Melissa Soalt is Dr. Ruthless®
Melissa Soalt aka Dr. Ruthless® is a veteran women's self defense trainer, former psychotherapist, and Black Belt Hall of Famer — named Woman of...
Dentoy Revillar Serrada-Largo Mano-Decuerdas
Dentoy Revillar was a famous martial arts master from the Philippines and the creator of SLD, a system named in honor of his three...
Jose Torres: Tang Soo Do
Master Jose Torres began training in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do thirty-six years ago in 1982 under Master William Hamilton, receiving...
Don Newbill: Hung Loy Kung fu
Don Newbill started studying martial arts in 1964 at the age of 11 training in Judo, along with what was then called Korean Karate....
A Tribute to Paul Arel, My Sensei – My Friend
Paul Arel
November 12, 1935 - January 2, 2009
A dynamic force passed from this existence, and families and communities are mourning the loss. It is...
Roland Dantes: Filipino Martial Arts
Grandmaster Roland Dantes was born on June 15, 1940 in the Philippines.
Roland Dantes was an actor, a champion bodybuilder and Filipino martial artist who...
Paul Dye: American Kenpo
Mr. Paul Dye began his Kenpo career in the Fall of 1972 at the Dave Hebler's Kenpo Karate Studio in Glendora, California, which is...
C. K. Choi
1941 - C. K. Choi or Chang-keun Choi born in Korea during Japanese occupation.
1956 - C. K. Choi Began training in Tae Kwon Do and Karate...
Doron Navon’s Godan Test: The Test of Truth
A narrow path leads from the main road to the house of Tanemura Shihan, one of the master teachers of the ancient art of...
Bob Orlando Chinese Kuntao
A resident of Denver, Colorado, and a computer professional for nearly 4 decades, Bob Orlando was introduced to the martial arts while on active...
Bill Ziegler Martial Arts Animal Rights Alliance
PitBill Ziegler
September 22, 1974 – March 26, 2015
With broken hearts we sadly inform friends and followers of PitBill Ziegler, Pit Crew Rescue and...
Steve Cooper: Zanshin Ryu Jujutsu
Steve Cooper began his martial arts training in 1973. He spent 25 years training in Wado Ryu Karate and 20 years in Ryukyu Kempo....
Kevin Brett Karate
Kevin Brett has thirty years of martial arts training and teaching experience. He and wife Lana Kaye Brett were two of the five co-founders...
Ben Largusa Villabrille-Largusa Kali
At the 1964 Ed Parker International Karate Championships held in Long Beach, California, Grandmaster Ben Largusa gave America its first demonstration of the Villabrille-Largusa...
Fred Buck Kyokushin
Frederick S. Buck, is known simply as Fred Buck. His early martial arts training was varied and extensive. He worked night club security, as...
James Musselman Jujitsu
James Musselman was born on February 17, 1931 in Chico, California. James' father's occupation forced the family to move around the northern part of California....
