Martial Arts Biographies

This is the table of contents for our biographies section. We have broken this section down into categories we feel will make it easier for you to find the biography you are searching for or to find biographical information quickly and easily. Please note that we are not using the Asian convention for personal names, that is, the family name comes first, given names come last (Doe, John for example). We will use the American convention for personal names (John Doe for example). This section is a work in progress so please be patient. If you cannot find an individual biography type the name in the site search feature on the right top of the page.

USADOJO.COM will be including a section in our Featured Listings so martial arts instructors can add their own biographies to USADOJO.COM and edit them when necessary. For now, this section includes biographies sent to us by martial arts instructors from around the world!
(Read Instructors Biographies)

This section includes all the great martial artists internationally who have contributed greatly to the world of martial arts.
(Read Who's Who Biographies)

Photo used by permission of Emil Farkas (Read Bio)

This section includes martial artists who have contributed significantly to the development martial arts in America.
(Read Prominent American Martial Artists Biographies)

This section includes masters who are of historical importance to the development of traditional Chinese martial arts.
(Read Chinese Masters Biographies)

This section includes masters who are of historical importance to the development of traditional Japanese martial arts.
(Read Japanese Masters Biographies)

This section includes masters who are of historical importance to the development of traditional Okinawan martial arts.
(Read Okinawan Masters Biographies)

This section includes masters who are of historical importance to the development of traditional Korean and Okinawan martial arts.
(Read Korean Masters Biographies)

This section includes biographies sent to us by mixed martial arts competitors from around the world! (Read Competitors Biographies)

This section includes biographies of men and women who write for the martial arts industry. (Read Writers Biographies)

This section includes biographies of men and women photographers for the martial arts industry. (Read Photographers Biographies)

This section includes biographies of men and women who write for the martial arts industry. (Read Entertainers Biographies)

By Terry Wilson - These biographies of many of the greatest masters in the martial arts were written by Terry L. Wilson, a well published writer of articles for the top martial arts magazines, he is also a five time Emmy Award winning television producer, director, writer and on camera host/reporter. Terry is the only person ever to receive an Emmy for producing a martial art special – “Karate Kung Fu & Arts of Self Defense!
(Read Biographical Highlights)