Ridgely Abele Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do
Ridgely Abele was born on August 09, 1950. He was a 9th dan in Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do and 6th dan in Shintoyoshin Jujutsu. He held the...
John Farnam: Defensive Training International
John Farnam is President of Defensive Training International and one of the top handgun instructors in the world. He has personally trained thousands of...
Charles Bonet The Latin Panther
Hanshi Charles Bonet is a 6th dan in Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro's Shorin-ryu system; he also holds an 8th dan in Master Frank Ruizes...
Sensei Randall Ephraim Thwarts Kidnapper Saving Kidnap Victim
Sensei Randall Ephraim is a Yon-dan. He has been teaching in Charlotte North Carolina since 2007 when he arrived in the queens city. In...
Mikio Nishiuchi Kobudo
Saiko-Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi lived in Okinawa and learned kobudo directly from the late Hanshi Shinpo Matayoshi, Juudan, Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei and from Kaicho Takashi...
Black Belt Eyes and MMA
Why It’s Better To Ride The Horse In The Direction It’s Going
Over the past few months I've been writing about the meteoric rise of...
Hakudo Nakayama Iaido
Hakudo Nakayama was born on February 11, 1872 and he was also known as Nakayama Hiromichi. A Japanese martial artist, he was the founder of...
Guillermo Gomez Aikido
Guillermo Gomez is the founder director of United States Aikikai and creator of Martial Fusion. He began his training in martial arts and healing...
What Does a Black Belt Mean
A black belt is a piece of dyed white cotton, but we attribute many characteristics with the attainment of this object. Martial arts training...
Richard Poage Passes Away
Richard Poage and Tiffany Richards together co-owned Peaceful Warrior Martial Arts and they made a huge difference in the lives of their students. Richard was the lead...
John Will: First Australian BJJ Black Belt
John Will was awarded the rank of Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Rigan and Jean Jacques Machado in 1998; making him the...
Duke Swain Healing and Martial Arts
Hanshi Duke Swain began his training in Isshin Ryu Karate in the early 1970’s under the direction of Grandmaster Castanza. Several years later, he...
Ray Geraneo Uechi-ryu
Mr. Ray Geraneo has been training in the martial arts for more then 35 years. He began training in Uechi-ryu Karate under George Mattson...
Hoosain Narker Ashihara Karate
Maybe you have visited Cape Town, South Africa, a Metropolis situated at the base of the majestic Table Mountain. You may not know, however,...
Seigen Esaka Iaido
Seigen Esaka Sensei is considered to be one of Japan's finest sword practitioners. It is rare for an individual of his caliber and experience...
Bren Foster Tae Kwon Do
Born in London England on November 2, 1976, Bren Foster moved to Australia when he was 3 years old. He began training in the martial arts at the...
