Black Hills Martial Blade concepts (MBC)

Al Rieman has been studying Martial Blade Concepts and its related systems since 2012. Prior to that time no MBC instruction was available in or near South Dakota. After discovering the system, he quickly sought out private instruction with some of Michael Janich’s protégé’s in the Denver, CO area. Al’s consistent investment with time and travel to train with MBC’s best instructors allowed him to progress quickly and with precision. He established a training group in Rapid City at the Sanano Karate Club and earned his Associate Instructor rank in 2014. In 2015, he earned MBC’s highest instructor ranking, that of Certified Instructor.

For more than a decade, Al has ensured Rapid City’s 

maintained the MBC program is among the best training producing many practitioners who went on to become highly ranked in the system. Al has trained in all the core MBC disciplines, including, Martial Blade Concepts, Counter Blade Concepts, Sobadiwan Eskrima, and Damithurts Silat. In addition, he has trained in Michael Janich’s effective systems of Counter Gun Concepts,

Improvised Weapons, Martial Cane Concepts and Unarmed Combatives. Before training in MBC, Al was involved with other martial arts for over 40

years. He started his martial arts journey in Korean karate transitioning to traditional Okinawan karate, and the traditional Filipino martial art of Arnis de Mano, earning multiple black belt rankings along the way.

"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."

Linn has been studying Martial Blade Concepts and its related systems since 2016. He started training in the system and quickly found that he had a natural

talent for it. With extreme discipline and focus he quickly built a great skillset. Linn progressed from beginner to Certified Instructor in a shorter time than anyone else in the system before him. A testament to his skill and dedication. Since that time, he has maintained his training and teaching schedule and is well versed in all the core MBC disciplines and associated areas of Michael

Janich’s systems.

Before training in MBC, Linn had a strong background in Tae Kwon Do