South Bay FMA Club
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Club Information
Since we are a club please contact us via Facebook, meet up, phone or e-mail, ahead of time to be sure that we will be meeting at that location. We now share space a Judo Clubs. Some nights we visit do other clubs. That said, beginners and experienced martial artists are invited to join us on Saturday mornings from 8am-10am and Tuesday Nights Adults Club 730pm-8pm. Saturday Classes are two hours long.
About Our Kempo Karate Program:
Our Kempo program is true to its name The Law of the Fist. It was designed to be a Self Defense Fighting method. Our method is adaptive to each persons strengths and weaknesses. Being Island style in nature we used what works and adapt to situations. The methods we teach come from proven fighting methods from China, Japan, Philippines and Hawaii. The self defense methods taught to combat current street attacks and modern fighting methods. Our methods are based upon scientific understanding of fighting and self defense.
About the instructor-Marc Lawrence
Hometown: Torrance, CA
Occupation: Retired Fire Captain
Cell: 310-961-1266
e-mail:[email protected]
Personal Information: Married, 24 years, two children 17 and 21-year-old boys, hobbies are Filipino Martial Arts, fishing, woodworking, camping and writing.
Books and Magazines Written: Books-Combat Machete, Largo Olisi- Long Stick Fighting System, Native American Fighting Arts, The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts, Long Stick Fighting, The Adventures of Mestizo Mat, How to make your own Filipino Martial Art Supplies, PAKAMUT-The Original Filipino Fighting System of Stick, Knife & Hand to Hand Combat, Magazine Editions-Mataw Guro Notebook- 2nd Annual Mataw Guro Gathering ,FMA Informative- Monthly Column Building Blocks of FMA, FMA Digest Special Editions- Filipino Weapons A-Z, PAKAMUT, Doce Pares, Homemade Training Aids, misc. articles on events. Monthly Column the Basics of FMA run in the FMA Digest Magazine and in the FMA Informative Newspaper.
Videos: Modified Pangamut System Volume 1, 2 &3, 14 uses of the Live Hand, Cadena De Mano, Legacy 1 and 2 from EM3 productions.
Fighting & Teaching Background: Mataw Guro (Master Teacher),Founer and Punong Guro of the Modified Pangamut System, Certified Instructor of Arnis De Mano by the Arnis Professional Association, Instructor University of Cavite Arnis De Mano, Master- Reiki Healing Arts, Certified Master & Instructor for PAKAMUT Filipino Fighting Arts, trained in Cinco Terros (family fighting art) system with family members, Doce Pares system under Master Erwin Mosqueda, Cacoy Doce Pares system with Guro Luis Isadero, Kwan Do with Master Greg Park, Judo with Sawtelle Judo club, Kuk Sool Won with Grand Master Hyuk Sul. Instructor in Scottish Highland Broadsword and Hungarian Saber under Robin Price (KRON/HEMA) Student Instructor Apache Knife Under Robert Redfeather. Founder of the Combat Machete System, Founder of the Largo Olisi Long Stick System, Instructor/ Black Belt - Chinese Kempo United Studios of Self Defense, Student Instructor- Native American Fighting Arts Instructor under Danny Hoskins - Instructor American Bowie Knife HEMA Misfits crew.
