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Inside Martial Arts: Frank Dux The Secret Man

Inside Martial Arts: Frank Dux – The Secret Man

Below is a biography of information that Frank Dux has given to numerous magazines for publication, including USAdojo.com. We discovered that people often trusted...
Sparring

Sparring Within Your Parameters

The term ‘sparring’ conjures up many different images for different martial artists. These however are generally limited to one view per practitioner. Within the...

Mike Patrick: CombatiX™

Grandmaster Mike Patrick has a diverse background in both practical reality-based personal defense, firearms, law enforcement, and martial arts. He has taught internationally at...

Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes was born in Hillsboro, Illinois on October 13, 1973. He is an American mixed martial artist, a member of the UFC Hall...
Message in a Bottle - Bob Ozman

Message in a Bottle: Bob Ozman

Bob Ozman, Grand Master in Isshin-Ryu, student of Tatsuo Shimabuku, creator of Mushin-Gi-Tai, a new way to defend oneself was interviewed for Legends and...
Frank Dux and Jim McCunn

The Real Helms From Bloodsport, Jim McCunn, Dies

Sheldon Lettich has this to say about this eulogy below written by Frank Dux for Jim McCunn. According to Sheldon Lettich, "Here Frank “eulogizing” a...
Melissa Soalt

Padded Assailant Training: Are You Helping Or Hurting Your Students?

Picture this: While strolling back from your favorite pub, a knife-wielding thug demands your dough, then slashes. Or this: You - a woman - are...
Gustavo Martinez: Kajukenbo

Gustavo Martinez: Kajukenpo

https://youtu.be/2h7_atxSwr8 Grand Master Gustavo Martinez is the holder of a 9th Degree Black Belt in Kajukenpo, under the late Grand Master Ted Sotello, from the...
Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva was born on April 14, 1975. Known as "The Spider", Anderson is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and since 2006 he has...
Evan Pantazi

Evan Pantazi

The Kyusho Studies of Evan Pantazi In 1980 Evan Pantazi began his health studies with Chi Gong therapy methods and he received certification as a...
Typical Injuries in Martial Arts

Typical Martial Arts Injuries

A sports injury in the narrow sense of meaning signifies the injury typical of a particular sports activity or a certain sport, according to...

Jeff Scott: Tang Soo Do

Master Jeff Scott is a 6th degree Black Belt and a 46-year-old veteran of the martial arts, both training and teaching. His interest in...

Fernando Figueroa

Fernando Figueroa began his martial arts training in 1993. His first system was Angry Tiger Kung-Fu. This system was modeled after the demeanor, and...
One-on-One With Hanshi Patrick McCarthy

One-On-One With Hanshi Patrick McCarthy

Ben Ryder interviews Patrick McCarthy about his life in Japan, his training and research and theories in the martial arts. BR: Whilst you are most...
Takeji Tomita

Takeji Tomita

"A small man with an enormous charisma. He has dark, piercing eyes, his posture is proud and he seems to have a sixth-sense that...
Allen Wheeler

Allen Wheeler Isshinryu

Allen Wheeler was born October 11th, 1919 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He served his country in the United States Army in the European Theater during...