Crystal Williams Kickboxer and the Pit Bull
When 29-year-old Crystal Williams takes her 3-year-old pit bull for a walk people tend to give the dog a wide birth because of 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....
Marti Malloy Takes Judo Bronze for U.S.A.
Marti Malloy was born June 23, 1986 in Oak Harbor, Washington. She won a Bronze Medal in the 2012 London Olympics for the United...
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...
John Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
John Machado is one of five brothers of world-renowned Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial art family. Born in Rio De Janeiro. Brazil; John Machado began his jiu-jitsu...
Christine Bannon-Rodrigues Master Arts Super Star
When Christine Bannon-Rodrigues was a Rhode Island teenager of 13, she never realized that she one-day she would reign supreme as one of the...
Juan Galvan
Master Juan Galvan began training in boxing at the age of seven with his father, a boxer in the Army. He started Judo at...
David Leung Kung Fu
Sifu David Leung was born in Hong Kong and began his studies in the martial arts at the age of nine. He is a...
Rick Tucci Jeet Kune Do
Rick Tucci, renowned and honored martial artist and speaker, is known throughout the world as a teacher’s teacher. Rick has had an incredible journey...
George Thompson of Verbal Judo Passes Away
Global authority Dr. George Thompson taught police how to manage crisis situations through Verbal Judo strategies.
June 8, 2011 Auburn, NY. Dr. George Thompson, the...
Peter Freedman: Brewster Arnis
Grandmaster Peter Freedman is a native of Boston and has committed his time to the lifelong study of martial arts. His father was a...
Frank Williams Shorin Ryu
Shihan Frank Williams was born in Concord, North Carolina in May of 1959. He graduated from Concord High School in 1977 and went on...
Margitte Hilbig First Canadian Black Belt
Margitte Hilbig was a martial arts master based in Edmonton, Canada. In 1964, she became the first woman in Canada to earn the rank...
Mike Lee Kanarek: F.I.G.H.T.
"Real Experience, Real Credentials"
Mike Lee Kanarek was born Lee Van Hong during the Vietnam War to an American father and a Vietnamese mother. Because...
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...
Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono was born on October 7, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter who fought as a middleweight in...
