Sigung Darryl James
Founder & Chief Instructor, James Martial Arts Academy
6th-degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo · 36+ years on the training floor · Author of 91 articles on martial arts, character development, and self-defense.
Sigung Darryl James
6th-degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo, 3rd-degree in Kosho-Ryu Kenpo, and 1st-degree in Kickboxing. Also trained in Kung-Fu under his teacher Sr. Grand Master Tony Bowles. USA Black Belt Hall of Fame inductee with 36+ years on the training floor. Sigung James founded James Martial Arts Academy in 2010 and personally teaches every class. Every belt, every promotion, every student's progress runs through him.
"Blessed be the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle", Psalm 144:1
Articles by Sigung Darryl James
All 91 articles on the James Martial Arts Academy blog are written by Sigung Darryl James, drawing on 36+ years of Kajukenbo and Kosho-Ryu training.
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