Henry Slomanski Chito-Ryu
Henry Slomanski, also known as Hank, was born on June 18, 1928 in Evansville, New Jersey and he passed away on April 23,2000. He...
Ed Sumner Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate
Ed Sumner, Nanadan, Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate, Jundokan International was born in Alton Illinois, on October 30, 1947. He currently resides in Buckeye, Arizona.
Ed began...
Manuel Taningco TAMA
Manuel Taningco is the founder and grandmaster at TAMA Martial Arts Center in the Dayton Metropolitan area. Grandmaster Taningco is an 8th Degree Black...
Al Novak: Sil Lum
Great Grandmaster Al Novak is one of the very first Americans to train in the traditional Chinese fighting arts. He began training when doors...
James Yimm Lee: Wing Chun Kung Fu
James Yimm Lee was born on January 31,1920 in Oakland, California. During high school, he practiced weight training, bodybuilding, hand balancing, and acrobatics. In...
James Cook
Master Instructor James S. Cook Jr. started his training in 1957 at the age of 10 years old. In the past 44 years, both...
Steven Levi Universal Martial System
Professor Steven Levi has studied with numerous instructors throughout his life. Some of the more notable instructors include but not limited to Shihan Frederick...
Dave Carnell, Teacher, Student, Author, Friend
Dave Carnell was the owner and director of Impact Martial Arts Academy. He was regular contributor to Martial Arts Illustrated magazine and was the...
Lilly Urquidez and Blinky Rodriguez Champions In And Out Of The Ring
In the early 70’s the Urquidez family ruled the ring as the entire clan won fight-after-fight, championship after championship and title after title. They...
Richard Poage Passes Away
Richard Poage and Tiffany Richards together co-owned Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts and they made a huge difference in the lives of their students. Richard was the lead...
Jamie Cashion: Will of Steel and Heart of Gold
Jamie Cashion (James Harold Cashion III) was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Jamie was married to his high school sweetheart Summer Rich Cashion. They...
Dian Tanaka American Kenpo
Dian Tanaka was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to the San Francisco Bay area with her family at the age of 7. Her...
Leo Fong Has Passed Away
Leo Fong was a pioneer in Chinese martial arts in America. He developed his own approach called Wei Kuen Do. He was also an author and martial arts film star.
Jonathan Stewart Has Passed Away
Jonathan Stewart began studying boxing and judo when he was seven years old. In 1953, while in Korea, he was introduced to the Korean...
Jessie Bowen Aiki-Shinkai Karate
Karate International of Durham was founded in 1980 by Hanshi Jessie Bowen as a Karate International franchise school under the Karate International brand.
Hanshi Jessie...
Gary Lee
Who's Who in Karate, 1982
3rd Degree Black Belt Test, 1982, Lama Nationals, Chicago IL
Creator Six Flags Amusement Park Shows, Gary Lee's Texas Karate All-Stars,...
