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...
Gokor Chivichyan Judo Great
Gokor Chivichyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1963. He is an Armenian Judo, submission grappling, and mixed martial arts instructor who currently trains...
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...
Yutaka Yaguchi: Shotokan Karate
Yutaka Yaguchi was born on November 14, 1932 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan to a farming family. He is the Chief Instructor and Chairman of...
Pat Burleson “Grandfather” of Open Tournament Fighting in America
Pat Burleson, acknowledged as the “grandfather” of open tournament fighting in America, won numerous national titles before retiring in 1966.
General Choi Hong Hi Korean Founder of Taekwon-do
General Choi Hong Hi is the Korean founder of Taekwon-Do. As a youth he studied calligraphy and Taek Kyon (Korean art of foot fighting) under Mr....
Isao Obata: Shotokan Karate
Isao Obata was born in 1904 in the Tokyo area of Japan. He was Japanese pioneer master of Shotokan karate. He was a senior...
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...
Seisho Arakaki: Okinawan Martial Arts
Seisho Arakaki was born in 1840 in either Kumemura, on Okinawa Island, or on the nearby island of Sesoko. He was a prominent Okinawan martial...
Ramon Dekkers Muai Thai
If there were a world championship as far as courage and heart are concerned, Ramon Dekkers would be a true champion.
Even if you can...
Reynardo “Nikko” Gutierrez: Nikko Sung Jitsu Ryu
Raised in Brooklyn East New York and realizing the need to acquire fighting skills due to street challenges. Kyoshi Reynardo "Nikko" Gutierrez in admiration...
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...
Albert Church: Nippon Kobudo Kamishin Ryu
In 1939 Albert Church began training in a form of Jujutsu based on Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu and Daito Ryu. By 1946, he began teaching...
Frank Shamrock 5-time UFC World Champ
Frank Shamrock became an icon to fight fans all over world when he entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s famous squared circle and as the...
Kanbun Uechi: Uechi-ryu
Kanbun Uechi was born in Deikusaku section of Okinawa, but grew up in the Takintō section of the mountain farming village of Izumi on...
“Judo” Gene Lebell
Called “the toughest man alive” by his peers, Judo Gene LeBell has been a martial arts icon for decades. At age 12 he began training...
