Jr biography ernie reyes sr

American martial artist, actor, and fight choreographer

This article is about the martial artist and fight choreographer. For his son, the actor, see Ernie Reyes Jr.

For other people of the same name, see Ernie Reyes (disambiguation).

Ernesto E. Reyes, Sr. (born February 12, 1947) is an American martial artist, actor and fight choreographer who is the co-founder and head instructor of West Coast World Martial Arts, where he has been teaching for more than 35 years.

He is the father of five, including fellow actors Ernie Jr. (born Ernesto E. III) and Lee Reyes. ^[2]

Biography

Ernie Reyes is the son of Filipino immigrants Ernesto Sr. and Valentina Reyes, who came to California in the 1920s.

Jr biography ernie reyes sr

He grew up in Salinas, California and started working in the fields when he was 12 years old. He majored in business administration at San Jose State University, where he met Tony Thompson. In 1966 he began studying martial arts with Tang Soo Do, continuing throu