Mark V. Wiley

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Dr. Mark V. Wiley is a martial arts intructor, editor, author and historian, most well know for his publications dealing with the martial arts.

Martial arts experience

Wiley has been involved in the martial arts for 30 years. He has trained in a wide variety of systems and styles, primarily focusing on Kalis Ilustrisimo, Ngo Cho Kun (Five Ancestor Fist) and Wing Chun. In these styles he has received senior teaching credentials. He has earned a black belt or equivalent level in; Tae Kwon Do, Shiho Karao-ryu Ju-Jutsu, Savate, American Kenpo Karate, Modern Arnis, Cinco Tero Arnis and San Shan Gong. He has also studied in the following systems or styles for less than five years, they include; Chuka Shaolin (Phoenix-Eye Fist), Silat Seni Gayong, Silat Seni Harimau, Pencak Silat, Lathi, Silambam, Doblete Rapillon Arnis, Pekiti Tirsia, Lightning Scientific Arnis, Sinawali, Jeet Kune Do Concepts, muay Thai, boxing, wrestling and fencing.

Dr. Wiley has personally studied under more than 60 prominent teachers. He has been formally accepted as a protege' under these masters and arts: Angel Cabales (Cabales Serrada Eskrima), Herminio Binas (Binas Dynamic Arnis), Antonio Ilustrisimo (Kalis Ilustrisimo), Alexander Lim Co (Ngo Cho Kun), Robert Chu (Wing Chun) and Hou FaXiang (QiGong).

Mark Wiley was the first person to conduct martial art anthropological field research among the indigenous MatigSalog tribe of Mindanao, Philippines. At "The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology" he examined, classified and identified a portion of the museum’s collection of nearly 1,000 martial artifacts from the Philippines. He has been nominated to five martial art Halls of Fame, but declined induction, feeling such things are too monetarily or politically motivated. He has appeared on the cover of four international magazines and has given several radio and magazine interviews in the United States, England and the Philippines regarding his research, writing and Integrated Modular Training Methodology.

Education

• Ph. D. (Alternative Medicine) from the Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, in association with the Open International University for Complementary Medicine and the World Health Organizations.
• O.M.D. (Oriental Medicine) from the Philippine-Chinese Association of Tui-Na, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
• Bachelor of Science (Applied Sociology) from Drexel University.
• Associate of Applied Science (Small Business Management) from Camden County College.

Publications

He has written more than 10 books and over 200 articles in various periodicals and online venues.

Reference books

• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines (Rosen, 1999)
• Encyclopedia of World Sport (ABC-CLEO, 1998).

Periodicals / online

Over 100 of his articles on martial arts, alternative health, and Asian culture have appeared in the following publications and web sites:

• Live Pain Free
• Get Healthy & Fit
• Bottom Line Health
• Qigong Magazine
• Quality of Life
• HealUSA.net
• 247You.com
• MasteringMigraines.com
• LoseTheBackPain.com
• TotalHealthBreakthroughs.com

• Achieve-Fitness.com
• TaipanOnline.com
• ForeWordReviews.com

• Journal of Asian Martial Arts
• Martial Arts Illustrated (USA)
• Martial Arts Illustrated (UK)
• Black Belt
• Inside Kung-Fu
• Karate/Kung-Fu Illustrated
• Wushu Kung-Fu
• Martial Arts Legends
• Filipino Martial Arts Magazine
• Hoplite
• Rapid Journal
• w1ng.com
• BlackBelt.com
• CFWEnterprises.com
• FightingArts.com
• One-Warrior.com
• CyberKwoon.com
• WingChunKuen.com
• AlanOrr.co.uk
• WingChunFaat.com
• IISports.com
• wingchunkuen.com

Books

• Eskrima Disarms (Unique Publications, 2009) In Press
• Outwitting Headaches (Lyons Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59228-264-4
• Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice (Unique Publications, 2001) ISBN 0-86568-180-5
• The Secrets of Phoenix-Eye Fist Kung Fu (Tuttle Publishing, 2001) ISBN 0-8048-3178-5
• Arnis: History and Development of Filipino Martial Arts (Tuttle Publishing, 2001) ISBN 0-8048-3269-2
• Martial Arts Talk (Tuttle Publishing, 2000) ISBN 0-8048-3182-3
• The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima (Tuttle Publishing, 2000) ISBN 0-8048-3181-5
• Qigong for Health and Well-Being (Journey Editions, 1999) ISBN 1-885203-79-9
• Filipino Martial Culture (Tuttle Publishing, 1998) ISBN 0-8048-2088-0
• Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima (Tuttle Publishing, 1994) ISBN 0-8048-1913-0

External links

• Mark-Wiley.com

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