Noah Gross Armed Combat and Tactics

Noah Gross is the Chief instructor and Co-founder of A.C.T. (Armed Combat and Tactics). He has been involved with martial arts for more than...
Masayoshi Kori Hisataka

Masayoshi Kori Hisataka

Masayoshi Kori Hisataka is the Founder of the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate and the Kenkokan School of Karatedo. He was born in Shuri (Naha City...
Richard Barathy

Richard Barathy The Man With Very Fast Hands

Richard Barathy was born in Elmont on New York's Long Island, but spent his last years in Dix Hills, New York. His international fame...
Dawn Barnes

Dawn Barnes

Sensei Dawn Barnes' love of karate began in 1984 when, at the insistence of her two young sons, she enrolled the boys and herself at...
Deanna Bivins

Deanna Bivins Champion Weapons, Kata and Sparring

It is easy to see now, what Lou Casamasa saw then, in a young Deanna Bivins when he and his son Chris, handpicked her...
Joe Bonacci

Joe Bonacci Karate Champion and More

Hanshi Joe Bonacci was born on October 17, 1947 and he passed away on September 6, 2009. He began his martial arts training in...
Chris Casamassa

Chris Casamassa from Dojo to Hollywood

When an eager and enthusiastic four year old Chris Casamassa told his Dad that he wanted to start learning the martial arts there would...

Ernie Cates: Neko-ryu Goshin Jitsu

Professor Ernie Cates is the Founder of Neko-ryu Goshin Jitsu. He is an 8th degree Black Belt in Kodokan Judo, a 7th degree Black...
Mike Chat

A Martial Artist To Chat About Mike Chaturantabut

Michael Chaturantabut, or Mike Chat as he is known, was born on April 30, 1975 in Rayong province, Thailand. He is a Thai-American actor...
Philip Chenique

Philip Chenique Established Atemi-Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Philip Chenique first came to the world of Martial Arts at the age of seven, beginning with the study of Judo at the...
C. K. Choi

C. K. Choi

1941 - C. K. Choi or Chang-keun Choi born in Korea during Japanese occupation. 1956 - C. K. Choi Began training in Tae Kwon Do and Karate...

Dale Cook Professional Fighter

Dale "Apollo" Cook as born on November 24, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dale Cook is currently a 7th Degree Black Belt and has rank in...

Mark Dacascos: Actor, Musician and Action Star

Mark Dacascos is an actor, musician, action star, gymnast, and world renowned champion martial artist who has taken on challenges all of his life....

Fred Degerberg Martial Arts and Weapons Expert

Fred Degerberg is a mainstay in the world of martial arts. He is president of Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts & Fitness, Inc. and...

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...
Mike De La Vega

Mike De La Vega of Shin-Kan Okinawan Kempo

Mike De La Vega (known simply as “Sensei Mike” by his students) is the founder of Hawaii Shin-Kan Okinawan Kempo and has been teaching Okinawan...