Kajukenbo NYC is located at 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2002 — a short walk from Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park, built for the reality of a Midtown schedule, whether that means training before work, on a lunch break, or right after.
Midtown brings its own set of everyday realities: crowded subway platforms, late commutes, unfamiliar streets. Kajukenbo and Balintawak Filipino Martial Arts were built for exactly this kind of environment — practical, direct, and usable without months of preparation before it becomes relevant.
Kajukenbo and Balintawak, taught together rather than as separate add-ons.
Carlos Jiménez holds a Master's in Neuroscience specializing in Multiple Intelligences, applied directly to how classes are structured.
Accessible during the workday, not just evenings and weekends.
Carlos Jiménez began training in Kajukenbo and Filipino Martial Arts in 1998 under his teacher, Tomás Encinoso Armas, and has trained continuously since. His path also includes Aikido, Full Contact, Kickboxing, Thai Boxing, and Capoeira — the latter shaping his attention to body movement and flexibility long before it became part of how he teaches self-defense today.
He continues to study under other masters and other systems, believing that flexibility and curiosity, not loyalty to one style, is the actual core of Kajukenbo. Currently training and teaching in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.