Dana Abbott: Kendo

If Dana Abbott had been born in Japan 500 years ago, he’d have been a samurai. But since he was destined to see his...

Sin Kwang Thé

Grandmaster Sin Kwang Thé the son of Chinese parents, Sin Thé was born in Bandung, Indonesia. He began his martial arts training under a...

Nori Bunasawa: Jukkendo

Master Nori Bunasawa is the founder of Bunasawa JUKKENDO, a comprehensive style of martial arts based on Kodokan Jigoro Kano's Judo self-defense and "Conde...
Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner was born in 1946 in Lyons, Kansas. She was named as the “most outstanding woman in the history of martial arts” by...
Paul Dye Kenpo

Paul Dye: American Kenpo

Mr. Paul Dye began his Kenpo career in the Fall of 1972 at the Dave Hebler's Kenpo Karate Studio in Glendora, California, which is...
David Meyer

David Meyer Brazilian jiu-jitsu

David Meyer began training jujitsu as a young child in 1968 under Sensei Jack Seki. He received his 1st Dan in 1977. David Meyer trained...

Fred Mastro: Kali and Penchak Silat

Fred Mastro is the founder of Mastro Defence System (MDS) and LADYFENSE. He has been training in Kali and Penchak Silat for over 20...

Bram Frank: Common Sense Self Defense

Bram Frank was born in the year of the COBRA: the Water Snake, hour of the Snake, on July 19, 1953. The Snake is...

AnnMaria Rousey DeMars A Woman of Firsts

Judoka AnnMaria Rousey DeMars, mother of Ronda Rousey, was born August 15, 1958, at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. She grew up in...

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...
Chris Goedecke

Hayashi Tomio

Hayashi Tomio or Christopher Goedecke is a career teacher of Okinawan Karate Do, 8th dan and headmaster of the Wind School of Karate Do...
Li Jing Wushu

Li Jing Wushu

Li Jing was born in Beijing, China. She grew up in a well-known Wushu family. Her father, Li Jun Feng was the chief coach...

Steven Roensch Shintoyoshinkai Jiu Jitsu

Grand Master Steven Roensch was introduced to karate in 1967 by his brother, then a practitioner of Okinawan Goju-ryu. This initiated a pursuit of...
June Castro Shaolin Kenpo Karate

June Castro Shaolin Kenpo Karate

June Castro is an Eighth Degree Black Belt. She is one of the highest ranked female instructors in the world. She began studying the...
Sang Kim Passed Away

Sang Kim

Grand Master Sang Kim (8th Dan Black Belt) had an incredibly distinguished career, winning many coveted titles and very prestigious positions including: 2004 – Induction to...

Rick Roufus: Kickboxing

Rick Roufus was born on June 3, 1966. He is an American Professional kickboxer, fighting out of Roufus Kickboxing Centre in Tempe, Arizona. Roufus...