Ernesto Presas Kombatan
Ernesto Presas was born in the coastal village of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines on May 20, 1945. He began his training in the Filipino...
Marino Tiwanak
Marino Tiwanak began his Kenpo training under Adriano Emperado in 1947. Tiwanak had been an amateur boxer for 3 years, from 1945-1948. He held...
Vincent Palumbo Interview
Shiai Magazine: You are Grandmaster Vincent Palumbo of Australia.
Grand Master Vincent PALUMBO: Hello, I’m very pleased to meet you, and thank you for this wonderful opportunity to...
Phil Ross Martial Arts and Fitness
Professor Phil Ross is Chief Instructor and System Developer, has been involved in the Combative Arts for over 40 years. In addition to his...
Michael Quist Wing Chun
Michael Quist received the rank of 4th Degree (black/red) sash under Sifu Alton Miller of Canton Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Michael Quist has 15 years of combined...
Jasmine Magallanes
Jasmine Magallanes was born on November 23, 1993 in Fremont California, the same city where she resides today. Jasmine is a 3rd degree black...
Al Ikemoto Kodokan Judo
Sensei Al Ikemoto has been involved in martial arts for about forty years. His main art, Kodokan Judo, was taught to him by his...
Emin Boztepe Not A Sportsman
Emin Boztepe has been studying martial arts since 1976. During that time this Turkish born practitioner earned ranks in Taekwondo, Shotokan karate, Muay Thai, Turkish freestyle...
Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Royce Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of nine children, seven of whom are boys. His training in Jiu-Jitsu began at...
Denise Gonzales Dan Zan Ryu Jujitsu
Professor Denise Gonzales has been a martial arts practitioner since the early 1960s. She currently holds the rank of Sichidan (7th dan) in Dan...
Leo Giron Bahala Na® Martial Arts
Leovigildo "Leo" Miguel Giron, known as just Leo Giron, was born in Bayambang a little barrio in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines on August...
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...
Fernando Meza Cervera
Noviembre 1972: Inicio practicas de Karate en el Instituto Nacional de la Juventud Mexicana de Guadalajara.
Marzo 1975: Soy admitido en la escuela Choy Lay...
Charlie Robinson Judo
In the USJA manual, in one of the front pages, there was picture of Charlie Robinson. The captioned said, “One of the most beloved...
Dong Kyun Kim Korean Hapkido Federation
Grand Master Dong Kyun Kim is a R.O.K. Army Commando who has studied Hapkido all of his life. As a Commando he has also...
Barry Johnston: Coach Check™
Coach Check™ founder Barry Johnston is an authority in sports and martial arts education a curriculum developer, lecturer, and MA instructor.
