Accomplishments: 
 
 





Instructors of Bergamo's Martial Arts

Instructor Eric Sousa


 

  

Years of training: 10 yrs

Certifications:  
3rd degree Black Belt in The Filipino Kun Tao System;
1st degree Black Belt under the Kar-Do-Jitsu-Ryu Karate Federation;
Brown Belt, Olympic Judo. 

 

Affiliations:
Leading member of World Champion Team Bergamo;
Member of the American-Filipino Kun Tao Federation;
Member of the Kar-Do-Jitsu-Ryu Karate Federation;
Member of East Coast Training Systems, CT;
Member of the United States Martial Arts Association;
Instructor, Connecticut Northwest Region Police Defensive Tactics;

Other Martial Arts Experience:
Judo, Grappling, Kick Boxing, Stick-Fighting.

 

Personal Accomplishments

2001- 5th place Black Belt Self-Defense- US Open, FL

2000- 1st place Under Black Belt Self-Defense- Empire State Nationals, MSG, NY;
1st place Under Black Belt Self-Defense - US Open, FL;

1999- 1st place Under Black Belt Self-Defense- Cactus Classic, AZ;
3rd place Under Black Belt Self-Defense- USA World Championships- Las Vegas, NV;
4th place Under Black Belt Creative Breaking- USA World Championships- Las Vegas, NV;
3rd place Black Belt Breaking- National Karate Championships- Atlantic City, NJ.

 

Instructor Eric Sousa, also a Police Officer, demonstrates a wrist lock for the PADS brochure.

Instructor Eric Sousa performs a knife technique on Colin Tompson at the 2001 Annual AFKTF Fighting Arts Workshop.

Instructor Eric Sousa performs a throw on Clinton Murphy at The 1999 Cactus Classic National Championships , AZ.

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