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Julius Melegrito

Julius Melegrito
(Photo by Rick Hustead)

Black Belt DVD instructor Julius Melegrito is the founder of the Philippine Martial Arts Alliance and the Philippine Combatives System. This energetic communicator travels across the United States and internationally to Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Japan and the Philippines teaching his dynamic array of self-defense programs to general populations as well as military and law-enforcement personnel.

Melegrito has been recognized for his years of study and service by a variety of publications, organizations and halls of fame. He currently operates a chain of Martial Arts International schools in Bellevue and Omaha, Nebraska.

Melegrito collaborated with Black Belt on a DVD series titled Philippine Fighting Arts. It presents in-depth theory and practical application of the Philippine arts of arnis, kali and escrima. To order the series, visit www.shopblackbelt.com/phfiar.html. For more information about Melegrito, go to www.pmaa.info.

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