CHIEF MASTER NELSON PINTO

BIOGRAPHY: Chief Master Nelson Pinto, a resident of Florida, USA, has embarked on a martial arts odyssey spanning three decades. His diverse martial arts experience encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including Modern FaRang Mu Sul, Boxing, Hapkido, Karate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Aikido, Haidong Gum Do, Taekwondo, Filipino Martial Arts, Filipino Boxing/Silat, and JKD/Wing Chun.

Martial Arts Accomplishments:

• Headmaster Instructor holding the esteemed 6th Dan in Modern FaRang Mu Sul and a Chief Master with a 7th Dan in Hapkido and Taekwondo, awarded by Grand Master Michael De Alba, the Founder of Modern FaRang Mu Sul.

• Guro in Stockton Multi Style Escrima, delving into Filipino Martial Arts, including Giron Escrima, SLD: Serrada, Largo Mano, and Decuerdas under the mentorship of Master June Gotico, Guro Terry Joven, and Guro Eugene Inis.

• A Master Instructor, with a 5th Dan in Kickboxing & Full Contact through the WKA - World Kickboxing & Karate Association. He also holds a 1st Dan in TKD ITF/WTF under Kru Carlos Pedro and GM Chung Sun Yong, the esteemed Founder of TKD in Portugal.

• 5th Dan - Hanminjok Hapkido Association - Ki-Do Federation by GM In Sun Seo.

• 5th Level in Balintawak Cuentada Arnis under GM Taboada and Guro Soriano.

  A Multifaceted Journey:

Chief Master Pinto's expertise transcends martial arts. He has background in Healing Arts, including massage therapy and stretching. His competitive spirit has made him a champion in various categories, from sparring and forms with weapons and empty hand, self-defense, and breaking and was part of the national Portuguese selection team in France (Paris) and Spain (Almunecar).

With an ex background in Law Enforcement and Security in the USA, Chief Master Pinto has been imparting self-defense wisdom for over twenty-five years. His seminars have reached military, law enforcement, and civilians across the globe, including Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, USA, Mexico and Canada, receiving awards from several governmental entities. This vast experience has equipped him with the tools to teach Martial Arts and Self-Defense effectively.

In his teaching philosophy, Chief Master Pinto focuses on creating a safe, family-oriented environment where students of all ages can learn and achieve their self-defense goals while having fun. His approach also emphasizes the development of life skills, leadership, focus, discipline, self-confidence, and overall well-being for his students' body and mind goals.

Some achievements:

• Online training, Production & Video Edition for long distance training support.

• Released and participated in several Instructional Videos, Radio, TV & social media interviews, Martial Arts Magazines articles, Books: wrote a chapter for a book with multiple famous martial artists and MA action actors (Secrets of the Martial Arts Masters) and he is on the book ‘’The World’s Greatest Martial Artists’’ collection.

• National and International Seminars to Civilian, Military and Law Enforcement: Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Middle East (Kuwait) & Puerto Rico.

• Several Times World, National, International and Regional Champion in different categories.

• 2 times in the National Portuguese Selection Team: SUSKA in Almunecar, Spain, TKD-MUDO in Paris, France and part of the USA representation Masters Team in Busan, South Korea 2013.

• Governmental Awards for his services.

For more information, please visit the Pinto Martial Arts LLC website at www.pintomartialarts.com