The Global Trust Layer
for Martial Arts
GAMAO is an independent, evidence-based standards body uniting instructors, schools, and combat systems worldwide under one principle: if we teach it, we can test it.
World Champion
Modern Tactical Hapkido
Presidential & Government Security
Registered Legal Entity, Republic of Georgia
Three Operating Divisions
One Standard, Three Ways to Serve
GAMAO Tactical
Defensive tactics and close-quarters combat training for government, military, law enforcement, and corporate security. Proven where it matters most.
The Professional Alliance
A standards body for independent instructors and schools — recognized certification, multi-system curriculum, and a revenue model that respects your independence.
The Global Training Platform
Seminars, certification programs, and (soon) online courses that bring evidence-based martial arts education to practitioners worldwide.
What GAMAO Is
Not Another Federation. A Trust Layer.
The martial arts world has no shortage of organizations. It has a shortage of trust. Ranks are sold without testing. “World titles” are printed without competition. Instructors with genuine skill are lumped together with those who simply paid a fee.
GAMAO exists to fix this. We are not a single-style sport federation and we are not a certificate mill. We are an independent standards body that validates competence — across multiple combat systems — through documented, evidence-based testing. Our credentials mean something because they are earned, verifiable, and backed by a founder whose own credentials withstand any scrutiny.
Learn About Our Standards
Social Proof
Built on Verifiable Credibility
A documented record
A founder with documented world titles and government-security service spanning nearly two decades.
A multi-system methodology
Synthesized from Hapkido, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do, and Filipino martial arts — validated in real protection operations.
A registered legal entity
Transparent governance and a published constitution behind a recognized international body.
Four specialized sub-organizations
Covering Krav Maga, combatives, jiu-jitsu, and Hapkido — each holding its own discipline to one standard.
Founder
Led by a Grandmaster, Not a Marketer
GAMAO was founded by Grandmaster Vidadi “Vigor” Hajiyev — six-time World Champion, 8th Dan, and a career protection specialist with 18 years guarding heads of state and senior officials. He is the third generation of a martial arts and law-enforcement family. He holds a law degree and academic honors alongside his combat credentials. He built GAMAO not to sell belts, but to give the world’s serious instructors a standard worthy of their work.
Meet the FounderFrom the Journal
