Joe Holck

Joe Holck: Kodenkan Yudanshakai

Professor Joe Holck is the founder of the Kodenkan Yudanshakai. In the early 1930's a young Joe Holck ditched his Japanese language class and...
What Is a True Kenpo Instructor?

What Is a True Kenpo Instructor?

The passing on or “teaching” of our Art (American Kenpo) as a system is an integral part of all of our studios. Even so,...
Shifu Glenn Hairston

Glenn Hairston

Sifu Glenn Hairston began studying Martial Arts a the youn age of 4 years. He started his Tai Chi Training under the instruction of...
Marc Stoner

Marc Stoner: Kajukenbo

Marc Stoner studied Judo at the Judo Academy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Tom Eshenbaugh. He also did his share of bare knuckle fighting. He...

Jason Lau

Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner Jason Lau is the Grandmaster of the Jiu Wan branch of Wing Chun. He studied Wing Chun under Jiu...

Holly Holm

American mixed martial artist Holly Holm competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division. She is a UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Holly Holm is a...
Kurtis Goodwin

Kurtis Goodwin

Guru Kurtis Goodwin started training in martial arts in 1976. While Christmas shopping he was the victim of a robbery at knife point. His...
Mike Sullenger

Rank in Martial Arts

This past June (2011) I traveled back to Germany with my family after being absent for 23 years. The occasion of our last visit...
Lil' Dragons Curriculum

Century Lil’ Dragon Curriculum

Century’s, Lil’ Dragon curriculum program by Kimber Hill combats childhood obesity by catching kids early and teaching children from ages four to eight how to...
Kimo Williams

Kimo Williams

Sensei Kimo Williams was born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii. He started Judo at the age of 8 at a small Japanese cultural center...
Henry Ellis

Henry Ellis: Aikido

Henry Ellis was born May 3rd 1936 in a tough coal mining town in the County of Yorkshire, North of England. This was pre-war...
Dian Tanaka

Dian Tanaka American Kenpo

Dian Tanaka was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to the San Francisco Bay area with her family at the age of 7. Her...
David Carradine

David Carradine Passed Away

David Carradine December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009 David Carradine passed away on June 3, 2009. He was born John Arthur Carradine and he...
Michael Goldman

Michael Goldman

With a flashy fighting style, an almost uncanny kicking ability, a pair of fast hands and a refined sense of timing that put him...
Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi

Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi

En 1607, nace el primer hijo de Yagyu Tajima No Kami Munenori, Yagyu Shichiro, quien años después cambiara su nombre a Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi. Jubei...

Steve Spry: American Kenpo

The American Kenpo of Grandmaster Steve Spry is a combination of several Hawaiian and Polynesian martial arts that he studied and learned from their...