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...
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...
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...
George Chung: Tae Kwon Do
George Chung is a former 5 Time World Karate Champion and member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame. In 1982 he founded...
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...
Michael Matsuda: Monkey Kung Fu
Succeeding Fifth Generation Monkey Master Paulie Zink Monkey Master Michael Matsuda. They are considered the pioneers of bringing Monkey Kung Fu to America.
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...
Kelly McCann
Kelly McCann, as a former US Marine officer, founded Crucible Security Specialists located in Fredricksburg, Virginia. Crucible, as a General Services Administration approved facility,...
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...
Steve Scott: Sambo, Judo and Jujitsu
Steve Scott started training in the sport of judo in 1965 and was introduced to sambo in 1976. He holds high rank in both...
Jeremy Corbell Quantum Jujitsu
Sensei Jeremy Corbell is a professional martial arts, yoga, and massage instructor with over thirty years of experience. He often lectures, instructs seminars, and gives...
James Cook
Master Instructor James S. Cook Jr. started his training in 1957 at the age of 10 years old. In the past 44 years, both...
Sean Kelley – American Kenpo Karate
A Major Educational Force
Sean Kelley is an 8th Degree Black Belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo Karate and the President of the Chinese Karate Federation...
Ron Chapel SubLevel Tactical Kenpo™
In 1959 Ron Chapél began his study of Five Animal Gung Fu, along with Douglas Wong, under Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong. In 1963, Ron...
Danny Lane – Tang Soo Do
Danny Lane has been one of the most sought after Instructors in the World the past 40 years because of his Dynamic and Unique...
Keiko Fukuda – Judo’s Highest-Ranked Woman
The 96-year-old judoka, Keiko Fukuda
Judo's highest-ranked woman, Keiko Fukuda, traveled from San Francisco to Tokyo during the last week of October to be honored at the...
