DAN ANDERSON

Dan Anderson is a career martial artist, teacher, coach, fight choreographer, and entrepreneur.

Dan has spent the past three decades pushing martial arts forward in all areas, including teaching developing students in self defense, self confidence, sport and combat film.

He is the founder and head instructor of Anderson’s Martial Arts Academy, an NYC institution for all forms of training and self development, established in 1996.
He is the founder and head of R&D for University of Martial Arts, the worlds leading online martial arts platform.
Dan Anderson has spent the past three decades developing thousands of students in the arts of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Filipino Martial Arts, Muay Thai, Leduc Lethwei, Gracie & Brazillian JiuJitsu, Boxing, Savate, Silat, Wrestling and MMA.

He has been trusted by organizations like American Express, Bloomberg offices, Deerfield, and by members of the FDNY, NYPD, FBI, CIA and United States Armed Forces, as well as institutions like NYU, NYI-TTech, and BMCC College.

Dan has been an expert speaker and educator and has developed custom self defense and martial arts curriculum for large chain gyms, corporations, security services, and his everyday strudents and clients.

Dan has been an expert contributor and has written featured articles for Blackbelt Magazine. He has been featured on NBC, NY1, CBS and Crain’s New York, New York Times, The Post, and in documentaries like Bruce Lee Lives.

DAN ANDERSON

Dan Anderson is a career martial artist, teacher, coach, fight choreographer, and entrepreneur.

Dan has spent the past three decades pushing martial arts forward in all areas, including teaching developing students in self defense, self confidence, sport and combat film.

Dan has been an expert contributor and has written featured articles for Blackbelt Magazine. He has been featured on NBC, NY1, CBS, Crain’s New York, New York Times, The Post, and in documentaries like Bruce Lee Lives.

Dan Anderson teaching at Anderson's Martial Arts Academy

Dan has been hired as an expert witness for the district attorney of New York.

Dan played himself on Billions.

He helped develop many actors for known roles in film and TV.

His film work contribution includes working with and developing Edie Falco for Avatar, David Harbour for Black Widow, Kiana Madeira for Perfect Addiction, Lashana Lynch & Adrienne Warren for The Woman King, DMX for Exit Wounds, Sarah Michelle Gellar for Scooby Doo, and Milla Jovovich for Resident Evil.

Dan has traveled to places like Lao, Burma, Thailand, Japan, Jordan, Isreal, China, and throughout Europe in his continues pursuit of re-discovering lost arts and training with martial arts masters

He learns directly from the source and origins and helping keep culture and history alive through the study, teaching and preservation of martial arts.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Certified Senior Associate Instructor under the legendary Guro Dan Inosanto in the arts of Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts.
Fourth Degree Black Belt under Clark Gracie and New York Representative for the Clark Gracie Allegiance.
Eskrimador and Successor under Grand Master Crispulo “Ising” Atillo in Balintawak Eskrima and is his New York City representative.
Master Level Instructor / Ajarn under International Muay Thai Champion, El Kjattab Abdel Krim.
Yellow Glove “Initiateur” rank in Savate under Professor Nicolas Siagnac (one of the highest ranking Savate instructors in the US).
Buddhai Sawan Krabi Krabong under Ajarn Pramote Mesamana in the Thai Fighting System of Krabi Krabong.
Senior Full Instructor and East Coast Representative under Paul Vunak in Progressive Fighting Systems.
Functional Movemment Specialist under Steve Maxwell.
Other certifications and belt ranks unclude a Full Instructorship in PFS (Progressive Fighting Systems), as well as blackbelts / instructor ranks in Judo, Sambo, Penjak Silat and Western and Filipino Boxing.