Richard Norton of Zen do Kai Karate Has Passed Away
Richard Norton is a martial arts icon, body guard to the rich and famous and an international movie star. A man to be envied.
Judo Gene Lebell Has Passed Away
Gene LeBell was a legendary stuntman and martial artist. He was known for pioneering mixed martial arts and for having trained Bruce Lee.
Harry Mok Has Passed Away
Martial artist and actor, Harry Mok was inducted into many Halls of Fame, received numerous awards, but was best known for his love and compassion toward others.
Jigoro Kano First Japanese Member of International Olympic Committee
The first occasion of the Summer Olympics in Japan were the 1940 Olympic Games, and were due mostly to exertions of Jigoro Kano,. though they were later cancelled.
Vincent Marchetti Has Passed Away
Vincent Marchetti began studying Judo when he was 12 years old and had already earned his Black Belt in Judo when he began to...
Ben Largusa Villabrille-Largusa Kali
At the 1964 Ed Parker International Karate Championships held in Long Beach, California, Grandmaster Ben Largusa gave America its first demonstration of the Villabrille-Largusa...
Kwong Wing Lam Has Passed Away
Sifu Kwong Wing Lam was born in Canton and began his training in Chinese martial arts at the age eight in Hong Kong. He...
Dr. Stephen Abayomi Meeks
Warrior, scholar, healer, mentor… all of these words describe Dr. Stephen Abayomi Meeks, yet none of them come close to expressing the depth of...
Professor Jigoro Kano
JUDO & EDUCATION
Over a century ago, Japanese jujutsu men from various ryu or schools, often competed against one another and sometimes fought boxers and...
Kwang-Sik Myung
Kwang-Sik Myung was born in North Korea but lived in Seoul for most of his early life. In 1948, at the age of 7,...
Mitsuyo Maeda Judo
Mitsuyo Maeda was born in Funazawa Village, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, on November 18, 1878. He attended Kenritsu Itiu high school (currently Hirokou -...
Joseph Man Wing Chun Kung Fu
Joseph Man was born on the April 2, 1953. He spent his early years in his ancestral home, a village called San-tin in the...
Bob Orlando Chinese Kuntao
A resident of Denver, Colorado, and a computer professional for nearly 4 decades, Bob Orlando was introduced to the martial arts while on active...
Clarence Tai Lee
Grandmaster Clarence Tai Lee is a Twentieth Century Legend in the Martial Arts. He had his first boxing lesson around 1940 at the age...
Lucky Luciano Kajukenpo
Senior Grandmaster Lucky Luciano was born in the state of Hawaii. He started his career in the martial arts at the age of 4...
Sonny Kim Shotokan Karate
Sensei Sonny Kim was Rokudan, 6th Degree Black Belt. He began his Shotokan Karate training in 1977. Sensei Kim was a dedicated instructor at his...
