Jim D. Romero's Autobiography:
I started in the Martial arts in 1970. The first art I studied was the
art of Western Boxing. My instructor was my grandfather who was a
amateur bantam weight boxer and then became a professional. I later
trained with Sensei Louis Freid, a retired Deputy Sheriff, in Shotokan
Karate and went on to study with Master Sung Jin Park Tae Kwon Do. My
Martial arts training was enhanced by reading various books on different
styles.
In 1980 I began training in San Kune Do with Sifu Milton Fong. Sifu
Milton Fong was a student of Melvin Quan who was one of Bruce Lee’s
students at the Chinatown school in Los Angeles, California and Jimmy
Woo.
In 1991 I started training in Kali/Jun Fan Gung Fu with Sifu/Guro Bud
Thompson. I started teaching the beginner class for Sifu/Guro Bud
Thompson in 1992. I received my Apprentice instructor certificate in
1994. Three years later I became an Associate instructor in1997.
Sifu/Guro Bud Thompson awarded me with the senior instructor 2000. I am
currently the senior instructor at The Kali Academy of Martial Arts •
The Institute of Chinese Kickboxing • Jun Fan Gung Fu. While training
and teaching at the Kali Academy I have also studied in seminar training
sessions with Guro Dan Inosanto Kali/ Jun Fan Gung Fu. My other training
sessions were with Pendakar Paul DeThouras–Bukti Negara, Sensei Mits
Yamashita–Aikido and Brazilian Jujitsu, the late Guro Ted Lucay
Lucay–Kali/Jun Fan Gung Fu, the late Punong Guro Edgar Sulite–Lameco
System, and Pedro Carvalho–Brazilian Jujitsu.
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