[1] In 1966 he began studying martial arts with Tang Soo Do, continuing through his years at San Jose State.
[1] By the early 70s, he was studying other martial arts, including Boxing, Kickboxing, Escrima, knife and Wu Shu.
[4] He has led and choreographed the demonstration team from the association, blending modern music and gymnastics with traditional martial arts.
[9] Even though he was new to the film industry, Ernie Reyes recommended to the director that only martial artists who were familiar with working together should be fighting each other on screen.
[9] Ernie Reyes also choreographed the martial arts for the TV show Sidekicks,[10] using his own West Coast black belts for the fight scenes with his son.