American Modern Arnis has six separate levels of Instructional Proficiency/Certification. Each level also has minimum Technical Rank requirements as well as appropriate responsibilities and authority.
Trainer (Taga Pagsanay) Green Belt (1st) or above Basic Instructor (Saligan Taga Pagturo) Brown Belt (1st) or above Advanced Instructor (Abante Taga Pagturo) Black Belt (1st) or above Senior Instructor (Punong Taga Pagturo) Black Belt (3rd) or above Teacher (Guro) Black Belt (5th) or above Senior Teacher (Punong Guro) Black Belt (8th) or above System Founder (Pundador) Special & Unique
• Tom Bolden (Senior Teacher/Founder) New York 845 471-0742 • Peter Vargas (Teacher) New York 914 490-7255 • Oscar Lopez (Senior Instructor) New York 845 656-0203 • Daniel Maiz (Basic Instructor) Connecticut • Paul Gerardi (Basic Instructor) Connecticut • Frank Holst (Basic Instructor) New York • Felix Rosado (Trainer) New York • Hal Riker (Trainer) Connecticut • Heidi Langley (Trainer) New York • Coletta Marino (Trainer) New York • Eden Decker (Trainer) New York Deceased RIP • Ari Kaplan (Trainer) California • Carlos Castro (Trainer) New York 845 494-6361 • Fred Livingston (Trainer) New York • Alex Gombach (Trainer) New Jersey