Clarence Tai Lee

Clarence Tai Lee

Grandmaster Clarence Tai Lee is a Twentieth Century Legend in the Martial Arts. He had his first boxing lesson around 1940 at the age...

Max Pallen: Senkotiros Arnis

From his extensive experience, knowledge, and historical research, GM Max. Pallen, Sr. founded Pallen's Martial Arts Association in 1968, in Oakland, CA.

Mikio Nishiuchi Kobudo

Saiko-Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi lived in Okinawa and learned kobudo directly from the late Hanshi Shinpo Matayoshi, Juudan, Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei and from Kaicho Takashi...

Robert Goldman

Dr. Robert Goldman Keynote Speaker and Eternal Warrior Recipient at the 2018 AMAA Who's Who Legends Event Grandmaster of Success, Dr. Robert Goldman, was the...

Meet Rika Usami

https://youtu.be/Zf9G4Xhgm8g Rika Usami was born in Japan and she is known worldwide for her excellent kata. During the 2012 World Karate Championship in Paris she...
Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie Pro Surfer and MMA Fighter

Renzo Gracie was born on March 11, 1967. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) expert and a Gracie Barra Black Belt under Carlos Gracie...
Shihan Jonathan Kruger

Jonathan Kruger’s Training Judo And Jujitsu In Osaka, Japan

I would like to share some of my early experiences of training judo and jujitsu in Osaka Japan. When I left for Japan in...
Victor and Karl Marx

Karl William Marx Sr Passed Away

Karl William Marx Sr, 76, of Santa Maria, California, passed away to his Lord and Savior, February 13, 2013. Soké Marx was recognized as an...

Gary Amen

Gary Amen has been in the martial arts since 1966, with more than thirty years of teaching kids and adults. Skilled in both Korean...

Pedro Solana Villalobos

I've been studying martial arts for most of my life. When I was 6 years old, I started training in Judo, and since then...

Ho Sik Pak Best of the Best

Grand Master Ho Sik Pak, 8th Degree Black Belt, began his study of Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan at the age of 10...

Trevor Sherman Kenpo 5.0

Trevor Sherman was raised on a small farm in Southeastern Idaho. He was taught from the early age the importance of hard work and...
Leung Jan

Leung Jan King of Wing Chun Fist

Leung Jan, aka Leung Tsan; Mandarin Chinese: Liang Zan) was a Wing Chun practitioner and a Chinese herbal doctor in Foshan, Guangdong, China. He...

Maurice Elmalem: Tae Kwon Do

Maurice Elmalem is a Seven Time World Champion, 6th Dan Black belt with W.T.F. and 9th Dan Black belt with PWMAF. He holds Five World...
Gary Dill

James Yimm Lee / The Oakland JKD YEARS

You hear a lot about the original students of Jeet Kune Do, but there is one in particular that is very special to me,...
Ricardo Johns

Ricardo Johns

Ricardo Johns was born in the former Panama Canal Zone. He began his martial arts training at the age of 14 under his Sensei,...