About us

FRANK STRAUSS

ANDRE TOSADO

Michael Parrillo

Michael has been studying various Martial Arts styles as well as Military combat fighting systems for almost two decades. 

• Law Enforcement Physical Conditioning Instructor

• CPR/AED Instructor American heart Association

• Black Belt in Isshinryu Karate

• Gray Belt in Marine Corps Martial arts program

           For an extensive list of Michael's certifications click here

L. Greg Smith

Greg was a star basketball player on the varsity team at Seton Hall Prep School. As a scholar athlete and highly recruited senior, Greg was offered scholarships to numerous Division 1 schools including Syracuse University, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Seton Hall University, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Fordham University, St. John’s University, Rutgers University, and Fairleigh Dickenson University.  He decided to attend and play at Seton Hall University where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in business administration and marketing from the W. Paul Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall.  After graduation, Greg had an NBA tryout with the New Jersey Nets. He was later offered several opportunities to play professionally oversees but due to family obligations decided to remain in the United States.

Greg has operated sports athletic camps for over 35 years and has coached AAU, travel, YMCA, and other youth basketball teams throughout the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania areas.  Of the student athletes he has coached and mentored, there are over 23 Division 1 players and over 100 Division 2 and 3 players, including 1 NBA player. 

Greg began studying martial arts at the age of 4 and has been teaching various arts since the age of 16.  He has trained at the Princeton Academy of Martial Arts for over 20 years primarily studying several arts including Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Kali, Savate, and Silat. 

Greg is actively involved in many professional and community organizations including the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD), The Free & Accepted Masons, Shriners, Church and various youth groups. He has authored and co-authored seven books and publications and delivers motivational speeches and programs on a wide variety of key social and professional topics to various businesses, educational institutions, and organizations. Greg holds over 75 Business Training Certifications

“Honesty and integrity, consummate trust and credibility while completing the overall success profile. The combination of self-confidence, faith, hard work, and a strong, open minded, positive attitude complete the structure of success.  Life is too short to worry or complain. ENJOY LIFE TODAY”

JUDY BOHN

Judy has been a fitness enthusiast for many years. She has been a lover of kickboxing for fitness and now is learning the art of Muay Thai. Judy is an inspiration and motivator for our members.

JEFF YU

Jeff is an accomplished martial artist. He is a former instructor in Tae Kwon Do and holds a black belt. He has studied Jeet Kune do and Filipino martial arts for over 10 years.

Sean Fisher

Every family has a black sheep, and the MSTA family is no exception.

Our black sheep is Sean Fisher, owner of Black Bag Resources and our primary instructor for the Martial Guncraft firearms training program. He's not what you'd expect from a seasoned firearms instructor. By injecting his sarcastic sense of humor and references to pop culture and film into Martial Guncraft he brings levity and smiles to students learning to navigate various pistol handling and marksmanship skills. Sean learned to shoot when he was only 4 years old and describes his firearms experience as "organic" without the perceived taboos that many people find inhibiting when they express an interest in guns. As the owner of Black Bag Resources LLC, a tactical gear retailer and training company, Sean has worked with military and law enforcement in a variety of capacities as well as a firearms instructor to civilians interested in learning about responsible firearms ownership and use. Sean is well versed in multiple firearms disciplines and provides his expertise to MSTA as our resident baron of ballistics, sommelier of shooting, and denizen of deflagration. He also wrote this ridiculous bio...

Werner Rodas

Werner started training in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under David Adiv and Alex Wilkies in 1997 after discovering the art in an attempt to find a skill set to help with Law Enforcement. He studied Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for two years and with the start of a new job location his growing family stopped training in 1999. Ten years later in 2009, Werner enrolled his children in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program and decided to also enroll in the classes.   

As a new student again, he was fortunate to learn from team Robson Moura Josef Manuel and Nuno Macedo. Under Josef Manuel he received his blue belt in August 2010. In 2011 Werner joined team Alliance affiliation and trained under Nelson Puentes and in July 2013 received his purple belt. During his time under Alliance he had the opportunity to learn from Alliance Black belt instructors such as Fabio Gurgel, Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti,  Lucas Lepri, Bruno Malficine, Tarsis Humphrey, and Kevin Sheridan. Since 2014 Werner has been training Jiu-Jitsu under David Phimsipasom. In 2016 he received his brown belt and in January 2020 he received his Black belt from David Phimsipasom. 

Werner has also been a self-defence and unarmed combat instructor at the Police Academy since 2011. He is also a certified Gracie Survival Tactics Level 1 instructor. Werner believes that Jiu- Jitsu can be learned by anyone and also has many benefits to those who train in the Gentle Art.