Vincent Marchetti Has Passed Away
Vincent Marchetti began studying Judo when he was 12 years old and had already earned his Black Belt in Judo when he began to...
Peggy Tartaro Women & Guns Magazine
Peggy Tartaro is Executive Editor of Women & Guns magazine and Managing Editor of The Gun Mag.com. In 1979 she began working at Gun Week,...
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...
Melissa Soalt is Dr. Ruthless®
Melissa Soalt aka Dr. Ruthless® is a veteran women's self defense trainer, former psychotherapist, and Black Belt Hall of Famer — named Woman of...
Peter Consterdine: Self-Defense and Personal Security
Peter Consterdine is a 9th Dan Black Belt in Karate and a former Great Britain and England International Karate Champion. With over 51 continuous years...
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.
Yuen-Chou Hu
Great-Grandmaster Yuen-Chou Hu (1906-1997) was a native of Fut San and was more well-known in Hong Kong by the name Van Cheuk Woo. He...
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...
Tony Sotero
Professor Tony Sotero Jr., was born in Hawaii and has been practicing the art of Kenpo, Karate, Jujitsu for over 40 years. Professor Sotero...
Linda Pugliese
Linda Pugliese was born on June, 27th 1962 in Newark Ohio.She began training in karate in 1976 in George Annarino's Ko-Sutemi Karate Dojo under...
Darrell Sarjeant Kamau Njia System
Professor Darrell Sarjeant is the founder and chief instructor of the Kamau Njia System of Self-Defense. Born in Staten Island, NY, he began training...
AnnMaria Rousey DeMars A Woman of Firsts
Judoka AnnMaria Rousey DeMars, mother of Ronda Rousey, was born August 15, 1958, at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. She grew up in...
Alan Belcher The Talent
Alan Belcher was born on April 24, 1984 as John Alan Belcher in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He is a top ranked mixed martial artist who...
Nelson Pinto: Pinto Martial Arts and Blade & Impact Tactics
Nelson Pinto was born in Manhattan in Greenwich Village, New York City, but he spent most of his life in Portugal. In 2012, he...
Yvonne Trevino Pro Boxer
Peoria, Arizona southpaw Yvonne Trevino was a well-regarded pro kickboxer (fighting under the nickname "The Terminator") before embarking on a career as a pro...
Darlene Mcpherson-Pagels
Darlene McPherson-Pagels is a 6th dan and she has been studying, training, teaching martial arts since the 1960’s. She has trained in Tae Kwon...
