Pablo Rodarte: Shinjimatzu Kenpo
Grandmaster Pablo Rodarte was born on February 1, 1959 in the city of Toreon Coahuila, Mexico. When he was about two months old, his...
Weeding Out the Weeds: Fake Martial Artists
Oh really? One man’s weed is another man’s cuisine. Take the lowly dandelion. Weed? Flower? Pest or foodstuff? Dandelions are used for food in...
Tsuyoshi Kosaka Japanese MMA Fighter
Tsuyoshi Kosaka or TK was born on March 6, 1970 in Japan. He is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is one of...
To Wash Or Not To Wash Your Belt
True or false? The darker the belt, the more training and experience you had. If you washed your belt, your knowledge and spirit would be...
LoK Yiu Passed Away
LoK Yiu
1922 - February 6, 2006
Master Lok Yiu passed away on February 6th, 2006 at the age of 83 after battling lung cancer. He was...
Bridgett Riley Boxer
Bridgett Riley, 5'4", was born on May 13, 1973 in Oakville, Missouri, 30 miles south of St. Louis. The 118-lb kickboxer, former Class II...
Jimmy Kim
Jimmy Kim is a Taekwondo practitioner who was 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist. He has 39 Years Experience in the martial arts and is a...
Grandmaster Ming Lum 1926-2011
Grandmaster Ming Lum
1926 - November 5, 2011
On November 5, 2011, the martial world suffered the profound loss of a great treasure. Grandmaster Ming...
Gordon Richiusa Martial Arts and Archery
Gordon Richiusa is first and foremost a martial artist. His 51 year history as a martial artist led him to found Five Birds Martial Arts....
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...
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...
Interview With Pangulong Guro Chuck Cadell
On a cool, Midwest March afternoon, I drove from my home to a place I had been familiar with for many years. I was...
Bira Almeida
Ubirajara Guimarães Almeida or Bira Almeida was born in 1943. He is best known as Mestre Acordeon and he is a native of Salvador,...
Frank DeAngelo Seigido Ryu
Frank DeAngelo began training in the martial arts in 1972 and completed Calvary Chapel Bible School in 1985. He holds rank in numerous arts...
Lamar Fisher Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Lamar Fisher was born on April 25, 1926 in Chico, California. He grew up in Chico and graduated from Chico Senior High School. He...
Robin Taberna Sr. Jae Sio Kwon
Master Robin Taberna Sr. has been a martial arts instructor from 1971 to present and is a Vietnam veteran. He is a 5th degree...
