professor cerio would be turning over in his grave knowing that joe nesta is giving out 10th degree blac belts to the hightest bidder. nesta is only a 7th anyway. chekc out professor mattera to learn about true kempo and shaolin kung fu. GO USSD! LAS VEGAS # 1
@bncrbartxla You are a pawn!! How many students do you guys have out there? Like 20 per Dojo. Mattera is a sloppy sluggish practitioner. USSD SUCKS BALLS!!!!
@bncrbartxla haha as long as you believe all the smoke CM blows up your ass, when really its all bullshit, he will make you feel good about yourself and then just use you for his personal gain in the end, as long as he tells you there is a "war" between Z ultimate and USSD then he is the general, when there is no war he is just a figure head who cant kick above his belly because he never cared for training after 2nd degree black belt, come on you've seen him in seminars, he WILL use you
@HiTIVIAIN there is no war cause USSD has alerdy won. When hanse black takes over the company everybody will see how it should be done. He practicly runs it already and has the most sucsesful dojo in the United States. GO USSD! LAS VEGAS # 1
I studied under the Villari organization. I'm proud of what I learned. Thank you, Sifu, Nick, for providing the foundation of my learning. 'Nuff said.
I have much respect for Nick Cerio. But the comment about him tearing Bruce Lee in half was unjustified and reckless. Anyone who knew and understood the way of Bruce Lee trained, knows the power and timing that he had possessed. Lee could have taken that writer and literally knock him back ten feet or more with just a press of his palm heel. I wish these morons who comment like the one above learned even a little bit about martial arts before exposing their ignorance this way.
@VinDcator I studied under the Professor.....I agree the comment was not needed.....hence why I do not allow comment s on my videos.. too many knuckleheads.....
@keefejohn1 I studied under the Villari organization. I'm proud of what I learned. Thank you, Sifu, Nick, for providing the foundation of my learning. 'Nuff said.
I got the chance to train with Shihan Joe Nesta, the man who now runs Professor Cerio's company. It was amazing to see how the guys back east really have shaped the Kempo world of today.
God Bless Nick...Past away in 98...I trained personaly with him a few times as a kid in Massachusetts during the early 90's he is truley an incredible man...nothing comercial about this guy he was the real deal a true Master....I remembered he cut a Watermelon Blind folded with a samuri katana on my shi hans stomich...while he was laying on two chairs...he even cought a bow with his bair hand shot at him....he is the real deal
One other thing,to all you guys who apparently new Mr. Cerio,you would Know that he used to work at Brown and Sharpe in North Kingstown R.I. in the seventies, just before the big strike that lasted into the eighties.My grandfather was his supervisor,and if Mr. Cerio wasn't working,he was training.He didn't do a lot of 'hanging out',as it were.
wow,ignorance abounds.Todays common belt rank systems came from sport judo. Historically,rank was assigned by your location in a dojo. This is such common knowledge that I can hardly believe that you foolish people are not aware of it.If you don't believe me,study a little more history and a little less cinema.Also, Jeet Kune Do is Jun Fan Gung Fu,and you did not study under Bustillo or Inosanto,because you are too young.Neither of them have trained novices for a very long time.
@daboodeef179 Two reasons: First, he can move very quickly to block or side step when needed, then counterstrike; two, a defender does not need to bring his hands out in front to be ready; in fact, sometimes it just exposes the hands to an unnecessary risk, like when fighting a knife, for example. A major key in learning and applying Kempo/Kenpo is TIMING.
Mark sheeley is a remarkable man, but he does not own Cerio Kenpo, he is a high ranking member of it as well as being one member of the council, but Cerio passed his art down to a council of his black belts including Sheeley, Nesta (my instructor) and several others.
i believe you miss typed, mark sheeley is, on the other hand, the founder of kensho Ryu, his own sports form. But even under this respect he is not the owner, as it is impossible to own a martial art.
I practice under Shihan Nesta (judan-highest ranking member of cerio kenpo) must say that the classes are awesome, it might just be my teacher, but the movements of this system are very strict and exact, but the moves are DEVASTATING!
@Deilgyre it's not watered down because proffesor Chow taught ONLY self defense and practical, that's why there are so many styles, cerio, american, shaolin, were all formed by his students adding forms.
my uncle is mark sheeley he is the owner of nick cerios kenpo now throughout r.i.,mass,conn,and florida..he is one of the most respected kensho ryu instructors in the country he trained side by side with mr. cerio for decades till he passed away so please respect the art for what it is
yea im from rhode island.. my dad trained under him.. him and my uncle were friends and its my best friends uncle... he passed a little while ago but was a legend... im not sure about that bruce lee comment tho.. bruce lee was all real lol
@MrBigdaddy8 apparently you know less than anyone who knows anything. it must suck to commit such ignorance to youtube comments. why dont you take the 5 minutes of internet reserch it takes not to have to look stupid? just google ''black sash Jeet Kune Do'' no black sash in jun fan jeet kune do? eh? ha ha ha. no belt rankings? yeh maybe for the movie stars he was milking $200 an hour for lessons there wasnt. and no i will not justify your inquiry with a more profound response than this one.
