Bob Ingersoll Combat Hapkido
Master Bob Ingersoll has trained in martial arts for over 20 years. He is currently a 6th Dan Black Belt in Combat Hapkido. Master...
Carrie Ogawa-Wong
Carrie Ogawa-Wong is a highly respected and energetic mother, wife, martial artist, author, instructor, and competitor. She has managed to balance her heavy schedule to...
Marilyn Fierro Inducted to the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Growing up in the East Bronx in the 1950s, Marilyn Fierro was a self-described "klutz" who certainly had never heard of Hank Greenberg, Moe...
Denise Gonzales Dan Zan Ryu Jujitsu
Professor Denise Gonzales has been a martial arts practitioner since the early 1960s. She currently holds the rank of Sichidan (7th dan) in Dan...
Matsumura Shorin-ryu
It was in the late 1800's that Shuri-Te began to be called Shorin-Ryu. It is not known for certain who began this practice, but...
Charlie Lee Tae Kwon Do
Charlie Lee began his martial arts training under Grand Master Jhoon Rhee in 1969. In 1983, Lee began competing on the Karate World Tour...
Jun Saeng Yoo Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Kung Fu
Jun Saeng Yoo came to the United States from Korea in 1976 to share his knowledge. He is Grandmaster of not one, but three...
Don Bendell Protects America
September 11 will go down in history as the day America got it’s wake-up call: for decades we stood seemingly invincible to the world,...
Dr. Lawrence Day: The Legacy of a Martial Arts Master
The terms master and grandmaster are overused in the martial arts. Shihan, Hanshis, Sokes. Professors and Doctors abound in our ranks. Some are deserving...
Jerry Smith: Shorin-Ju Kenpo
Jerry Smith is a former professional full-contact fighting coach, as well as co-founder of the Black Karate Federation (BKF) and founder of The Five-Level...
Daniel Acacio Mixed Martial Artist
Daniel Acácio was born on December 7, 1977 in Botucatu. He is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, Superior Challenge Welterweight Champion and 100%...
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...
Interview With Kyoshi Luis Morales of U.S. Kenshi-kai
Luis Morales Sensei, my sincere thanks to you for agreeing to take part in this interview. Being the US representative of the Kenshi-kai could...
Robert Bowles: Shuri-Ryu
Hanshi Robert Bowles is a 10th Degree and founder and director of International Shuri-Ryu Asso. He began his karate training in Phoenix, AZ under GM Robert A. Trias.
Benny Urquidez Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame 2019
Martial artists Benny Urquidez was inducted into the the International Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 during the Arnold Sports Festival on Saturday,...
Dennis Kennedy
Dennis Kennedy is President and Director of Training for the Counterterrorism Institute of America. He has more than 30 years experience as a weapons...
