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...
Dean Lister

Dean Lister Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Dean Lister grew up in a military family and lived in such places as Venezuela and Panama, as well as several areas in the...
Mike Murray

Mike Murray Interview

Mike Murray is a well-known figure in Mixed Martial Arts. He was one of three people who were present, for instance, when King of the Cage was conceived.
Tony Massengill

Tony Massengill Ip Man Wing Chun

Tony Massengill was the Senior U.S. Representative for Grandmaster Samuel Kwok until February 2014 when he began his own organization, Efficient Warrior Wing Chun....

Tak Wah Eng: Fu-Jow Pai Tiger Claw Kung Fu

Tak Wah Eng was born in Hong Kong in the tiger year of 1950. He began his martial art training as a child on...
Robert Z

Robert Z Shaolin Kung Fu Australia and Liang-I Lifestyle Kung Fu

The Restless Years Master Robert Z was first introduced to martial arts, in 1961 when he was 'dragged along' by his older brother to Judo...

Larry Lockhart Competition Champion

Dr. Larry Lockhart Sr. holds multiple ranking such as: 10th Degree/Hanshi, Founder of Hei Joshin Tamashii Do/Lo Jutsu Ryu (Sanctioned By The Universal Martial...

Guy Mezger Combat Athlete and More

For over 25 years Guy Mezger has been involved in martial arts along with the fields of health, fitness, physical performance. He has worked...

Matt Numrich

Matt Numrich is the founder of Elite Defense Systems (EDS). Mr. Numrich was certified as one of only a handful of Full Instructor of...
Frank DeAngelo

Frank DeAngelo Seigido Ryu

Frank DeAngelo began training in the martial arts in 1972 and completed Calvary Chapel Bible School in 1985. He holds rank in numerous arts...

Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis was born on May 2, 1939 in Salisbuty, Maryland. He is currently a rancher in Wyoming. Tom Lewis has been in the martial...

Shelton Moreland: Hapkido

Grandmaster Shelton Moreland’s Dojang was founded in 1973 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is a Ninth degree Black Belt with over 50 years...
Judoka receives medal she forfeited after competing as man

National Wushu Training Center

Coach Eric Chen started Penn State Kung Fu in 1973 with instructor Tim Chen from Seattle under Roger Tung. Roger taught changquan, or long fist,...
Jimmy Mavenge

Top Karate Instructor Jimmy Mavenge Dies

Zimbabwe’s highest graded karate instructor Jimmy Mavenge Dies at 53 Mavenge, who had reached the Shihan level — Japanese term for master instructor — died on Sunday,...

Karl Geis – Judo, Aikido and Jodo

Karl Geis was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on October 1, 1933. He was a 10th Dan Professor of Aikido, a 10th Dan Professor of...
A Journey Through Time by Willem de Thouars

Willem De Thouars Kun Tao Silat

Guro Willem de Thouars created the martial arts system of Kun Tao / Silat de Thouras after a lifetime of study of Chinese and...