Articles and Biographies

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Felipe Godoy: Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu

Felipe Godoy: Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu

Felipe Godoy began his martial arts training in the art of judo his native country of Brazil when he was 6 years old. He...

Dominick Giacobbe: Tang Soo Do

A direct student of Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin, Grandmaster Dominick Giacobbe, 9th Dan, began his training in Tang Soo Do in 1968. For several...
John Chatwood

John Chatwood and the Deadly Combinations of Shinto Yoshin Ryu

The first lesson learned in the art of judo is to off balance your opponent in order to execute a throw. This method is...
Jimmy Mickens

Jimmie Mickens

Jimmie Mickens began training in the martial arts with his mentor, Grandmaster S. R. Moreland in 1968. He has earned Black Belts in TaeKwonDo,...
Jimmie Faralli

Jimmie Faralli: Hapkido

Jimmie Faralli immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1971 when he was 10 years old. A few months later, in March of...

Calvin Longton: Hapkido

Calvin Longton is the Owner and Chief Instructor of Precision Martial Arts in Navarre, Florida. He retired from the military in 2003 after having...
Amanda Howard: Taekwon-Do

Amanda Howard: Taekwon-Do

Amanda Howard moved to Crestview, Florida in the early 90’s and began training in martial arts at when she was 8 years old. For...

Troy Price

Shihan Troy Price began his Karatedo and Kobudo training in 1982 at the Columbia School of Karatedo in West Columbia, SC, under the direction...
Nikolai Lee: Hapkido

Nikolai Lee: Hapkido

Nikolai Lee was born August 12, 1989 in Gainesville, Florida. He grew up in a martial arts family surrounded by the martial arts mindset....
Alan Belcher

Alan Belcher The Talent

Alan Belcher was born on April 24, 1984 as John Alan Belcher in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He is a top ranked mixed martial artist who...
Gordon Richiusa

Gordon Richiusa Martial Arts and Archery

Gordon Richiusa is first and foremost a martial artist. His 51 year history as a martial artist led him to found Five Birds Martial Arts....
Gregory Glover

Gregory Glover: Taekwondo

Grandmaster Gregory Glover is a full time professional martial arts instructor with a strong background in Korean martial arts. He is the head coach...

Steve Kincade: Teuk Gong Moo Sool

Grand Master Steve Kincade is the first American-born martial artist to earn the rank of 5th dan from the International Teuk Gong Moo Sool...
Lucy & John Olivier

Lucy Olivier – Shorinji Kempo

Lucy Olivier is a 5th Degree Master that has been studying the art of Shorinji Kempo for 30 years with her teacher and husband,...
Bernard Kerik and Jeff Smith

Bernard Kerik

Stephen Oliver: Master Bernard Kerik has been training in martial arts since 1969 and he has accomplished an awful lot in martial arts as...
David Nelson

David Nelson

David Nelson, Sensei began his martial path in the great north woods of Wisconsin in 1969 studying Goshindo Karate with Paul Dean, Shihan. Over...