Like all systems you must have a strong foundation, and the foundation could not be stronger with the support of Sensei Butch and Sensei Mike.  Master Sanchez would train day and night coming up with new and exciting ways to defend yourself, but the system lacked one key element, someone to test it on.  Master Sanchez found that person training in the same gym as himself.  A student Master Sanchez used to train in his old Isshin Ryu School who had accomplished his second degree black belt.  Nick Pasquarella (Sensei Nick) would prove to be one of the most fluid people to throw that Master Sanchez has ever had the pleasure to work with.  Sensei Nick and Master Sanchez would spend countless evenings at the gym practicing throws, joint locks and pressure point, which is the foundation of self defense in U.W.M.A. A.F.

   With the ground work laid out for A.F. it was time to work on Kata.  Kata is one of the most traditional ways for a martial artist to further his/her skill.  Kata, translated as “Basic Form”, is designed to teach a student the basic fundamentals of blocking and striking an imaginary opponent.  Most of the Kata’s found in A.F. came from the system of Isshin Ryu and Kempo.  Master Sanchez felt the system needed a little originality, so he decided to create more practical ways to train in a basic form.  The first Kata created was Kihon Teki Bo, translated as “Basic Technique Bo” created to assist the student in the fundamentals of defending yourself with a Bo “Staff”.  The second Kata would follow the same guideline, Kihon Teki Sai, translated as “Basic Technique Sai”. The third Kata would be called Senjou, translated as “Battlefield”.  This would be the last empty hand Kata you would learn to receive your black belt. The fourth and final Kata in the system is Shindo, translated as “Devastation”.  This Kata would be taught as a second or third degree black belt.  Shindo has not been shown to anyone and it still remains a secret to all, only Master Sanchez himself knows this Kata. 

    It may be confusing to some people, as to why Master Sanchez would name the Kata’s in Japanese, when he is teaching A.F.  This is done out of respect for the foundation that he has learned in the traditional art of Karate.