Alain Burrese: Hapkido, Safety and Active Shooter Response
Alain Burrese is an author, speaker, personal security expert, safety and self-defense instructor. He has combined his years of martial art and self-defense training,...
Anthony Magallanes Jr.
Anthony Magallanes Jr. was born on July 24, 1995 in Fremont, California, which is the same city he resides today. Anthony is a 3rd...
Lou Salseda Japanese and Brazilian Jui Jitsu
Lou Salseda grew up in the northeast area of Los Angeles. At the age of fourteen, Lou made the decision that one day he...
Masaaki Hatsumi
Masaaki Hatsumi was born as Yoshiaki Hatsumi in the city of Noda, in the region of Chiba, on the December 2, 1931. Subsequently his...
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...
Kelly Muir
Martial Arts Pioneer Kelly Muir is the Founder of Excel Karate. She has been involved in the Martial Arts for nearly 30 years. She...
A Tribute to Paul Arel, My Sensei – My Friend
Paul Arel
November 12, 1935 - January 2, 2009
A dynamic force passed from this existence, and families and communities are mourning the loss. It is...
Bob Allen: Shotokan Karate
Bob Allen started Karate in 1966 during his duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, and practiced Shotokan Karate at different duty stations. He eventually...
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...
Brandon Sommerfeld Passed Away
Brandon Sommerfeld
April 7, 1963 - January 13, 2013
Brandon Sommerfeld passed away quietly on January 13, 2013 from cancer of the liver. He passed away...
Rudy Tuiolosega Limalama
In June, 2004, Grandmaster Tino Tuiolosega officially passed the Limalama legacy and the responsibility of overseeing the future of the system to his son,...
Ronald Shively Chinese Martial Art
Ronald J. Shively is a veteran martial artist with 35+ years experience in the Internal and External Chinese, Filipino, and Okinawan Martial Arts, in...
Stephen Kaufman
“Habu” Hanshi Stephen Kaufman has enjoyed an extensive career in the martial arts world since the middle 1950’s. An acknowledged Founding Father of American...
Jeff Collins Modern Arnis
Master Jeff Collins has been a student of the Martial Arts since 1962. He has studied Modern Arnis and Escrima as well as Judo,...
John Pagdilao
Professor John Pagdilao was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began his martial arts career in 1959 at the age of 10; he enrolled in...
Duane Ethington
Duane Ethington is a 9th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 9th in Iss-Hogai, American Jujitsu. He is a member of...


















