B.H.M.A​

SENSEI DOUG VERONESI

BHMA HISTORY:

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: April of 2012 we have reached our ten years as a FREE martial arts educational network.

 

DOUG VERONESI:  Meet Sensei Douglas Veronesi who started the Brotherhood of Martial Artists in April of 2002.  Mr. V is usually what his students call him, and the martial arts community. He ran a profitable school called Mr. V's Kempo Jujitsu, Inc until December 2010 when he turned over his school to Shihan Pauliks. He did this to create a Home, Work, and Martial Arts balance that works best for his family.  Mr. V continued to teach for Mr. Pauliks until he retired from teaching in April of 2013.  He openly admits that he is not one of the best martial artists around, but in his 20's he was one of the best bench pressers and arm wrestlers though. At a weight of 198 lbs he was bench pressing 475 pounds, and he won numerous arm wrestling tournaments including the American Novice Arm Wrestling Championships held in Taunton Massachusetts. Mr. V turned to martial arts more as heavy weight lifting and arm wrestling takes a toll on your joints.

 

The BHMA was started as Mr. V found himself without a school due to his wife changing jobs making $7 an hour less. He could no longer afford to go to attend his old school and take classes with his family. His kids were devastated. So as a second degree black belt he started teaching to his family and friends in his basement, then in his garage, then into a commercial location, then incorporating his business in a second location where he is now to this day. He found himself without an organization like so many. So he started looking online for one, but they all wanted one thing. Your money. So he decided to start one of his own called The Brotherhood of Martial Artists in early 2002. Mr. V vowed to make it a FREE educational network so that no one could question the motives of the newly created network. When he left his old school he was a 2nd Dan Black Belt. While going to his old school he was also taking private lessons with Douglas Betts of Douglas Betts' Kenpo Karate until his instructor passed away in 2006.

 

The BHMA has members in over 10 countries and many states in the USA.  Through the BHMA many other organizations have been started up just like us for FREE.  Everything we do we make no money off of. We don't care what your rank is only what can we learn from you.  We have FREE seminars, online magazines, message boards, we as instructors give FREE memberships to needy families in our areas.  The BHMA has been a great learning tool for all of our members.  Knowledge is power not rank.

 

SIFU JOEL WHITE:  In September of 2011 Joel White was appointed the President of the BHMA, and has taken on the lead position. Mr. V is still part of the BHMA but has taken a back seat. Joel White has agreed to take on all of the additional responisibilities. The BHMA is in great hands and I am sure he will be well supported. He has been a long standing member, and is a great representation for what a martial artist should be.

 

Sifu Joel White can be contacted at the following email address with any questions that you might have at kindred-kenpo@cox.net