Dennis Palumbo Hakkoryu Jujutsu
Sad news. Dai Shihan Dennis Palumbo passed away on September 12, 2014. Dai Shihan Palumbo was the owner and head instructor at the Budo...
Kathi Tasetano World Karate Union
Kathi Tasetano
June 16, 1950 - March 5, 2014
Martial arts own Kathi Tasetano, who founded the World Karate Union Hall of Fame in 1996...
Ed Parker Sr – Teacher, Author, and Promoter
On March 19, 1931, Ed Parker Sr was born to Arthur and Eva Parker in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the sixth of seven children...
Thousands Mourn the Death of Sr. Grandmaster Edward B. Sell
The world of martial arts lost one of it’s own. Thousands mourn the death of Taekwondo legend, Sr. Grandmaster Edward B. Sell, resulting from...
Ted Tabura Passed Away
Shihan Ted Tabura passed away peacefully in Gardena, California, on August 12, 2013.
Born on Maui in Hawaii, he was a well known practitioner of...
Ted Tabura Lima Lama Kajukenbo and Kobudo
Born and raised in Hawaii, Shihan Tabura began his martial arts training under his cousin's tutelage in a backyard dojo. Later moving to Southern...
Memorial for Grandmaster Max Pallen Jr.
Memorial for Grandmaster Max Pallen, Jr.
May 2, 2013
Dear Friends and Family:
On behalf of Jojo, Jonathan and myself, I wanted to take a moment to...
Brandon Sommerfeld Passed Away
Brandon Sommerfeld
April 7, 1963 - January 13, 2013
Brandon Sommerfeld passed away quietly on January 13, 2013 from cancer of the liver. He passed away...
Lilly Urquidez Rodriguez and Blinky Rodriguez Champions
In the early 70’s the Urquidez family ruled the ring as the entire clan won fight-after-fight, championship after championship and title after title. They...
George Pesare Kempo Karate
Senior Grandmaster Pesare was a 10th degree Black Belt and was the undisputed founder of Kempo Karate in New England. The 10th degree Black...
Martial Arts Champion, Teacher Parker Shelton Dies
Longtime Fort Wayne martial arts competitor and instructor Parker Shelton died Friday morning at age 72. He had been battling lung cancer for several...
Champion Won’t Quit in the Fight for his Life
If you've lived in Fort Wayne for a while, you've probably heard the name Parker Shelton. Since the 1960s, the Pineville, Kentucky, native has...
Masayuki Shimabukuro Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido
Masayuki Shimabukuro is the chairman of both the Jikishin-Kai International and the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai, and he holds a great deal of personal responsibility for...
Richard Rabago Passes Away
It is with a very heavy heart that we inform you that Sensei Richard Rabago passed away yesterday, May 17, 2012.
High-ranking Shorin-ryu karate Master...
