Talking Judo with Gary Goltz
Gary Goltz, 54, is founder and sensei of Goltz Judo Club in Claremont, CA. The Upland resident has a 7th Degree Black Belt in...
Great Grandmaster Tony Thompson Has Passed Away
Great Grandmaster Tony Thompson was the Co-Founder of West Coast World Martial Arts Association (WCWMA) along with Grand Master Ernie Reyes Sr..
George Chung: Tae Kwon Do
George Chung is a former 5 Time World Karate Champion and member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame. In 1982 he founded...
Christian Hartouche Shorite Tai Jutsu
Christian Hartouche, Grandmaster and Founder of the tai jutsu system and the International Christian Karate Association, was first introduced to the martial arts in...
Richard Bustillo Student of Bruce Lee
Richard Bustillo was internationally recognized as an expert in the martial arts. With over 45 years of experience, Bustillo possessed a wealth of knowledge...
Allie Alberigo: Ninjutsu
Allie Alberigo is a father, a vegan, an author, and a martial artist with 50 years of experience. He has taught and trained all...
John Olivier: Shorinji Kempo
Grandmaster, 10th dan, John Olivier was born in Toulon in the Southern region France. After relocating to the United States he began his martial...
Bira Almeida
Ubirajara Guimarães Almeida or Bira Almeida was born in 1943. He is best known as Mestre Acordeon and he is a native of Salvador,...
Adam Williss Wing Chun
Sifu Adam Williss is the founder of The Dragon Institute – Orange County Wing Chun Schools. He’s made it his life’s mission to empower...
The History of the Belt Grading and Ranking in Martial Arts
Grading and ranking in martial arts varies from skill to skill and from style to style although for all of them it defines the...
Frank Trejo Boxing and Kenpo
Frank Trejo began fighting at the ripe old age of 8 under the instruction of his grandfather who was a skilled boxer. His formal martial...
Michael Casey
Michael Casey is a high ranking instructor in Wing Tzun and Escrima. He is sought after as a teacher for seminars nationwide. He also...
Donald Miskel A Man of Many Hats
GM Donald Miskel began training in 1959 at the Jiu Jitsu Institute in Chicago. He has attained Black Belt ranking in six different martial art disciplines.
Gregory Bledsoe: Taekwon-Do
Master Gregory Bledsoe was introduced to the martial arts as a young boy when his neighbor taught him basic karate techniques. His career as...
AnnMaria Rousey DeMars A Woman of Firsts
Judoka AnnMaria Rousey DeMars, mother of Ronda Rousey, was born August 15, 1958, at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. She grew up in...
James K. Roberts, Sr.
In 1947 James K. Roberts, Sr. joined a boxing club at Kaimuki Park, and judo at the famous Henry Okazaki's dojo in downtown Honolulu....
