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Floyd Burk

Floyd Burk Traditional American Karate

Floyd Burk began his martial arts training in 1970. This training, Japanese shito-ryu, was held in the den of his father’s attorney’s Riverside, California residence. Later...

Generations: Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu and His Daughter Helen Liang

Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu is one traditional masters who survived the Cultural Revolution - forced into combat and challenge matches for honor and for his life.
Margitte Hilbig

Margitte Hilbig First Canadian Black Belt

Margitte Hilbig was a martial arts master based in Edmonton, Canada. In 1964, she became the first woman in Canada to earn the rank...

Louis Neglia – Kickboxing

Louis Neglia is a three-time World Kickboxing Champion, a former U.S. Kickboxiing Champion, a Florida Karate Champion, New York State Champion, and an Eastern...
Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith Passes Away

Robert W. Smith was born during the Chinese year of the Tiger, in Richland, Iowa in December, 1926 and he began his early days...
One-on-One With Hanshi Patrick McCarthy

One-On-One With Hanshi Patrick McCarthy

Ben Ryder interviews Patrick McCarthy about his life in Japan, his training and research and theories in the martial arts. BR: Whilst you are most...
Doug Dywer

Doug Dwyer

Grandmaster Doug Dwyer's involvement in the martial arts has spanned more than fifty-five years. During that time he has been privileged to train with...
Joe Lewis Fighting Systems

Joe Lewis Funeral Information

JOE LEWIS FUNERAL INFORMATION September 7  - September 9, 2012 Introduction The Joe Lewis Fighting Systems has recently received many great responses from people and appreciate all the...
Eddie Morales

Eddie Morales: Goju Ryu Karate

Hanshi Eddie Morales was the third of four children. He lived in Williamsburg Brooklyn New York where he began his study of martial arts....
Kali Konversation

Kali Konversation with Living Legend Malia Dacascos Bernal

Living Legend Malia Dacascos Bernal discusses how she got into the martial arts and much more on Kali Konversation with Rick and Nain.
Shihan Jonathan Kruger

Jonathan Kruger’s Training Judo And Jujitsu In Osaka, Japan

I would like to share some of my early experiences of training judo and jujitsu in Osaka Japan. When I left for Japan in...

Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes was born in Hillsboro, Illinois on October 13, 1973. He is an American mixed martial artist, a member of the UFC Hall...
Gregory Glover

Gregory Glover: Taekwondo

Grandmaster Gregory Glover is a full time professional martial arts instructor with a strong background in Korean martial arts. He is the head coach...
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Ted Lai Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa

The late Master Ted Lai was the founder of the Chinese Physical Culture Association of Fullerton, a not-for-profit martial arts organization based in Southern...

Fariborz Azhakh Hapkido

Every Black Belt remembers the time when martial arts became a passion. It happened to Fariborz Azhakh at age eight. His brother took him to...
Kenneth Wheeler

Kenneth Wheeler

Kenneth Wheeler was born August 23, 1965, in Fresno, California. He is better known as Flex Wheeler, is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Kenneth...