A world-renowned martial arts master, GM Velez trained in Asia, Europe and South America and across the USA under many grandmasters & founders of the martial arts while serving as a Viet Nam era US Raider-Recon Marine and later in the Middle East with the US Army XVIII Airborne Corps. Specializing in authentic traditional battlefield martial arts and modern military combatives. GM Velez also holds master certifications in the holistic arts of Reiki, Tai Chi & Qi Gong. GM Velez is an ambassador to many martial arts organizations. He was inducted into the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors Platinum award 2011, Goodwill Ambassador award 2014 & 2015. (Academy awards of martial arts) He is a founding member of the World Warrior Alliance (WWA), and the CEO of the Martial Arts Society International (MASI).

Honorably discharged after 20 plus yrs. of service in 2003. This real-world Police actions and Combat service makes Ret.US Army Combat Veteran GM Velez, one of the most qualified martial artists/Close Quarters Combat instructors in the world. Clients include Law Enforcement, Military including Army Special Forces & Rangers, Navy SEALS, Marine FORCE RECON, civilian sector Security Officers, VIP's, Actors, and private citizens.

In 2013 joined forces and crossed trained with Hanshi Jim Rivera at the Owaza Ryu Ju Jitsu-Judo institute in Spring Hill FL. We researched and pressured tested all the techniques in the martial arts and hosted legendary Survival & Self-Defense camps (Camp Owaza) to the public 2015-present. Presently GM Velez is training actors and others in movie stunts and martial arts. GM Velez is actor and stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, Writer, Director, Producer in the film industry. He is the founder of Vegas Empire Stunts.

GM Velez is the Martial Arts program director for the L1feWellness.com. assisting veterans and first responders how to heal and deal with PTSD under the direction of the Pentagon. He is also on the advisory board of the Henley-Putnam University school of strategic security (center for counter terrorism and intelligence studies) and the Akribis Group under Dr. Nirmalya Bhowmick Ph.D.