@causticapocolypse Who is your instructor that earned his black sash under Dan Inosanto. Anyone who knows about Bruce Lee"s Jeet Kune Do would know that there are no belt rankings. ha ha ha
@xael i know bout bruce lee. and i credit him with me getting into the martial arts, i even studied jeet kune do under a teacher who earned his black sash directly under dan inosanto. and i will not discount the skill of his teachers and students, and the validity of their training, but i still say sensei cerio would punch whole in bruce if they ever met in the afterlife.
I've studied off and on with Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo since I was ten years old, I'm now 35. Neither use sashs as a ranking system nor have at least in the last 25 years. Jeet Kune Do uses a ranking system accompished by hours spent in the school and rankings certificates, like associate instructor/certified instructor/senior instructor. I've never seen anyone at the IMB or Inosanto academy wearing a sash unless they were a guest instructor.
@Tarc5150 is there not then a ranking system? i studied under raffi derderian, and his uniform was a school tshirt, workout pants and sneakers. no he did no wear his sash to class, nor did any of his students show rank in such a way, but to say jkd has no ranking system is stupidity.
Yes it does have a ranking system but it's not by colored belts or sashs. It more of level 1, level 2, level 3 certification. We just wear the schools T-shirt and shorts or exercise pants. For example, a Green/Brown Belt equivalent at the IMB academy would be called an Associate Instructor. A Black Belt equivalent would be a Assistant Instructor, a 3rd Degree would be a Certified Instructor. I hope that helps I tried explaining that at my Aikido school and they were confused
@Tarc5150 yes. i think his school went level 1-24, but you could become certified at around level 12? i think as an instructor, but i do believe there is a black sash certification as well, and the story it is a grueling 2 day test by dan inosanto.
@Tarc5150 again, we wore our street clothes and school tshirts, and i never saw anyone in that school wear a sash or show rank in such a way, but rank was still acknowledged. there is a chance im mistaken or misinformed, about derderians black sash, but im pretty sure.
Yah I'm not sure either. I've trained explaining this ranking system at my Aikido school and they all looked confused. What does it really matter though. I've been studying martial arts for almost 25 years, I know what I know and don't need a ton of sashs or belt to prove anything to myself. Inosanto is only that tough on tests if he doesn't know you or the JKD teacher very good. All testing at the IMB academy was pretty mellow but maybe because we were seen everyday.
@Tarc5150 yeah, i actually had to second guess myself, and look it up on the d.a.m.a site. seems like he changed the ranking system since ive been there back in '99-00. hes ranking level 1-10 (10 being black sash certification, but under him?) which doesnt make much sense, because i also noticed that sifu derderian himself is not claiming jkd black sash, but a fully certified jkd instructor under kevin seaman and dan inosanto.
@Tarc5150 so i gues i really dont know, but i agree man, rank is not important, personal development and experience is what its all about. sorry if i offended you with the bruce comments, just how i feel about him and nick cerio. stupid fantasy fight i know, but ive always thought of mr cerio as quite the badass. just a way to express it,
No worries I'm not offended at all. Good discussion. I loved Nick Cerio as well. I'm third degree black belt in his system that's how I found this video and a slow day at work. Best of luck with your training. I'm recovering from a hernia surgery right now so I'm very limited and love these little discussions. I'll be back at it in 3 months or so.
@Tarc5150 cool man, best of luck to you too man, and i hope your recovery is speedy. it sucks taking time off. i just started training again, on my own for now, but looking for a good school close by to me. too many mcdojos. haha. but i let the pot get tepid from the high boil it was at about 2 and 1/2 years ago. its been a while to say the least, but i dont want to get any softer or lazier. its amazing how much can be lost in taking so much time off.
What city and state do you live in? Perhaps I can help you find a good school. I don't teach anymore unless somebody gets sick but I'm still friends with several instructors in a couple states. Also, if your finding trouble findnding a Cerio Style Kenpo school you should check out a Kali school. The empty hand version of the art is very similar, the escrima sticks are funs as well.
@Tarc5150 im in the providence, RI area. ive got a couple in mind. the derderian academy i mentioned earlier offers kali and escrima, as well as jkd, but im not sure he does more than 2 (1 hour) sessions per week. but im really looking into okinawan karate as my main interest.
@causticapocolypse i went to this awesome shorin ryu school or a couple of years which offered 2 hour sessions every day, somedays twice (with the exception of sundays) would love to go back there, but its a commute. but by all means i you have any good suggestions, id love to hear them. i am very open to taking my time finding the right dojo. thanks man.
@xael bruce lee ''kung fu hollywood'' was an actor who knew some kung fu and philosophy. he was not a hardened fighter and most of the legend surrounding him is exaggerated or an outright lie. ie... his fight with wong jack man.
