About Your Instructor
Hi, I am Grand Master Ernest Dukes
Your Self-Defense instructor
I’m conceded with the community and
the problems it faces today. I realize the
need for common-sense Self-Defense.
With all the crime, rape, muggings,
murder, child molestation, and kidnappings, every person is vulnerable to attack.
Self-defense will give you the knowledge to fend off an attacker and spare you and your family the grief of something terrible happening. No place or person is immune to this epidemic that plagues our city and outlying areas in the county.
If you'd like to know how even someone slow, out-of-shape, and has zero self-defense experience can, in one hour or less, know more about surviving brutal street attacks than most karate masters... So...Get Street Wise!!!
It's a jungle out there!
FEAR NO ONE
Anyway, I don't care how old you are, what kind of shape you're in, or if you've never been in a real fight in your life.
How to drop someone twice your size and weight... Using nothing more than the tips of your fingers! I know that sounds almost like "Voodoo." But it's a proven fact
If you simply know the right place and the right way to "touch" your enemy, he'll drop like a lead balloon-easily letting you run or finish him off (whichever floats your boat).
Biography
Grand Master Ernest Dukes Jr.
Hanshi – 10th Dan Black Belt
53+ Years in the Martial Arts
President / Founder of the KBMA Hall of Honors Awards
Tournament Promoter of the Kuro Bushi Martial Arts Championship
13 consecutive years
Owner / Chief Instructor of Dukes Martial Arts Academy in Charlotte, NC
Concord, NC – Salisbury, NC
Studied under the guidance of G.M. Ku Jueng, G.M. Ryusho Sakagam, G.M. Young Yu, G.M. Pui Ku Chan, and Master Sue Patterson, who also learned from G.M. Victor Moore
Kung-fu
Traditional Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate
Aikido
Taekwondo
Judo
Certified in Tai-Chi for Health, 1982
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer 2000
Former: Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Division for 2years
U.S. Bounty Hunter for 4 years
Won the 1978 All-Korean freestyle Tournament and was lauded as one of Korea’s top eight players for three consecutive years.
Won the 1990 World Middle Weight Kick-Boxing title – Pro record (34)-(2)-(32) KO’s
Won the 1999 NBL Grand Championship - Traditional Weapons
Won the 2001 NBL Grand Championship – Traditional Forms
Won the 2001 NBL Grand Championship- Adult Men's BB Sparring
Living legends Sports Karate Competitor – AKANA 2003 Silver Tomoe
Served in the U.S. Military – Army. Proficient in jungle warfare operations, and as a Certified Instructor who trained hundreds of Military personnel, including Special Forces and Military Police.
Inducted into: American Martial Arts Alliance Hall of Fame - 2006 Grand Master of the Year
Battle of Atlanta Hall of Fame - 2007 35+ years of Devotion to the Martial Arts
Universal Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame – 2007 Regional Instructor of the Year
World Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame – 2008 State Promoter of the Year
Action Martial Arts Hall of Honors – 2009 Exemplary Dedication to the M.A. 37+ Years
The Kuroshi-Do Hall of Fame – 2010 SOKE of the Year
You and I both know there are real EVIL people on the streets. I believe that, after completing this course, you will be able to control the punk on the street just as good, if not better than any qualified black belt or professional out there.
Simple, Easy, and Effective
Top 10 Benefits of Taking Self-Defense Classes with Master E. Dukes
You might walk in looking for a way to handle a mugger, but you’ll walk out with so much more. Here are the top ten benefits we see in our students every single day.
- Sky-High Confidence: This is the big one. Nothing makes you walk taller than knowing you can protect yourself and your loved ones.
- Jedi-Level Situational Awareness: You’ll start noticing things you never did before—exits, potential threats, people’s body language. Your world gets bigger and safer.
- Seriously Fun Fitness: Forget the boring treadmill! You’ll be punching, kicking, and grappling your way to incredible shape. It’s a full-body workout that actually engages your brain.
- A Powerful Stress-Buster: Had a rough day? There is no better therapy than hitting a heavy bag for a few rounds. Trust us.
- Improved Balance and Coordination: All that fancy footwork and technique training will make you less clumsy in your everyday life. ✅
- Mastering De-escalation: As the MU Police course highlights, you’ll learn how to use your words and presence to shut down a confrontation before it ever starts.
- Finding Your Tribe: You’ll join a community of positive, like-minded people who literally have your back.
- Unbreakable Discipline and Focus: The focus required to learn a technique translates directly to better focus at work, school, and in your personal life.
- True Empowerment: This goes beyond confidence. It’s the deep-seated belief that you are worth defending. As the York County program states, “We believe that everyone has the right to feel safe and secure.”
- Practical, Life-Saving Skills: At the end of the day, you’re learning a skill that could, quite literally, save your life. It’s an investment that pays the ultimate dividend.