About Us

Professor James Hundon is the founder of
Universal Martial Arts Academy, Nor Cal Small
Circle Jujitsu, and the art of Ju-Trap-Boxing
(JTB). He is a veteran of the martial arts with
over 35 years experience. He is a first
generation student of Great Grandmaster
Wally Jay from the time of his early
development of Small Circle Jujitsu; and a
second generation student in the lineage of
Bruce Lee, studying with Felix Macias, the late
Newt Kamakani and presently Sijo Leo Fong.

Professor Hundon was recently awarded the
title of 'Most Distinguished Master' in the U.S.
Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Professor Hundon holds 7th Degree Black
Belts in Small Circle Jujitsu and
Kyohuejitsumae; a second degree Black Belt
in Sugar Ryu Jujitsu; and Black Belts in
Chinese Kenpo and Kodokan Jujitsu.
Professor Hundon has also studied Capoeira
Angola extensively, as well as Shorinji Kenpo.
Boxing is one of Professor Hundon's passions,
having grown up training out of the legendary
Newman's Gym in San Francisco.

In the mid 1970's Professor Hundon began
training under the tutelage of Sifu Felix
Macias, Sr. and the late Sifu Newt Kamakani,
both original students of Bruce Lee and
Jimmy Lee from the Oakland Dojo.

In 1978 Professor Hundon began his training
with Great Grandmaster Wally Jay, the
founder of Small Circle Jujitsu. Professor
Hundon traveled extensively with Great
Grandmaster Jay demonstrating, competing
and assisting him with seminars. Professor
Hundon was the first person to compete
nationally and internationally using the art of
Small Circle Jujitsu as part of his arsenal.
During this time, Professor Hundon won many
competitions and garnered numerous awards
which helped to establish Small Circle Jujitsu
as the widely recognized martial art it is today.
Professor Hundon received a book credit for
"Dynamic Jujitsu," Great Grandmaster Jay's
first book published about Small Circle Jujitsu.
Professor Hundon taught at Great
Grandmaster Jay's home dojo for many years
before it closed in 2003.

In the mid 1980's Professor Hundon moved to
New York, studying with some of the greatest
martial artists of our time: Professor Robert
Crosson; Soke Lil’ John Davis; Soke James
McQueen, founder of Kyohuejitsumae; and the
late great Doctor Moses Powell.

Professor Hundon has also studied with the
world renowned Professor Don Jacob, founder
of Purple Dragon International.

Professor Hundon is currently training
privately in JKD/ZKD under Dr Z.

Professor Hundon has continued to expand
his martial arts expertise in recent years,
focusing on the Filipino martial arts. He is
currently a Punong Guro under Pangulong
Guro Sultan "Shaykh" Uddin, founder of the
International Eskrima Serrada Association
(IESA).

An accomplished teacher, Professor Hundon
divides his time between the UMAA dojo in
Oakland; teaching UMAA Defensive Tactics
training courses for security professionals;
providing law enforcement officers' safety
training for the California Narcotics Officers'
Association; instructing children in self
defense at Whitney Young Child Development
Center in the Bayview-Hunters Point district of
San Francisco; and giving seminars.