Father and Son Martial Arts Instructors: Robert Kovaleski and Eric Kovaleski
In this article we interview a father, Robert Kovaleski and a son, Eric Kovaleski. Both men are respected, skilled and knowledgeable martial artists in...
Martial Arts Participation Statistics
According to data from New York City-based research firm Simmons Market Research
18.1 million Americans participated in karate or some other form of martial art...
Gordon Richiusa – Renaissance Man
USAdojo: Gordan, you are an incredible man. You just released your second novel, The Panda Chronicles. You received your second-consecutive Book of the Year...
Bruce Green
Bruce Green began his training in 1970 and was a finalist in the JKA National Collegiate Karate Championships from 1973 to 1975. In 1980,...
Al Novak: Sil Lum
Great Grandmaster Al Novak is one of the very first Americans to train in the traditional Chinese fighting arts. He began training when doors...
Isa Tenchio
Isa Tenchio was born in the little town of Paysandu, Uruguay on January 7th, 1957. Her family was raised in a modest home with...
John Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
John Machado is one of five brothers of world-renowned Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial art family. Born in Rio De Janeiro. Brazil; John Machado began his jiu-jitsu...
Tony Gonzales
Professor Antone Gonzales, known as Tony Gonzales was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 2, 1921, growing up in Palolo and Kaimuki areas. Like...
Difference Between a Fighter and a Warrior
Today we face a new era in the Martial Arts with very disturbing trends in MMA circles — modern 'gladiators' calling for the taste...
Robert Parham
Robert Parham is certified by the World Combat Academy Institute as a 10th-degree black belt in Comba-Tai, and has been involved in the martial...
Steven Baugh
Founder, Director, and Grand Master of the Lohan School, Sifu Steven Baugh came from South Central Los Angeles. He is of Native American and...
The Commercial Martial Arts School
Ed Parker opened up the first commercial martial arts school here in the U.S. Before that, people shared their art in venues that were...
Tung-Sheng Chang Chinese Wrestling
Tung-sheng Chang was born in 1908, the lunar year of the monkey, in the Hopei province of China. His martial arts training began when...
Vinson Holck Kodenkan Yudanshakai
Professor Vinson Holck is the president of the Kodenkan Yudanshakai. He has studied martial arts from birth, beginning under the tutelage of his father,...
Jack Hoban Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu
Jack Hoban is a former active duty US Marine Corps Captain and long time practitioner of martial arts. He is Shidoshi Senior Instructor in...
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...
