Bob Ozman: My First Karate Instructor
I am particularly proud to contribute this column, which focuses on Bob Ozman my first karate instructor. I began lessons with Bob Ozman as...
Johnny Atkinson
Johnny Atkinson's name does not ring familiar to most of us today. He is an individual, though, who is known and respected by most...
Joe Holck: Kodenkan Yudanshakai
Professor Joe Holck is the founder of the Kodenkan Yudanshakai. In the early 1930's a young Joe Holck ditched his Japanese language class and...
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...
Jimm McMurray Taekwondo Military System
Grandmaster Jimm McMurray, 9th Degree Black Belt, is the Founder and Director of the House of Discipline Martial Arts Group based in Harker Heights,...
Deputy Joe Fiorentino
Joe Fiorentino is a 14-year Cook County Sheriff Department veteran, volunteer, Defensive Tactics instructor, and a Shidokan Black Belt.
On Sept. 19, 2009, he took...
William Aguiar and Ashida Kim Doing Kata Dante
William Aguiar and Ashida Kim each doing the same set of techniques from Kata Dante.
John Keehan is Count Dante
Inspired by the fact that Samurai warriors, in order to attain a sense of balance between hard and soft lifestyles, often practiced flower arranging...
I Hugged Benny Urquidez
If you have been involved in the martial arts within the last five decades you know about the living legend, Benny Urquidez, nicknamed The...
Emil Farkas: Shotokan Karate
Emil Farkas is an American martial arts instructor, author and fight coordinator. He started his martial arts career while still a youngster in Hungary...
Paulo Tocha Muaythai
Paulo Tocha was born in Africa. He is of Portuguese and Italian descent and he grew up in Mozambique and Johannesburg, South Africa ....
Marcus Bossett
Marcus Bossett is a 5th Degree Black Belt and holds the Renshi Instructor's title with the International Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Association. He is...
Emil Farkas: Double Trouble
Emil Farkas, founder of the Beverly Hills Karate Academy, reflected in a mirror at the martial arts school that he established in 1970.
Hungarian native...
Gary Amen
Gary Amen has been in the martial arts since 1966, with more than thirty years of teaching kids and adults. Skilled in both Korean...
Gordon Richiusa Martial Arts and Archery
Gordon Richiusa is first and foremost a martial artist. His 51 year history as a martial artist led him to found Five Birds Martial Arts....
Gary Friederich Martial Artist
Gary Friederich is a frail man who could pass as Burgess Meredith around the time of Rocky movies.He's 56 years old, 5'6" and 145...
