Iso Aisu: Kenjutsu
Iso Aisu was a Japanese kenjutsu master and the founder of Aisu-kuge-ryu who was born in 1452 and died in 1538.
Helio Gracie: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
At the age of 17, Helio Gracie (pronounced Eh'leeo) first stepped into the ring in Brazil to face a boxer named Antonio Portugal. Helio...
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...
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.
Fumio Demura Interview
The following is the complete interview conducted by DOSHIN Martial Arts Supplies with Demura Sensei and was published in part as "DEMURA'S KARATE" in Volume 5 of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
My Experiences And Memories With Ernest Lieb
I first met Ernie Lieb at a karate tournament in South Bend, Indiana in November of 1972. His easygoing personality and obvious love for...
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...
Dick Douglas Jr Passed Away
Dick Douglas began teaching martial arts in 1966, and shared his love of martial arts with hundreds of students over the next 40 years,...
