gabe Stolars were each invited after demonstrating exceptional attitude and committment. Below are two pictures showing the students parents changing their uniforms to the BBC Black and Red uniform. The third picture is of head instructor Amy Edwards with some students in the new school.

Ron Balicki Seminar -  IMAF will be hosting a 2 day seminar with Ron Balicki Nov 20th & 21st. Mr. Balicki is a full instructor under Dan Inosanto (Bruce Lee's chief instructor). Ron has appeared in a number of magazines and authored books about Jeet Kune Do. He also has a number of videos out on Filipino Martial Arts and Jeet Kune Do. This is an excellent opportunity for our students to experience different styles of the systems we train in.

Past News

June 29th - IMAF holds it's first "In House" BJJ tournament - Held held it's first "in house" Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi Tournament June 29th utilizing sport Jiu Jitsu scoring. This was a great experience for all those that attended in that it gave focus to the training and heightened everyone's awareness as to what works for them and where they need improvement. Students were matched by experience and weight as close as possible. It was great to see everyone eager to participate and see them apply what they have been learning. While we did announce winners in each fight, EVEREYONE that participated was a winner as the focus was on the individual and what can be learned as opposed to winning a tournament.

We did video tape it and it is available for viewing at the school. Look for more "In House " Tournaments in the future in all the styles we teach to help enhance your training!

Participants were:

IMAF conducted it's children's and juniors promotion testing May 25th - IMAF students tested for their belts today and everyone present did an incredible job. I can easily say this was the most impressive test we have seen in some time. Sifu Amy along with "Big" Mike, Chris and Tung have all done a great job with the children's and juniors program.  Student testing is complex as they must demonstrate skills in three different martial arts - Filipino Eskrima, Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Congratulations to all of you that tested. Also a BIG THANKS to the parents for taking the time to make this incredible opportunity possible for your children. Also a Big Thanks to Judy and Ken for their help. It is very obvious that all these students are on their way to Black Belt. - Sifu Don

IMAF Little Ninja students after their test with their parents!

IMAF's children and junior students with their parents after their test!

April 29th - IMAF demo team along with a Filipino dance troupe which included Kisha Arnjuez performed at the Cultural Arts night at Mt Pleasant Middleschool. IMAF students included Adnrew Hauptman, Spencer Luster, Mark Arnjues, Oliver Lim, Tung Chung and Ken Gruber put on a demonstration of full contact stickfighting, stick drills and forms. The feedback was great and all the studnet's put on a great performance.

March 30 &31st. IMAF instructors participated in a town wide program focused on "anti bullying" or as IMAF terms it, Bully Busters. IMAF students Mike Horn, Tung Cheng, Chris Praml, Tom Walker & Laurie Dellosso donated their time and efforts in conducting programs at Kushner Hebrew school and Mt. Pleasant middle school. 

Feb 21st, 2004 Doce Pares Level Testing- Congratulations to IMAF students "Big" Mike Horn, "Little" Mike House - Level 3 Advanced; Tung Cheng - Level 2 Advanced; Chris Praml - Level 2; Mark Aranjuez and Oliver Lim - Level 1 Advanced; Erin Sheidler - Level 1

December 2003 - Julian Ritholz ,  Evan Schoenbach and Harley Montano were invited into the IMAF Black Belt Club. Pictured are Evan and Julian and Harley.

Great Adventure "MAC Live Demo " - IMAF was invited to perform 4 demonstrations at Great Adventure in Jackson NJ July 19th. MAC TV is a new Martial Arts Cable channel that features martial arts oriented programing from movies to tournaments etc for all ages.  We understood that the organizers were looking for a more extreme form of martial arts from us. The event was well received and IMAF, and the other schools present,  did an incredible job.

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