Joo Kim
Joo Kim grew up in a rural setting near Wonju City Korea. He began practicing a variety of martial arts at an early age. Finally...
Gary Wasniewski Creator of TY-GA Karate
Soke Gary Wasniewski has been featured on U.S. national television and European national television since 2004.
He is recognized worldwide for his incredible ability and...
Walt Lysak Jr.
Shihan Walt Lysak Jr. comes from three generations of reality martial artists.
Walt's grandfather was a high level military officer who studied several martial arts...
John Will: First Australian BJJ Black Belt
John Will was awarded the rank of Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Rigan and Jean Jacques Machado in 1998; making him the...
Choshin Chibana: Shorin-ryu Karate
Choshin Chibana was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryu karate based on what he learned from Anko Itosu. Choshin Chibana was also called...
Samuel Joseph Lonewolf Kenpo Karate
Professor Dr. Samuel Joseph Lonewolf was Judan Chief Instructor and Founder of Dai Ik Koku Koryu Kenpo Karate Kobujutsu.
Samuel Joseph Lonewolf was a Native...
Duane Ethington
Duane Ethington is a 9th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 9th in Iss-Hogai, American Jujitsu. He is a member of...
Isaac Florentine
Isaac Florentine Martial Arts
In 1972, Isaac Florentine began his career in the Martial Arts in Tel Aviv Israel. He first trained in Judo and...
Seigen Esaka Iaido
Seigen Esaka Sensei is considered to be one of Japan's finest sword practitioners. It is rare for an individual of his caliber and experience...
Akira Kubo and the Practice of Kendo to Instill Values
In 1957, my father Kahei Kubo began Kyumeikan Dojo. In the post-war years, the practice of kendo and other martial arts was forbidden, yet...
Dr. Stephen Abayomi Meeks
Warrior, scholar, healer, mentor… all of these words describe Dr. Stephen Abayomi Meeks, yet none of them come close to expressing the depth of...
Karen Eden Herdman: Tang Soo Do
Master Karen Eden Herdman is a 6th degree martial arts master, one of only a very small percentage of women in her art form...
Brandon Sommerfeld Passed Away
Brandon Sommerfeld
April 7, 1963 - January 13, 2013
Brandon Sommerfeld passed away quietly on January 13, 2013 from cancer of the liver. He passed away...
Marino Tiwanak
Marino Tiwanak began his Kenpo training under Adriano Emperado in 1947. Tiwanak had been an amateur boxer for 3 years, from 1945-1948. He held...
Saigo No Ninja – Seiko Fujita
“You have the talent to be a ninja. I would like to teach you ninjutsu. What do you think?”
“I will” replied the young Fujita,...
Richard Dimitri Senshido International
Born in 1969, Richard Dimitri began his martial arts training in 1975. By the age of 21 he’d acquired instructor certifications and Black Belts...
