National Wushu Training Center
Coach Eric Chen started Penn State Kung Fu in 1973 with instructor Tim Chen from Seattle under Roger Tung. Roger taught changquan, or long fist,...
Richard Plowden Interview
1. When did you start Martial Arts and why?
I began training at 13 years old on October 27, 1973. My brother worked at a...
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...
Steve Cooper: Zanshin Ryu Jujutsu
Steve Cooper began his martial arts training in 1973. He spent 25 years training in Wado Ryu Karate and 20 years in Ryukyu Kempo....
Power in Unity
The psalmist said in Ps. 133:1, “How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Unity certainly makes human...
10 Questions with George Harris
We all have our heroes in judo, men we hold in awe. George Harris is one of my heroes.
Mr. George Harris was on the...
Brett Denison
Brett Denison sensei has been a student and practitioner of Traditional Japanese martial arts for almost 30 years and holds the level of Menkyo...
Toshishiro Obata Japanese Budo
The Obata family originally descended from the Heike clan. Of Samurai family lineage, Obata Toshishiro was born in Gunma Prefecture, Japan in 1948. Mr....
Michael Belzer
Michael Belzer is a lifelong martial artist with over 50 years of experience in a variety of fighting arts achieving his 8th Dan in...
Richard Bustillo Student of Bruce Lee
Richard Bustillo was internationally recognized as an expert in the martial arts. With over 45 years of experience, Bustillo possessed a wealth of knowledge...
Mackensi Emory
At 10 months old Mackensi Emory began her passion for flipping and tumbling around in her first ”mommy and me” gymnastics classes. In addition...
Keith Hackney
Keith Hackney was born in Roselle, Illinois in 1958. He is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter known as The Giant Killer. He...
Clyde Zimmerman Judo & Jujitsu
Professor Clyde Zimmerman received his Judan 10th Degree Black Belt in Danzan Ryu jujitsu, on Aug. 23, 2015 from the martial arts organizations, Shoshin...
A Reunion with Master Tanabe, My Mentor
Shihan Dana Abbott's Reunion with Master Tanabe
It was about four in the afternoon and my flight was on its final approach. As we broke...
B P Chan Remembered For his Humbleness and Knowledge
Master B P Chan passed away Sunday morning at 9:35am, March 17, 2010. He taught at the William C.C. Chen School of Tai Chi...
Otto Johnson Wado-Ryu Karate-Do
Hanshi Otto Johnson was born on May 2, 1959. He began his study of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do over 30 years ago under the tutelage of...
