ABQKB-MMA STAFF &
AFFILIATES
Founder / Master
Instructor
Ray Yee
Sifu / Coach Ray is one of the southwest’s most qualified
martial arts instructors: he has been teaching since 1998 &
has nearly 30 years of martial arts training. Yee is proud
to hold the following certifications:
Instructor Qualifications
Apprentice Level 4 Instructor in Jun Fan Gung
Fu / Jeet Kune Do under Sifu Dan Inosanto
Apprentice Level 4 Instructor in the Inosanto Blend
of Filipino Martial Arts under Guro Dan Inosanto
Associate Level Instructor in Muay Thai under Grand
Master Surachai “Chai” Sirisute
5th Grade Black Belt in Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima /
Eskrido (Blended system of
Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand
Master Cacoy Cañete
Apprentice Level II Instructor: in the arts of Jun
Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do Concepts – Filipino Kali –
Maphilindo Silat – Muay Thai Kickboxing under Sifu
Christopher Clarke
Coach Level I in the arts of Combat Submission
Wrestling under Sensei Erik Paulson
6th Degree Black Belt in the Filipinos arts of
Kali-Silat-Eskrima-Eskrido-Pangamot under Grandmaster
Christopher Petrilli
Initiateur Level Instructor / Red Glove in Savate
(French Kickboxing) under Professor Nicolas Saignac
Yee has also been in the Apprentice Instructor Program under
Sifu Francis Fong (founder of the Wing Chun Association of
the USA), Level I Instructor in Real Kickboxing Bag
Workout (TM) and an Instructor for the New Mexico Department of
Public Safety in the areas of Defensive Tactics, Impact &
Edged Weapons, Empty Hand Combat & Ground Control
Additional Qualifications
Fitness Trainer: World Gym (WA)
Owner / Trainer: Northwest Body Sculpting (WA)
Assistant Instructor: Northwest Kali /JKD Academy
Kickboxing Coach: Kent Women’s Club (WA) *Yee was the only
male instructor ever to have worked for this prestigious
health club.
Kickboxing Coach: Gold’s Gym (WA)
Director of Security / Surveillance F.C.G.C. (WA)
Regulatory Enforcement Agent: U.S.G.R.C. (WA)
Defensive Tactics Consultant: WCSO / BPD (WA)
Self Defense Instructor: Whatcom County Rape Crisis Center
(WA)
Defensive Tactics Trainer: NMNG WMD-CST (NM)
Competition Experience
1980-1982 Competitor: Forms Competitions (HK, China)
1982-1994 Competitor: Forms Competitions, Point & Continuous
Fighting (OR)
1995-2001Competitor: Stick Fighting / Stick Grappling (WA)
Coaching / Training Experience
WEC / UFC Fighters: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Leonard
“Bad Boy” Garcia, Damacio “Angel of Death” Page, Diego "Ceara" Brandao,
Cub Swanson, Frank Gomez, Eric "Goyito" Perez Ruvalcaba, Jimy
Hettes,
Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez
Bellator Fighter: Carey Vanier Sr.
BAMMA Fighter: Tom “Kong” Watson, Scott Jansen
Strikeforce: Gina Carano
Fight Prep, Strategy and/or Cornering Experience
WEC / UFC, Strikeforce, BAMMA, KOTC, K1, Muay Thai, USA Boxing, Tachi Fighting
Championship, UWC, Jackson’s MMA Series, Legacy Fighting
Championships, Tuff Grlz II, GFC,
RITC, Desert Rage, NMCF, CMF and many more!
Listed below are the ONLY valid &
certified instructors under ABQKB-MMA or it's represented
Associations, Federations or Branches. All certificates
issued by ABQKB-MMA or it's represented Associations,
Federations or Branches must be renewed yearly based on
continued education, loyalty, honor, courage, discipline &
community.
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INFORMATION, PICTURES & CERTS COMING!
Adrian Almeida
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES
ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of
Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand
Master Cacoy Cañete
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL
ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA
Chief
Instructor / Head Trainer
Raymond Martinez
INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING
- THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES
ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of
Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand
Master Cacoy Cañete
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 2ND DEGREE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL
ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA
INSTRUCTOR: SENIOR ASSOCIATE (2011) REAL KICKBOXING-MMA -
COACH RAY YEE’S RKB-MMA XTRAINING
Senior Trainers
/ Instructors
Sam Hufnagel
INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING
- THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES
ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of
Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand
Master Cacoy Cañete
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 2ND DEGREE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL
ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA
INSTRUCTOR: SENIOR ASSOCIATE (2011) REAL KICKBOXING-MMA -
COACH RAY YEE’S RKB-MMA XTRAINING
Trainers
/ Instructors
Freddy Crosby
INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL II (2011) REAL KICKBOXING-MMA -
COACH RAY YEE’S RKB-MMA XTRAINING
Skyler Pendleton
INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2012) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING
- THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA
Janaska Bigley
INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING
- THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA
Currently
Non Scheduled Trainers
/ Instructors
Aubrey Husar
INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2012) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING
- THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES
ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of
Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand
Master Cacoy Cañete
INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 2ND DEGREE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL
ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA
Lorenzo Barraza
Any instructor that does not appear on
the above list, is no longer accredited or certified to
teach, coach or train others in the arts of: Thai
Boxing-Muay Thai, Combat Submission Wrestling, Filipino
Martial Arts or Inosanto Kali - Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do.
Individuals that do not appear on list
have been: expelled, have had their certifications
revoked or have chosen to not be in good standing with
ABQKB-MMA or it's represented Associations, Federations or
Branches.
- Instructor: Full
Certification ................Western Boxing & Sparring
issued by
Coach Ray Yee
- Senior Student / Staff Assistant............Thai
Boxing - Muay Thai issued by
Khuen Khru Ray Yee
