Ernie Reyes

The Salinas High graduate was called “one of the greatest martial arts masters of the 20th century’’ in a TNT special produced by Wesley Snipes.  Kick Illustrated Magazine bestowed the title of “Master of Creative Karate’’ on Ernie Reyes. He has been inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame, was the California State Tae Kwon Do Grand Champion, the USA National Tae Kwon Do champion and received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Martial Arts Industry Association.  He has had roles in many movies and television projects, including a Disney series “Sidekicks’’ with his son Ernie Jr.  As an instructor Reyes’ internationally famous West Coast World Action team was praised as the No. 1 martial arts demo team in the world by Bushido Magazine in Europe.