Biographies F-J

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

Miyako Fujitani

Miyako Fujitani Aikido

Miyako Fujitani, holds the rank of 7th dan. Her rank was conferred to her by the "Tokyo" Aikikai in Osaka, Japan. Miyako sensei has...
Alex Feng

Alex Feng

Shi Fu Alex Feng was trained by his father, Dr. Wei Ren Feng, a well-known scholar and spiritual leader. At age eight, Shi Fu...

John Farnam: Defensive Training International

John Farnam is President of Defensive Training International and one of the top handgun instructors in the world. He has personally trained thousands of...
Daryl Johnson

Daryl Johnson Sanuces Ryu Jiu-Jitsu

Daryl Johnson began his martial arts career in Brooklyn, NY, with the late Dr. Moses Powell (Sanucus Ryu Jiu-Jitsu) and Master George Cofield (Shotokan...
George Iversen

George Iversen Kajukenbo

Professor George Iversen has been a student and teacher of Kajukenbo since 1961. He received his Black Belt from man he called "Chief", his original...
Ramona Gatto

Ramona Gatto Kickboxing

Ramona Gatto was the first IKF Pro World Champion and went on to win "3" IKF Pro World Titles. Ramona Gatto knocked out a then-inexperienced...
Lou Grasso

Lou Grasso TaeKwon-Do

Grand Master Lou Grasso holds a 9th Degree Black Belt in the art of TaeKwon-Do and is President, Founder and Grand Master instructor of...
Professor David James

David James: Vee-Arnis Ju-Jitsu

Professor David James was born in New York City in 1956. He became interest in martial arts as a boy and practiced informally until...
Jay Darrell Ingleton

Jay Darrell Ingleton

Jay Darrell Ingleton loves to be active and he has been active for most of my life. As a boy he represented his school...
Kayla Harrison

American Judoka Kayla Harrison Wins Olympic Gold!!!

Congratulations to American Judoka Kayla Harrison, the gold medal winner in the 2012 London Olympics women's -78 kg division! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ZNIZLDr5E Judoka Kayla Harrison is from the...
Benjamin Hazard

Benjamin Hazard

A native of South Lancaster; Massachusetts, Benjamin Hazard was educated largely in Los Angeles area schools in the 1930's where his interest in Japanese...
Jesse Enkamp

Jesse Enkamp KARATE by Jesse

Jesse Enkamp is “The Karate Nerd”, #1 Amazon.com best-selling author, entrepreneur, traveler, athlete, educator, carrot cake connoisseur and founder of Seishin International. Jesse Enkamp and his...
Shea Gipti

Shea Gipti Shotokan Karate

Shea Gipti is the Chief Instructor of Tozai Nippon Karate Federation as well as a Los Angeles County Lake Lifeguard. He has been studying Shotokan Karate since...

Dane Harden: Yoshinkan Aikido

Master Dane S. Harden formed his nearly life-long affiliation with the martial arts when he began studying Aikido in 1969 at the age of...

Willie “The BAM” Johnson

Willie “The Bam" Johnson’s life story is so powerful that A&E created a documentary about him. The documentary shows his rebirth from bullying, poverty,...

Noah Gross Armed Combat and Tactics

Noah Gross is the Chief instructor and Co-founder of A.C.T. (Armed Combat and Tactics). He has been involved with martial arts for more than...