Tournaments:
-2016 Wilmington Karate Invitational 2nd Place Open Mixed Weapon Sparring
-2015 Long Beach International-Self Defense Division 1st place
-2015 Wilmington Karate Invitational 1st place Open Mixed Weapon Sparring
- 2011 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Single Stick Sparring
- 2010 West Coast Eruption Seeder Jose Pacheco Dojang Mixed Weapons Sparring Grand Champion
- 2010 Angel Cabales/Serrada Legacy Tournament Mixed Weapons Sparring First Place
- 2010 UFTC 1st Place Weapons Forms
- 2010 UFTC 1st Place Black Belt division Solo Baston
- 2009 West Coast Eruption First Place Weapons Forms
- 2009 West Coast Eruption Grand Champion Empty Hands Forms
- 2009 West Coast Eruption Seeder - Jose Pachaco Dojang 1st place Self Defense Division and 2nd Place Sayaw/forms Division
- 2008 Best of the Best Tournament Masters Division Champion
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals Men's 1st Place Form Division
- 2008 USFMAF Men's 1st place Self Defense Division
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals 1st Place Men's Senior Padded Stick Point Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals Senior Men's 1st place Padded Stick Continuous Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men's 2nd place Live Stick Point Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men's 1st Place Continuous Live Stick Sparring,
- 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men's Senior Heavy Weight Division
- 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimador’s Challenge 3rd place Team Sparring Division
- 2008 WEKAF Nationals Wild card Team Competition 2nd Place
- 2008 WEKAF Nationals-US Team single stick competition 4th Place, US Team Completion
- 2007 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick
- 2007 Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division
- 2007 International Karate Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division -Pacific Fighting Arts Division Single Stick Fight
- 2007 Compete 2007 Black Belt Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting
- 2006 KA Open International Martial Arts Championship/ LA Sheriff’s Cup-1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Knife Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Padded Stick MMA
- 2006 Battle for Carson , Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division
- 2000 Guerrero’s Invitational 2nd Place Men’s Division
Awards:
-2013 Martial Arts History Museum Honor Award
-2013 Kick Punch Golden Stick & Blade Award
- 2010 Kick-Punch Blood & Sweat award for Martial Arts Support
- 2010 Mahar Martial Arts TV Show Award for Stick Fighting
- 2010 Kick-Punch Award-Top Rated in Weapons by UFTC
-2010 FMA Digest Master of the Pen Award
-2010 Master Hall of Fame Life Time Achievement-Silver Division
-2009 FMA Digest Competitor of the Year Award
-2008 Tri-County Tae Kali Do Supporter Award
- 2008 USFMA Regional Sports Organizer (RSO) of The Year Award
- 2007 Presidential Fitness Award- Gold
- 2006 Presidential Fitness Award- Silver
Marc Lawrence
Hometown: Torrance, CA
Occupation: Retired Fire Captain
Cell: 310-961-1266
e-mail:[email protected]
Personal Information: Married, 24 years, two children 20 and 24-year-old sons, hobbies are Filipino Martial Arts, fishing, woodworking, camping and writing.
Books and Magazines Written: Books- Weapons of the Philippines, Cossack Martial Arts, Combat Machete, Largo Olisi- Long Stick Fighting System, Native American Fighting Arts, The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts, Long Stick Fighting, The Adventures of Mestizo Mat, How to make your own Filipino Martial Art Supplies, PAKAMUT-The Original Filipino Fighting System of Stick, Knife & Hand to Hand Combat, Magazine Editions-Mataw Guro Notebook- 2nd Annual Mataw Guro Gathering ,FMA Informative- Monthly Column Building Blocks of FMA, FMA Digest Special Editions- Filipino Weapons A-Z, PAKAMUT, Doce Pares, Homemade Training Aids, misc. articles on events. Monthly Column the Basics of FMA run in the FMA Digest Magazine and in the FMA Informative Newspaper.
Videos: Modified Pangamut System Volume 1, 2 &3, 14 uses of the Live Hand, Cadena De Mano, Legacy 1 and 2 from EM3 productions.
Fighting & Teaching Background: Mataw Guro (Master Teacher),Founer and Punong Guro of the Modified Pangamut System, Certified Instructor of Arnis De Mano by the Arnis Professional Association, Instructor University of Cavite Arnis De Mano, Master- Reiki Healing Arts, Certified Master & Instructor for PAKAMUT Filipino Fighting Arts, trained in Cinco Terros (family fighting art) system with family members, Doce Pares system under Master Erwin Mosqueda, Cacoy Doce Pares system with Guro Luis Isadero, Kwan Do with Master Greg Park, Judo with Sawtelle Judo club, Kuk Sool Won with Grand Master Hyuk Sul. Instructor in Scottish Highland Broadsword and Hungarian Saber under Robin Price (KRON/HEMA) Student Instructor Apache Knife Under Robert Redfeather. Founder of the Combat Machete System, Founder of the Largo Olisi Long Stick System, Instructor/ Black Belt - Chinese Kempo United Studios of Self Defense, Student Instructor- Native American Fighting Arts Instructor under Danny Hoskins - Instructor American Bowie Knife HEMA Misfits crew.
