Articles and Eulogies

Articles and Eulogies on USAdojo.com for martial artists who have passed.

Bill Beach Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System

Bill Beach Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System

Professor Bill Beach, Judan, is founder and technical director of the Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System, Inc., incorporated February 1, 1971. He was born December 15,...

A Tribute To Grandmaster Larry Caster

A great man and a true martial arts legend passed away Friday, Grandmaster Larry Caster. He was one of the original karate greats from...
Vic Martinov

Vic Martinov Tang Soo Do

Victor Martinov July 29, 1936-June 2, 2015 22-year Santa Ynez Valley resident Vic Martinov passed from this life to the next on June 2, 2015 after...

Rip Pressure-Point Expert Ed Lake Dies

The martial arts community lost one of its leading exponents of pressure-point fighting, aka kyusho-jitsu, on September 28, 2014, when Ed Lake died of...
Steven Baugh

Steven Baugh

Founder, Director, and Grand Master of the Lohan School, Sifu Steven Baugh came from South Central Los Angeles. He is of Native American and...

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 ...

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...
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...
Allen Abad Kajukenbo

Allen Abad Kajukenbo

Your life is the true testament to your skill as a martial artist, not your rank of your trophies. ~ Grandmaster Allen Abad Grandmaster Allen...
Willie Boynton

Willie Boynton Passed Away

Willie Boynton May 1, 1962 - January 19, 2006 Martial Artist Willie Boynton, of Asbury Park, NJ passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at his home....
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...
Dave Carnell

Dave Carnell, Teacher, Student, Author, Friend

Dave Carnell was the owner and director of Impact Martial Arts Academy. He was regular contributor to Martial Arts Illustrated magazine and was the...
Helio Gracie

Helio Gracie Passed Away

Helio Gracie October 1, 1913 - January 29, 2009 The co-patriarch of the legendary Gracie clan that popularized Brazilian jiu-jitsu and originated the now-burgeoning sport of...

Gordon Doversola

Shihan Gordon Doversola was a Master of Okinawa-Te. He was born on December 1, 1934 and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began his martial...
Bill Costa Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Bill Costa Danzan Ryu jujitsu

Bill Costa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was an outstanding baseball player in high school and when he broke his ankle during a...
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...