Akira Kubo and the Practice of Kendo to Instill Values
In 1957, my father Kahei Kubo began Kyumeikan Dojo. In the post-war years, the practice of kendo and other martial arts was forbidden, yet...
Barry Broughton: AKT Combatives
Martial Arts Halls of Fame inductee, Grandmaster Barry Broughton, Ph.D. has applied his extensive training in the martial arts and years of practicing orthopedics...
Gary Wasniewski Creator of TY-GA Karate
Soke Gary Wasniewski has been featured on U.S. national television and European national television since 2004.
He is recognized worldwide for his incredible ability and...
Rocky Twitchell Liahona Warrior Arts
Rocky Twitchell has been studying empty hands and weapons based martial arts, combative knife, physical fitness, Basic Wilderness Survival, Security Officer Tactics, Executive Protection...
Mike Sullenger American Karate System
Mike Sullenger is a native Hoosier, having been born in Indianapolis and raised in Vincennes, Indiana. Mike Sullenger is Chief Instructor of the American Karate System, a...
Martial Arts Champion, Teacher Parker Shelton Dies
Longtime Fort Wayne martial arts competitor and instructor Parker Shelton died Friday morning at age 72. He had been battling lung cancer for several...
Byron Mantack: Okinawan Shorin-Ryu
In 1957 Byron Mantack was introduced to the Martial Arts in his home country, the Caribbean Island of Jamaica, at the tender age of...
Stephen Oliver Taekwondo
Stephen Oliver began training in martial arts in 1970 with the Jhoon Rhee Institute in their branch in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His instructors were Bob...
Richard Morris Shizen-na Karate
One of the world's highest ranking martial artists, Grandmaster Richard Morris is 9th Degree Black Belt in American Karate, Tae-Kwon-Do, and is the founder...
Alexander Retuinskih
" . . . The life that belongs to each of us is our own and each of us defends it in our own...
Brandon Jones Circular Strength Trainer
CST Head Coach Brandon Jones began his martial arts studies at the tender age of eight. He spent an itinerant youth searching from art...
Jack Carter
Sensei Jack Carter has been studying martial arts for over 43 years. He holds the ranks of Godan in Judo, Sandan in Jujitsu and...
A Tribute To Matsutaro Otani Sensei
Privilege and Honor
It has been my privilege and honor to have known Mr. Matsutaro Otani for the past thirty years. What can I say about...
Rorion Gracie: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The oldest son of Helio Gracie, Rorion Gracie, put on a gi before he could walk. At 2 years old, he was already doing...
CPR Training and Treating for Shock
Shock requires IMMEDIATE medical treatment and can get worse very rapidly. So, what are the three steps in treating for shock? Every martial artist...
Running A Martial Arts School
Awhile back I dropped in on one of our Martial Arts academies. During my visit, the school manager (a great, hard working, ethical guy)...
