Biographies P-T

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

Felix Roiles – Pakamut

Master Felix Roiles practices PAKAMUT, the original name of the Filipino Fighting Art that originated in MACTAN island province of Cebu, central Visayas, Philippines....
Danny Steele

Danny Steele Muay Thai Fighter

Danny Steele was born on April 6, 1969 in Saigon, Vietnam. At age 5 Danny moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and began training with Bao...
Ed Sumner

Ed Sumner Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate

Ed Sumner, Nanadan, Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate, Jundokan International was born in Alton Illinois, on October 30, 1947. He currently resides in Buckeye, Arizona. Ed began...
Tom Patire CDT

Tom Patire CDT Compliance, Direction, Takedown

Tom Patire is the founder and senior instructor of the CDT (Compliance, Direction, Takedown) method of empty-handed non-deadly force. He has a diversified tactical and...
Manuel Taningco

Manuel Taningco TAMA

Manuel Taningco is the founder and grandmaster at TAMA Martial Arts Center in the Dayton Metropolitan area. Grandmaster Taningco is an 8th Degree Black...
Chaim Pe'er

Chaim Peer

Lieutenant Colonel (Res) Chaim Peer is the President and founder of the International Kapap Federation. He is recognized internationally as a Soke - founder...

Richard Plowden

Master Richard Plowden is a 6th degree Black Belt and a five-time martial arts world champion. He has over 30 years experience in the...

Chris Thomas Kyusho Jitsu Expert

Chris Thomas is a master instructor of self-defense, unarmed combat, and classical fighting methods, who has studied, trained and taught for over 37 years...
Dian Tanaka

Dian Tanaka American Kenpo

Dian Tanaka was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to the San Francisco Bay area with her family at the age of 7. Her...
Darrell Sarjeant

Darrell Sarjeant Kamau Njia System

Professor Darrell Sarjeant is the founder and chief instructor of the Kamau Njia System of Self-Defense. Born in Staten Island, NY, he began training...
Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner was born in 1946 in Lyons, Kansas. She was named as the “most outstanding woman in the history of martial arts” by...
Byron Mantack, Frederick Peterson and Steven Gallardo.

Frederick Peterson Jr.: Tai-Shi Jitsu

Soke Grandmaster Frederick Peterson Jr. is the founder of American Tai-Shi Jitsu Self Defense which is a combination of Jui-Jitsu, Judo, Gung Fu and...
Steve Shepherd

Steve Shepherd Kickboxing Champion

Steve Sheperd is a legend in the world of kickboxing. He is a 5 time, 4 weight division world kickboxing champion who ended his...
Lilly Urquidez Rodriguez and Blinky Rodriguez Interview

Lilly Urquidez and Blinky Rodriguez Champions In And Out Of The Ring

In the early 70’s the Urquidez family ruled the ring as the entire clan won fight-after-fight, championship after championship and title after title. They...
Seikichi Toguchi

Seikichi Toguchi Shorei-Kan Karate

Seikichi Toguchi Sensei was born in Naha on May 20, 1917. He began studying martial arts learning the basics of Okinawan Te from his...
Raul Ries

Master Raul Ries Testimony

I’ve been thinking a lot lately. And I was thinking how God is so gracious, loving and kind: how He gets a hold of...