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...
Anciong Bacon and Balintawak Eskrima
Grandmaster Venancio Anciong Bacon was born on October 15th, 1912 in Carcar, Sout of Cebu Province. Hestudied under Lorenzo "Tatay Ensong" Saavedra. "Tatay Ensong"...
Bing Fai Lau Jujitsu and Kung Fu
Bing Fai Lau was born in Chung Shan, Fu Jow, China on September 23, 1906. He left China for Hawaii in 1919 at the...
Stephen Copping Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we are writing to inform our friends, teachers and students that a great martial artist and friend, Sensei...
Mark Van Schuyver Martial Artists and Author
Mark Van Schuyver, Ph.D.is the author of dozens of martial art articles. His work has been published in many national magazines including Black Belt, Inside...
Vera Harrison Tae Kwon Do
Hanshi Vera Harrison started her martial arts career at the age of 16, over 30 some years ago. She started with Master Douglas Grose...
Dave Bendigkeit Shintaikido
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Beginning his training in 1967, Shintaikido Kaiso Dave Bendigkeit has earned a 6th Degree Black Belt under Grand Master Bob Maschmeier, and a...
Ramon Rubia & Eva Canete-Rubia
Ramon Rubia Biography
Ramon Rubia has been a student of the Martial Arts for over 25 years. He has trained and taught as an Instructor...
Doc-Fai Wong: Choy Li Fut
Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong was born in Wangshan village of Wushan area, Doumen district of Zhuhai City, Guangdong province on July 16, 1948 (lunar calendar...
Masaichi Oshiro: Goju-Ryu
Masaichi Oshiro began his training in Kenpo Karate at the Nuuanu Y.M.C.A. under Professor William K. S. Chow, one of the original students of...
Yong Sung Lee Tae Kwon Do
Grand Master Yong Sung Lee was Originally from Seoul, South Korea. Grandmaster Lee came with his family to the United States in the 1970’s....
Masahilo Nakazono Aikido
Masahilo Nakazono was born in Kagoshima, Japan, to a family of many generations of practitioners of Oriental Medicine, he was the 8th generation. He...
Michael Goldman
With a flashy fighting style, an almost uncanny kicking ability, a pair of fast hands and a refined sense of timing that put him...
Jay Shrewsbury
Jay Shrewsbury was born in 1969, Jay’s earliest memories of the martial arts begin around the age of six. Jay's father studied Moo Duk...
Maurice Smith: Kickboxing and MMA
Retired Kickboxer and MMA pioneer, Maurice Smith, was born on December 13, 1961. As a kickboxer, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world...
Thomas Georgion Kenpo Karate
Professor Thomas Georgion was raised in Southern California, and as a youth he took every advantage of the ideal weather conditions in the San...
