Sam McGee

"For nearly half a century, Sam McGee has offered generations of Harlem residents free martial arts training, and the confidence to fight without fists." Sam...
Huk Planas

Huk Planas American Kenpo Karate

Mr. Richard Planas, also known as Huk Planas, began his training in Kenpo in Fresno, California in the late sixties under Steve Labounty and...
Dave Adams

Dave Adams

Dave Adam's journey in martial arts began in 1960, in a small Judo school in Charlotte, North Carolina. After obtaining a black belt status,...

Troy Price

Shihan Troy Price began his Karatedo and Kobudo training in 1982 at the Columbia School of Karatedo in West Columbia, SC, under the direction...
Miyako Fujitani

Miyako Fujitani Aikido

Miyako Fujitani, holds the rank of 7th dan. Her rank was conferred to her by the "Tokyo" Aikikai in Osaka, Japan. Miyako sensei has...
Judoka receives medal she forfeited after competing as man

Rena Kanokogi Turns Disappointment into Gold

Judoka Rena Kanokogi otherwise known as Rusty, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 30, 1935. She grew up rough in Coney Island and...

Jack Hogan

Jack Hogan, born William “Jack” Jackson Hogan Jr., was born in Holyoke, MA on October 11, 1949. Jack founded Hogan Karate International. As a martial...

Ho-Sung Pak

A Korean American, Pak was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 8, 1967. He is a master of Kung-fu Wushu. Pak was trained...
Martial Arts Frauds Exposed

Martial Arts Frauds Exposed

Martial arts are probably the worlds most unregulated industry allowing opportunists a crawlspace from which they can establish themselves in the industry.
Brett Denison

Brett Denison

Brett Denison sensei has been a student and practitioner of Traditional Japanese martial arts for almost 30 years and holds the level of Menkyo...
Dojo Medicine

Youth Participation and Injury Risk in Martial Arts

This clinical report describes important techniques and movement patterns in several types of martial arts and reviews injury risk in martial arts. The martial arts...

Henry Slomanski Chito-Ryu

Henry Slomanski, also known as Hank, was born on June 18, 1928 in Evansville, New Jersey and he passed away on April 23,2000. He...

Spice Williams-Crosby A Woman With Drive

Spice Williams-Crosby was born on a ranch in North Hollywood, California. She rode her horse to kindergarten, grew up playing in her father’s medical...
Grandmaster Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano Kajukenpo

Senior Grandmaster Lucky Luciano was born in the state of Hawaii. He started his career in the martial arts at the age of 4...
Rocky Twitchell Silat

Rocky Twitchell Liahona Warrior Arts

Rocky Twitchell has been studying empty hands and weapons based martial arts, combative knife, physical fitness, Basic Wilderness Survival, Security Officer Tactics, Executive Protection...
Danny Steele

Danny Steele Muay Thai Fighter

Danny Steele was born on April 6, 1969 in Saigon, Vietnam. At age 5 Danny moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and began training with Bao...