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Instructor – Jay de Leon

Originally Published in the FMADigest Special Issue 2005

Jay de Leon (right) with long-time friend, training partner and Inosanto Kali Guro Steve Aron at the Tipunan.

Jay de Leon was the host of Tipunan sa Disneyland and is the current Commissioner for
North America for the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP), which is based in Manila, Philippines.
Guro Jay de Leon has over 35 years experience in the martial arts, both in the Philippines and the United States. He currently owns and operates a school called Filipino Fighting Arts USA in Riverside County, California USA teaching Filipino martial arts (arnis, eskrima, kali) as the core style. In addition, Guro de Leon has either black belt or instructor ranking in other traditional martial arts systems as Shorin-ryu (Latino Gonzalez, Phil.), Parker Kenpo, Kodokan judo (Phil.), Muay Thai kickboxing, Japan Karate Association (JKA) Shotokan and jiu-jitsu.

Brandmaster Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu, Jay de Leon, and Master Davis Krapes

Olohe (Grandmaster of Lua) Solomon Kaihewalu, featured performer at Tipunan, Jay de Leon, and Lua Master David Krapes, who assisted Olohe Solomon, (from left to right).

     In addition, Guro de Leon has taught martial arts and self-defense to school and community groups, such as the Filipino Coalition of San Jose, CA, law enforcement and security officers, and corporate executives. He was a certified instructor of the “America-in-Defense” program, which was created by Bob Wall’s WorldBlackBelt, as a response to the Sept. 11 tragedy, and trained flight attendants in cabin self-defense all over the United States.
     Jay de Leon is a CPA by profession, as well as a sports coach in soccer, basketball and wrestling to his three children, Michael, Mitchell and Paulina, an entrepreneur, a community volunteer and activist, a writer, and a historian. He is the CEO and Founder of a non-profit organization Wellness Development Foundation, Inc. (WDFI). He is currently an executive of TerraNova Entertainment, Inc., creators of the upcoming TV reality series “Next Martial Arts Superstar.”
     In addition, Guro de Leon has taught martial arts and self-defense to school and community groups, such as the Filipino Coalition of San Jose, CA, law enforcement and security officers, and corporate executives. He was a certified instructor of the “America-in-Defense” program, which was created by Bob Wall’s WorldBlackBelt, as a response to the Sept. 11 tragedy, and trained flight attendants in cabin self-defense all over the United States.
     Jay de Leon is a CPA by profession, as well as a sports coach in soccer, basketball and wrestling to his three children, Michael, Mitchell and Paulina, an entrepreneur, a community volunteer and activist, a writer, and a historian. He is the CEO and Founder of a non-profit organization Wellness Development Foundation, Inc. (WDFI). He is currently an executive of TerraNova Entertainment, Inc., creators of the upcoming TV reality series “Next Martial Arts Superstar."

Judo Gene LeBell (left),
legendary grappler, wrestler, stuntman,
lecturer and author puts his signature choke on Jay de Leon during a break of a recent film shoot.

Contact info:
International Modern Arnis Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP)
40485 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, #358
Murrieta, CA 92563
Tel. 951-894-1452
jaydeleon@worldblackbelt.com
www.imafp.com

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