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...
G.K. Lee: Songahm Taekwondo
G.K. Lee was born in 1957 in Daegu City, South Korea. He began training in the martial arts when he was in second grade...
Meet Rika Usami
https://youtu.be/Zf9G4Xhgm8g
Rika Usami was born in Japan and she is known worldwide for her excellent kata. During the 2012 World Karate Championship in Paris she...
Ted Lucaylucay Interview
Ted Lucaylucay
October 5, 1945 - March 30, 1996
Steve: The first question would be how long have you been involved in the martial arts, Guru Ted...
Jose Torres: Tang Soo Do
Master Jose Torres began training in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do thirty-six years ago in 1982 under Master William Hamilton, receiving...
Guy Power Iaido
Guy Power Sensei is a direct disciple of Nakamura Taizaburo Sensei. Nakamura Sensei, Hanshi/tenth dan Toyama Ryu iaido, was the founder of Nakamura Ryu...
Kelly McCann
Kelly McCann, as a former US Marine officer, founded Crucible Security Specialists located in Fredricksburg, Virginia. Crucible, as a General Services Administration approved facility,...
Lou Ferrer, Sr.
Grand Master Lou Ferrer, Sr., is the Founder of the US Kodokan Federation and Ferrer’s Jujitsu USA which teaches Aikijitsu-te, Inabikari-Ryu Jujitsu, Judo, Karate,...
Otto Johnson Wado-Ryu Karate-Do
Hanshi Otto Johnson was born on May 2, 1959. He began his study of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do over 30 years ago under the tutelage of...
Do Not Let Fear Be A Factor In The Martial Arts
Anxiety can get the best of us, but do not let fear be a factor in the martial arts. The key is to know...
Jeet Kune Do’s Jerry Poteet Passes Away
We received this from the The Jerry Poteet Family. With heavy hearts, we are saddened to report that Sifu Jerry Poteet passed away on...
Robert White: Isshinryu
Robert White was born July 14, 1939. He grew up in Pennsylvania, but for most of his adult life has called Michigan home. He...
Bruce Raney Judo and Jujitsu
Bruce Raney
July 23, 1951- January 27, 2010
Sensei Bruce Raney started his jujitsu training in 1970 in Larkspur California. He started his judo training in...
Steve Demasco Shaolin Kempo
Steve Demasco had a simple beginning, learning the martial arts in Boston and New York's Chinatowns, and has since received the honor of Certified Grand...
Japanese Swordsmanship: My First Memories of Kendo in Japan
At that point I look him in the eye and say...kendo.
My first memory of Japan was standing in front of the Budokan. It’s a...
Michael Matsuda: Monkey Kung Fu
Succeeding Fifth Generation Monkey Master Paulie Zink Monkey Master Michael Matsuda. They are considered the pioneers of bringing Monkey Kung Fu to America.
