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Sandra Balint: Thirteen Years of Tai Chi Study

In 1989 at the age of 44 I had abdominal surgery that left my lower back muscles weak, or should I say weaker. My...
Andrej Hendryk Diamanstein

Andrej Hendryk Diamanstein Iaido

Sensei Andrej Hendryk Diamantstein Kiochi Nanadan Z.N.I.R & Kokusai Renmei * At the age of twelve, shortly after he had begun European fencing, Andrej Hendryk...
Frank Dux

The Frank Dux Story

What can we say about Frank Dux? The hilarious videos below discuss the training and background of Frank Dux including his military career, the...
Paul Griffin

Paul Griffin Con Man

Paul Griffin started training in late 1969, in Judo. He wasn’t a great fan of any outdoor games in the winter and the indoor...
John Pachivas and Donna Judge

Donna Judge: Shuri-ryu karate-do

Donna Judge began her karate career in 1973 at the age of 17. She is a direct student of Hanshi John Pachivas, 10th Dan, Shuri...
Dave Bendigkeit

Dave Bendigkeit Shintaikido

Martial Arts Beginning his training in 1967, Shintaikido Kaiso Dave Bendigkeit has earned a 6th Degree Black Belt under Grand Master Bob Maschmeier, and a...
Brian David Robinson

Brian David Robinson

Brian David Robinson is the creator of Kid Kulinaire, a program designed specifically to combat the global childhood obesity epidemic. He was born in...
Tea With Grandmasters: Ming Lum Ralph Castro Wally Jay, Al Novak

Tea With Grandmasters

Two locations figure prominently in the history of American martial arts. The first is Hawaii. Hawaii has the largest population of Asian Americans of...
Henry Naiken performing Astavakrasana

Henry Naiken

Dr. Henry Naiken’s interest in the martial arts began at the young age of fifteen when he began formal study in the art of...
Ray Geraneo

Ray Geraneo Uechi-ryu

Mr. Ray Geraneo has been training in the martial arts for more then 35 years. He began training in Uechi-ryu Karate under George Mattson...
Marino Tiwanak

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...

Hoosain Narker Ashihara Karate

Maybe you have visited Cape Town, South Africa, a Metropolis situated at the base of the majestic Table Mountain. You may not know, however,...

Reno Morales Passed Away

Grand Master Reno Morales The Patriarch By Dr. Michael Willet Many men have claimed to be great martial artists and many men have claimed to be teaching killer...
Kent Fung

Kent Fung

As a martial artist, Kent Fung has been training in one style or another for more than 25 years. The base of his training...
Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin

Richard Franklin was born in Kentucky on October 4, 1974, but grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. He attended the University of Cincinnati, earning...

Larry Ritchie Tae Kwon Do

Mr. Larry Ritchie has been the chief instructor of American Black Belt Academy since he began the school in 1985. "Larry Ritchie began training in...