AMAA LINEAGE

An Academy with real lineage has a greater responsibility to teach and develop your skill and knowledge, as well as uphold the arts in all respects and quality. As a student at AMAA you should know your lineage.

In each and every single one of our arts you will not get watered down technique, or be taught how to win a tournament without knowing how to defend yourself on the street. Furthermore, you will understand the arts specific contribution to the range in which it lives: ground, striking, weapons and so on. You will learn the ethics, philosophy, terminology, and exact syllabus of each art.

You will get the direct lineage and teaching of the art – and each belt and rank will be in accordance with your lineage.

As you go on to read about AMAA’s (and your) direct lineage please note that in the Phase (1, 2/3) JKD, Kali class students are taught all of the following ranges of combat and how to easily flow from each range: kicking range into hand range, hand range into close quarter trapping and grappling range, close quarter trapping range into grappling or ground fighting range. The use of weapons, both defensively and offensively, are taught in an easy-to-remember and efficient method of application.

• All classes are kept small or provide numerous instructors to give students the individual attention needed to progress
• Specific arts can be taken by students with a specific goal or interest
• All ranks and belts at AMAA are given (earned) under the exact lineage provided below in that exact art

The Filipino martial arts taught at Andersons Martial Art Academy are drawn from 26 primary sources, these are the instructors who Magulang Na Guro Dan Inosanto has spent his life training under and developing this system. With influences such as the late Grandmaster John La Coste, Magulang Na Guro Dan Inosanto has developed a program that introduces students to 12 main areas including, but not limited to, single stick, double stick, stick & dagger, double dagger, panatukan (Filipino boxing), Sikaran (Filipino kicking methods), Kuntao & Silat.

Additional to his Guro Inosanto lineage and education, Sifu Anderson has studied extensively in Balintawak Kali/Arnis, being awarded by Grand Master Atillo as the disciple of the art, as well as the East Coast representative.

At AMAA you will also get direct exposure to both Guro Dan Inosanto and Grandmaster Atillo through seminars, specialty workshops and training weeks during their visits to the Academy.

At AMAA Filipino Martial Arts/ Kali / Eskrima is taught in our Phase 1, 2/3 JKD and Kali classes, Panatuken classes and specialty workshops.

Carlos Gracie is the older brother and teacher of Helio Gracie.

Between the two of them, they developed the most efficient fighting system ever created: Brazilian (Gracie) Jiu Jitsu.

They were able to defeat all different challengers, big and small, and of all other martial arts.

Clark’s father, Carley Gracie, is known as the “Lion of the Gracie family” and earned his black belt from his father, Carlos Gracie. Carley Gracie is the last of the Gracie fighters to be personally trained and coached by Carlos Gracie.

Carley Gracie is now a 9th Degree Red Belt. Clark Gracie is the son of Carley Gracie.

Sifu Anderson has spent over two and a half decades in the art, beginning his BJJ journey with Rickson Gracie, and continuing on to study with many world-class Brazilian JiuJitsu practitioners.

Sifu Anderson is now a 2nd degree Brazilian JiuJitsu blackbelt.

At AMAA we are very lucky to have both Clark Gracie and red-belt Carley Gracie frequent the Academy for training, workshops, team building and seminars.

This is also your direct belt lineage, for every BJJ stripe, belt or rank you achieve at the Academy.

Additionally, we also host visiting Brazilian and Gracie Jiu Jitsu world champions and legends, like 9th degree Gracie blackbelt Steve Maxwell, who comes to teach and mentor AMAA students several times a year.