@Deilgyre Only some Shaolin Kempo issue Black Belts with an expiration date on it. Professor Nick Cerio was a student of Senior Grandmaster George Pesare. It is a different lineage of Kenpo. SGM Pesare still teaches today, an excellent teacher,,,,
Sorry dude it was early 1997. Craig Seavey prepped for the test 5 years. meet him several times and my son did also and also received a black belt from him
great video, have watched it dozens of times and sent links to many people. Never had the opportunity to train with the Professor, but was able to meet on two occations with my instructor and one of Professor's best friends, Mr. Zarbo. Very inspiring clip, wish there was more.
bambinojbrynes is a fake he is not relataed at alll to nick cerio nicholas raymond cerio is my grandmother's brother, florence cerio who was married to louis armenti and later changed her name to that. if you do not believe me that nick cerio is my fathers mothers brother then i will make a video to prove it with my grandmother and her sisters to prove it
The first video of him in the prime of his life I've seen. He moves fast and powerfully and is very intense. Based on this I'd say he was formidable then!
Mr parker did not give him a 9th dan in American kenpo but just in kenpo by its self. This happened during the time that 5th was no longer the highest rank a master could receive. ( during the time when nijitsu masters started to get 13th degree black belts) Mr parker was the only person who could give him that rank because Mr Chow was no longer able to. He respected Chows judgment. As for Mettera,and being a USSD black belt my self I would say Cirio and Parker are on an entirely different level
During the 70s. The Soke would always have the highest rank. But other masters started making there own family styles of nijitsu and self promoting to 10th dan then someone else would promote past them. It has to do something with a rank inside of the rank its self. I'm not really certain. But at this time Fumio Demura was a 5th and his students were getting close to out ranking him. A whole western mess up with pride and value about rank.
How could Parker give anyone a 9th dan in kenpo when he didn't teach kenpo? He taught American Kenpo which by his own admission only had about 10% kenpo technique. Which is why he called it "american" (i,e, watered down) kenpo.
In addition, Parker was only a shodan (first deg. black) under Chow (and only then because he agreed to give Chow 50/50 split of profits from one of his dojos) so how htf could he award ANYONE a 9th degree belt?
Mattera was given his 8th dan to him by Nick Cerio, So maybe Mstr. Mattera would be flattered yet disagree with you..(: USSD's version of circle of the tiger is very good, though.....
Uh, that was an honorary title from the Abbot of Shaolin temple for his "work in the martial arts community".
Mr Cerio got 5th dan from William Chow almost 40 years ago and received 9th dan from Ed Parker a decade later. As long as he's able-bodied Mr Cerio will be a fighter and a master's master, I'm sorry but Mr Mattera's honorary 10th isn't all that.
(not to downplay his achievements, but show some respect...)
& if you can't tell the diff between some honorary rank given for P.R. work, & a real working man's rank awarded by hard asses like William Chow & Ed Parker... well, no one here can help you with that. Just keeping living in awe.
Professor Cerio received his Shodan from Professor Chow in August 1966.
In 1971, Professor Chow bestowed two great honors on Professor Cerio. First, he awarded Professor Cerio his Godan (5th black belt) making him one of Professor Chow's highest ranking students at that time. Second, he presented Professor Cerio with his belt.
Hard to say he wasn't "with" Chow?
As for Villari, I haven't seen any evidence he was actually with or met Chow.
in alot of kempo systems though, you didnt have to study with someone to get rank from them. i believe cerio got rank from ed parker too, but never was parker's student was he? so that doesnt necessarily mean that cerio was really a student of professor chow. chow didnt have a set curriculum, and thats largely why we have so many kempo systems available. so he based rank on skill and understanding rather than curriculum.
In the comment i just posted, I mentioned all of the forms... Let me give you just a little information on these forms.
Indeed these are the forms in Nick Cerio's Kenpo karate. These are the original forms, to be exact. Most people that learned these forms alternated them in their own way and mostly to compete in competition with them, to make them more flashy. However, every person alternates a form in their own way, and over time, these forms became what they are today...
cerio changed them from other previous systems too. his pinan 2 (nidan) is similar but differnet than the ones taught in okinawan karate. i think someone told me at one time Cerio studied shotokan and thats where he got his kata's...albeit changed.
True be that that this is definately Professor Nick Cerio... I am currently only a Shodan, yet I do know all of the forms he displays in this video... Although it was sometimes hard to figure out what it was, I did, and these are the forms.
This man is Nick Cerio. According to the family tree Jame Mitose trained William K.S. Chow who trained Emperado (Kajukenbo), Cerio (Nick Cerio System) and Villari, Parker (American Kenpo). From what I've read, Chow did not teach any forms. Forms from the Vilari and Cerio are or were the same with minor alterations since it makes sense since they trained together when they were with Chow. Under the Nick Cerio system the forms are listed below in my previous post.
Oh wow, much different looking as a young guy. Yeah, that lineage you described there is pretty accurate. I'm from Kensho-Ryu Kenpo, which was assembled by a senior student of Cerio's...I'm not sure if the names of the katas that I posted above are the same as in the Cerio system, but they're all in Kensho-Ryu.
Cerio spent little time with Chow. Cerio's teacher was Pesare. Villari only met CHow briefly as Cerio's student. I think it is an exaggeration to say they were "with Chow".
Hey Druubben, I've seen and heard about your sensei back 14 years ago when I was a kid at my first dojo. You have the same forms as I do. Currently I'm under the Masters system under Professor Bryant and Nohelty. At 7:35 we call that 8-point blocking system usually done at a horse stance. At 8:30 its 4th pinan.
