Help New Students Begin Training in Martial Arts
For those of us who can measure our time in the martial arts world in decades, we can sometimes lose sight of what it's...
Xingu Capoeira
Xingu has been doing Capoeira since his youth. He started out with Mestre Vaughino at Capoeira San Jose and then moved out to Los...
Accountability in the Martial Arts
I submitted this article because there has been a disturbance in the force and I feel this is being caused by a lack of...
What Is a True Kenpo Instructor?
The passing on or “teaching” of our Art (American Kenpo) as a system is an integral part of all of our studios. Even so,...
Michael McGann: Keichu Hoshin Jotsu Ryu
Grandmaster Michael McGann is the co-founding father of Keichu Hoshin Jotsu Ryu with Dr. Karl W. Marx, Sr., founder of Keichu Do. He inherited...
Martial Arts Tournaments and Other Diversions From a Business Perspective
If competing in martial arts tournaments on the open circuit or coaching two or three key students to championship level really turns you on...
Joseph Kutzen Jr. Kenpo, Karate and Kodenkan Jujitsu
Professor Joseph Kutzen Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He started his martial arts training in 1965 under Chief Instructor Marci Totor of CHA-3...
Rocky Twitchell Liahona Warrior Arts
Rocky Twitchell has been studying empty hands and weapons based martial arts, combative knife, physical fitness, Basic Wilderness Survival, Security Officer Tactics, Executive Protection...
Spice Williams-Crosby A Woman With Drive
Spice Williams-Crosby was born on a ranch in North Hollywood, California. She rode her horse to kindergarten, grew up playing in her father’s medical...
Darren Laur – Personal Protection Systems
Darren Laur is the head instructor of Personal Protection Systems, and a serving Law Enforcement Professional. Darren has trained extensively in a variety of...
Master Jack Fu Trades Sanshou for Push Hands
When the average American hears "tai chi," the image that springs to mind is of little elderly people practicing gently in the park. That...
Robin Hunt: To Teach or Not to Teach
My wife, Robin Hunt, is a karate master.
She’ll scoff at the suggestion, of course, and probably make a wise crack. In our dojo, we...
Jaime Abergana, Jr.
Professor Jaime Abregana Jr., was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He first studied the martial arts of Kenpo, Karate, and Jujitsu in 1968 under his...
Jason Abregana Wrestling
Professor Jason Abregana was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He first started training in the martial arts of Kenpo Karate under Chief Instructor Edward Wallace...
No Martial Arts Masters Here, Just Ordinary Men
A Buddhist friend showed me a video featuring some Tibetan yogis. These were people whom she greatly admired (some were her teachers). She saw...
Jack Carter
Sensei Jack Carter has been studying martial arts for over 43 years. He holds the ranks of Godan in Judo, Sandan in Jujitsu and...
