Master Darin Reisler
In 2003, members of the Board for the United Martial Arts Alliance,under the direct guidance of Kyoshi Robert Austin, and amongst witnesses present at the time, examined my combining of martial arts styles. After physical examination, presentation of katas/kuens, kickboxing, and self-defense concepts, and after intellectual questioning and review, the Board recognized my system as unique, and awarded me the honor of founding a new system of study. Sho Biyn Jiu (translated as “First Understand Peace”) was formally recognized. This was the first time in the Board’s history that such an honor was bestowed, and I do not take that responsibility lightly.
I continue to train with instructors from around the country and advance the system, which at its heart, is one of peace. Additionally, the system has been recognized by multiple organizations, and I was inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2006 and Action Magazine’s Hall of Honors as a Master Instructor in 2008.
I have worked as the Executive Director of the Community Anti-DrugCoalition of Hampden County. I sat on the steering committee for the Partners In Prevention, a group initiated by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association; I was the faculty advisor for Tunxis Community College’s Christian Club, I was the Vice-President of MADD Massachusetts (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), and I was a member of the Hampden County District Attorney’s Task Force On Domestic Violence. I am a licensed and experienced social worker, and, as a former police officer, I bring a level of personalized understanding regarding physical confrontation to the material I teach.
Certifications
Recognition as a “Soke” via the Gelinas Martial Arts Society International
Recognition as a “Sensei” via the United Martial Arts Alliance
Recognition as a “Sifu” via the International Kenpo Karate Society
East Coast Director for the International Kenpo Karate Society
Certified in Pressure Point Revival Techniques
Awards
Action Martial Arts Magazine’s Hall of Honors Induction as a Master Instructor (2008)
United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Induction (2006)
United Martial Arts Alliance Instructor of the Year (2005)
Ranks Held
4th Degree black belt (and founder of) Sho Biyn Jiu- with rank and style recognized by the United Martial Arts Alliance, International Kenpo Karate Society, Belisto Martial Arts Association, Valedez Kenpo Association, and Gelinas Martial Arts Society International
4th Degree black belt- Wu Shen Pai Chu’an Fa Gung Fu
2nd Degree black belt- American Freestyle Karate and Kung-Fu
1st Degree black belt- Tae Kwon Do
1st Degree black belt- Ching Sai Do
1st Degree black belt- Freestyle Kickboxing
1st Degree black belt- American Karate
Blue Belt- Brazilian Jiujitsu
Cordel Verde- Capoeira
Green belt- Gelinas Ryu Aikijutsu
