Meet Our Epic Team
Our instructors have years of experience helping students learn how to move safely. We offer everything from poi spinning classes to lessons that teach your cast of actors how to move well on camera.
Complete nerds at heart, Jeff & Bobby are here to make your epic fight scene dreams a reality-no matter how crazy (or silly).
At Modus Martial Arts, we use movement to teach and empower you to love your body in safe and fun way. We are here to give you that incredible moment of “Wow. I didn’t know my body could do this.” Whether you join us for a fitness class or hire us to stage your film’s crazy ninja fight, we promise to make it EPIC.
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Bobby Garcia
Director of Education Services
Co-FounderBobby Garcia-is an accomplished martial artist and tai chi instructor. He teaches and holds martial arts seminars all throughout the D-FW area through his company Modus Martial Arts. Bobby has performed in Prism Movement Theater’s Bruises as the “Master” and has appeared in several short films as a stunt man. They have worked with Prism Movement Theater, Arts Mission, Plague Mask Players, Artstillery, Lone Star Circus, and Pocket Sandwich Theater. He has also trained in tai chi with the renowned Chen Family.
Special Skills: Spinning Flaming Things, Three-Section Staff Dueling, Special Effects Make-Up
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Jeff Colangelo
Director of Entertainment Services
Co-FounderJeffrey is an actor, fight coordinator, producer with over ten years of experience. On top of being the cofounder and artistic director of Prism Movement Theater, He has been working in the DFW area for theatre companies like Cara Mía Theatre Co., Undermain Theatre, Trinity Shakespeare, Dallas Opera, Dallas Shakespeare, and the Dallas Theater Center. He has also coordinated fights and performed stunts for film like SLICE, V.F.W, and Dansmonster. He has taught with a number of excellent Dallas school programs like Junior Players, Dallas Theater Center, and School of Yes. Jeffrey graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2013 with a degree in Theater Studies.
Special Skills: Clowning, Ninja Moves, & Swords