Forms look the same: 1st is 1st pinan but what's 2nd form? (ive seen this form in another video as 2nd pinan) 3rd form is my 2 pinan. 4th form is 3rd pinan. 5th form looks like 1st kata. 6th form is 2nd kata. some short form inbetween i dont recognize 7th form is part of circle of the tiger? 8th form is 4 pinan the last few techniques look like combinations thank you for posting this. a good majority of nick cerio's kenpo comes from the new england area where i first learned.
kempobrad---the professor had the unique ability to interact with the best of the best as well as the novice and never wore his ego on his sleeve.........he was like a second father to me, there will never be another like him and I miss him very much
I had the pleasure of training with professor Cerio for many years,he was more than just a special person for many.One of my favorite quotes from the professor......."I've forgotten more than you have learned"
Well said, scam all day. Tom Hetu is an other one...
MrWhiskytango 2 weeks ago
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Great video!Brings back some good memories of training back in Boston at the Malden,Ma.studio under Shihan Joesph Nesta!Good times!
norcalazhun 3 weeks ago
professor cerio would be turning over in his grave knowing that joe nesta is giving out 10th degree blac belts to the hightest bidder. nesta is only a 7th anyway. chekc out professor mattera to learn about true kempo and shaolin kung fu. GO USSD! LAS VEGAS # 1
bncrbartxla 4 weeks ago
@bncrbartxla You are a pawn!! How many students do you guys have out there? Like 20 per Dojo. Mattera is a sloppy sluggish practitioner. USSD SUCKS BALLS!!!!
Tigerstyle1981 4 weeks ago
@Tigerstyle1981 like 150 per dojo dont believe eveything you hear USSD is doing just fine. GO USSD!
bncrbartxla 3 weeks ago
@bncrbartxla haha as long as you believe all the smoke CM blows up your ass, when really its all bullshit, he will make you feel good about yourself and then just use you for his personal gain in the end, as long as he tells you there is a "war" between Z ultimate and USSD then he is the general, when there is no war he is just a figure head who cant kick above his belly because he never cared for training after 2nd degree black belt, come on you've seen him in seminars, he WILL use you
HiTIVIAIN 2 weeks ago
@HiTIVIAIN there is no war cause USSD has alerdy won. When hanse black takes over the company everybody will see how it should be done. He practicly runs it already and has the most sucsesful dojo in the United States. GO USSD! LAS VEGAS # 1
bncrbartxla 2 weeks ago
I studied under the Villari organization. I'm proud of what I learned. Thank you, Sifu, Nick, for providing the foundation of my learning. 'Nuff said.
VinDcator 2 months ago
I have much respect for Nick Cerio. But the comment about him tearing Bruce Lee in half was unjustified and reckless. Anyone who knew and understood the way of Bruce Lee trained, knows the power and timing that he had possessed. Lee could have taken that writer and literally knock him back ten feet or more with just a press of his palm heel. I wish these morons who comment like the one above learned even a little bit about martial arts before exposing their ignorance this way.
VinDcator 3 months ago
@VinDcator I studied under the Professor.....I agree the comment was not needed.....hence why I do not allow comment s on my videos.. too many knuckleheads.....
keefejohn1 2 months ago
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@keefejohn1 I studied under the Villari organization. I'm proud of what I learned. Thank you, Sifu, Nick, for providing the foundation of my learning. 'Nuff said.
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3:00 - Pinan 1
3:37 - Pinan 2
3:48 - Pinan 2
4:20 - Pinan 3
4:52 - Cat Form #1
5:28 - Circle of the Tiger
6:32 - Circle of the Leopard
7:35 - Blocking Form #3
8:22 - Cat Form #2
xylsvos 3 months ago
im on his dojo its really cool he was a awesome master a 10 degree black belt thats awesome
supermanic258 5 months ago
I got the chance to train with Shihan Joe Nesta, the man who now runs Professor Cerio's company. It was amazing to see how the guys back east really have shaped the Kempo world of today.
Tigerstyle1981 5 months ago
@Tigerstyle1981 joe nesta is a paper tiger. check out professor mattera and learn what true kempo is like. GO USSD! LAS VEGAS # 1
bncrbartxla 4 weeks ago
God Bless Nick...Past away in 98...I trained personaly with him a few times as a kid in Massachusetts during the early 90's he is truley an incredible man...nothing comercial about this guy he was the real deal a true Master....I remembered he cut a Watermelon Blind folded with a samuri katana on my shi hans stomich...while he was laying on two chairs...he even cought a bow with his bair hand shot at him....he is the real deal
cj1477 5 months ago
My father trained with Nick and im currrently learning kenpo from his wife, its an amazing experience, Nick's the best
OrochimaruSangre 7 months ago
One other thing,to all you guys who apparently new Mr. Cerio,you would Know that he used to work at Brown and Sharpe in North Kingstown R.I. in the seventies, just before the big strike that lasted into the eighties.My grandfather was his supervisor,and if Mr. Cerio wasn't working,he was training.He didn't do a lot of 'hanging out',as it were.
