Houston Martial Arts Academy
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Houston Martial Arts Academy was decreed as
the home of “Bahala Na Houston” by Grand
Master Antonio Somera in January 2007.
There are two Guros in the Houston area;
Guro Joe Galleon and Guro Jason Evans.
Together they do their part in spreading and
sharing the art of GME Giron and GM Somera
to the Houston and surrounding areas through
demonstrations, workshops and hosting
Bahala Na/Giron Arnis Escrima seminars and
workshops.
Instructors/Teach
ers
We pride ourselves in continuing our training in all
aspects of martial arts to give our students the best
we have to offer. Our belief is a teacher should
never stop learning or striving to be better.
Joseph L. Galleon
Joseph Galleon is the Head Instructor at HMAA. He
has been training in martial arts since he was a
child, for over 70 years. His first introduction to the
martial arts was through his father, who was a
training parter with Florendo Visitacion, aka
Professor Vee. He is a Guro/Full Instructor in Giron®
Arnis Escrima System and an Affiliate of Bahala Na®
Martial Arts Association. He holds a 3rd degree
Black Belt in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do with
North American TKD and a 2nd degree black belt in
Shotokan Karate. Manong Joe is also a Guro in his
Visayan family system of Galleon Clan Escrima and
the head representative in America. An avid
historian and researcher, Joe is a wealth of
information on South East Asian history and culture.
Joesph co-founded the Houston Stick Fighting
Association.
Jason Evans
Jason Evans is the owner and Director of HMAA.
Jason is a Guro/Full Instructor of Giron® Arnis
Escrima and an Affiliate of Bahala Na® Martial Arts
Association. Jason is an Apprentice Instructor in
Galleon Clan Escrima under Guro Joseph Galleon.
He is a 3rd Dan Instructor of Chung Do Kwan TKD
with North American Tae Kwon Do - CDK. Jason is
also the Director of the Houston Stick Fighting
Association and Publisher of HSFA Insider
newsletter. Growing up, Jason learned self-defense,
situational awareness and fire arms instruction
under his Father, who served in Law Enforcement
for over 20 years+. Jason continually studies martial
arts and is constantly learning from senior
practitioners to further develop and refine his
approach to self-defense, health, and combatives.