Johnson's Black Belt Academy



















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Johnson’s Black Belt Academy

is proud to host
Guro Tom Green

Master Tom Green was a personal student of Grandmaster Presas beginning in the late 1980s. He received his Black Belt and Advanced Instructor Certificate directly from The Professor in 1989 and has been teaching since at the school that he founded, the Warren School of Self-Defense located in Warren, Pennsylvania. Master Green has also studied extensively in other martial arts including Shotokan Karate (6^th Degree Black Belt from Hanshi Rick Johnson) and Wing Chun (Dr. Jordan Yee). Master Green is assisted in his teaching at the Warren School of Self-Defense by his son, Guro Paul Green, who was the first student from the Warren School of Self-Defense to be promoted to Black Belt (Lakan) in Modern Arnis.

In addition to teaching Modern Arnis, Master Tom Green also provides classes in Self-Defense including a popular specialized class in Women’s Self-Defense. He has taught people of all ages and skill levels, and has provided training seminars for many law enforcement and security personnel. Master Green believes that self-defense should work no matter if the defender is big or small, strong or weak, male or female, old or young. For his classes, no martial arts experience is required, just a desire to improve your safety and awareness.

$40 per Month

1st week free

Monday and Wednesday 6:15 - 7:30 PM

For more information on Master Tom Green’s classes in Modern Arnis, Self-Defense, Women’s Self-Defense, please contact him by phone at 814-688-9707.

Modern Arnis is the system of Filipino martial arts founded in 1969 by the late Grandmaster Remy Amador Presas, or "The Professor" as he was known to his students. The Professors's goal was to create an injury-free training method as well as an effective self-defense tool.
	In addition to its many Filipino influences, elements of Wing Chun, Judo, Shotokan Karate and Small Circle Jujitsu appear in the system. Grandmaster Remy Presas was widely regarded as the world's foremost expert on Filipino martial arts, and Modern Arnis is the largest Filipino martial arts system in the world, boasting students from all points of the globe.
One of the unique characteristics of Modern Arnis is the use of weapons from the very beginning of training. The primary weapon is the rattan stick, called a cane or baston which is usually about 28 inches in length. Modern Arnis uses empty-hand self-defense (striking, locking, throwing, etc.) as well as the trademark single and double stick techniques.
	Other aspects of the art include espada y daga (sword and dagger fighting), sinawali (double stick weaving patterns), and tapi-tapi (locking drills with the stick). In addition to partner drills, Modern Arnis includes the use of anyo (kata), solo forms both with and without the stick. Emphasis is placed on fitting Modern Arnis in with a student's previous training if they have any ("the art within your art"), smoothly reacting to changing situations in the fight ("the flow"), and countering the opponent's attempt to counter strikes directed at him ("tapi-tapi").