Charlie Robinson Judo
In the USJA manual, in one of the front pages, there was picture of Charlie Robinson. The captioned said, “One of the most beloved...
Chinese Wushu Duanwei Grading System
Introduction to the Chinese Wushu Duanwei Grading System
The Chinese Wushu Duanwei System is a hierarchical system which the Chinese Wushu Association formulated to evaluate...
Neil Adams Judoka
Neil Adams is a British judo competitor who won Olympic and World Championships medals in Judo as a representative of Great Britain.
Adams was the...
Larry Ritchie Tae Kwon Do
Mr. Larry Ritchie has been the chief instructor of American Black Belt Academy since he began the school in 1985.
"Larry Ritchie began training in...
Imi Okazaki-Mullins Passed Away
She was proud and direct, she was always straightforward and truthful, and set the bar high for the rest of us. We can feel...
Peter Consterdine: Self-Defense and Personal Security
Peter Consterdine is a 9th Dan Black Belt in Karate and a former Great Britain and England International Karate Champion. With over 51 continuous years...
Dane Harden: Yoshinkan Aikido
Master Dane S. Harden formed his nearly life-long affiliation with the martial arts when he began studying Aikido in 1969 at the age of...
Soke and Smokie
As with many, I have watched the proliferation of Smokies …. I mean Soke, and my thoughts drift back to my first encounter with...
Stanford McNeal Sr. Kifaru Jitsu
Stanford McNeal was born December 5th, 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri. At the age of 12 he began studying Judo under Sensei Beech. From ages...
Sin Kwang Thé
Grandmaster Sin Kwang Thé the son of Chinese parents, Sin Thé was born in Bandung, Indonesia. He began his martial arts training under a...