A friend, mentor, teacher, and inspiration has passed. Professor Feliciano ‘Kimo’ Ferreira has been a part of my martial arts journey for the last two decades, and his influence on my practice will persist for a long time to come.
Generous with time, technique, and historical knowledge, he shared without asking for much in return other than dedication to training. I’ll miss the times we spent traveling from one seminar to the next, and especially the times in between either at my house ‘talking story’ or trying to work on knife techniques with cocktail straws in hotels at odd hours of the day.
Many of the primary historical documents that I’ve been privileged to use to bolster the history content of this site have come from him. There is an incredible void in the world that won’t be filled any time soon.
I’m grateful to have known him, and will miss the talks, the insight and the friendship. Godspeed and good rest.