brianblackforest 7 months ago
wow,ignorance abounds.Todays common belt rank systems came from sport judo. Historically,rank was assigned by your location in a dojo. This is such common knowledge that I can hardly believe that you foolish people are not aware of it.If you don't believe me,study a little more history and a little less cinema.Also, Jeet Kune Do is Jun Fan Gung Fu,and you did not study under Bustillo or Inosanto,because you are too young.Neither of them have trained novices for a very long time.
brianblackforest 7 months ago
USSD is the only dojo to teach real shaolin kung fu and true to its roots Nick Cerio Kempo. GO USSD! LAS VEGAS # 1
bncrbartxla 9 months ago
whenever I see Nick Cerio do a demonstration, his hands are down and doesn't have his guard up. Is there a reason for that?
daboodeef179 9 months ago
@daboodeef179 Two reasons: First, he can move very quickly to block or side step when needed, then counterstrike; two, a defender does not need to bring his hands out in front to be ready; in fact, sometimes it just exposes the hands to an unnecessary risk, like when fighting a knife, for example. A major key in learning and applying Kempo/Kenpo is TIMING.
VinDcator 3 months ago
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Mark sheeley is a remarkable man, but he does not own Cerio Kenpo, he is a high ranking member of it as well as being one member of the council, but Cerio passed his art down to a council of his black belts including Sheeley, Nesta (my instructor) and several others.
i believe you miss typed, mark sheeley is, on the other hand, the founder of kensho Ryu, his own sports form. But even under this respect he is not the owner, as it is impossible to own a martial art.
TheLionVulture 10 months ago
I practice under Shihan Nesta (judan-highest ranking member of cerio kenpo) must say that the classes are awesome, it might just be my teacher, but the movements of this system are very strict and exact, but the moves are DEVASTATING!
@Deilgyre it's not watered down because proffesor Chow taught ONLY self defense and practical, that's why there are so many styles, cerio, american, shaolin, were all formed by his students adding forms.
TheLionVulture 10 months ago
my uncle is mark sheeley he is the owner of nick cerios kenpo now throughout r.i.,mass,conn,and florida..he is one of the most respected kensho ryu instructors in the country he trained side by side with mr. cerio for decades till he passed away so please respect the art for what it is
theoneuhate1129 11 months ago
@theoneuhate1129 Mark Sheeley is a great guy I have met him before, he was also featured in Professor Cerio's ESPY TV DVDs....
purplemantis 8 months ago
yea im from rhode island.. my dad trained under him.. him and my uncle were friends and its my best friends uncle... he passed a little while ago but was a legend... im not sure about that bruce lee comment tho.. bruce lee was all real lol
bambinojbrynes 1 year ago
@MrBigdaddy8 apparently you know less than anyone who knows anything. it must suck to commit such ignorance to youtube comments. why dont you take the 5 minutes of internet reserch it takes not to have to look stupid? just google ''black sash Jeet Kune Do'' no black sash in jun fan jeet kune do? eh? ha ha ha. no belt rankings? yeh maybe for the movie stars he was milking $200 an hour for lessons there wasnt. and no i will not justify your inquiry with a more profound response than this one.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse Who is your instructor that earned his black sash under Dan Inosanto. Anyone who knows about Bruce Lee"s Jeet Kune Do would know that there are no belt rankings. ha ha ha
MrBigdaddy8 1 year ago
When was this video taken? How old is the master in this video?
I wish I could have trained with him.
JesterzPlauge 1 year ago
@JesterzPlauge 1975.. he (I believe) was in his 40's at the time....
keefejohn1 2 months ago
@keefejohn1
Thanks!
JesterzPlauge 2 months ago
died in 98
dfrhhd5 1 year ago
nick cerio would have torn bruce lee in half. this is a real martial artist, not a martial arts actor.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago 5
@causticapocolypse That is one of the most ignorant things I have heard in a long time. You obviously do not know a damn thing about Bruce.
xael 1 year ago
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causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@xael i know bout bruce lee. and i credit him with me getting into the martial arts, i even studied jeet kune do under a teacher who earned his black sash directly under dan inosanto. and i will not discount the skill of his teachers and students, and the validity of their training, but i still say sensei cerio would punch whole in bruce if they ever met in the afterlife.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse
I've studied off and on with Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo since I was ten years old, I'm now 35. Neither use sashs as a ranking system nor have at least in the last 25 years. Jeet Kune Do uses a ranking system accompished by hours spent in the school and rankings certificates, like associate instructor/certified instructor/senior instructor. I've never seen anyone at the IMB or Inosanto academy wearing a sash unless they were a guest instructor.
