Articles and Biographies

Articles and Biographies includes biographies and articles about martial artist instructors from around the world on USAdojo.com.

Frank Dux The Warrior

Frank Dux Warrior Magazine

Hanshi, Frank Dux, raised a bar that others still try to reach. His teachings transcends martial arts, they are more about how to live...
Andy Ching

Andy Ching Sil Lum Fat Gar

Sifu Andy Ching began his martial arts studies at the very young age of six in the State of Hawaii. Much of Sifu Ching's...
Ted Sotelo: Kajukenbo Fi Kuen

Ted Sotelo: Kajukenbo Fi Kuen

Ted Sotelo has extensive experience in street fighting. He grew up fighting in the streets before he began training in the martial arts and...

Tetsuzan Kuroda

Martial artist Tetsuzan Kuroda was born in Japan in 1950 and was trained in numerous martial arts inherited through his family line. He is...
Jack Fu

Master Jack Fu Trades Sanshou for Push Hands

When the average American hears "tai chi," the image that springs to mind is of little elderly people practicing gently in the park. That...
Pedro Bernardy

Pedro Bernardy Health and Wellness

Pedro Bernardy began formal martial arts training in 1973 with George Dillman of Okinawan Kempo in his home town of Reading, Pennsylvania but there were...
Frank Dux

The Frank Dux Story

What can we say about Frank Dux? The hilarious videos below discuss the training and background of Frank Dux including his military career, the...
Michael VanBlaricum

Michael VanBlaricum

Michael Andrew Lord VanBlaricum is a Certified Law Enforcement Instructor, Certified NRA Instructor, 4th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido Hoshinsul, 2nd Degree Black Belt...
Charles Mattera

Charles Mattera Kenpo

Professor Charles Mattera was born to Italian immigrants from Everett, Massachusetts. His journey in the martial arts began at the age of ten when...

Anciong Bacon and Balintawak Eskrima

Grandmaster Venancio Anciong Bacon was born on October 15th, 1912 in Carcar, Sout of Cebu Province. Hestudied under Lorenzo "Tatay Ensong" Saavedra. "Tatay Ensong"...
Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Arlovski and UFC

Andrei Arlovski grew up in Minsk, Belarus, and as a youngster he played soccer. In 1994, when he was 14, he began lifting weights...
Armando Sainz

Armando Sainz – Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan

Sifu Armando Sainz has been involved in martial arts since 1979. His school is highly recognized in the industry as being one of the...
Tony Troche

Tony Troche

Grandmaster Tony Troche has over 65 years in the martial arts. He has had the opportunity to travel the world and study under many...
Master Robin Hunt

Robin Hunt: To Teach or Not to Teach

My wife, Robin Hunt, is a karate master. She’ll scoff at the suggestion, of course, and probably make a wise crack. In our dojo, we...

Mark Coleman

Mark Coleman was born in Fremont, Ohio, in the U.S. on December 20, 1964. He is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former...
James Musselman

James Musselman Jujitsu

James Musselman was born on February 17, 1931 in Chico, California. James' father's occupation forced the family to move around the northern part of California....