Anton Geesink: Judoka
Anton Geesink of Holland was a three-time World Champion Judoka having emerged victorious in 1961, 1964 and 1965. He is most remembered, however, for his...
Allen Steen: Tae Kwon Do
Allen Steen was an early student of Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Jhoon Rhee at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos, Texas. Allen...
Emin Boztepe: Wing Chun
Emin Boztepe is a senior master practitioner of Wing Tsun and an official representative for Wing Tsun in the U.S. and Scandinavia.
Kenwa Mabuni: Shito-ryu Karate
Kenwa Mabuni, considered by many to be the "guru" of Karate, originated the Shito Ryu style, which combines the influences of Shorei Ryu and Shorin Ryu.
Stephen Labounty: American Kenpo
The video above shares highlights of the AIK 2018 Sigung LaBounty Tribute - When Legends Rise in Tucson, Arizona. At this event Mr. ...
Ryusho Sakagami: Shito-Ryu Itosu-Kai
Ryusho Sakagami was elevated to 10th Dan "Hanshi" or Grandmaster level by the Nippon Karatedo Rengokai (Japan karate-do All-Styles Organization).
Gordon Franks: Karate
Gordon Franks is a 9th Degree Black Belt with over 35 years of experience in the martial arts. He earned his Black Belt in...
Bill Superfoot Wallace
All anyone in the martial arts has to say is “Superfoot” and instantly the image of Bill Superfoot Wallace emerges. This martial arts champion became...
Masatoshi Nakayama: Shotokan Karate
Masatoshi Nakayama was the first Shotokan practitioner to be awarded his 9th dan while still alive and he was awarded his 10th dan after...
Teruo Chinen: Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate
Sensei Teruo Chinen began his training in Goju Ryu karate in 1951 directly under the tutelage of Chojun Miyagi Sensei. In 1953, upon the...
Kam Yuen: Kung-Fu, Chiropractics and Stunt Coordinator
Martial arts Grandmaster, Doctor of Chiropractic and former aerospace engineer, was the consultant and stunt coordinator for the original television series "Kung-Fu", starring David...
Aragaki Seisho: Okinawan Martial Arts
This is the first of a series of articles that I will write covering O-Sensei's (Chitose Tsuyoshi's) martial arts instructors. When I initially considered...
Recollections on Gene Lebell and Bong Soo Han
I began studying martial arts because I was being bullied at school; this was in 1964, long before there was a dojo on every...
Edward William Barton-Wright and Bartitsu
He was born Edward William Wright on November 8, 1860 in Bangalore, India, the third of six children of railway engineer William Barton Wright...
Yukio Tani: Judo
Yukio Tani was born in 1881. He is known as one of the first Judoka to compete and teach outside Japan. A pioneering Japanese...
Francisco Conde: Oriental Defensive Arts Association
Army veteran and martial arts pioneer, Francisco Conde served four tours in the Korean War and two tours in Vietnam. He began his military...
