Page 26 - Martial Science Magazine Aug/2014 #4

JOAQUÍM

ALMERÍA

By: Henry Binerfa
Photos: Cortesy of
Sifu Joaquím Almería

INTERVIEW Introduction

THE Joaquín Almería was born in Pamplona, Spain, in 1970. He
26 started to train martial arts by practicing Judo and JuJitsu,
when he was eight years old. At the age of eighteen he had
become a martial arts instructor and got the rank of Black
Belt in such arts as: Tae Kwon Do, Kick Boxing, Full Contact,
Savate, and Muay Thai. By the years 1990 and 1992 he was
nominated national and international champion on the
fields of TaeKwon Do and Kick Boxing.
As he participated in professional competitive events in
Europe, he started to study dramatic art at the Theater
Institute in Barcelona. In summer time, he used to go to
the U.S.A. to study under the guidance of the best martial
art masters. He is proud to have studied with the Grand
Masters Dan Inosanto, George Dillman, Reylson Gracie
(night Dan in Gracie JiuJitsu), and such masters as: Machado
brothers, and Ron Balicki, among others. Likewise, he
registered as personal trainer and Bachelor in Fitness
under the American Council on Exercise ACE. He started to
love the American customs and culture as he used to visit
the country every three month. His most illustrious master
there was Dan Inosanto from IAMA (Inosanto Academy of
Martial Art) in Los Angeles.
Dan Inossanto was an advanced student and a personal
friend of Bruce Lee. Mr. Inosanto is currently the inheritor
of his art and cultivates his teachings.