John McCarthy Referee
Big John McCarthy was born on October 12, 1962. He is considered the pre-eminent referee throughout the world for mixed martial arts (MMA), beginning...
Keith Hirabayashi
Keith Hirabayashi was born in Seattle, Washington on September 17, 1959. He grew up in the Seattle area and attended the University of Washington....
Devorah Yoshiko Dometrich Chito-ryu
Devorah Yoshiko Dometrich began her study of Chito-ryu karatedo at the age of 14 under the instruction of her adopted father Kyoshi William J....
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...
LoK Yiu Passed Away
LoK Yiu
1922 - February 6, 2006
Master Lok Yiu passed away on February 6th, 2006 at the age of 83 after battling lung cancer. He was...
Joe Souza Kensujitsu
Professor Joe Souza has over 50 years of experience in the martial arts. He began his martial arts studies in 1957 under the late Prof. John...
Rip Pressure-Point Expert Ed Lake Dies
The martial arts community lost one of its leading exponents of pressure-point fighting, aka kyusho-jitsu, on September 28, 2014, when Ed Lake died of...
Karen Eden Herdman: Tang Soo Do
Master Karen Eden Herdman is a 6th degree martial arts master, one of only a very small percentage of women in her art form...
Greg Williams Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do
Master Greg Williams began his journey through the martial arts at an early age through his participation in competitive sports and his fascination with...
Monique Magallanes
Monique Magallanes was born on April 21, 1992 in Fremont California, which is the same city she resides today. Monique is a 3rd degree...
Golan Levy Krav Maga
Golan Levy is Krav Magen David's Resident Instructor. He Served as an officer in the Sayeret Golany Brigade of the IDF from 1989 to...
Yigal Arbiv of Netanya
If there’s anyplace in the Middle East that resembles America’s 19th century Wild West, it has to be Netanya, Israel. This notorious city north...
Jaime Abregana
Not only is Jaime Abregana Jr. a martial artist, but he has been hailed as an Ambassador to many as he has touched so...
Fred Buck Kyokushin
Frederick S. Buck, is known simply as Fred Buck. His early martial arts training was varied and extensive. He worked night club security, as...
Bob Maschmeier: Kajukenbo
Grandmaster Bob Maschmeier, a direct student of the late Joe Halbuna, teaches Kajukenbo with a two-part philosophy: teach students to survive a street fight,...
Seigo Okamoto – Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Roppokai
Sensei Seigo Okamoto was the leading student of Kodo Horikawa of Kitami, Hokkaido of the Kodokai.
He was born in 1925 in Yubari City, Hokkaido,...
