Michelle Manu: The Queen of Lua
Michelle Manu began her study of martial arts at 9. She is a first generation Senior Black Belt in Lua under Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu.
Jack Wheat Jujitsu
John Robert Wheat was born in Seattle, Washington on February 23, 1919 and went by the nickname Jack Wheat.
Professor Jack Wheat trained and instructed at...
Jim Arvanitis Pankration
Grandmaster Pankratiast Jim Arvanitis began his martial arts training at age 8 in Athens, Greece. His studies include the Western styles of boxing, Greco-Roman...
The Teacher
The teacher has a responsibility to create, if necessary, the motivating factors that will spark a student's desire, interests and understanding of and towards learning.
In...
Jimmie Mickens
Jimmie Mickens began training in the martial arts with his mentor, Grandmaster S. R. Moreland in 1968. He has earned Black Belts in TaeKwonDo,...
What Does Practicing Religiously Mean
If someone says, "they are practicing religiously," what does that mean to you? Does it mean they never miss a martial arts workout? Or,...
Bob Maxwell
Bob Maxwell was born on December 13, 1943 in Washington, D.C. He has been in the martial arts for more than 44 years and...
David Leung Kung Fu
Sifu David Leung was born in Hong Kong and began his studies in the martial arts at the age of nine. He is a...
Clarence Tai Lee
Grandmaster Clarence Tai Lee is a Twentieth Century Legend in the Martial Arts. He had his first boxing lesson around 1940 at the age...
Richard W. Jenkins
Grandmaster Richard W. Jenkins was born in 1942. He began his training in Shotokan Karate while in the U.S. Navy and earned his Black...
The Life of Bruce Lee
On the morning of November 27, 1940 (in the Chinese year of the Dragon), Lee Jun Fan was born in San Francisco. Here is...
WR Mann
WR Mann is an author, speaker and coach for a Reality-Based-Training (RBT) defensive survival program “DefenseScience.com”. He also headed Realfighting.com.
Bob Allen: Shotokan Karate
Bob Allen started Karate in 1966 during his duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, and practiced Shotokan Karate at different duty stations. He eventually...
Nangtum Parinya: Lady Boy Muay Thai Champion of Thailand
Spectators Flock to Stadiums to Watch This Female Muay Thai Fighter, Nangtum Parinya, Who Once Was A Man.
Among the many superstars in the sport...
Joe Hyams Passed Away
Joe Hyams was one of Ed Parker's first black belts and a student of Bruce Lee and was instrumental in introducing Bruce Lee to Hollywood.
Getting Through on Requirements: Teaching Budo Taijutsu
Only a handful of teachers in the Bujinkan are qualified to teach. In this art becoming a "teacher" is quite simple: You get a...