Tarc5150 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 is there not then a ranking system? i studied under raffi derderian, and his uniform was a school tshirt, workout pants and sneakers. no he did no wear his sash to class, nor did any of his students show rank in such a way, but to say jkd has no ranking system is stupidity.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse
Yes it does have a ranking system but it's not by colored belts or sashs. It more of level 1, level 2, level 3 certification. We just wear the schools T-shirt and shorts or exercise pants. For example, a Green/Brown Belt equivalent at the IMB academy would be called an Associate Instructor. A Black Belt equivalent would be a Assistant Instructor, a 3rd Degree would be a Certified Instructor. I hope that helps I tried explaining that at my Aikido school and they were confused
Tarc5150 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 yes. i think his school went level 1-24, but you could become certified at around level 12? i think as an instructor, but i do believe there is a black sash certification as well, and the story it is a grueling 2 day test by dan inosanto.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 again, we wore our street clothes and school tshirts, and i never saw anyone in that school wear a sash or show rank in such a way, but rank was still acknowledged. there is a chance im mistaken or misinformed, about derderians black sash, but im pretty sure.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse
Yah I'm not sure either. I've trained explaining this ranking system at my Aikido school and they all looked confused. What does it really matter though. I've been studying martial arts for almost 25 years, I know what I know and don't need a ton of sashs or belt to prove anything to myself. Inosanto is only that tough on tests if he doesn't know you or the JKD teacher very good. All testing at the IMB academy was pretty mellow but maybe because we were seen everyday.
Tarc5150 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 yeah, i actually had to second guess myself, and look it up on the d.a.m.a site. seems like he changed the ranking system since ive been there back in '99-00. hes ranking level 1-10 (10 being black sash certification, but under him?) which doesnt make much sense, because i also noticed that sifu derderian himself is not claiming jkd black sash, but a fully certified jkd instructor under kevin seaman and dan inosanto.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 so i gues i really dont know, but i agree man, rank is not important, personal development and experience is what its all about. sorry if i offended you with the bruce comments, just how i feel about him and nick cerio. stupid fantasy fight i know, but ive always thought of mr cerio as quite the badass. just a way to express it,
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse
No worries I'm not offended at all. Good discussion. I loved Nick Cerio as well. I'm third degree black belt in his system that's how I found this video and a slow day at work. Best of luck with your training. I'm recovering from a hernia surgery right now so I'm very limited and love these little discussions. I'll be back at it in 3 months or so.
Tarc5150 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 cool man, best of luck to you too man, and i hope your recovery is speedy. it sucks taking time off. i just started training again, on my own for now, but looking for a good school close by to me. too many mcdojos. haha. but i let the pot get tepid from the high boil it was at about 2 and 1/2 years ago. its been a while to say the least, but i dont want to get any softer or lazier. its amazing how much can be lost in taking so much time off.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse
What city and state do you live in? Perhaps I can help you find a good school. I don't teach anymore unless somebody gets sick but I'm still friends with several instructors in a couple states. Also, if your finding trouble findnding a Cerio Style Kenpo school you should check out a Kali school. The empty hand version of the art is very similar, the escrima sticks are funs as well.
Tarc5150 1 year ago
@Tarc5150 im in the providence, RI area. ive got a couple in mind. the derderian academy i mentioned earlier offers kali and escrima, as well as jkd, but im not sure he does more than 2 (1 hour) sessions per week. but im really looking into okinawan karate as my main interest.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse i went to this awesome shorin ryu school or a couple of years which offered 2 hour sessions every day, somedays twice (with the exception of sundays) would love to go back there, but its a commute. but by all means i you have any good suggestions, id love to hear them. i am very open to taking my time finding the right dojo. thanks man.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
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@xael bruce lee ''kung fu hollywood'' was an actor who knew some kung fu and philosophy. he was not a hardened fighter and most of the legend surrounding him is exaggerated or an outright lie. ie... his fight with wong jack man.
causticapocolypse 1 year ago
@causticapocolypse You obviously don't know what you are talking about...
fremen13 1 year ago
loved it
gordonbobby1 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this, I'm a Kensho Ryu student !
lashumbah 1 year ago
I heard this dude once received a black belt certificate/promotion with an expiration date on it.
Deilgyre 1 year ago
@Deilgyre Only some Shaolin Kempo issue Black Belts with an expiration date on it. Professor Nick Cerio was a student of Senior Grandmaster George Pesare. It is a different lineage of Kenpo. SGM Pesare still teaches today, an excellent teacher,,,,
buzzardneckseahag 1 year ago
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3:00 - Pinan 1
3:37 - Pinan 2 (he makes a mistake and starts over)
3:48 - Pinan 2 (without mistake)
4:20 - Pinan 3
4:52 - Cat Form #1
5:28 - Circle of the Tiger
6:32 - Circle of the Leopard
7:35 - Blocking Form #3
8:22 - Cat Form #2
kempoxyz 1 year ago
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pinatubeau 2 years ago
Sorry dude it was early 1997. Craig Seavey prepped for the test 5 years. meet him several times and my son did also and also received a black belt from him
bent3211 2 years ago
is the guy in this movie nick cerio him self or someone else because i have never seen him when he was younger
weazle9844 2 years ago
Yes that is Nick Cerio. Meet him several times and did my black belt in front of him in 1999
bent3211 2 years ago
@bent3211 cool
weazle9844 2 years ago
@bent3211 I envy you beyond belief, I am a HUGE Professor Nick Cerio fan
xylsvoss 2 years ago
I still to this day learn kenpo from Nick Cerio's wife,
in Rhode Island.
