Biographies and Eulogies

Biographies and Eulogies of martial artists and martial arts instructors on USAdojo.com. Search by name to find a particular individual.

Pat Miletich

Pat Miletich Mixed Martial Artist

Pat Miletich known as "The Croatian Sensation" was born March 9, 1968 in Davenport, Iowa and grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa. He is a...
Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz

Jacob Christopher Tito Ortiz was born on January 23, 1975 and he is of Mexican American decent. He is a participant of the sport...
Darren Laur

Darren Laur – Personal Protection Systems

Darren Laur is the head instructor of Personal Protection Systems, and a serving Law Enforcement Professional. Darren has trained extensively in a variety of...
Grandmaster Ming Lum

Ming Lum: Kung Fu

Great Grandmaster Ming Lum was born in Chung San, Canton, China in 1926, but he grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was known as...
Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Arlovski and UFC

Andrei Arlovski grew up in Minsk, Belarus, and as a youngster he played soccer. In 1994, when he was 14, he began lifting weights...
Byron Mantack, Frederick Peterson and Steven Gallardo.

Frederick Peterson Jr.: Tai-Shi Jitsu

Soke GM Frederick Peterson Jr. is the founder of American Tai-Shi Jitsu Self Defense which is a combination of Jui-Jitsu, Judo, Gung Fu and Filipino Escrima.
Paul J Bax and Pat Strong

An Interview With Bruce Lee Historian Paul Bax

Paul Bax has interacted with and interviewed many of Bruce Lee's original students and unearthed a wealth of information, personal and technical. Here he...

Adam Mizner

Sifu Adam Mizner practices the internal arts of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Nei Gong and meditation. He teaches Yang Style Taijiquan in the tradition...
Rick Moneymaker

Rick Moneymaker Torite Jutsu

Rick Moneymaker is a pioneer researcher and instructor in the area of Traditional Chinese Medicine as applied to the martial arts with 25 years of martial...
Eric Kovaleski and Robert Kovaleski

Father and Son Martial Arts Instructors: Robert Kovaleski and Eric Kovaleski

In this article we interview a father, Robert Kovaleski and a son, Eric Kovaleski. Both men are respected, skilled and knowledgeable martial artists in...
Frank Dux

The Frank Dux Story

What can we say about Frank Dux? The hilarious videos below discuss the training and background of Frank Dux including his military career, the...
Isaac Kaawa

Isaac Kaawa

Grandmaster Isaac Kaawa, known to his old friends as Ike Kaawa, was a very strong and intelligent man. Grandmaster Kaawa had trained in Okinawan...

Don Jordan Shorin Ryu

Professor Don Jordan has studied a wide variety of martial arts, along with boxing, Greco-roman wrestling and fencing. He was distinguished with a Commander's...
Michael Krivka

Mike Krivka Jeet Kune Do

INTRODUCTION Mike Krivka, the training director and head instructor of Martial Arts Koncepts, has been a student of the martial arts for over a quarter...

Japanese Swordsmanship: My First Memories of Kendo in Japan

At that point I look him in the eye and say...kendo. My first memory of Japan was standing in front of the Budokan. It’s a...
John McCarthy

John McCarthy Referee

Big John McCarthy was born on October 12, 1962. He is considered the pre-eminent referee throughout the world for mixed martial arts (MMA), beginning...