Lucky Luciano Kajukenpo
Senior Grandmaster Lucky Luciano was born in the state of Hawaii. He started his career in the martial arts at the age of 4...
Sin Kwang Thé
Grandmaster Sin Kwang Thé the son of Chinese parents, Sin Thé was born in Bandung, Indonesia. He began his martial arts training under a...
Karyn Turner
Karyn Turner was born in 1946 in Lyons, Kansas. She was named as the “most outstanding woman in the history of martial arts” by...
Paul Dye: American Kenpo
Mr. Paul Dye began his Kenpo career in the Fall of 1972 at the Dave Hebler's Kenpo Karate Studio in Glendora, California, which is...
Sang Kim
Grand Master Sang Kim (8th Dan Black Belt) had an incredibly distinguished career, winning many coveted titles and very prestigious positions including:
2004 – Induction to...
Bob Dalgleis Goju-ryu Karate
Robert M. Dalgleish or Bob Dalgleis was born on November 6, 1942. He is considered to be the Father of Canadian Goju-ryu karate because...
June Castro Shaolin Kenpo Karate
June Castro is an Eighth Degree Black Belt. She is one of the highest ranked female instructors in the world. She began studying the...
Ron Van Clief Chinese Goju System
Grand Master Ron Van Clief has been studying and teaching the Martial Arts for over 40 years. He is a 10th Degree Red Belt...
The Commercial Martial Arts School
Ed Parker opened up the first commercial martial arts school here in the U.S. Before that, people shared their art in venues that were...
Moti Horenstein Survival Hisardut System
Shihan Moti Horenstein was born and educated in Israel. At the age of 5 he began training in the martial arts. During his training,...
Bram Frank: Common Sense Self Defense
Bram Frank was born in the year of the COBRA: the Water Snake, hour of the Snake, on July 19, 1953. The Snake is...
Earning A Black Belt
When earning a Black Belt is the ultimate goal, training often focuses solely on learning technique which can lead to a variety of unintended...
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...
Fred Villari Shaolin Kempo
Shunning the limelight, Grandmaster Fred Villari has accomplished much with a minimum of publicity. He's rarely seen in martial arts magazines. However 10,000 Black...
Dennis Palumbo Hakkoryu Jujutsu
Sad news. Dai Shihan Dennis Palumbo passed away on September 12, 2014. Dai Shihan Palumbo was the owner and head instructor at the Budo...
Rick Roufus: Kickboxing
Rick Roufus was born on June 3, 1966. He is an American Professional kickboxer, fighting out of Roufus Kickboxing Centre in Tempe, Arizona. Roufus...
