| Jaz Faces off with Ken Shamrock |
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| JAZ STARTED HIS MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING IN 1979, STARTING WITH JUDO AT THE LOCAL YMCA IN SAN FRANCISCO WHERE HE WAS BORN & RAISED. HE LATER MOVED ON TO FREESTYLE WRESTLING & SAMBO WITH COACHES SUCH AS TODD FISHER, STEVE SIROY & JOEY CANALES . THEN FINISHING OFF HIS MAINLAND TRAINING WITH FELLOW HAWAII NATIVE AND SMALL CIRCLE JUJITSU CREATOR WALLY JAY AND MASSAGE THERAPY AT THE NATIONAL HOLISTIC INSTITUTE IN EMERYVILLE, CA. IN 1993, JAZ MOVED TO HILO HAWAII WHERE HE TRAINED IN THE FOLLOWING ARTS... ( AND TRAINERS - KENPO JUJITSU & KAJUKENBO TONY LIPTAK & JASON ABREGANA - MUAYTHAI RUDY VALENTINO - ARNIS DE MANO RANDY ARELANO -(SHOOT) JAPANESE SUBMISSION-/ PRO WRESTLING JASON ABREGANA, TAKA, AS WELL AS FROM OPPONENTS - SAMOAN STYLE PROWRESTLING LENNY PUA & MANU |
| JAZ HAS ALSO DONE HIS TIME AS A PROWRESTLER , CLUB FIGHTER, SHOOTFIGHTER ,PANKRATION, JUDO & FULL CONTACT KARATE COMPETETOR. HE IS THE FORMER ASIA PACIFIC SHOOT WRESTLING MIDDLE WGT CHAMP & A RECENT INDUCTEE INTO THE HMAIS MA HALL OF FAME AS INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR IN 2003. & STILL CROSS TRAINS IN ARTS SUCH AS BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU & LUA JAZ NOW TEACHES SEMINARS AROUND THE NATION & CONTINUES TO PASS ON HIS KNOWLEDGE TO HIS STUDENTS AT SHOOT HAWAII. ASIDE FROM HIS INSTRUCTORS,JAZ ALSO CREDITS HIS SUCCESS TO HELP & INSPIRATION FROM HIS FRIENDS & MENTORS... DR. BIHATI MERCHAND, OLOHE KAIHEWALU, PROF.JAMES MURO, PROF JAIME BASQUEZ, PROF. ALEX CADANG, SHANNON RICH, MEYER GOO , KEN SHAMROCK, ROLAND SARIA, JD PENN, THE ONZUKA BROTHERS, SONNY WESTBROOK & FIA NAEA |