It’s Flu Season Again. Self-Defense of a Different Nature?
With concerns about this year’s flu season and H1N1 potential we need to arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary for a safe dojo setting,...
Running A Martial Arts School
Awhile back I dropped in on one of our Martial Arts academies. During my visit, the school manager (a great, hard working, ethical guy)...
Ming Lum: Kung Fu
Great Grandmaster Ming Lum was born in Chung San, Canton, China in 1926, but he grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was known as...
Byron Mantack: Okinawan Shorin-Ryu
In 1957 Byron Mantack was introduced to the Martial Arts in his home country, the Caribbean Island of Jamaica, at the tender age of...
American Judoka Kayla Harrison Wins Olympic Gold!!!
Congratulations to American Judoka Kayla Harrison, the gold medal winner in the 2012 London Olympics women's -78 kg division!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ZNIZLDr5E
Judoka Kayla Harrison is from the...
Master of the Universe: Ranks in Martial Arts
By Trevor Streets ~ It is an unfortunate aspect in the modern approach to martial systems that we seem to be obsessed with titles and...
Tony Janovich Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Professor Tony Janovich began his Jujitsu study under Prof. Sig Kufferath at the age of 12. Before that, at the age of 5, he...
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara was born on September 2, 1981 in Rome, Italy. His nick name is "Legionarivs". He is an Italian mixed martial arts fighter,...
Message In A Bottle – Mike Murray
During a Legends and Legacies Interview, Mike Murray gives us his Message in a Bottle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM3UgrVEavY
Ray Arquilla Iron Dragon Kosho Shorei Kenpo
Ray Arquilla began his martial arts training in 1965 under the Tracy Kenpo System. He earned his Shodan, 1st degree Black Belt in 1972....
Kelly Worden Modern Arnis
Datu Kelly Worden, proclaimed by the late Professor Remy Presas as the First American Datu and Senior Blademaster of Modern Arnis.
He has over 45...
Anthony Magallanes Jr.
Anthony Magallanes Jr. was born on July 24, 1995 in Fremont, California, which is the same city he resides today. Anthony is a 3rd...
Leo Fong Has Passed Away
Leo Fong was a pioneer in Chinese martial arts in America. He developed his own approach called Wei Kuen Do. He was also an author and martial arts film star.
Pat Miletich Mixed Martial Artist
Pat Miletich known as "The Croatian Sensation" was born March 9, 1968 in Davenport, Iowa and grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa. He is a...
Matsumura Shorin-ryu
It was in the late 1800's that Shuri-Te began to be called Shorin-Ryu. It is not known for certain who began this practice, but...
Cordelia Clancy and Concrete Jungle Self-Defense™
After reading a disturbing account in a local newspaper of the abduction and murder of two young sisters, Cordelia Clancy created Concrete Jungle Self-Defense™...
