Joe Hyams
Joe Hyams was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 6, 1923, and he grew up in nearby Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University, but...
Peter Aerts: Kickboxer
Peter Aerts was born on December 25, 1970 in the Netherlands. He is a Dutch kickboxer who won the K-1 WORLD GP tournament 3...
Anko Azato: Karate
Okinawan Karate Master, governor, military chief. Also known by the name Tonochi, Anko Azato trained under Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura. Although he excelled in archery and...
Ray Dalke: Shotokan Karate
Ray Dalke is the highest ranking American in the Martial Art of Shotokan Karate. He worked as an instructor in the physical education department...
Carlos Machado Pursing Excellence
Carlos Machado was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the eldest of the five Machado Brothers, including Roger, Rigan, Jean Jacques and...
Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher by Gichin Funakoshi
Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher
by Gichin Funakoshi
Translated & Edited by Patrick & Yuriko McCarthy
Part One
Part Two
Okinawan Karate Master, governor, military chief....
Hee Il Cho: Taekwondo
Hee Il Cho was born October 13, 1940 in Pohang, Korea. He began his training in the martial arts when he was 10 years old...
Philip Porter Passes Away
O'Sensei Philip Porter passed away at 2:30pm Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the liver and pancreas. He slipped into...
Lewis Lizotte: Isshin-Ryu Karate
Lewis Lizotte was born in Caribou, Maine on August 22, 1935. He began studying the martial art of Judo in 1947 when he was...
Choki Motobu: Okinawan Karate
Choki Motobu gained great respect for his fighting ability and was hailed as the greatest fighter in Japan. He clearly was a large influence in karate.
Takayuki Kubota: Gosoku Ryu Karate
Born in Kumamoto, Japan, Takayuki Kubota began studying martial arts at the age of four under the direction of his father, Denjiro Kubota. Because...
Gogen Yamaguchi: Goju-Ryu Karate
Gogen Yamaguchi was born January 20, 1909 at Miyakonojou, Shonai, Miyazaki Prefecture as the third son of Tokutaro. He was named Jitsumi.
When he was...
Ron Marchini: Renbukai Karate
Ron Marchini, an American karate instructor and Black Belt Hall of Famer, was a champion tournament fighter in the late '60s and early '70s.
Sokon Matsumura: Shorin-Ryu Karate
Sokon Matsumura trained in karate under Kanga Sakugawa, under the Chinese military attaché Kusanku and in Jigen-ryu sword fighting under Yashichiro Ijuin.
Hironori Otsuka: Wado-Ryu Karate
Hironori Otsuka was a Japanese master of karate who created the Wado-ryu style of karate. He was born on June 1, 1892 in Shimodate...
Howard Jackson Top National Fighter
Master Howard Jackson was born in June 27, 1951 and hails from the mean streets of Detroit, Michigan. Survival was a daily affair and to do...