MegaJosh45 2 years ago
Did she develop her own style from NCK?
asdf33 2 years ago
great video, have watched it dozens of times and sent links to many people. Never had the opportunity to train with the Professor, but was able to meet on two occations with my instructor and one of Professor's best friends, Mr. Zarbo. Very inspiring clip, wish there was more.
phish6 2 years ago
amber armenti is a lier, hes not related 2 me, hes like a relative but not my blood he was my cuzin stewies best friend so stfu amber
bambinojbrynes 2 years ago
bambinojbrynes is a fake he is not relataed at alll to nick cerio nicholas raymond cerio is my grandmother's brother, florence cerio who was married to louis armenti and later changed her name to that. if you do not believe me that nick cerio is my fathers mothers brother then i will make a video to prove it with my grandmother and her sisters to prove it
ambszx96x 2 years ago
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Jfaiola 2 years ago
my instuctur was taught by an instructor named Sensei Julian who learned from Nick Cerio.
sprattde 2 years ago
hes my great uncle :), him and my cuzin stewie hung out alot, message me for stories, there funny
bambinojbrynes 2 years ago
my sensei was trained by him
KimmieAndCookie 2 years ago
regardless of the politics, all the men that we're discussing here are bad ass in my opinion.
omni01K 2 years ago
my instructor was trained by this man
weazle9844 2 years ago
The first video of him in the prime of his life I've seen. He moves fast and powerfully and is very intense. Based on this I'd say he was formidable then!
deejin25 2 years ago
Mr parker did not give him a 9th dan in American kenpo but just in kenpo by its self. This happened during the time that 5th was no longer the highest rank a master could receive. ( during the time when nijitsu masters started to get 13th degree black belts) Mr parker was the only person who could give him that rank because Mr Chow was no longer able to. He respected Chows judgment. As for Mettera,and being a USSD black belt my self I would say Cirio and Parker are on an entirely different level
sabersteel13 2 years ago
When do you believe "nijitsu" masters began getting 13th degree black belts?
jamesejudy3 2 years ago
During the 70s. The Soke would always have the highest rank. But other masters started making there own family styles of nijitsu and self promoting to 10th dan then someone else would promote past them. It has to do something with a rank inside of the rank its self. I'm not really certain. But at this time Fumio Demura was a 5th and his students were getting close to out ranking him. A whole western mess up with pride and value about rank.
sabersteel13 2 years ago
How could Parker give anyone a 9th dan in kenpo when he didn't teach kenpo? He taught American Kenpo which by his own admission only had about 10% kenpo technique. Which is why he called it "american" (i,e, watered down) kenpo.
In addition, Parker was only a shodan (first deg. black) under Chow (and only then because he agreed to give Chow 50/50 split of profits from one of his dojos) so how htf could he award ANYONE a 9th degree belt?
Jank143 2 years ago
Not watered down, but shed of all the useless garbage of ancient kempo systems that simply don't work in real life situations.
Deilgyre 2 years ago 4
Exactly. Refined, improved and more practical. I guess some consider that "watered down".
yam831 2 years ago
who is the best villari or cerio
matslou 3 years ago
mattera is
ussd4life 2 years ago
Mattera was given his 8th dan to him by Nick Cerio, So maybe Mstr. Mattera would be flattered yet disagree with you..(: USSD's version of circle of the tiger is very good, though.....
kempoxyz 2 years ago
mattera is a 10th now
ussd4life 2 years ago
Uh, that was an honorary title from the Abbot of Shaolin temple for his "work in the martial arts community".
Mr Cerio got 5th dan from William Chow almost 40 years ago and received 9th dan from Ed Parker a decade later. As long as he's able-bodied Mr Cerio will be a fighter and a master's master, I'm sorry but Mr Mattera's honorary 10th isn't all that.
(not to downplay his achievements, but show some respect...)
jamesejudy3 2 years ago
i really woundnt know so if he is that pretty kool cuz he must of been damn good to get an honorary
ussd4life 2 years ago
Could you try speaking English pls?
& if you can't tell the diff between some honorary rank given for P.R. work, & a real working man's rank awarded by hard asses like William Chow & Ed Parker... well, no one here can help you with that. Just keeping living in awe.
jamesejudy3 2 years ago
Professor Cerio received his Shodan from Professor Chow in August 1966.
In 1971, Professor Chow bestowed two great honors on Professor Cerio. First, he awarded Professor Cerio his Godan (5th black belt) making him one of Professor Chow's highest ranking students at that time. Second, he presented Professor Cerio with his belt.
Hard to say he wasn't "with" Chow?
As for Villari, I haven't seen any evidence he was actually with or met Chow.
Kane508 3 years ago
in alot of kempo systems though, you didnt have to study with someone to get rank from them. i believe cerio got rank from ed parker too, but never was parker's student was he? so that doesnt necessarily mean that cerio was really a student of professor chow. chow didnt have a set curriculum, and thats largely why we have so many kempo systems available. so he based rank on skill and understanding rather than curriculum.
kempobrad 3 years ago
AWESOME 5 STARS FROM ME!!!!!
patveela 3 years ago
i like cat 1's ending!!lol
Shodancody 3 years ago
In the comment i just posted, I mentioned all of the forms... Let me give you just a little information on these forms.
