Dr. Lawrence Day: The Legacy of a Martial Arts Master
The terms master and grandmaster are overused in the martial arts. Shihan, Hanshis, Sokes. Professors and Doctors abound in our ranks. Some are deserving...
Peter Choo: Kajukenbo
Peter Choo was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was one of the co-creators of Kajukenbo which was formed in Palama, in the Kalihi area...
Kamal Amani: Taekwon-Do
Algerian Martial Artist Kamal Amani was born on March 24, 1979 in Boghni Tizi-Ouzou Algeria. He began training in Taekwon-Do in 1991. After only...
Duke Tirschel: Tang Soo Do
Richard Tirschel, known as Duke Tirschel by his friends, is a multi-talented and unique individual among men. He has been an undefeated boxer and...
Feliciano Ferreira Kempo-Jutsu
Feliciano Ferreira, known as Kimo, founder of Kempo-Jutsu, was born on November 20, 1949 in Oakland, California. Three months after he was born, the family...
Aikido Great Kyoichi Inoue Has Passed Away
Kyoichi Inoue was born on September 10, 1935 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a 10th dan Yoshinkan aikido master holding the rank of Hanshi....
Yip Man’s Other Stalwart Pioneer, Grandmaster Leung Ting
On the rooftops and back streets of Hong Kong, Wing Tsun Grandmaster Yip Man forged many of the world’s toughest fighters. Of course, everyone...
Debi Purcell Vale Tudor
Debi Purcell Is a professional Female Mixed Martial Artist, she has been training in fitness and martial arts for over 20 years and has...
Sam Combes Yoshinkan Aikido
In his teenage years in Hawaii, Sam Combes studied Karate under Hirokaza Kanazawa. Upon entering the Honolulu Police Department in 1963, he shifted the...
Linda Davis-Kyle
Linda Davis-Kyle, an internationally published health and fitness and general interest writer who has earned a Master’s degree in English and a Black Belt...
Sig Kufferath Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Prof. Sig Kufferath (Siegfried (Pippet) Kufferath) was born February 16, 1911 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the second youngest of 11 children born to...
Chuck Coker
At the age of 19 (1968), Chuck Coker walked into his first DoJang, knees wobbly, not knowing what to expect. During the next half...
Guy Power Iaido
Guy Power Sensei is a direct disciple of Nakamura Taizaburo Sensei. Nakamura Sensei, Hanshi/tenth dan Toyama Ryu iaido, was the founder of Nakamura Ryu...
10 Questions with George Harris
We all have our heroes in judo, men we hold in awe. George Harris is one of my heroes.
Mr. George Harris was on the...
Apolo Ladra
Born in Batangas, Philippines, Apolo Ladra is a Master or Tuhon of Pekiti Tirsia Kali, the indigenous art of the Philippines. He came to...
Tung-Sheng Chang Shuai Chiao
Grand Master Tung-Sheng Chang was born in 1908, the year of the Monkey, in Hopei Province in the northeastern section of China, long known...
