Mr. Jesus Flores started training in Kenpo Karate in 1972 along with his brother Refugio and was tested in 1978 by Mr. Edmund K. Parker for his 1st Degree Black Belt; his current instructor being Mr. Curt Cokeley. In 1984, Mr. Flores started training personally with Mr. Parker until December of 1990 when Mr. Parker passed away.

Mr. Parker promoted both Mr. Flores up to 5th Degree Black Belt. He is currently ranked as a 7th Degree Black Belt.

Mr. Flores has personally trained and promoted over 100 inhouse black belts. In the Kenpo system he has trained with Mr. Paul Wagner, Mr. Louie Chavez, Mr. Steve Morello, Mr. Jim Mitchell, Mr. Curt Cokeley, Mr. Larry Tatum, and Mr. Parker. Mr. Flores has been training for the last seven years in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and has pesonally trained with Rickson Gracie. Currently, Mr. Flores trains in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with Craig Husband and Chris Saunders, the first American to have been promoted to black belt by Rickson Gracie. He's also been training with Guro Dan Inosanto in the Filipino Martial Arts for the past 2 1/2 years.

Mr. Flores has also been featured in Black Belt Magazine twice; in August 1993
in an article titled "Kenpo Karate's Theory of Reverse Motion: Find the Hidden Strikes In Your Fighting Techniques." and in August 1994 in an article titled: "Check Mate, Kenpo Wins!"

Both him and his brother currently teach at Flores Bros. Kenpo Karate in Oxnard, California. You can visit their website here.