Biographies U-Z

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

The Mingo Warrior: Angie Woolum – Pro Boxer

The Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington was recently the venue for a professional boxing show that was taped by Fox Sports to be...
Anita Wilson

Anita Wilson Aikido

I was born in West London in 1963, my father was very involved in the martial arts and a dan grade in Karate he...

Daniel Wang

At the age of only 9 years, Master Daniel Wang (Daniel Yu Wang) begin studying martial arts. In 1962, he joined world-famous martial arts...

Pedro Solana Villalobos

I've been studying martial arts for most of my life. When I was 6 years old, I started training in Judo, and since then...
John Will

John Will: First Australian BJJ Black Belt

John Will was awarded the rank of Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Rigan and Jean Jacques Machado in 1998; making him the...
Ron Van Clief

Ron Van Clief Chinese Goju System

Grand Master Ron Van Clief has been studying and teaching the Martial Arts for over 40 years. He is a 10th Degree Red Belt...
Wong Fei Hung

Fei-hung Wong

Fei-hung Wong was born on July 9, 1847 and passed away on March 25 1924. He was a Chinese martial artist, physician, acupuncturist, and revolutionary,...
Dr. Andrea Wheatley Stickfighting

Dr. Andrea Wheatley Stickfighting Doctor

Two representatives from South Australia, Master Vince Palumbo 8th Dan, and his student Dr. Andrea Wheatley went to fight in the women's stickfighting division at the...
Judo

John Wallace and The Gentle Way

Any boy who grew up relatively small in 1950's and 1960's America, in the time of John Wayne and Roy Rogers, of Rocky Marciano...
Pedro Vangas Jr.

Pedro Vangas: Tang Soo Do

Grandmaster Pedro Vangas is the President of The Panamerican Bi Sang Kwan Tang Soo Do Association and possess a trajectory without equal in the...

Meet Rika Usami

https://youtu.be/Zf9G4Xhgm8g Rika Usami was born in Japan and she is known worldwide for her excellent kata. During the 2012 World Karate Championship in Paris she...
Benny The Jet Urquidez

Benny The Jet Urquidez, A Martial Arts Icon

From the moment he laced on his boxing gloves at the age of 5 Benny Urquidez was destined to become one of the most...
Don Schneider, John Wallace, Donald Miskel

John Wallace

John Wallace was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on May 14th, 1951. The son of a shipyard worker and a housewife, he began the study...

Terry Wilson Martial Artist Extraordinaire

Terry Wilson martial artist extraordinaire is a 8th degree Black Belt in Shintoyoshin-Ryu Jujitsu and a 5th degree Black Belt in Shorin-Ryu karate. He is...
Benny Urquidez

I Hugged Benny Urquidez

If you have been involved in the martial arts within the last five decades you know about the living legend, Benny Urquidez, nicknamed The...

Robert Visitation

Robert Visitation retired from kickboxing in 1990 number 3 in the world welterweight rankings. He currently teaches a martial arts fitness program, and is...