6th Degree Dan

With over 25 years of martial arts experience, Senior Master Martin Gonzalez has dedicated his life to helping people get into the best shape of their lives, learn real self-defense, and to have the black belt excellence mindset. Having taught thousands of students over the years, he has worked tirelessly to have a positive impact on all of them with progressive programs and teaching methods designed to maximize their abilities on and off of the mat. To this end, he is constantly working to improve himself as a martial artist and educator in an effort to provide the highest quality of education available in the world, right here in Bakersfield.

Over the last decade, Master Gonzalez has complemented his taekwondo skills with extensive training in combat hapkido under Leo Green. Master Gonzalez has also trained in Haganah F.I.G.H.T under Haganah founder Mike Lee Kanerek, and is a certified Haganah Nucleus instructor. To better prepare his students, he makes a point to incorporate practical self-defense from various fighting styles into his classes at Level Up Martial Arts.