Master Eric Mayes started training purposefully in martial arts in the very early ‘90s. He found his way into bujutsu. There he studied several styles of ninjutsu, aikijutsu, jujutsu, kenjutsu, tantojutsu, bojutsu, jojutsu, escrima, kali, and arnis. He trained in lin kuei kung fu, sul sa, muho kenpo, and silat. Master Mayes then, all too briefly, studied Russian Systema.
He later got involved with the ICHF. Master Mayes is currently a 4th Degree Black Belt with the ICHF. He is the Rocky Mountain Region Director of Weapons and Ground Survival. Almost simultaneously with his ICHF training, he also started training in Hock Hochheim’s Scientific Fighting Congress. Under Mr. Hochheim he is now an Unarmed Combatives Instructor and holds Black Belts and instructor status in Mr. Hochheim Karatejutsu and Archipeligan Combatives.
Master Mayes then began training with Mr. Mike Janich and his Martial Blade Craft system. He earned Instructor number 007 (no significance in that, he just liked the number) in the summer of 2008.
Master Mayes teaches at United Martial Arts (UMAC) and provides advanced training to ICHF students throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.
