Finger Lakes Martial Arts Center
Haven Jiu Jitsu's Geneva NY Affiliate
Jerry Martin
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
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Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Sifu 2nd Dan
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Bronze Medal and Silver Medal Open Class Winner, IBJJF Worlds 2024, Masters 6, Middle Heavy Weight Purple Belt
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Bronze Medal Winner, IBJJF Pans 2024, Masters 6, Middle Heavy Weight Purple Belt
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Silver Medal Winner, IBJJF Worlds 2023, Masters 5, Middle Heavy Weight Blue Belt
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Silver Medal Winner, IBJJF Pans 2023, Masters 5, Middle Heavy Weight Blue Belt
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Silver Medal Winner, World Hung Kuen Tournament, Taisan China, 2014
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Over 36 years of martial arts training experience
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Over 26 years of teaching experience
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5th Generation Disciple in the Wong Fei Hung lineage
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Ji Shim Sim Si > Hung Hei Goon > Luk Ah Choi > Wong Kei Ying > Wong Fei Hung > Tang Fong > Yeun Ling, SiTaiGung > Yee Chee Wai, SiGung > Sharif Bey, Sifu > Jerry Martin
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A life-long martial artist, Jerry has always been involved in a variety of styles and disciplines since the age of 10, most notably;
****Twelve years of Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu while in NY (Sifu, 2nd Dan)
At the beginning of 2018 he began training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Coach Ben Tallini
and in July 2021 was promoted to Blue Belt and became the first official affiliate location of Haven Jiu Jitsu.
Jerry competes regularly and in March of 2023 won a Silver Medal at the IBJJF Pans tournament in Orlando Florida and then in September of 2023 won a Silver Medal at the IBJJF Master's Worlds......... during the Medal ceremony Jerry was promoted to Purple Belt on the podium by Coach Ben Tallini. In March of 2024 at Pans, he again reached the podium with a bronze medal.....and in August of 2024 won a Bronze medal in the regular division AND competed in the open weight division winning a Silver Medal.
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Mr. Martin is extremely grateful and proud to have been teaching martial arts in Geneva, NY for the past 20+ years now and continues to love his "work".
