Sifu Daniel Gilkes

Head Instructor at Fighting Measure Martial Arts (FMMA) started his journey with Shotokan Karate around 1992, and earned his purple belt before moving on. He then Joined Unified Martial Art Academy in 1995 under the instruction of Sifu Wayne Quintyne where he was introduced to the philosophy of Jeet Kune Do (JKD) and the various martial systems (Kali, Jun Fan Gung Fu, Muay Thai, Savate, Dunmog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Silat, etc.) used in the development of a JKD practitioner.

Training alongside senior students accelerated his development in the arts dramatically and he went on to be awarded the Student of the Year in 96, 97, 98 for Filipino Kali, Student of the Year in 98, 99 for Grappling, Male Student of the Year in 97 for growth and development in the art and philosophy of Jeet Kune Do.

He has taken all opportunities available to him to broaden his martial arts knowledge locally and internationally and has trained and met many some of the top ranked instructors such as Guro Daniel Inosanto, Grand Master Ajarn Chai Sirisute, Ajarn Phil Nurse, Luke Holloway, Datu Tim Harman and Sigung Dwight Woods.

He is currently ranked 2nd Rank (JKD) and 2nd Year Associate Instructor in Jun Fan Gung Fu & Jeet Kune Do and the Filipino Martial Arts with UMAA Barbados under Sifu Wayne Quintyne. This makes him one of only three persons from the Caribbean to be certified at this level.