Tadashi Yamashita: Shorin Ryu
Tadashi Yamashita was born in Japan in 1942, but he considers himself an Okinawan. His father died when he was three, and his mother...
Skipper Mullins Interview
Rated as the number one fighter in 1966 by Black Belt magazine, Skipper Mullins has been involved with Karate for over 35 years and...
Ernie Reyes Sr.: Tae Kwon Do
Ernie Reyes, Sr. was born into a large Philippine family in Salinas, California in 1947. in high school Reyes, Sr. was an All Star...
Richard Chun: Taekwondo
Richard Chun, Ph.D. began studying Taekwondo when he was 11 years old. His first instructors were two highly respected teachers in Seoul, Korea, Chong...
Stephen K. Hayes: To-Shin Do
Black Belt Magazine has called Stephen K Hayes "One of the ten most influential living martial artists in the world."
Stephen K. Hayes has spent...
Taekwondo’s Own Jhoon Rhee
Jhoon Rhee was born on January 7, 1932 and died on Monday, April 30, 2018. He passed away after a long illness in hospice care...
Willie Lim: Combat Tai Chi Master
9th degree Black Belt, Willie Lim was born into a Malayan family of Kung Fu practitioners, his uncle was Head of the Eagle Claw...
Don Buck: Kyokushinkai
When war broke out in 1941, Don Buck attempted to join the service, but he was too young. When he turned 16, in 1942,...
Billy Blanks: Tae Kwon Do
Billy Blanks is a world karate champion, actor, author, motivator, philanthropist and humanitarian.
Billy Blanks was born the fourth of 15 children to Isaac and...
Nick Cerio: Kenpo
Nick Cerio was born on July 9, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island. He became Professor Nick Cerio,...
Robert Trias: Father of American Karate
Robert Trias was born on March 18,1922. At the beginning of World War II Robert A. Trias was called upon to serve his country in...
Dan Ivan Karate and Kobudo
This article by Robert Hunt is about Dan Ivan, martial arts pioneer and icon, taken from their 35 years of friendship and apprenticeship, some long...
Morihei Ueshiba: Aikido
Morihei Ueshiba is remembered by his students as a master of the martial arts whose studies transcended technical matters to include a moral and philosophical...
Peter Urban: USA Goju
In 1953 Peter Urban was a young sailor when he was introduced to karate in Yokohama, Japan. After training for one year with Sensei...
Steve “Nasty” Anderson
Steve "Nasty" Anderson is an icon in the sport-karate universe. The 45-year-old native of Toledo, Ohio, spent time in various parts of the country...
Steve Armstrong: Isshinryu
Steve Armstrong was born in Guymon, Oklahoma on September 22, 1931. He began studying Karate at the age of 16.
Armstrong grew up in Texas...
