Biographies K-O

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

Dean Lister

Dean Lister Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Dean Lister grew up in a military family and lived in such places as Venezuela and Panama, as well as several areas in the...
Willie Lim Classical Dimension

The Hidden Side of Kata – An interview with Master Willie Lim

The majority of martial artists are looking for self-defense and it is the hidden side of kata where real self defense is found. This...
Eric Lee King of Kata

Eric Lee Set The Standard For Kata Competition

Nicknamed “The King of Kata” Eric Lee reigned supreme from 1970 to 1974 as the most electrifying stylist ever to flow through a form. Winning...
Coach Rodney King

Rodney King Coach

Rodney King is a leading expert in functional martial arts and performance coaching. He is the CEO of Crazy Monkey Defense in South Africa....

Tu Lam

Tu Lum is an edged weapons master who has studied Filipino martial arts, military tactical weapon fighting, and designs his own blades. Tactical blades...
Donald Miskel

Donald Miskel A Man of Many Hats

Grandmaster Donald Miskel began his training in 1959 at the Jiu Jitsu Institute in Chicago and trained with several well known and respected martial arts...
Stacey Nemour

Stacey Nemour Kung Fu

You understand what martial arts can do for you when Kung Fu Black Belt Stacey Nemour walks in the room. Standing at 5’8”, this beautiful...

Shelton Moreland: Hapkido

Grandmaster Shelton Moreland’s Dojang was founded in 1973 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is a Ninth degree Black Belt with over 50 years...
Darren Laur

Darren Laur – Personal Protection Systems

Darren Laur is the head instructor of Personal Protection Systems, and a serving Law Enforcement Professional. Darren has trained extensively in a variety of...
Jimmy Mickens

Jimmie Mickens

Jimmie Mickens began training in the martial arts with his mentor, Grandmaster S. R. Moreland in 1968. He has earned Black Belts in TaeKwonDo,...
Luis Morales

Always A Student – Luis Morales Interview

As one grows up surrounded by the familiarity of home, one's neighborhood, and the everyday people that cross one’s life, the world appears to be...
Christopher Nasilowski

Christopher Nasilowski Polish Kalaki Arcanis Arnis Association

Grandmaster Christopher Nasilowski was born in the city of Pruskoteka in Poland, in the year 1951. He first started to train in the martial arts,...

Anthony Magallanes Jr.

Anthony Magallanes Jr. was born on July 24, 1995 in Fremont, California, which is the same city he resides today. Anthony is a 3rd...
Linda Davis-Kyle

Linda Davis-Kyle

Linda Davis-Kyle, an internationally published health and fitness and general interest writer who has earned a Master’s degree in English and a Black Belt...

Taky Kimura

Japanese American martial artist, Taky Kimura, was born on March 12, 1924. He was one of Bruce Lee's top students and closest friends -...
Damian Mohler

Damian Mohler Kung Fu

Damian Mohler became interested in martial arts early in his life. He thinks this was due in part to his Asian ancestry. On his way through...