Instructors
Instructor: Senior Professor. Jr Diaz (7th-degree black belt)
Sifu Jr. Diaz began studying American Kenpo in 1979, he received his black belt in 1988 under Mr. David Perez. Sifu Diaz almost immediately opened his first school in Lemoore, CA. (Lemoore Kenpo Karate). and has been teaching American Kenpo ever since. His love of the art and his innate ability to teach have served him and his students very well.
Sifu Diaz has had a number of schools, but has always remained close to his family in the central San Joaquin Valley, he currently teaches American Kenpo at his school in Sanger, CA. (Double Dragon Kenpo Karate)

When Sifu Diaz's instructor retired from actively teaching Kenpo, Sifu Diaz began studying under Mr. Perez's teacher, Mr. Richard "Huk" Planas, a 1st generation American Kenpoist under Mr. Ed Parker and 10th degree black belt in the Parker/Planas lineage of American Kenpo. Sifu Diaz continues to study with Mr. Planas, and strives to enhance his knowledge of American Kenpo.
Lead Student/Owner: Sifu Ralph Sellite (1st-Degree Black Belt)
Mr. Ralph Sellite has been studying martial arts since the age of 8. He has experimented with numerous martial art forms, including Shaolin Kung Fu, Goju Ryu, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, and Shotokan, but it was American Kenpo which had the greatest hold on Mr. Sellite.
Over the last several years Mr. Sellite has been diligently studying under his Sifu (Professor Diaz) from the late 1980s, putting in many hard hours on the mat with numerous black belts in the Parker/Planas Lineage of American Kenpo. In May of 2015, Sifu Ralph Sellite attained the rank of 1st-Degree Black Belt under Sifu Diaz.
Mr. Sellite has had the opportunity to train with some of the Kenpo greats over the years, including SGM Ed Parker Sr., Mr. Richard "Huk" Planas, Master of the Arts, Mr. Marty Zaninovich, 9th degree Kenpoist under Mr. Planas, GM Frank Trejo, Professor Angelo Collado, and of course, his own instructor, Professor Jr. Diaz.
Mr. Sellite has also studied Aikido under Sensei Glen Matsuda, Escrima under Guro Ed Planas, and traditional Karate under Danny "Tiger" Shulman.
Mr. Sellite and his wife Karin make bi-weekly trips to Sanger, Ca from Cloverdale, CA to spend 6 hours on the mat each weekend, returning north to train together in a private and semi-private setting enhancing each other's skills.