Ken Shamrock – The Making of a Warrior
When thirteen-year-old Kenneth Kilpatrick first came to Bob Shamrock's group home in sunny Susanville, California, his future did not look bright. He had grown...
Hidetaka Nishiyama Passed Away
The International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF) is in mourning today. President and Chairman, Hidetaka Nishiyama passed away on November 7, 2008, at the age...
Charles Palmer: Judo
The late Charles Palmer of Great Britain served as the International Judo Federation (IJF) President for fourteen years from 1965 through 1979 during which...
Don Nagle: Isshinryu Karate
In the fall of 1956, while on Okinawa, Don Nagle began to study Isshinryu Karate with founder Tatsuo Shimabuku at the Kyan Village dojo.
Steve Arneil: Kyokushin Karate
Steve Arneil was born in South Africa in 1934. At the age of 10, his family moved to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), and he...
Tsutomu Ohshima: Shotokan Karate
Tsutomu Ohshima is the founder and Shihan (Chief Instructor) of Shotokan Karate of America (SKA), and is also recognized as chief instructor of many...
Shigeru Nakamura: Okinawa Kenpo
Nakamura Shigeru was an Okinawan Budoka who studied and taught Karate and Kobudo. He established the name "Okinawa Kenpo".
Shigeru Nakamura was born on January...
Higashionna Kanryo: Naha-te
The exact dates that O-Sensei began training with Higashionna Kanryo are uncertain. His training with Aragaki Seisho (1840-1918) stopped between 1912 and 1914 and...
Rene Latosa Produces Well Rounded Escrima Instructors
Rene Latosa has been studying and teaching the Filipino martial arts for over 29 years. He began his training at the Stockton Escrima Academy...
Eisuke Akamine: Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai
Eisuke Akamine was born in Aza-mura (village), Tomishiro, Okinawa in 1925.
In 1942, at the age of 17, he began the study of Yamani-ryu Bo-jutsu...
Oleg Spector Systema SpetsNaz
Oleg Spector has been in martial arts for over 30 years, training in Japanese Arts of Shotokan Karate and Daito-Ryu Jujutsu 5th Dan / Russian...
Jim Harrison the Voice of Truth About Martial Arts
Jim Harrison was and still is the voice of truth and continues to be known worldwide for his candor. Concerning all phases of martial...
Inwan Kim: Sin Moo Hapkido
Inwan Kim was born in in 1962 in Buyeo, Choongnam providence in the Republic of Korea. In 1974 his father placed him in a...
Angi Uezu: Isshin-ryu Karate
Angi Uezu was born January 3, 1935 in Chalan Kiya on the island of Saipan. He is the former head of one of the...
Bruce Tegner – The Forgotten Pioneer of American Martial Arts
Emil Farkas shares why, to him, Bruce Tegner was the most important person responsible for the spread and the growth of karate in the United States.
Mike Swain Olympic Judo Champion
Mike Swain was the first American male to win the Judo World Championships when he took the gold medal in 1987. He competed in...
