Eulogies P-T

Eulogies P-T are USAdojo.com’s eulogies for martial artists who have passed away whose last name begins with P through T.

Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith Passes Away

Robert W. Smith was born during the Chinese year of the Tiger, in Richland, Iowa in December, 1926 and he began his early days...
Koichi Tohei

Koichi Tohei: Aikido

Koichi Tohei was born on January 20, 1920 in Shitaya ward, presently Taitō, in Tokyo. He was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of...
Tino Tuiolosega

Tino Tuiolosega Passed Away

Tino Tuiolosega passed away on March 22, 2011. Services were held on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Santa Cruz, California , for Tu'umamao "Tino" Tuiolosega,...
Ernesto Presas Kombatan

Ernesto Presas Kombatan

Ernesto Presas was born in the coastal village of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines on May 20, 1945. He began his training in the Filipino...
Tino Tuiolosega

Tino Tuiolosega Founder of Limalama

Tu'umamao Tino Tuiolosega, Grandmaster and Founder of Limalama Arts of Self Defense was born in American Samoa on July 2, 1931 to, Tu'umamao Tuiolosega,...

Toney Raven Has Passed Away

Hanshi Tony Raven was in the martial arts for more than 63 years. He ranked as a 10th degree: Kaiden Hanshi Judan Daito-Ryu Aiki-Ju-Jutsu ...
Bruce Raney

Bruce Raney Judo and Jujitsu

Bruce Raney July 23, 1951-  January 27, 2010 Sensei Bruce Raney started his jujitsu training in 1970 in Larkspur California. He started his judo training in...

Henry Slomanski Chito-Ryu

Henry Slomanski, also known as Hank, was born on June 18, 1928 in Evansville, New Jersey and he passed away on April 23,2000. He...
Judo Art

Bill Stopps Judo

In 1946 I received a short course of Judo instruction under the late Mr. Gunji Koizmi at the Budokwai, Lower Grosvenor Place, Victoria London....
Marino Tiwanak

Marino Tiwanak

Marino Tiwanak began his Kenpo training under Adriano Emperado in 1947. Tiwanak had been an amateur boxer for 3 years, from 1945-1948. He held...
Dror Saporta

Dror Saporta

Mr. Dror Saporta had been studying the art and discipline of krav maga for over twenty five years. During this time he acquired training and...
Lilly Rodriguez

Lilly Rodriguez Passed Away

Lilly Rodriguez passed away on January 13, 2007  at UCLA Medical Center of complications relating to an infection. She was 59 years old. It was Lilly...
Ralph Reynolds Passed Away

Ralph Reynolds Sensei Passed Away

Ralph Reynolds Sensei January 20, 2006 Ralph Reynolds Sensei started his martial arts as a Judoka. As a first dan he met the legendary master Kenshiro...
Stuart Quan Passes

Stuart Quan Passed Away

Stuat Quan October 17, 1962 – January 09, 2006 Stuart Quan owned a long-standing karate studio in North Fresno, teaching students of all ages. He was a national-ranked forms...
Jae-Chul Shin Tang Soo Do

Jae-Chul Shin Tang Soo Do

Grandmaster Jae-Chul Shin is the founder of the World Tang Soo Do Association and is one of the leading figures of martial arts in...
Don Tingcang

Don Tingcang Kenpo Karate

Don Tingcang was born on Dec. 25, 1949, in a small town hospital in Ewa, Hawaii. He grew up traveling with his military family...