Sifu Ron began his martial arts training in 1968 at the age of 13, his training includes A 8th degree black belt in the Hawaiian art of Kajukenbo, he also holds under ranks in Tae Kwan Do, Jujitsu, and  Escrima.He began teaching in 1984 at the San Leandro Boys/Girls Club, where he ran the kajukenbo program until 1999. In July 2000 EMA moved to its current location.