Dennis Conatser

Dennis Conatser: American Kenpo Karate

Dennis Conatser studied Judo in 1967 for a short period of time but his formal martial arts training in American Kenpo began in August...

Gerald Okamura: Kung Fu San Soo

Gerald Okamura was born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1940. He began martial arts with the study of Judo in 1953. He has practiced Kendo,...
Imi Lichtenfeld

Imi Lichtenfeld Founder of Krav Maga

The founder of Krav Maga is Imrich Sde-or (Imi Lichtenfeld). Imi was born in Budapest in 1910. Imi`s father Samuel was early a circus...
Bruce Lee

The Life of Bruce Lee

On the morning of November 27, 1940 (in the Chinese year of the Dragon), Lee Jun Fan was born in San Francisco. Here is...

Ji Han-Jae: Sin Moo Hapkido

Ji Han-Jae (Chi Hon-tsoi) was born in Andong, South Korea in 1936. He is one of the highest ranking hapkido instructors in the world...

Saekson Janjira: Muay Thai and Kickboxing

Saekson Janjira was born in Thailand and started his career at the age of eight. His career expanded almost two decades. In Thailand his...
Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Royce Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of nine children, seven of whom are boys. His training in Jiu-Jitsu began at...

Rorion Gracie: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The oldest son of Helio Gracie, Rorion Gracie, put on a gi before he could walk. At 2 years old, he was already doing...
Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie Pro Surfer and MMA Fighter

Renzo Gracie was born on March 11, 1967. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) expert and a Gracie Barra Black Belt under Carlos Gracie...
Carlson Gracie, Sr.

Carlson Gracie Sr. Greatest Ultimate Fighter in History

Carlson Gracie Sr. was a 9th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu trained directly under the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie Sr., his...
Victor Marx

Victor Marx All Things Possible

I believe in Victor Marx and his mission. ~ Frank Shamrock ABOUT VICTOR MARX Victor Marx is founder and President of “All Things Possible,” a national...
Ron Balicki

Ron Balicki: Jeet Kune Do Concepts

Before Ron Balicki got his start in the entertainment field as a stuntman and fight and stunt coordinator, he grew up in the windy...
Wife of Martial Artist

Why it Sucks to be the Wife of a Martial Artists

1. Your husband never wants to see any movie anymore unless it stars Jackie Chan, Jet Li, or Bruce Lee, or was directed by...
Wrap Martial Arts Injury

Dealing With Injuries

Martial arts training is largely a physical activity. In this, it can be compared to any other high-intensity sport. What that means is that...
John Graden

Black Belt Eyes and MMA

Why It’s Better To Ride The Horse In The Direction It’s Going Over the past few months I've been writing about the meteoric rise of...
Don Bendell

Don Bendell Protects America

September 11 will go down in history as the day America got it’s wake-up call: for decades we stood seemingly invincible to the world,...