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Who’s Who in the martial arts on USAdojo.com shares biographies and articles about the Founders, the Masters, the Pioneers, the Competitors and the “Stars” of the martial arts.

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...

David Ticky Donovan O.B.E.

Born in 1947, David Ticky Donovan O.B.E., is a British karate competitor and coach. He was the coach and manager of both the British...

Don Wilson: Kickboxing

Don Wilson came from humble beginnings in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He he was born and raised in the shadow of Cape Canaveral, where his...
Hanshi Sid Campbell

Sid Campbell – A Great Friend’s Passing

Aloha, Hanshi Sid Campbell was a great warrior, a teaching Sensei, a talented artist, (all his prints are in the museum}, a weapons kobudo expert,...

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...
Bong Soo Han

Bong Soo Han Passed Away

Dear Martial Arts Community, It is with a heavy heart that we tell you that Grand Master Bong Soo Han passed away on Monday, Jan...

Champion Parker Shelton Won’t Quit in the Fight For His Life

If you've lived in Fort Wayne for a while, you've probably heard the name Parker Shelton. Since the 1960s, the Pineville, Kentucky, native has...
Sokon Matsumura

Sokon Matsumura: Shorin-Ryu Karate

Sokon Matsumura was born in Yamagawa Village, Shuri, Okinawa. He began his training in karate-do as a young rebellious teen under karate legend Kanga...

Jim Kelly: Shorin-Ryu Karate

Jim Kelly was born on May 5, 1946 in Paris, Kentucky. He grew up there, but later moved to San Diego, where he developed...
Gene LeBell and Bong Soo Han

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...
Azato Anko

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...
Yip Man

Ip Man: Wing Chun

Yip Man or Ip Man was born in 1898 in the town of Fatshan in Namhoi County, Kwangtung Province, Southern China. He was born...

Hawkins Cheung: Yip Man Wing Chun

Hawkins Cheung was recognized as the most senior Yip Man Wing Chun instructor in the U.S. and one of the top practitioners in the...
Bong Soo Han

Bong Soo Han Foremost Practitioner of Hapkido

Grand Master Bong Soo Han is the world's foremost practitioner of Hapkido and is referred to as the Father of Hapkido in the Western...

Hohan Soken: Matsumura Seito Shorin-ryu Karate

Okinawan martial arts master, Hohan Soken founded the Shorin-ryu Matsumura Seito Okinawa Karate Kobudo Association Hohan Soken was born on May 25, 1889 and lived in...
Tsutomu Ohshima

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...