Our Instructors

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the art of Ju-Jutsu and other martial arts. They have attained a high level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now thoroughly enjoy sharing their knowledge and skill passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Academy of Mixed Martial Arts instructors and other staff members, starting with Sensei Mark J. Speranza:

	Mark J. Speranza Sensei (Roku-dan - Master Dojo Instructor) Please click here to view Sensei Mark's accomplishments.
	Nelson Guzman (Sensei) Director Children's Martial Arts in both the Oceanside and Lindehurst Dojos. Nelson has been a member of the Academy since the age of seven. He is also a trained and certified Physical Rehabilitation Therapist.
	Phil Salem (San-dan) Staff Black Belt at the Lindenhurst Dojo. Phil attained his 3rd degree Black Belt in 2008 Sensei Phil also is a direct Personal Apprentice with Rev. Dr. J.C. Husfelt. He is a Song Carrier Sensei Phil continues to train with Sensei Mark and Sensei Svaral.
	James (JK) Kalnins (San-dan) James (JK) Kalnins has been a a personal student of Mark Sensei for 15 years. Not only a long time training partner, Jim has been around the world training in Japan. Sensei Jim is a 3rd degree Black Belt and the director of adult martial arts in the Oceanside Dojo.
	Mike Mills (Sensei) Black Belt instructor in both Lindenhurst and Oceanside Dojos. Sensei Michael is a second degree Black Belt and also a direct personal student of Sensei Mark.
	Michael Schwartz (Sensei) Staff Black Belt in the Oceanside Dojo. Mike teaches adult classes on Saturday.
	Shae Santamaria (Fitness Kickboxing Director) Ms. Santamaria is a NAPMA certified Fitness Kickboxing and Ultimate Body~Shaping instructor. She is a personal martial art student under Mark Sensei. Shae is also a Black Belt ranked instructor in the Oceanside Dojo
	Carolyn Roth Lead Children's Instructor Head Instructor for Little Ninja and Future Kidz Program.
	Jesse Pieper Jesse has been a member of our Dojo since he was 12 years of age. He has completed graduate school for computer science and works with-in the computer world. At the Lindenhurst Dojo he teaches both children and adult martial art classes.
	Diane Saccente (Fitness Kickboxing Instructor) Diane is a staff Kickboxing instructor and Children's Instructor at the Lindenhurst Dojo. Diane also helps by assisting in the children classes and is a 3rd Kyu Brown Belt
	Rachel Senseny (Sensei) Sensei Rachel has relocated to sunny Florida with her family.