About Us
Master Ernest is an accomplished martial artist with achievements highlighted below:
- Over 20+ years experience in the martial arts with a backgound in multiple styles.
- A member of and Executive Vice President of the Valadez Kenpo Association.
- VKA Hall of Fame 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008.
- USMA Hall of fame inductee 2000 & 2001.
- Listed in Who's Who in Martial Arts.
- Member of several Professional Martial Arts Organizations: Valadez Kenpo Association, American Federation of Jujitsu, Independent Martial Arts Federation, World Moosul Kwan Federation, United Kingdom Fighting Arts Network, and the World Elite Black Belt Association. http://www.combatmartialarts.com/RankRegistry.html
- Mention in article, Black Belt Magazine.
- Lineage in Kenpo and Shorin Ryu.
- Member and Co-Founder of the Academics of Martial Science, and the World Council of Black Belts, both professional martial arts associations. Received Professor Certification.
- Endorsed by various Military, Police / Swat agencies across the World.
- Strong National & Worldwide student base.
- Certified Founder of multiple styles in martial arts (Shorinkenjitsu, American Tiger Jujitsu, SnakeFist, and Combat Karate).
- Black belt status in multiple systems including: Shorin Ryu, Valadez Kenpo, Dragon Kenpo, Youshin Ryu Jujitsu.
- Additional experience in: Shotokan, Tae kwon Do, boxing, wrestling, MMA, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Sambo, and other exotic fighting styles i.e. certified in the use of striking points.
- Extensive weapons experience and various certifications i.e. Arnis, Kamas, Bo, Cane, Knife, pocket stick, sai, sword, bailsong, among many other weapons both traditional and practical
- Sensei Loay Ali Khan ,Black belt on all the courses offered and instructor.
If you have a black belt in any of our styles, you can purchase your very own lineage chart, the same as below. Click HERE and scroll to the bottom to order yours.
Lineage
Tree(s)
The tree above is official. There will be more in the near future once completed.
The chart below demonstrates the reach the SKKA Academy has on an International basis. We have students in every corner of the world.
The chart below demonstrates the reach the SKKA Academy has on an International basis. We have students in every corner of the world.
Are Distance Learning Programs Effective?Read the following article that appeared inBlack Belt Magazine:
CAN YOUR VCR TEACH YOU TECHNIQUES AS WELL
AS LIVING, BREATHING HUMAN BEINGS?
BY BOBBY NEWMAN PH.D. In recent years there's been a boom in the sales of videotapes designed to teach certain skill sets to viewers. As soon as video was determined to be an effective teaching tool, forward thinking martial artists entered the fray and began churning out volume after volume covering every style imaginable. It has become big business. Up to 35 percent of the ads in Black Belt offer some form of videotaped instruction. They represent an almost endless parade of styles and instructors, with individual tapes costing as much as $60 and complete sets selling for $500 or more. Despite the popularity of martial arts instructional tapes, no study of their effectiveness has been performed. Until now. In a quest for hard evidence, three subjects with no martial arts experience were selected to participate in an experiment. These are the results.
THE METHOD
The subjects were three women, all of whom were in their 20s and in good health. They were tasked with learn- 10 kenpo karate techniques. For some techniques, the mode of instruction was one-on-one training with a certified personal trainer who holds a black belt in the art. For others, it was by videotape.
All the techniques were taught on the same day. Two of the students learned in their homes, while the third learned in a commercial martial arts facility. Before each session, they were told to stretch their muscles and perform calisthenics. Then the training commenced.
Each live technique was performed three times by the instructor. Then the students practiced it with the instructor as the partner until they could execute it proficiently.
Each video-based technique was viewed three times. Then the students practiced it with the instructor, but he merely served as the attacker. He did not make corrections or offer advice.
THE OUTCOME
The study determined that all three students were able to effectively perform each technique for the instructor in fewer than 10 attempts. No systematic differences between the two methods of instruction were evident. The subjects appeared to learn the techniques equally well from either source. The tapes, however, imparted the skills at a much lower cost to the students.
CAN YOUR VCR TEACH YOU TECHNIQUES AS WELL
AS LIVING, BREATHING HUMAN BEINGS?
BY BOBBY NEWMAN PH.D. In recent years there's been a boom in the sales of videotapes designed to teach certain skill sets to viewers. As soon as video was determined to be an effective teaching tool, forward thinking martial artists entered the fray and began churning out volume after volume covering every style imaginable. It has become big business. Up to 35 percent of the ads in Black Belt offer some form of videotaped instruction. They represent an almost endless parade of styles and instructors, with individual tapes costing as much as $60 and complete sets selling for $500 or more. Despite the popularity of martial arts instructional tapes, no study of their effectiveness has been performed. Until now. In a quest for hard evidence, three subjects with no martial arts experience were selected to participate in an experiment. These are the results.
THE METHOD
The subjects were three women, all of whom were in their 20s and in good health. They were tasked with learn- 10 kenpo karate techniques. For some techniques, the mode of instruction was one-on-one training with a certified personal trainer who holds a black belt in the art. For others, it was by videotape.
All the techniques were taught on the same day. Two of the students learned in their homes, while the third learned in a commercial martial arts facility. Before each session, they were told to stretch their muscles and perform calisthenics. Then the training commenced.
Each live technique was performed three times by the instructor. Then the students practiced it with the instructor as the partner until they could execute it proficiently.
Each video-based technique was viewed three times. Then the students practiced it with the instructor, but he merely served as the attacker. He did not make corrections or offer advice.
THE OUTCOME
The study determined that all three students were able to effectively perform each technique for the instructor in fewer than 10 attempts. No systematic differences between the two methods of instruction were evident. The subjects appeared to learn the techniques equally well from either source. The tapes, however, imparted the skills at a much lower cost to the students.
