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.
Sensei
Emmanuel Peake
Emmanuel has been training in the
martial arts for over fifteen years. He holds a black belt in
Taekwondo and Karate and a brown belt in Judo. He has also trained
extensively in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing and Capoeira.
Emmanuel has competed in tournaments of all styles
all over the state, including the 2006 Judo Show Me State Games
at which he was awarded the winner of quickest win and best throw.
Sensei
Lucas Predmore
Sensei
Lucas has been training and teaching martial arts for over 15
years. He began training Judo with his father David and has trained
under many other instructors in several different systems including
Jujitsu, Kickboxing, Hapkido, Karate, and Kali Silat He believes
that every martial art has value and one must strive to be as
well rounded as possible.
Mr.
Predmore has worked with several different groups of people including
military, police, athletes, and citizens from all walks of life.
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.
Sensei
Evan Hoyle
Evan
has been training in American Karate for over 13 years and currently
holds the rank of black belt. Evan has also trained in gymnastics.
Sensei
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.
Sensei
Eli Peake
Eli
Peake has been training in the martial arts for more than 8 years.
He is experienced in Karate, Judo & Taekwondo. Eli holds the
rank of black belt in both Karate & Taekwondo and has competed
all over the country from Little Rock, Arkansas to Kansas City,
MO.
Sensei
David Predmore
David
Predmore is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kodokan Judo and has been
teaching martial arts for nearly 20 years.
Master
Mike Smith
Master
Smith has been training and teaching martial arts for over 40
years.
He currently holds Dan Ranks in 7 different systems. His primary
method is Smithsama-Ryu Aiki-Budo which is a derivitive of Daito-Ryu
Aikijutsu.
His current rank is Hachidan.
