Abundio Baet Arnis de Mano
Gat Puno (or Grandmaster) Abundio Baet (also known as Gat Puno Abon), was born and raised in Paete, Laguna Philippines, and he is the...
Andrej Hendryk Diamanstein Iaido
Sensei Andrej Hendryk Diamantstein Kiochi Nanadan Z.N.I.R & Kokusai Renmei *
At the age of twelve, shortly after he had begun European fencing, Andrej Hendryk...
Dave Bendigkeit Shintaikido
Martial Arts
Beginning his training in 1967, Shintaikido Kaiso Dave Bendigkeit has earned a 6th Degree Black Belt under Grand Master Bob Maschmeier, and a...
Nei-Chu So
Words of Mas Oyama about Nei-Chu So from Oyama's book What is Karate?.
When I was driven almost to self-ruin, Mr. Nei-Chu So, an elder of...
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.
It’s Flu Season Again. Self-Defense of a Different Nature?
With concerns about this year’s flu season and H1N1 potential we need to arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary for a safe dojo setting,...
Javed Khan Taekwondo
Grandmaster Javed Khan is the founder of The International Progressive Taekwondo Federation or the IPTF and the creator of Khan Do Kwan. He has...
Johh Pachivas Shuri-ryu karate-do
Hanshi John Pachivas was a 10th degree Black Belt and the highest ranking person in Shuri-ryu karate-do. He was born on May 3, 1926...
Dave Lowry Yagyu Shinkage Ryu
Mr. Dave Lowry literally grew up in the Japanese cultural arts. As a boy, he commenced a lifelong study of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu swordsmanship...
Wil Widmeyer: Kongshin Hapkido
KJN Wil Widmeyer was born and raised in Indiana in the United States. He began training in the martial arts when he was sixteen...
Ken MacKenzie: Sin-Moo Hapkido
When Hapkido Founder DoJuNim Ji, Han Jae moved to the U.S. in the mid 1980’s, Grand Master Ken MacKenzie, already an accomplished black belt...
John Farnam: Defensive Training International
John Farnam is President of Defensive Training International and one of the top handgun instructors in the world. He has personally trained thousands of...
Bill Burgar Shotokan Karate
Bill Burgar started training in a "traditional" Shotokan club in 1979 achieving first dan in 1983. He founded the Reading University Shotokan Karate Club...
Jaime Abregana
Not only is Jaime Abregana Jr. a martial artist, but he has been hailed as an Ambassador to many as he has touched so...
Kaan Arkin Karate
Kaan Arkin is a 7th Dan Black Belt (WKF) with 40 years of study and instruction. He has long been given the honorific title...
John Pagdilao
Professor John Pagdilao was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began his martial arts career in 1959 at the age of 10; he enrolled in...
