Who are we?

Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller has been teaching and competing for the last 25 years with many titles in regional, national, and international competitions. With his black belt, Ricardo set for himself challenges extending beyond Brazil.

In 1996 he came to the United States to compete and teach.  He proved to be successful at both. With American partner Mike Florimbi, the Paragon Academy of Martial Arts was founded in 1998 in the city of Santa Barbara, CA.