Dynamic Dojo Talkradio: Guest, GM Bram Frank

Sunday January 11, 2015, special guest will be GM Bram Frank.  

Bram Frank is a first generation personal student, and disciple of the late Grandmaster Remy Presas, the Father and Founder of Modern Arnis. He was with Professor Presas from 1980 till his untimely demise in 2001. Bram has studied various fighting arts such as Wing Chun, JKD, American Freestyle Karate for over 46 years and has taken the principles from each as they can be applied to Filipino Martial Arts. Bram holds Dan rank in several arts and has been Director of Blunt & Edged weapons training for several federations worldwide. Currently he is Director of Edged Weapons training @ the S2 Law Enforcement-Security Institute. Over the last several years Bram has concentrated on the use of edged weapons / tools as a principle instrument of self defense and its use in Military, Police and Anti Terror applications.

 The World Head of Sokeship Grandmaster Council has recently recognized Bram as the First Modern Grandmaster on their council: the Grandmaster of a Tactical –Combative Fighting art: Common Sense: Self Defense- Street Combat and its Tactical application Modular Martial Blade Craft. In December of 2007 Bram was Black Belt Magazines Hall of Fame Weapons Instructor of the Year.

In 2007 Dr Dennis Hanover and those in Israel recognized Bram after over a decade of teaching knife & knife combatives in Israel, as the Father of Israeli Knife Fighting.-Knife Combatives. He was recently recognized as the Guardian of the Legacy of Presas Bolo in the Philippines. In 2014 BLADE Magazine honored Bram with a membership in Knife makers Showcase: the first knife designer honored in the custom blade makers membership for his unique designs and impact on the knife community over the last 2 decades.