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Master Gregg Wooldridge has 40 dedicated years in the Martial Arts. Gregg is a 7th Degree Black Belt and acting Master of Kang-Chuan-Do.
Master Gregg Wooldridge...
Frank Williams Shorin Ryu
Shihan Frank Williams was born in Concord, North Carolina in May of 1959. He graduated from Concord High School in 1977 and went on...
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...
Taika Seiyu Oyata: Ryu-te
Taika Seiyu Oyata was a renowned world-class martial arts practitioner, founder of the International RyuTe Karate Association and a martial arts teacher. He was...
Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher Part Two
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Carlos Newton Mixed Martial Artist
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Ken Eubanks Passed Away
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Michael De Alba: Modern Farang Mu Sul®
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Eddie Downey American Kenpo Karate
In 1973 Eddie Downey began his Kenpo career in Europe's first Kenpo Studio the Fitzwilliam Street Kenpo Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Eddie Downey's first...
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Dave Lowry Yagyu Shinkage Ryu
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Keiko Fukuda: A Lifetime of Judo
An elderly woman, Keiko Fukuda, sits in the only chair allowed on the light green carpet of padded mats in the judo club. It's just...
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a fourth degree Black Belt in Judo who was, at the age of seventeen, the youngest competitor in judo at the...
John Sosa Aikido and Muay Thai
Khru John Sosa grew up in Chicago Illinois, and later relocated to Dallas, Texas. He came from a long line of martial artist and...
