Articles and Biographies

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

Russ Rhodes Ken Ju Ryu Kenpo Ju Jitsu

Shihanke Russ Rhodes has over 45 years in the martial arts and holds ranks in seven different systems. His highest accolades are Soke (inheritor and...
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...
Bill Burgar Flying Kick

Bill Burgar Shotokan Karate

Bill Burgar started training in a "traditional" Shotokan club in 1979 achieving first dan in 1983. He founded the Reading University Shotokan Karate Club...
Professor Larry Cary

Professor Larry Cary Has Passed Away

Larry Cary, 8th Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu, Founder of Unity Martial Arts, held high ranking Black Belts in JuJitsu, Sport JuJitsu, NinJutsu, and Judo.

Rigan Machado BJJ Teacher Extraordinaire

Rigan Machado is an 8th degree black belt and nephew of the Legendary Grandmaster Carlos Gracie. He operates one of the most acclaimed and...

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey is a fourth degree Black Belt in Judo who was, at the age of seventeen, the youngest competitor in judo at the...

Sam McGee

"For nearly half a century, Sam McGee has offered generations of Harlem residents free martial arts training, and the confidence to fight without fists." Sam...
Jamie Cashion Changed By Fire

Changed By Fire, Challenged By Life

FORT WORTH, Texas - Sometimes, just when he's found some sense of peace, Jamie Cashion catches someone staring at him and he knows that,...

Charles Sereff First International ITF Instructor

Tae Kwon Do Master Charles Sereff was born in 1933 in Denver. He began training in Moo Duk Kwan in 1961 under Robert Thompson...
Jimm McMurray

Jimm McMurray Taekwondo Military System

Grandmaster Jimm McMurray, 9th Degree Black Belt, is the Founder and Director of the House of Discipline Martial Arts Group based in Harker Heights,...
Melinda Garcia

Melinda Garcia

Melinda Garcia is a writer based in Cerritos, California. First professionally published in 1989, Melinda worked as a Staff Writer and Columnist for Screamer...
Bonnie Canino

Bonnie Canino Kickboxer

Bonnie Canino was born in Miami, Florida, on January 11,1962. Of Puerto Rican descent, Bonnie is a retired American 2 times World Champion Kickboxer...
Steven Dowd

Steven Dowd

Punong Guro at Tagapagmana Steven Dowd began his training in Arnis Balite (Aguillon Arnis) in 1974. On January 8, 1991, after the passing of Pundador...
Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie Pro Surfer and MMA Fighter

Renzo Gracie was born on March 11, 1967. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) expert and a Gracie Barra Black Belt under Carlos Gracie...

Ruhu Zhu

Master Ruhu Zhu is a Chinese Martial Arts Master, a Chi Kung Master and a Chinese Medicine Practitioner. He began studying Chinese martial arts...

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...