GM Dan Barreto
- Specialty:Kajukenbo KenKaBo Martial Arts System
- Teaching:Basic Gun Defense and Retention against Short and Long Firearms.
Simple principle based system that has saved many lives, including how to spot a concealed weapon and local gun law review. - Date:March 23rd, 2024
Grandmaster Daniel Barreto was born in January 1963 in Newark NJ. At a young age, he began studying boxing from Uruguayan Olympian and Uncle Jorge Rivas and wrestling from the legendary Mike Shepard Sr.
He has also trained with Dai Sifu Mike young, Tony Atlas, Mike Tyson, Pak Vic DeThours, Maha Guru Horacio Rodriguez, Libert O’Sullivan Sensei, GGM Al Dacascos, GGM Al Dela Cruz, Hanshi Bruce Juchnik, Yousef Badoo and holds high ranks in several martial arts and urban combat military systems within the US Government.
In the very early 2000’s he was introduced by Dai Sifu Mike Young to GGM Sixto and SGM Luka. Training for the Ramoses for many years, he was chosen to carry forward the legacy of the Kajukenbo Kenkabo system.
Grandmaster Dan Barreto has founded the Urban Combat Hunter Tactical System which is a 360 degrees approach to survival in urban settings.
Great Grandmaster Sixto Ramos Jr. and SGM Ruth Luka Prince-Ramos graced and honored him as a Grandmaster in October of 2020.