Excellent introduction to the Ngo Cho System. Paman holds instructor level ranks in arnis (Filipino martial arts); karate and jujitsu; and is an expert in kung-fu. A member of the UST Team that captured first place in both the First and the Second Intercollegiate Karate-Arnis Championships in Manila; Paman was a decorated karate and kickboxing competitor from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s. Later; he became a trainer; coach; judge and referee in the two sports. He has taught as Chief Instructor for Original Arjuken; a club he founded in California in 1983.