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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Don Buck: Kyokushinkai
Don Buck met Mas Oyama in the mid 1950's and was one of the first non-orientals to instruct Kyokushinkai Karate and received his 4th Dan in Sept. 1960.
Steve “Nasty” Anderson
Steve "Nasty" Anderson is an icon in the sport-karate universe and rose to the top of the circuit where he acquired the nickname “Nasty".
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...
Daniel K Pai: Pai Lum Kung Fu
Daniel K. Pai spread Chinese and Okinawan martial arts in North America teaching Okinawan Kempo and Goju-Ryu and then his Kung-Fu.
Robert Trias: Father of American Karate
In 1945 Robert Trias returned to the United States and introduced karate to America.
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...
Peter Urban: USA Goju
Peter Urban is the founder of the USA GoJu Karate System. He is a student of martial arts Masters Gogen Yamaguchi, Richard Kim, Mas Oyama and others.
Mike Anderson: Father of Sport Karate and Kickboxing
Mike Anderson has become known as the "Father of Sport Karate and Kickboxing". He is one of the foremost authorities on competitive combat sports,...
