Steve Spry: American Kenpo
The American Kenpo of Grandmaster Steve Spry is a combination of several Hawaiian and Polynesian martial arts that he studied and learned from their...
Rondy McKee and White Tiger Martial Arts
Rondy McKee was living in Detroit, working in advertising during the day and managing and teaching as the co-owner of a Martial Arts school...
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...
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...
Brendan Lai: Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung-Fu
Grandmaster Brendan Lai was born in Hong Kong in 1942. He became a devoted disciple of the the famous Seven Star Praying Mantis Grandmaster,...
Bob Thurman World Middleweight Champion
Bob Thurman began boxing at the age of 16 in Kansas City, racking up a record of 86-3 in Golden Gloves competition.
In 1977, Bob's...
Floyd Burk Traditional American Karate
Floyd Burk began his martial arts training in 1970. This training, Japanese shito-ryu, was held in the den of his father’s attorney’s Riverside, California residence. Later...
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...
Pedro Carvalho Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
The Beginning
Pedro Carvalho was born on April 18, 1969 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He began training in the martial arts when he was...
Donnie Williams: Black Karate Federation
Grandmaster Donnie Williams was born in 1947 in Savannah, Georgia. His early upbringing in the ghetto gave him a keen instinct for survival, which...
Paul Mills American Kenpo Karate
Paul Mills is the President and founder of the American Kenpo Karate International (AKKI) association and holds the rank of 10th degree black belt....
Frank Dux: The Legendary Kumite Champion of Bloodsport
By James Hom ~ Frank Dux strides through the group of students, correcting their pivots and sidesteps in the movement drill he's teaching. Most...
George Alexander
The President and Founder of the International Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation is Grandmaster George W. Alexander. He is acknowledged as the "World pioneer...
Masanobu Shinjo, Lee Gray and the Shobukan
The afternoon sun still drifted through opaque windows at the end of the gymnasium and offered a smidgen of hazy twilight to my corner...
Guillermo Gomez Aikido
Guillermo Gomez is the founder director of United States Aikikai and creator of Martial Fusion. He began his training in martial arts and healing...
Kevin Ross Muay Thai
Kevin Ross is often referred to as the face of American Muay Thai. He got a late start to the sport beginning his training...
