Ralph Castro and the Changing Faces of Shaolin Kenpo
Ralph Castro approaches, his black hair generously flecked with well-earned gray. Flashing an infectious smile, he possesses a calm, friendly, sincere manner tinged with...
Tino Tuiolosega Founder of Limalama
Tu'umamao Tino Tuiolosega, Grandmaster and Founder of Limalama Arts of Self Defense was born in American Samoa on July 2, 1931 to, Tu'umamao Tuiolosega,...
Mia St. John
5'6" California featherweight/junior lightweight Mia St. John has parlayed her "camera-ready" looks and an undefeated record in four-round contests into an unusual and controversial...
Lawrence Arthur – American Freestyle Karate
Lawrence Arthur was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on January 30, 1954. He began his study of martial arts in November of 1968 when he...
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,...
Peggy Tartaro Women & Guns Magazine
Peggy Tartaro is Executive Editor of Women & Guns magazine and Managing Editor of The Gun Mag.com. In 1979 she began working at Gun Week,...
Brenda Sell Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan
Grandmaster Brenda Sell is one of the first females in the United States to rise to the level of Grandmaster. She has more than...
Sean Kelley – American Kenpo Karate
A Major Educational Force
Sean Kelley is an 8th Degree Black Belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo Karate and the President of the Chinese Karate Federation...
Kelly Muir
Martial Arts Pioneer Kelly Muir is the Founder of Excel Karate. She has been involved in the Martial Arts for nearly 30 years. She...
Martial Arts Transforms Lives
I love what martial arts training does for people. Martial arts transforms lives.
I am just recovering from a week-long series of business and teaching...
Help New Students Begin Training in Martial Arts
For those of us who can measure our time in the martial arts world in decades, we can sometimes lose sight of what it's...
Tetsuhiro Hokama Goju-Ryu Karate
Tetsuhiro Hokama is 10th Dan Hanshi, President of the Okinawa Goju-Ryu Kenshi-Kai Karate-do, Kobudo Association and founder of the first Karate museum in the...
Bob Chaney Gets Kicks Out of Martial Arts
Bob Chaney has been getting his kicks out of life via the marital for almost five decades. With a background in traditional Japanese Karate, Tae...
The Rank Side of Rank in Martial Arts
In my very long involvement in the martial arts I have seen many trends come and go. Some were beneficial some less so. Even...
Gerald Okamura: Kung Fu San Soo
Gerald Okamura was born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1940. He began martial arts with the study of Judo in 1953. He has practiced Kendo,...
Maurice Smith: Kickboxing and MMA
Retired Kickboxer and MMA pioneer, Maurice Smith, was born on December 13, 1961. As a kickboxer, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world...
