AMAA Instructor and Teacher Certification
Requirements, Responsibilities and Authority

Basic Instructor (Saligan Taga Pagturo)

Certification Requirements

This certification level has been established for those practitioners having a desire to instruct Modern Arnis and who have a minimum of 18 months of technical training and experience. The practitioner must have shown dedication to the study of Modern Arnis, have attained a minimum technical rank of Brown Belt 1st Degree (Antas Pito) and have been recommended by a certified Modern Arnis Black Belt Instructor holding a minimum rank of Advanced Instructor in order to be considered as a candidate for certification. The candidate must be examined by the American Modern Arnis Associates' Senior Teacher who will be a member of an optional three (3) person Black Belt Examination Board, not to include the candidate's instructor. The candidate will be expected to have a sound understanding of and the ability to effectively apply and explain such fundamental concepts, principles and philosophies as required for the Brown Belt 1st Degree technical level. Certification can only be granted by the American Modern Arnis Associates' Senior Teacher

Responsibilities and Authority

Basic Instructor certification is intended to give the holder the opportunity to instruct the basics of Modern Arnis and to develop/refine his/her instructional skills under the direction and guidance of a certified Modern Arnis Black Belt Instructor holding a minimum rank of Advanced Instructor. A Basic Instructor may be put in charge of a class at the discretion of the supervising instructor. A Basic Instructor is not authorized to promote students or issue rank in the American Modern Arnis Associates, but may recommend, subject to the approval of the supervising Black Belt Instructor, students for promotion up to the level of Green Belt 1st Degree.

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