Our Mission

The concept of Black Dragon Martial Arts Academy is simple…know your fight before you enter, believe in yourself first and ever thing else will follow. At Black Dragon Martial Arts Academy we focus more on being good at martial arts and less on competition. Students that focus on competition lose focus on their arts. In a ring there is a referee. On the streets there is only you and your adversary.

The art of Shaolin Kempo Karate with its graceful movements for development of the internal energy and balance of the body's external strengths is the essence for producing a superior fighter. With Master Dan Jenkins' years of martial arts training and experience as a licensed bodyguard and former bounty hunter, he has taken his knowledge from his encounters and developed what most people today are looking for in the martial arts which is, reality training. Black Dragon Martial Arts Academy believes by applying the physical and mental aspects of the martial arts into your personal lives, one will achieve harmony and balance.

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About Master Dan Jenkins

Master Dan Jenkins started his training in the arts over 27 years ago. He has been in Shaolin Kempo for almost all off his martial arts career and received his 6th degree black belt in 2003 under the great Professor Kimo. Master Jenkins training also consists of Kaja Kemp, Okinawa Kempo and also several other arts.

Master Jenkins has worked many jobs that involved hands on application from working with Tri-State Fugitive Recovery Bounty hunting to working as a bodyguard for NBA basketball players and NFL players. Master Jenkins served in the U.S. Army for 4 years where he served in a unit called QRF (Quick Reaction Force). He also served with the QRF in the 2nd Infantry Battalion in Korea.

Master Jenkins was inducted in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2006 for Kempo master of the year. Master Jenkins has brought a new way to Kempo training. He believes that hard-core is sometimes too intimidating, so he makes it fun for all ages but keeps the tradition alive. Master Jenkins has worked with some great Masters in his time like Master Alex Ziwack. He has also worked with Master Cheech Luzzi, Master Fred Villari, and Master Tom Ingargiola.

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History of Shaolin Kempo

The Shaolin Temple was first built around 495 AD, by the Chinese emperor Hsino Wen. It was in the great Shaolin Temple in the Songshan Mountains of central China that Buddharama, a sixth century Indian monk first introduced Buddhism and a form of breathing exercises based upon animal movements designed to strengthen and condition the body as well as the mind.

The art of Shaolin Kempo Karate has developed from numerous styles of the martial arts including: Shaolin Temple Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, Kung Fu, Kempo, different styles of Karate as well as the secret art of the White Tiger (Chin Na). Each fighting system offers something both unique and special, but each also has its weaknesses that make a fighter vulnerable. The ultimate in self defense lay not in one way or style of fighting, but by the integration of these methods of fighting into one.

The Shaolin Kempo Karate fighting system is one of the only systems that incorporate the movements of the original five animals: Tiger, Leopard, Dragon, Crane and Snake. It is a system that promotes health and wisdom. Shaolin's theory of fighting is based upon effective multiple strikes off a powerful base, with linear, angular, and circular offensive and defensive motions with simultaneous manipulation of the opponent's upper and lower body masses.