Indeed these are the forms in Nick Cerio's Kenpo karate. These are the original forms, to be exact. Most people that learned these forms alternated them in their own way and mostly to compete in competition with them, to make them more flashy. However, every person alternates a form in their own way, and over time, these forms became what they are today...
BroccoliShodan 3 years ago
cerio changed them from other previous systems too. his pinan 2 (nidan) is similar but differnet than the ones taught in okinawan karate. i think someone told me at one time Cerio studied shotokan and thats where he got his kata's...albeit changed.
kempobrad 3 years ago
The forms are very vert familiar to the form of Kenpo taught at United Studios of Self Defense (USSD) with only slight variations.
sologtrstewie 3 years ago
True be that that this is definately Professor Nick Cerio... I am currently only a Shodan, yet I do know all of the forms he displays in this video... Although it was sometimes hard to figure out what it was, I did, and these are the forms.
3:00 - Pinan 1
3:37 - Pinan 2 (he makes a mistake and starts over)
3:48 - Pinan 2 (without mistake)
4:20 - Pinan 3
4:52 - Cat Form #1
5:28 - Circle of the Tiger
6:32 - Circle of the Leopard
7:35 - Blocking Form #3
8:22 - Cat Form #2
BroccoliShodan 3 years ago
Yes indeed very interesting I myself am a Nidan and enjoying researching the history and evolution of Kempo.
sologtrstewie 3 years ago
he created Cerio No Combo right? cause i know it ^.^
theZguitar 3 years ago
A couple more katas in here:
Around 5:00 is Cat I
Around 6:40 is Circle of the Leopard (from Adriano Emperado)
Around 8:30 is Cat II
Who is the man doing all this? He's awesome.
acburkhardt 4 years ago
This man is Nick Cerio. According to the family tree Jame Mitose trained William K.S. Chow who trained Emperado (Kajukenbo), Cerio (Nick Cerio System) and Villari, Parker (American Kenpo). From what I've read, Chow did not teach any forms. Forms from the Vilari and Cerio are or were the same with minor alterations since it makes sense since they trained together when they were with Chow. Under the Nick Cerio system the forms are listed below in my previous post.
Kane508 3 years ago
Oh wow, much different looking as a young guy. Yeah, that lineage you described there is pretty accurate. I'm from Kensho-Ryu Kenpo, which was assembled by a senior student of Cerio's...I'm not sure if the names of the katas that I posted above are the same as in the Cerio system, but they're all in Kensho-Ryu.
acburkhardt 3 years ago
You know how you can tell it's Nick Cerio? By the baldness. Haha.
Kane508 3 years ago
What he lacks in hair he makes up in badassness.
acburkhardt 3 years ago
Cerio spent little time with Chow. Cerio's teacher was Pesare. Villari only met CHow briefly as Cerio's student. I think it is an exaggeration to say they were "with Chow".
KempoDavid 3 years ago
very true...the line was Gascon -Pesare-Cerio-Villari....Walter Godin made some strong modification to Pesare's Kenpo
kempoxyz 2 years ago
Sorry, let me correct myself, Circle of the Leopard wasn't created by Emperado...I was getting confused with Statue of the Crane.
acburkhardt 3 years ago
Anyone know when this was, early 70's?
glasson65 4 years ago
Awesome video, by the way.
evilresidence4 4 years ago
The part at 2:59 is pinan #1, right?
evilresidence4 4 years ago
I take kenpo karate from Shihan Nick Chamberlain, who studied under Professor Ceiro.
2:59 is our pinion 1
3:48 is our pinion 2
I recognize several of the others but am not advanced enough to name them.
7:35 is our Blocking Form 2
DruUbben 4 years ago
Hey Druubben, I've seen and heard about your sensei back 14 years ago when I was a kid at my first dojo. You have the same forms as I do. Currently I'm under the Masters system under Professor Bryant and Nohelty. At 7:35 we call that 8-point blocking system usually done at a horse stance. At 8:30 its 4th pinan.
Kane508 4 years ago
Kane508 4 years ago
kempobrad---the professor had the unique ability to interact with the best of the best as well as the novice and never wore his ego on his sleeve.........he was like a second father to me, there will never be another like him and I miss him very much
kyoshi5 4 years ago
It looks like chungji form in Tae Kwon Do. He does have alot of speed and power.
tct480 4 years ago
Are you from Rhode Island ? You're lucky, I heard a lot of god things about him. Are you still praticing Kenpo ?
SaShQc 4 years ago
I had the pleasure of training with professor Cerio for many years,he was more than just a special person for many.One of my favorite quotes from the professor......."I've forgotten more than you have learned"
kyoshi5 4 years ago
i hope by that he meant "you still have a long way to go" and not "im just that much better than you so you must bow to me"
kempobrad 4 years ago
Please!!! Post more!
adangonzalezelmormon 4 years ago
Thanks very much for sharing this vid. Nick was a special person.
blfycdq 4 years ago