Tournaments:
-2016 Wilmington Karate Invitational 2nd Place Open Mixed Weapon Sparring
-2015 Long Beach International-Self Defense Division 1st place
-2015 Wilmington Karate Invitational 1st place Open Mixed Weapon Sparring
- 2011 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Single Stick Sparring
- 2010 West Coast Eruption Seeder Jose Pacheco Dojang Mixed Weapons Sparring Grand Champion
- 2010 Angel Cabales/Serrada Legacy Tournament Mixed Weapons Sparring First Place
- 2010 UFTC 1st Place Weapons Forms
- 2010 UFTC 1st Place Black Belt division Solo Baston
- 2009 West Coast Eruption First Place Weapons Forms
- 2009 West Coast Eruption Grand Champion Empty Hands Forms
- 2009 West Coast Eruption Seeder - Jose Pachaco Dojang 1st place Self Defense Division and 2nd Place Sayaw/forms Division
- 2008 Best of the Best Tournament Masters Division Champion
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals Men's 1st Place Form Division
- 2008 USFMAF Men's 1st place Self Defense Division
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals 1st Place Men's Senior Padded Stick Point Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals Senior Men's 1st place Padded Stick Continuous Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men's 2nd place Live Stick Point Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men's 1st Place Continuous Live Stick Sparring,
- 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men's Senior Heavy Weight Division
- 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimador’s Challenge 3rd place Team Sparring Division
- 2008 WEKAF Nationals Wild card Team Competition 2nd Place
- 2008 WEKAF Nationals-US Team single stick competition 4th Place, US Team Completion
- 2007 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick
- 2007 Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division
- 2007 International Karate Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division -Pacific Fighting Arts Division Single Stick Fight
- 2007 Compete 2007 Black Belt Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting
- 2006 KA Open International Martial Arts Championship/ LA Sheriff’s Cup-1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Knife Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Padded Stick MMA
- 2006 Battle for Carson , Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division
- 2000 Guerrero’s Invitational 2nd Place Men’s Division
Awards:
-2013 Martial Arts History Museum Honor Award
-2013 Kick Punch Golden Stick & Blade Award
- 2010 Kick-Punch Blood & Sweat award for Martial Arts Support
- 2010 Mahar Martial Arts TV Show Award for Stick Fighting
- 2010 Kick-Punch Award-Top Rated in Weapons by UFTC
-2010 FMA Digest Master of the Pen Award
-2010 Master Hall of Fame Life Time Achievement-Silver Division
-2009 FMA Digest Competitor of the Year Award
-2008 Tri-County Tae Kali Do Supporter Award
- 2008 USFMA Regional Sports Organizer (RSO) of The Year Award
- 2007 Presidential Fitness Award- Gold
- 2006 Presidential Fitness Award- Silver
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
Find out what are the goals of the student and build a program around that and their personal abilities.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
1st lesson at the club is free- Otherwise it is 10.00 per hour with the group.
60.00 per month for club dues
50.00 per hour private lessons
120.00 per hour group plus millege.
How did you get started teaching?
As part of my job as a Fire Captain I provided training and public education to all walks of life. From the young ones in the stop, drop and roll to elderly in home fire safety and fall protection. I started treaching my children and working with them in their sports the played in. I found that there was poor coaching and training being done and based upon life exp
What types of students have you worked with?
I have worked with kids as young as 6 to the elderly as old as 70.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
Watching my college age son win in his division in the UC Takawado tournament.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Take a free lesson ask questions, be willing to sweat and learn.
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
What are their goals? is it fitness? Is it self defense? Is it competetion? Is work related like Military and Police personnel?