A Reunion with Master Tanabe, My Mentor
Shihan Dana Abbott's Reunion with Master Tanabe
It was about four in the afternoon and my flight was on its final approach. As we broke...
James Herndon: Shito-Ryu Karate
Virginia native, James Herndon, is Hachidan 8th Dan, and a gifted Grand Master of the martial arts. He has practiced Japanese martial arts for...
John Farnam: Defensive Training International
John Farnam is President of Defensive Training International and one of the top handgun instructors in the world. He has personally trained thousands of...
Abundio Baet Arnis de Mano
Gat Puno (or Grandmaster) Abundio Baet (also known as Gat Puno Abon), was born and raised in Paete, Laguna Philippines, and he is the...
Ryan Gracie Passed Away
Ryan Gracie
August 14, 1974 – December 15, 2007
Ryan Gracie, (pronounced Hyan) was born on August 14, 1974 and passed away on December 15, 2007....
Kevin Chatwood Jiu-Jitsu
Shihan Kevin Chatwood Has been active in the martial arts for over forty-five years and is certified in instructing police and military personnel.
Along with...
Kevin Brett Karate
Kevin Brett has thirty years of martial arts training and teaching experience. He and wife Lana Kaye Brett were two of the five co-founders...
George Arrington
Sensei George Arrington is the founder of the Virginia Kodenkan and the creator and webmaster of the Danzan Ryu Jujutsu Homepage.
He began his study...
Casey McPartland: Gaylord Method Kajukenbo
Senior Grandmaster Casey McPartland is martial artist with 40 plus years of training and teaching students martial arts from three basic directions:
The Art and...
Don Tingcang Kenpo Karate
Don Tingcang was born on Dec. 25, 1949, in a small town hospital in Ewa, Hawaii. He grew up traveling with his military family...
Darlene Mcpherson-Pagels
Darlene McPherson-Pagels is a 6th dan and she has been studying, training, teaching martial arts since the 1960’s. She has trained in Tae Kwon...
Talking Judo with Gary Goltz
Gary Goltz, 54, is founder and sensei of Goltz Judo Club in Claremont, CA. The Upland resident has a 7th Degree Black Belt in...
Kimo Hatchi Tai-Chi Chuan
Sifu Kimo Hatchi is an instructor of Tai-Chi Chuan, Chen style and Tai-Chi sword. He has also studied Kung Fu, Tai Matis style, under...
Peter DeFosses: Tang Soo Do
Grand Master Peter DeFosses - known to most as Master Pete, started his self-defense training at a young age while growing up in New...
Syed Mahmood Mohiuddin
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Sensei Syed Mahmood Mohiuddin began karate in 1994; he is a 2nd Dan Black Belt and Chief Instructor and Examiner of Yamaguchi Karate...
Steve Fossum International Kickboxing Federation
International Karate owner by Steve Fossum was once one of the largest karate schools on the West Coast. Three levels and over 17,000 square...


















