Sid Campbell: A True Renaissance Man
Thank you for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers with the recent passing of my very best friend for over 40 years, Grandmaster...
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...
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...
Tokey Hill Competitor, Coach, and Promotor
Tokey Hill is a figurehead in both the martial arts, and sports entertainment worlds alike. Known not only as a professional athlete, but an...
Pat Johnson Undefeated
9th Degree Black Belt Master and film maker Pat Johnson was introduced to the Korean art of Tang Soo Do while serving as a...
Hanshi Sid Campbell Receives Final Promotion
Hanshi Sid Campbell, after a lengthy illness with cancer, passed away in the Highland Hospital in Oakland, California on Monday, August 18, 2008. In...
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...
Morio Higaonna: Goju-ryu
Morio Higaonna is a prominent Okinawan karate practitioner who is the founder and former Chief Instructor of the International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF)....
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,...
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...
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...
Ted Tabura Passed Away
Shihan Ted Tabura passed away peacefully in Gardena, California, on August 12, 2013.
Born on Maui in Hawaii, he was a well known practitioner of...
Fumio Demura America’s First Karate Performer
Fumio Demura, a master in Shito-ryu karate and kubodo, won many tournaments in his homeland of Japan, culminating in his being named All Japan Karate...
A Tribute To Supreme Grand Master Cacoy Canete
My instructor, Cacoy Canete, is an 89 year old Supreme Grand Master of the 12th Degree Black Belt rank, he lives in the city...
Jack Hwang: Taekwondo
Jack Hwang was born on July 3, 1931 and he began his study of the Korean martial arts in 1941. His uncle, Soun Gyu...
Mike Swain
Mike Swain is a 5th Degree Black Belt, a Godan, in judo. He was the first American male to win the Judo World Championships when he took the gold medal in 1987. He competed in four Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1988, and a number of World Championships.
