Biographies A-E

Instructors biographies A-E are biographies on USAdojo.com for martial artists whose last name begins with A through E.

James Cook

James Cook

Master Instructor James S. Cook Jr. started his training in 1957 at the age of 10 years old. In the past 44 years, both...
Cordelia Clancy Concrete Jungle Self-Defense

Cordelia Clancy and Concrete Jungle Self-Defense™

After reading a disturbing account in a local newspaper of the abduction and murder of two young sisters, Cordelia Clancy created Concrete Jungle Self-Defense™...
C. K. Choi

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...
John Chung

John Chung World Forms and Fighting Champion

John Chung is a member of "Black Belt Hall of Fame", along with such notables as Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee. He is rated...

Charles Bonet The Latin Panther

Hanshi Charles Bonet is a 6th dan in Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro's Shorin-ryu system; he also holds an 8th dan in Master Frank Ruizes...
Nia Nicole Abdallah

Nia Nicole Abdallah Taekwondo

Nia Nicole Abdallah is a 3rd degree Black Belt and the 2004 Olympics silver medalist in Taekwondo at the Athens, Greece Olympics. She is...

Rio Altaie Tang Soo Do

Master Rio Altaie is a 4th degree (Dan) Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, 2nd degree in Hapkido and has been certified by Grand...

Fred Degerberg Martial Arts and Weapons Expert

Fred Degerberg is a mainstay in the world of martial arts. He is president of Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts & Fitness, Inc. and...
Mark Cheng Kettlebells

Mark Cheng Russian Kettlebell Training

Renowned Bruce Lee protege, Sifu Daniel Inosanto first introduced Dr. Mark Cheng to Russian kettlebell training. Dr. Mark Cheng has had the honor of...

Jim Arvanitis Pankration

Grandmaster Pankratiast Jim Arvanitis began his martial arts training at age 8 in Athens, Greece. His studies include the Western styles of boxing, Greco-Roman...
Pamela Cohen Martial Arts Instructor

Pamela Cohen Martial Arts Instructor

Pamela Cohen started saving money at 13 years old to open her own martial arts school. Now, she owns three. Pamela Cohen’s dream was never...
June Castro Shaolin Kenpo Karate

June Castro Shaolin Kenpo Karate

June Castro is an Eighth Degree Black Belt. She is one of the highest ranked female instructors in the world. She began studying the...
Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny

Marc “Crafty Dog” Denny on Stickfighting

Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny shares his history in the martial arts and training in stickfighting and other arts with the likes of Paul Vizzio, Dan Inosanto,...
James Saffold, Hee Seok and Peter DeFosses

Peter DeFosses: Tang Soo Do

Grand Master Peter DeFosses - known to most as Master Pete, started his self-defense training at a young age while growing up in New...
Ronald Abregano

Ronald Abregano Kenpo Karate Jujitsu

Ronald Abregano was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He started his martial arts training in Kenpo Karate Jujitsu under his uncle Grandmaster Jaime Abregana Sr....

Ron Esteller: Kajukenbo

Ron Esteller began his martial arts journey in 1967, beginning with a short stint in the Tae Kwon Do program at Chabot College, but...