Karen Sheperd One of Martial Arts Brightest Stars
Karen Sheperd burst upon the martial arts scene like a comet and in the process she has become one of the arts brightest stars. A...
Johnny Lee
Johnny Lee was born in Danville, Georgia on September 16, 1950. His family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1955 where he lived until...
Dennis Conatser: American Kenpo Karate
Dennis Conatser studied Judo in 1967 for a short period of time but his formal martial arts training in American Kenpo began in August...
Rudi Ott World Champion Kickboxer
Rudi Ott began his study in martial arts at the age of 11 in traditional Chinese kung fu in Boston, Massachusetts. At 13 he...
Mikie Rowe Moore
In less than 2 years of tournament competition, Mikie Rowe (Pronounced Mike-ee) became one of the top women fighters in karate. She had already...
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...
Ted Gambordella Martial Arts, Fitness, and Training
10th Degree Black Belt, Ted Gambordella, has been in the martial arts for over 54 years. He has written 42 books, produced 38 DVDs and...
Jim Wagner Reality-Based
Jim Wagner’s Reality-Based Personal Protection system has created a major shift in the way people are learning self-defense world wide. Black Belt magazine labeled...
Dennis Nackord Kenpo Karate
With over thirty years of professional karate training and teaching experience, Mr. Dennis Nackord teaches from his home school in King of Prussia, PA....
Roland Dantes Interview Part 2
KSW. Just to get a better understanding of your foundation, let’s touch briefly on your physical education training and how that led to you...
Makoto Gima Shotokan Karate
Master Makoto Gima was born on September 28, 1896 in Okinawa. After graduating from Okinawa Shihan Gakko (Higher Normal School), Mr. Gima studied in...
Brenda Sell Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan
Grandmaster Brenda Sell is one of the first females in the United States to rise to the level of Grandmaster. She has more than...
Ronnie Colwell Karate-do and Ju Jutsu
The Warrior
Today has been a long, sad, difficult but inevitable day. At just before 9pm on Friday evening (January 27, 2015), my dad, mentor,...
Kenshiro Abbe, A Man with too Many Friends
Without a doubt, if it wasn’t for Kenshiro Abbe, the face of martial arts in the UK, today would be a completely different one, and that is no exaggeration.
Robert Williams Makoto-Ryu-Aiki Ju-Jitsu
Professor Robert Williams has studied martial arts for over forty four years. Sanctioned by The World Head of Family Sokeship Council, he holds a...
Peyton Quinn RMCAT
Peyton Quinn began his training in formal martial arts systems in 1964, eventually achieving rank in karate, judo and aikido. While he continues to...
