Guru Bryan's Career Command Through Filipino Martial Arts

You're welcome 🤣

Many of the people who know me well will sometimes comment that I have "lived a few different lives" in my 45 years (and I feel lucky to have done so). It's always interesting when people from these different "lives" intersect. It's interesting when people who know me as an educator see me perform, etc.

While stand-up has been getting a lot of my extracurricular attention for a while, I have not given up martial arts.

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the 2024 Taky Kimura Memorial / Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute of Seattle Instructors Conference. It's my honor to serve as a Level 2 Affiliate under Sifu Andrew Kimura and it was great to see Russell Dulay Bill Seng Damon Evans Chad Hellmuth and my other Jun Fan Seattle Institute Fam. It was great meeting Matt Heffron in person. Congratulations to Matt Emery and Kimberly Hafey for pulling off another amazing event. It's great seeing familiar faces like Khayman Amir McDaniels in the context of the Seattle group. Sifu Andy, Sifu Chris, and G**o Rick delivered some GREAT instruction. I know I've missed tagging people, and I apologize; it's almost Spring of my 20th year in public education. I claim "diplomatic immunity", Lethal Weapon 2 style.

My martial arts practice continues. I've been a bit more public about performing, but I'm still kicking...and punching...and trapping...and reading everyone's martial arts posts that are filled with nothing but kindness and encouragement 🤣

No, seriously, I'm still here and last weekend was great fun, everyone (sorry to my table mates at the last dinner; I'm at my worst when I'm hangry)!

Wishing a happy, heavenly 100th birthday to the late, great Sigung Taky Kimura.

Dear FMA People,
Please stop commenting on why other systems' uncontested energy to your system's uncontested energy drills. Noel.

Who else loves the Filipino Martial Arts? This is coming up in two months. Join us online or in-person in Queens!

I just don't know, you know? My Academy already shut down over a year ago, and my live offerings have been stopped for over a year too. I know some things are opening up, and I want to be optimistic. For all of the cool things we're doing right now, visit http://bryanstoopsmartialarts.com/

Coming up tomorrow!

I have two things I want to put on everyone's radar:

1. My Virtual Phase I Jeet Kune Do Trainer Certification Weekend is just under a month away. Even if you have no prior martial arts background, if you are interested in the martial contributions of the late, great Bruce Lee, please visit http://www.virtualjkdtrainer.com/ for all of the info and to get registered today. The sooner you register, the more time you have to study the curriculum prior to the event.

2. I will be teaching a 45 minute block for the birthday celebration of Grand Tuhon Gaje on Saturday, May 1st. My section will be on Being A Multi-Dimensional Stick Fighter! Use the info on the attached digital flier to register today.

May 22nd and 23rd, I will be teaching my second Virtual Phase I Trainer Certification Weekend, but my first one focused on Jeet Kune Do! You can get all of the info at virtualjkdtrainer.com and most importantly: when you visit that page, put in your info for a special option!

There are a few hours left until I open up registration for my Virtual Jeet Kune Do Phase I Trainer Certification Weekend.

Visit virtualjkdtrainer.com right now & put in your info on that page.

When registration opens in a few hours, you will be approached first with a special option. Only those indicating their interest will receive this option.

In June of 2020, I taught the Filipino Martial Arts version of the same offering, and we had a blast! The JKD Weekend will be held May 22nd and May 23rd; come and join our group for an amazing training experience.