GM Juerg Ziegler Has Passed Away
Grandmaster Jürg Ziegler (10th Dan) lived in Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland and was world-famous under the name "Sun Tje Chiang" (the "lightning fist") and was the chairperson...
The Passing of a Warrior: Samuel Lonewolf
I was hoping not to do another of these soon. I’ve had only a few mentors in the martial arts and another of those...
Heung Chan: Choy Li Fat
Master Heung Chan, the founder of Choy Li Fut, was born in the Kwang-Tung province of China on July 10, 1806. At the age...
Yukio Utada Aikido
Your efforts must focus . . . on an invisible path, which only you can see and on which you allow yourself no excuses....
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...
Iain Abernethy Kata King
Iain Abernethy has been involved in the martial arts since childhood. He began his training in karate under Doug James 7th Dan; who was...
Peter DeFosses: Tang Soo Do
Grand Master Peter DeFosses - known to most as Master Pete, started his self-defense training at a young age while growing up in New...
Crystal Williams Kickboxer and the Pit Bull
When 29-year-old Crystal Williams takes her 3-year-old pit bull for a walk people tend to give the dog a wide birth because of the...
Willie Adams: A Man Who Gets a Kick Out of Life
By Eric D. Lawrence - Detroit Free Press ~ Ever wonder if the crane kick at the end of "The Karate Kid" could win...
John Wallace and The Gentle Way
Any boy who grew up relatively small in 1950's and 1960's America, in the time of John Wayne and Roy Rogers, of Rocky Marciano...
Bob Maschmeier: Kajukenbo
Grandmaster Bob Maschmeier, a direct student of the late Joe Halbuna, teaches Kajukenbo with a two-part philosophy: teach students to survive a street fight,...
Guillermo Gomez Aikido
Guillermo Gomez is the founder director of United States Aikikai and creator of Martial Fusion. He began his training in martial arts and healing...
Frank Dux: The Legendary Kumite Champion of Bloodsport
By James Hom ~ Frank Dux strides through the group of students, correcting their pivots and sidesteps in the movement drill he's teaching. Most...
Always Martial Arts Students
GM Williams, Master Gabriel and GM Mantack Promotion to 7th Dan Kenpo
Dear Fellow Martial Arts Students,
I am very grateful to All About Martial Arts...
Running a Martial Arts School: Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 22:...
Stephen Oliver has been the guiding light for the professional revolution in the martial arts industry for more than 15 years, and is now...
Soke and Smokie
As with many, I have watched the proliferation of Smokies …. I mean Soke, and my thoughts drift back to my first encounter with...


















